The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-19

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fered ifom disastrous eesIEagrseons. IN 1ss
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dollars. tke aerssnnias1as 0f seasss xne PEOceeds
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n4sser ass4 more substantial than hefore TIE
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sfsie enserpeise sid ths pegaeyeTing energy dis
rsasesf ~ the people Of fh%se cities nEdeK what
sveys eoussaered overwhelming miaf0rtHnes.
have excited aanatrsEacn and asten5ahnenE
efrsmghns1s the continent and wherever tie
facts hare become Known Thees cnaraeterlS-
fIes have been fSsIiy recognized aud appreciated
by soseIgn capitalists, who offered io8ns 70 these
eifiea 30 enahle them - rebuild. Il less rates Of
interest than thuss fnfraeFIy demanded. In this
feapaef ~ veil ~ IN Others these CONGREGATIONS
hepe alreas1y shown themselves 20 be beneficial
rather tlsan c4IanIfoas. Great disasters brtng
nHt tire true character Of q people.
with resources saps1s0F 10 those OF any other
eanaI ssea. with 1: f5paistlon Is enIerpgistng ~
Il Is cpura9e0as. w5sh q elImgte which conf
neuAa itself "a 81 wiio xpeFessee Il, occupying
position 81 the gateway 81 the Oriental aud Oc-
nltfsutal conasse ST the future. there Il 10 rea-
son why tbs stafa oE washington sh0uId net in
the near future take rmns among The most prom
snent slsses of this Onion. nor why oar people
shoniA NOT ens0y the priceless blessings OF pros
pefitE, health and happiness.
Having been elected ~ my sellow-cItizens 70
she ofzlce 81 governor Of the state Of Washington,
I am about 70 take the prescribed oath and enter
nn0u the discharge of my duties. fully eppFe-
ciato the dignity and honor OF the position. and
am pfeseandiy grateful to my feiiow-citizens
f0g the nouseenee which they have Feposed in
me- Al the same time / deeply realize the re.
seonslbstataes fisat / aszame. aud The aticRlsies
and emhArgasssneuss with which may be snF.
rounded Matters viii necessarily come before
me sos action aAoat which honest differences Of
epsnsun sill 50 entertained by my feilow-citl-
aenA eaanet hope that my course viii be
satisfactory all, bat can sincerely assure you
thai 81 Al tifses ard Hnaeg all circumstances
sny highest and BEST efforts viii be directed to
tse psQmotion Of the various interests OF the
people Of the state Of Washington.
Auothss shser was given for Governor
Ferry when he had concluded, and the
bands played Hail 10 the Chief.