, 1889-09-05

thanking the members of the republican
county convention for the very hand.
some treatment he had received at the
hands of the convention and for the
gratifying resolutions passed commend
ing him to the favorable considera-
ton of the republicans of the
territory. Mr.. Wilson reviewed
the principles of the republican party;
stated that those principles were as fresh
In application to-day as they had been
In the past; cited examples of iliustrious
men who had risen from the humber
walks OF life high positions in the repub
lican party and the nation and expressed
the hope that the coming new state
would always be as loyal to the princi.
pies of the great party which had given
II statehood as II is to-day. Mr.. Wilson
spoke but ten minutes, but his speech
was eloquent and to the point and was
withal one of his very best efforts.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Wilson's
speech the glec club sang paraphrase
ON the old college song, IA Mcerschaum
Pipe, " the first line being paraphrascd
to read, "Oh, who will go to congress
now?' and ending with thc refrain:
".lohn J. wilson-hc Is the mall--
Hes from spokano-kanu-kano."
The hit was so neat the jingle so har-
monious and the application so appro-
PIRATE that thunders Of applause greeted
the closing OF each refrain.
Col. James W. Feighan was the next
anpsikqr Tho fsnlAttuI IN. lan,.u
vein, and kept the audience in u good
humor throughout his twenty
minutes speech, He touched largely
upon the subject of the old soldiers and
of the manner In which their claims had
been treated by the democratic admin
istration which he arraigned with all
the wit and sarcasm for which lie is
had followed the advance OF the
star OF cupire In its westward
coursei of That ambitious and
progressive postcrity OF grand old Puri.
tan stock vino had endured the hard
ships of advanced ciyilization--wh had
pnshcd on and OIL, over the Rockies and
twoards the setting sun until nj last the
very cream of this pushing in
dust rious class pushing settled
within the borders oI territory
WHICH they have developed into the
/ present great state of Washington---one
of the 6randcst, most beautiful and most
| promising daughters of this great rcpub-
! lie. Spuce forOids Il Synopsis OF all the
| points covered by Col Feighah's excel
! lent speech
| The glce club followed with an uppro-
| pirate sOng-a parapllrnse OH the old
Bingo --bcginning
"nero's 90 our new state, drink or
| down.
/ The chairman announced Col. Patrick
1 Henry Winston uS the next speaker.
I Col, WinsiOn's advance To tho foOtlights
/ was the signal for an enthusiastic recep-
tion ON the part OF the audience, who
evidently knew thnt something good
/ was III store for them, and they Were
not disappointed. OF Col. Wmston'a
/ minute speech It Is sufficient to say
iliat it was able and eloquent, rs his
speeches always are.
Tho glce club followed with "Viva la
Washington IT sample verse being
Come hll up your glasses,
| III give yOu u t0Nst--
Here's 70 tie brightest young
state on the coast"
Hon. ;. L. HYDE was next introduced.
Mr. Hyde preiaccd his remarks by an
falluSion to Spokane Falls, its recent
great calamity, its fiattcring prospects
for the future, and its part in the future
upbuilding and progrrss of the great
state OF Washington. Taking up copy
OF the new constitution, lac alluded to
its most CommcndaLle features, and
complimonted the people of the terri
tory on the fact that, among other
things, II had provided for protection
against one of the greatest Of existing
evils--trnsts. There were some things
omitted from the constitution, however,
which the speaker would have liked to
have seen inserted; the trainers of the
t,,at lknI t,,.t Il
to provide adequate protection for that
ancient institution so dear to every
one--the home he would have liked 10
have seen provision inserted to the ef.
feet that the sheriff could not sell out
the home OF any family. The great
questions of the iuture--the great qucs-
tions for the republican party to meet
uniiinchingly were those oftccting the
interests and the welfare of the laboring
classes. For years the speaker huo
fought in the ranks of the republican
party he hnd joined tho ranks in his
youth, and now that he had passed be
yOnd the summit, as 1T wcre-that hl
was on the side nearest lilc's setting
sun-hc would rc-cnlist, he might say
and would IN the future devote what
ever ability he might possess to the pro
lection of those who, through hard la
Dor, created capital and never shared 1t
ana to the protection OF tue homes ant
homsteads of tho families of the Ian,
from want, from the sheriff and the auc
tlonecr. He referred to the great DANCE
of monopolics, and closed by statini
that In the future he would do all in hi
power to induce the republican party Il
assist, the laborlng man. Mr. Hyde
l. speech struck u popular chord and wa
frequently interrupted by applause.
The glee club then sang u paraphras
OIL the old college song "Rig-a-jig,n on
verse running:
AsI was ", king down tho street
A democrat chanccd TO meet;
Said to him "Why do you droop?"
Said he to me "Wc'rc hi the soup"
Colonel j. n. Moore was next an
nounced. Colonel Moore said he ha
intended TO devote an hour to the dis
cussion OF the constitution, but hg
since been informed that it would not
|, safe for him to consume more than to-
minutes. He would consequently refe
only briefly to the constitution. Tn
covention, of which lie had had tn
subject OF uncomplimentary allusion
during the progress OF is work. Ccrtai
witty gentlemen of Spokane Falls ha
: taken the trouble to write letters to TIL
members asking them various questions
sample question being "For Heaven
sake don't pass all tho lews--giye Tn
, legislature a chance for Its white alley,
! etc. The fraincrs of the constitution
, tho speaker said, had not overlooked til
I tile previous speaker, aud two thing
were very conspicuous--th convcntio
Q hud been very conservative body All
II had also been an independent body