Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-22
APPALLING To rnK GsvgRxse.

when u sss learned yesterday thsr
great pressure vas being broash, 10
Dear upon the Gogernor Of the Tern
tory TO iDdaoe him to veto the Local
Option bill many Of the Temperance
workers Of the city collected in the N.
Z church 10 discuss the best means 20
Drlns co1nier influence 10 bear qpou
toe Governor and Of showing Dir, tina,
toere uere many citiz=rs VITO sarpes;ly
desired to - the bill signed by hin IN
ofost tnat they might have a. oppor.
tonity 70 vote for prohibition
~ vas decided 20 bold a mass nesting
s-t night Tor the purpos- of bringing
We matter before the people. Commit
see- we're appointed. Sho Immediately
neesn preparations for the m-etips. A
Telegram vas sent 20 tue Governor as
follows
To his Eroslleucy t.> Honorable Wat
-" =. squtrs, Garsy-.8r Of Wa.Aisg,o..
IsrT7foTs At q meeting Of representa-
we temperance uorkers, convened on
soort notice. kilograms from O!ympia
represent strong effort TO secure a
veto OF tbs l. cal Option bill. We ask
yoo to approve the bill, thus leaving the
matter TO the people.
Il ~ a. v A+tpAANs OlAlrU ~
II. l. BATES. Secretary.
There Was also circulated YESTERDAY a
petition. which Was largely siened, aud
which Was ielegr pied to the Governor
last night. The petitioI read follows:
| We earnestly petition you TO sign the
Local Option law. We have the best
legal authority for saying that II il GER
taiuly constitutional. We are sure that
the best interests of oQr people demand
us approval, and that refa sal to sign
1t will be followed by most unhappy
| political results. We do not fear any
evil on come to Seattle from the law.
Why should not the people rule? Every
test battle for rigst or wrong is sharp
and partisan"
MASS MEETING.
Pursuant to q call, a mass meeting
Ras held In the Methodist Church last
night. which was largely attended. The
choir sang America" after which Rev.
J. n. Denison was chosen chairman. He
explained that the meeting had been
called to consider a telegram which had
been reosived from Olympia, setting
forth that the liq1or influence of Port
land and the Sound Was at work at the
Capital endeavoring to induce the Gov
ernor to abstain from signing the local
option bill. and that there we're fears
that be would not sign II. The speaker
went on to explain that the bill simply
provided that every two years, II the
people see dt, they should have the
i rlRht to express an opinion as to
whether they shall have liquor sold in
their precinct or not. He explained, by
relating how, under the present Law,
after ll5 out of III voters of White nv
or preolnet had petltioned the County
Commissioners not to grant a liquor
license In their precinct, the license nad
been granted because the judge decided
that under the lax as II stood, the pee
pie could have nothing to say III the
| matter. and that nov there are two sa
looms there, and talk of third. He
said that the saloon interests are trying
to inducs the Governor not to sign the
bill.
CLARK d. DAVIS
Was called. He was much surprised 10
learn that there should be any question
As To tbs Governors signing the DILL, for
IN the Legislative proceedings be had
read how, when the bill passed the
House unanimously, q standing vote of
the audience was called for, and among
those VINO stood up in favor of the meas
ure was Governor Squire, who thereby
publicly committed nlmaslf to the bill.
tie said a number of lawyers had been
employed to induce the Governor to be-
lieve the bill unconstitutional, but be
sad no fears OF 1t on that score. He
th0Hght it proper for the Governor to
give all sides hearing. he favored
local option, as IL gives the people an
opportunity to say whether they want
whiskey In their community or not. 1t
1 10 rannhl.aan nd q has ,.t - -
government We live uHder. | am in
favor of petitionipg the Governor this
very night to sign the bill that il may
become Law.
| MRS. THOMAS.
This is more Of a question Of right
and justice than of temperance. In
my recent travels l have visited four
precincts which have had whiskey
forced upon them against their almost
united wishes. | realize that the influ-
eucs Hpon the Governor from San
Francisco, Portland and other liquor
eeAters Is very great, aud We have rea-
son to fear for the fate Of the Local Op-
ton bill.
| A 8. BURwKLL
Said he was in favor of local option,
and am glad to have an opportunity
i W Rut SCH Alk1t yOu. ulU
not live in the East to see families
ruined. homes broken up and friends
and schooinates fill drunkards' graves,
and then como out to new country
like this to vote for free whiskey. am
proud of my adopted home"
}. n. DENIsoN
Was again called for. He said. that
while be was living in East Portland,
the City Council passed an ordinance to
close the saloons on Sunday. The next
day the wholesale liquor dealers raised
So. 900 to resist the ordinance. Those
same dealers, vhe supply nearly the
whole of the vhiskey which is sold in
Eastern Washington, can afford to raise
aud expend three hundred thousand
dollars to de feat this bill. as the profits
on their traffic In one year will cover
this outlay.
REV. n. L. BATES
Said that his acquaintance with the
Governor Vas very slight, bat he had
,lxays understood that the Governor
was 40 American citizen in the fullest
; sense OF the term, and he did not see
how any such q man could veto such a
measure. he believed in local option
because 1t is the most practical prohibi-
ton l. gislation We can get. IL must be
the influence OF money that is keeping
the Governors name from the bill. IL
, the Governor vetoes this bill, We can
well say God save the Commonwealth
of Washington Territory"
JUDGE vRooMAs
Believed in the divine right of Kings.
Every man and woman in Washington
Territory is King. Ii is the sovereign
right Of community 20 say What traffic
shall or shall not exist within It's Dor
/. ders. As sure as there is q God IN
Heaven the principles Of prohibition
are going to prevail. whether Governor
|. Squire sieIs this Local Option bill or
not. am an old man nov. fought
for the preservation of my country's
honor, and while live my voice shall
always be raised to pot down The
= liquor traffic.
W. II. WHITE
Was the next speaker. Last summer.
, a year ago. when be Was In " ashington
Civ, while standing IN front of the
willard House, q we'll known public
NAN approached him and said " Mr..
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