The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-25
THE LITTLE GIANT.
Congressman John Il Wilson
apfures Gilman.
HIS SPEECH 4 GREAT SUCCESS


AOeOD O1kssBO
IAst nisAs ~ ssllying uns for ~ Repub-
special train q sxsed from Seattle vita Con-
gfenman wilson aLa the speakefa 1hs art
stop uas - Doshell where Hon 0eosgs Dothsal.
! cand1oa1o Tor the house ot representatives.
nom sne yortySecood district. got
aboard with his father and num-
Der Of Republicans HON BothslL Those
in the train were the Hon ". c. Ruttef. Mr. J.
= sAi-e.Ax Byron Pnelps, Mr. Charles p. 1dah-
back. NJ. James Lsddy. Judge Richard Osborn.
Mr. y. H Brown, M. Jos phi Weinberg. NJ.
Flank G Haddock. M. John =. Miller. Mr..
Richard winsor. Mr. Coelimo. L Stone. Judge 9.
+ Rsmsbefg, Nr. Ralston BurDham. Mr.. Frank
7. Hunter. Mr.. Martin MenohAn. NJ. I'd Lew
n. II. 4 A Barton. M 7. }. MccofrJ. Ar.
John Bailey Mr.. 3. Anderson. Nh. ~ Larson,
Mr. John Dsddinger. NJ. \ r Risley, Mr. =. r
Bpalt
Al Gilman the energetic III. George Parks.
chairman OF the committee on arrangements,
VA On hand and received the party A. they
stepped from the train the Gilman brass hand,
under the cd rship Mr. Hicno.as 6traasuer.
payed welcome. Thsn pEocsssion. beaded b
the baud. Was formed Mr. Parks and Ar. Rut-
Ter escorted congrsssman wilson. Tns line Of
march Led y The Bellevue hotel. where The pro
prietoe bad generous supper provided.
Alter supper the pf0ceesion formed again and
marcasd u The hall. The asdiencs completely
n.ied It stood mp In the aisles and clung 70 the
outs.do the snthusiasm was unboundsd- II.
George Parks, the chairman. 6fst introduced
Mr.. Cbariss D. fiShtack. 81 Seattle.
Mr.. FshLa, / spnke in isis usual forcible style.
He SAID The disti1guisned gentleman on the
platform. cOugreasman Wilson. had soly
represented his party in congress- TAP
piause. He now appealed to his
constituents Tor approval Of his course at The
national capital These constituents would
say: We'll doue. good aud faslhfus servant;
you have been faithful for one term. Ne VIII
send you . / for alosber. fAppaasel
NJ Fisnoaek discus I'D sbiy aud exhanstively
the position OF tne Repub scaa party on the
,arin snd olher uatsOneI questions He went
on 70 say thai last year tie seven Democrats
who were.i tne state houss Of representatives, Oh
the haal pas age of the s'Coal Miners bill' voted
against the TIL 10 . nan: while the man Woo
made the piucky light sor the blls and almost
sacce ded In passing II was W. C. Rutter. the
Kepuolicau caatidsse for the Senate, and Il
Nj. Butt was elected, he would 6ght 70 pass
snca bill. or s0m stnlng iiks il King county
voters should vote for Republican legfsla ora
man 70 the Quilted States oenaIe. Wauon C.
squire lApplauss.l
The next speaker waa ME W. G. Ruttss. who
wss greeted with warm app susa In straight
forward way he vindicatsd his legislative
course. He had promised last year to intro
cuce bill projecting the iives and health Of
minsn when elected he drew up aud intro
had submitted 70 delegates from
The mining camps Of the county.
This bill the minerS delegates had endorsed.
