The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-25

this point. only EDHtf4G TIE VIM - rap =
wbirlwfnd, when tie deception comes 70 De M
derstood, as i certainly viii oe.
H.. p. Henderson, G. c. Richards, c. ". Smith,
J. W. MeSGtt, W. l. McGiunis, Jesse B. Barton
and Henry IL Eolaph. OF Ogden. Utah, tsie-
graphed:
We send hearty congratulations and bes;
wishes 70 the Democrats o. Washington anu
their distinguished visitors, aud TsgreE our Ia
ability TO be with you.
Eugene semple sent the following:
sEATrLE. sept q, 1891.
Fully sppreciatIng the honor conferred upon
me by my fellow Democrats o. King county IA
deiegatIng 70 me in part the duty Of representing
them in a most important conference, am
very mucn disappointed at my InaDlnsy, owing
90 official ana professional engagements
to be present in person. LOOK upon
this nesting as most important, in that u
will bring together the bright young men OF
the party and impress upon them the import
ance OF 0granizing for the coming contest IL me
national arena. can see no reason
why this state cannot be brought into
the Democratic column at the next general
election. The Democratic party Will enter the
contest united, enthusiastic, ana win
clean record, while the Republesn party
will BE- den0rsiized by its disgrace
full record Of Doodle senatorial contest,
school book scandals, agricultural co4lege
bribery. railroad legislation vetoes, Plnkerton
detective outrages, negro la9of lmports-
tons, customs house guaFrels, lnpssc hineht
trials, militia knock downs and hundreds OF
minor scandals. forming e,ose nst"9 qi,. BE-
tween these salient points. Then, tAs Detnoc-
raey now have powerful nsHsispsFs AZ
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, IA a0dI-
ton 70 the faithful press AZ sA.ngf Ioln.s' 20
that Will be necessary 30 secure FIct9fJ IN ibS<
will be for the young Democracy tofuily resolve
that IL must be done.
Al the ssteruoou session Mr.. c. A. Rideout. of
eeattie colored delegate, addressed the con-
ven;ion. Resolutions were next adopted, IS
follows:
We renew our pledges OF devotion TO the prin-
eiples OF constitutional government a. ofigi-
mated and advocated by their snthof, Ihofaas
Jefferson, and as enunciated BY the naiionsi
convention Of the Democratic party IN 1854 and
We are opposed 70 ell class legislation and be-
Iieve I'm tariff levied 50 ely for the purpose Of
producing revenue sufficient 10 defEay the ls-
Ultimate expenses Of 1ne government eeoIoinl-
ley bill aud the motives Of its authors and de-
Tenders.
We denouee the whstefuI and lavish appropr;-
alton Of the billion dollar congress, which ia
time Of profound peace expended az amount
more than equal 70 oue-third Of tie tota public
debt Incurred in four years Of the unparalleled
war for the preservation of the Union.
We denoHHce this billion dollar congress for
substituting despotIc rule for free discussion in
the House Of Representative, ana we cOugratu-
late the people on the defeat OF the odIous Force
bill.
We are in favor of the free coinage Of Ameri.
caa silver on a parity with gold, and demand
that 1t be made a legal tender In payment Of ell
debts, public or private, and every dollar 50
coined shall be equal in intrinsic value 70 any
otter dollar of the circulating medium.
We are ia favor OF the election Of United States
senators b. direct vote OF the people.
We denounce the Republican administration
OF the state OF Washington and in control OF the
municipalities Of the state fo- Its unbridied,
lavish and reckless expenditure OF the public
moneys.
We believe all property other than national,
state and municipal should bear the burden OF
taxation equally.
We denonnce the Republican administration
OF Washington for its failur. TO enact and en-
force legislation regulating aud controlling
freight and passenger Charges Oh the railroads
OF Onr state.
]. Believing that the employment and main
tcnance OF bodies OF armed men under the name
OF detectives By wealthy individuals and cor
porations Is alien 70 our form OF govern
ment, We dsnounce the Republican party Of
the state OF Washington for not eDacting and
enforcing such legislation as would forever pro-
hlbt such dangerous aud un-American methods.
