The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-05
THE WORK INDORSED.
Harrison Legion Adopts Two
Ringing Resolutions.
SENATOR SQUIRE COMMENDED.
The New Charter Discussed nv severa,
Speakers and the Judgment of the
Trainers Praised.

Miller. Secretary /. n. Hooper read the
minutes of the previous meeting, and they
were approved.
The acting president called on ]. C.
Mitchell to state the object of the meeting.
which that gentleman did in few well
chosen words. He said that two resolu-
hons had been called for, and their intro
oucton and adoption or rejection was all
the regular business, but that he believed
mat 1t was the duty of every Republican to
advance all ideas that presented them
selves, calculated TO advance the interests
OF the party. and that he hoped many new
IDEAS would be advanced and discussed
that full knowledge of everything tend
ing to success might be had
The resolutions mentioned were pro-
duced and read. and on motion referred to
the executive committee for immediate ac-
ton.
Mr.. Boyd J. Tallman, Mr. A. l. Adams
and Mr.. NJ. +. Clare, members of the ex-
ecutive committee, considered the resolu-
tons carefully and made one or two slight
additions, and they were then presented
and offered to the meeting and adopted
unanimously. The first resolution was as
follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Harrison
Legion that the best intert SITS of the city OF Sc
attic will be best suoseryed by the adoption of
the new city charter soon to be submitted to
The voters for ratification or rejection.
The second resolution was in the follow
ing words:
Resolved, that the Harrison Legion of King
county. in meeting assembled, endorse the ac-
ton OF our honorable representatives in con-
gress. especially that of Senator Watson C.
Squire. inasmuch as he, as the limited States
senator of western Washington, has diligently
laoored for the promot of the best interests
of the new commonwealth, the state of Wash
ington; and
WHEREAS, Senator Squire has shown his 10y
atty to the Republican party and its principles
by his earnest and successful endeavors to in
crease the revenue service of Puget sound, and
by more strictly enforcing the Chinese exclu-
sion act. to the protection OF American labor
and the upholding OF the national dignity; and
WHEREAS. He has brought before the Ameri-
can congress and the nation the first active
measure TO provide monument for that illus.
trious soldier and statesman, u. s. Grant, be lit
Resolved. That We pledge Senator Watson C.
Squire our support in active measure for his re-
tention as United States senator, which position
he has so ably filed.
When the first resolution was offered
suggestion was made that an addition be
made indorsing the eight-hour clause, but
the speaker was informed that the legion
was already on record as favoring the
clause mentioned, and the suggestion was
withdrawn.
Speeches were called for, and in response
to many voices Boyd J. Tallman rose and
spoke briefly.
He said that in his opinion the, were
some things in the new charter which
should be out, and some things tilted
that should have been inserted, bu1 ,ese
faults were characteristic of most tru-
ments drawn by body of men VIII we're
obliged in many instances to offe. What
was the result of compromises. {. :, the
whole the charter was q good one. and
could be amended easily when discovered
to be faulty. He considered it his duty to
work and vote for its adoption.
]. G. Mitchell said that in his opinion
there were some provisions in the new
charter which were vicious in character
and pernicious in tendency, but its adop-
ton seemed a matter of necessity at this
time. The limit OF indebtedness under the
old charter had been reached, and unless
the new one were adopted the wheels of
the city's progress would be clogged. 1t
was more in the interest of the working
men than of the capitalist. for the man of
means would not suffer, but the man who
depended upon his daily labor would lose
employment if the city could do no work.
All who want to see the street
and sewer work go on, all who
want to see the city grow and prosper.
should vote for the adoption of the charter.
What was wrong in the charter could be
amended easily. At any time the vote of
three-fifths of the city council would put
an amendment on passage. and on receiy-
ing the sanction of three-fifths of the coun-
Gil a second time, the proposed change
would be submitted to the people for adop-
ton by a majority vote. Any amendment
could be pushed through in from three to
four months.
l.. III. Wheeler said that the greatest
document ever drawn by the hand of man,
the constitution OF the United States had
been amended since its adoption That
document too was opposed at the time it
was framed. There was more good than
bad In the new charter and it should be
adopted. The party represented by the
Democratic party of today opposed the
adoption of the constitution, and, true to
its record. probably would oppose the
party. true to its record as the party of
progress, would work unitedly for its
adoption.
John p. Fay said that il il were true
that the proposed charter had faults, it
should be remembered that the constitu-
ton also had its faults, and was opposed in
convention by so eminent man as Benja-
min Franklin, but when ii was offered 10
the people Franklin joined hands with
those who labored for its adoption and
aided in the work. We should try the
charter before we condemn il, and discover
whether the shortcomings were in the doc
ument or in our own foresight and judg-
ment. Nearly every coat put upon the
body polite. If the figure were al.
lowed. Was outgrown before the garment
was fairly in place. The charter was the
work of fifteen able minds, who had
studied many schemes of municipal
government and given the document
careful legal elaboration. He believed it
was the best charter that could be devised
for the city at this time.
Ex-Chief Thornton. +. de Steiguer and
Captain Snyder answered calls made upon
them in few words, all heartily endorsing
the proposed charter.
Judge Miller said that he had considered
the charter carefully, and while he felt in
competent 10 criticise the work of the men
who had given it their most earnest DELHI
Grafton. he did not hesitate in saying that
il should be adopted. Further, that the
eight-hour clause, submitted separately
for special vote, should be favored by all.
The clause was not an unimportant one, it
was one that looked to giving the working