When the bill Came before the House February
s. Il was defea ed through no fault OF hia His
whole soui Wa wrapped up In the bill, aud
he made . hard fight for 1t. the
best individual 1sns made % the door Of The
House. (Applause.l still another bill Of his
for tne procession Of lab,ren had bsen de-
featsd. He voted with the majority In order to
move the reconsdera ion Of the vota He
worked aud g0t - ugh men 70 vote for recon-
sideration, ana tusn suoceeded In passing the
bill iApplausel
AZ for the anti-Pinkerton bin. Ne had been
for II until Il was % amend q that the nfe-
biood vas let out Of IL Then hs could NOS
conscientfously support The bill IApplsusai
M Rntter denied the charge that he
had ever sold his vote OF given his
support 70 measure for money. Judge ". D.
Woods authority had been given Tor the state
ment abOnt M. Buffers venaiity. Mr.. Ruitsr
read card rom Judge Wood utterly
denying any such statements - we're
attributed to him, and Nr. Ratter de-
clared emphaticaliy that the statements
that he had solo his vote were lies utterly With
oat foundation. icheenJ Mr.. Ru ter also
Iead . letter from the King soanty dslsgation
in the last legislature testifying to his honesty
and ability. Nj. Ritter promised. If elected,
70 introduce again his bill for the protection
OF miners. and % light for e uu IL passed.
ICheerai
Jadge Richard Osborn came next He urged
the voters not 70 II ads votes; that was q bad q
selling . vote lApp.anse.l
Mr.. J. = 6allee spoke briefly and then gave
way 70 Congressman Wilson. who was greeted
with applause and cheer. His speech
msde . Tremendous hit He touched
on the course Of the Repu hcans in congress
aud on his own record In happy and yet clear
and forcible way. He Wa constantly inter-
ruptsd By cheers. applause and laughter. AZ
he advanced the audience became enthusiastic
the applause more .requent. and when he closed
svsry man roae and cheered until the raften
rang
He said he had worked ten hours . day in
conxress for eleven months for the interests of
Washington. He had obtained more for Waah.
ington than hao been done in the ten yeau
preyioua He had promised when elected to do
his best; and now he could say he had kept the
faith. he had fought the fight tApplause.l
Congress had passed i've measures demanded
BY laborlng men. and for all ave Of these he
had voted. Applause and cheeral The Re
publicans In congresf had passed the homestead
pre-emption law. and theimmoetal Lincoln had
sigued the bill lApplause.l The Re-
puolicans had emancipaied labor In
the South. and the Republicans had
passed the Mckinley bill for the prot .ction
American labof The nrst two measures were
beyond attack. but the Democrats were attack.
ing the last bill; for the Democrats were op-
posing the protection Of American labor. In
BUILDING wooden mill In this country, costing
$780, 81 least IS per cent. Of the money goes
% wage earnerA In Europe the same mill costs
$4,000. but the laborers are only paid one-quar.
ter or one-haH - much. the Repub-
ucan party believes in paying the
difference to the American laborer, keeping
the mills going and every man employed q
good wagea The pr ncipse OF protection whom
applied 70 Our legis alion aliows the working
man TO educate his children. (Cne es.l
The Republicans had promis ed u restore sil-
yer 70 ts place - money. They had done 80 in
the silver bill. tAppiansel The Repub-
iicans had promised to pass . bin
for honest electious. This bill had
been p ssed BY the house. There was nothing
In this bill 70 injuo anyone. It simply gave
every man in the United states . right 70 vote.
fApplause In Georgia the congressman were
election, by the sme total vote e that electine
age % ten men, whom they eained BY smoth-
sfing the negro vote. This election bill re-
matned 70 Do considered BY the senate
The Republicans IN a1gress mad passed
inst pension law, had Knocked out obsuu ton,
i1fbidden contract labor, forbidden convict la
Dor. passed IN effective eigns.nour ias. admit
ed two more new sites. authorized six mere
new ships for the navy. In short hai fulfilled
eli their promises. anu upon this record they
sppealed for support tcneersl
with the stirring speS ch of Congressman Will
son. which mad reused all % the nigaest pitch
Of enthusiasm. the meeting adjourned
sixth WARD R4PUBLICANS.