Rsotred, That i is OF paramount importance
10 tho htate OF Washington that the Columbia
rlvef and It's navigabie tributaries be so I'm
proved ~ to furnish unbroken waterway trans
portation from the interior to the ocean.
Resolved, That the northern portion OF the
Colyills Indian reservation should be at once
thrown open TO settlement, and therefore favor
the treaty recently negotiated with tribes oc-
eupying said reservation, and ask that said
treaty be ratified.
Senator Faulkner addressed the convention.
Senator Faulkner said, among other things:
Can men who stand at the head OF greedy
corporations and count their nl-gotten wealth
by millions, rule righteously a people pinchcd
with singing poverty aud stitiened by over
burdened tonf We answer, mol ruler 10
bless nation should live I'm the happiness and
prosperity OF his people. This, we main tain, no
Republican can do, and for the simple reason
that the Republican party in this state and ma
ton is owned and controlled by the consoli-
dated wealth and corporate powers of this coun-
try. do not say the rank and file of the Repub-
have crept In thief In the night: have
;ss s. ssse.s SsSy SiSa '.ssq a..s;
Republican party, from the crown OF its head to
the sole OF its foot. has soundness in it, but is
full OF bruises and putrefying sores that never
can be bound up or Modified with healing
ointment. The Republican party in the days OF
the eos was ''grand Old part-," bat In the
DAYS OF the sos, especially in the state OF Wash
ington, OF certain truth 1t can be called "a
grand old fraud"
The Democratic party from the first, Mt the
laying OF the foundation of this government,
advocated a tariff for public revenue. True,
even the low tariff of per cent protected our
infant industries. All tariffs. however low. will
Incidentally protect soma one. With the De-
tariff IS TO raise revenue Tor governmental ex-
pcnSeS, while protection is secondary and
Incidental But with the Republicans
protection is primary, and If the public
treasury gets cent it seems to have been
mistake. In the beginning. when our indus
tries were truly infant; when every heart
throbbed with patriotism, and almost every
man was q Democrat, our American industries
prospcred under this low, incidental tar.
III. But now, when our industries are hoarr
with age, aud owned pripci paiiy by foreign cap
ftal, under Republican high protection, they are
wrctchecly mean, clamrOus and uu-AmeTican.
in our early history, when We were nil Demo
Gratis, drink a day was sufficient: but since
politics have changed, We have become drunken
aud want TO drink all day and kick all night
Oh, when shall true, genuine American patriot
Ism DC able TO shake off this infant from the
public nursing bottie3
The supr .me power OF the land Is vested in
the people. The friends OF protection, by far
fetched and Illogical arguments, have blinde!
and IN sled the wage-earuer ana farmer by tell
ing the one that it gives him high wages and a
home market for the other The strikes and
compisints OF iahorers all over the country cvi.
deuce the high wages. while the privilege OF n
home market costs every farmer Sl0O a year. II
l. his home market; he bought IL ana paid for
it-let hlm keep Il.
We are Democrats because We are opposed "a
n system or taxation that ifnpoYeriShes the
many 10 enrich the few; because We believe in
the education OF the masses; believe in homo
rule, a free ballot and au honest count: Demo-
Gratis because we believe in honest money
ana plenty ~ II Any money that will
purchase hungry mau meal in any country
is good enough Tor a Democrat. We believe In 4
t8git Tor public revenue, the military 70 DO sub
ordinate TO the civil power, never 90 DE called
Into service iii tie civil has proved inefficient
AMI when ~ called 20 De iet by men disiatcr.
esied and unbiased, that the interests OF al may
be protected. We believe that when the chief
executive of state maNcs the fearful and IN.
Warranted mistake OF calling ont national
guard III times OF peace that decent respect Tor
tie honor aud integrity OF the state should i'm
pei him 20 paw, without long delay and months
o. whining, the legal compensation Tor the ser
vice rendered.
1ouight the auditorium WIS throDged by an
enthusiastic audience TO hear Congressman
Bynum ou the issues of the pending campaign.
Congressman Byuum said in part:
The great crime which the late congress CON.