The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-04


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.ss1seo = ~ Sefunaiem on that drEt Palm Sum
81. lannon's. whistles. soeess Win Vie with
Tn 0ener N TIE noise Of welcome Bunting,
pictures, Ingenious designs worked out With
sfkisElc sk1n - mAterials well illustrating our
Douna'ea resources win delight the ere and
give instruction - well Why aIl thiss A man
q ~ fhan ordinary stature, although Of dis
n8ulsned maen, noea yundef at the head OF the
procession, Il = true. Others equally - distin-
euisne0 tooking. snd Tar moro wealthy, walk
our sueeee every Day. and NO such ovation greets
them.
Ass ne ~ night here. Iest may Be misunder-
ssooos thsf Do MT desire anything I say 70 b
construed . in opposition to the president l
know sn4t Il be- become quite ne tad 20 snsef
q the administration, but I want 10 ny here,
once 70. al, that thsrs b mot single defractor
% NJ Harrison who could not comfortably hide
under NJ pfsidents shadow from the wifher-
Ing suns Of summer and the nipping frossS OF
winter, and still leave cousiderahae Territory I'M
occupied fee s T. not because Of the man %
much - the character he sustains that this city
p0un out her homage Of welcome and good
cheer around his prugresG
Who II thisf
he = the PRESIDENT a ths United States He
nas come here 70 these NorthwesseEn frontiers Of
me broad empire over which he, the Tree choice
Of the people. rules: here, where the various
currents Of national life from the different quar-
ten OF the globe azo mesting-here he comes TO
study de pgobiems Of government - IL presents
IL multifoFm md ofttimes vexing problems 70
him for solution.
jesus rode into Jerusalem and His hrst care
wss 70 restore the temple to the purpose for
which y wa Intended 81 driving out those who
polluted It
Would II mot b well 30 pusue this analogy
just little bit farther and - II our guest wefo
TO judge ~ whether ~ would not be weighed
tn the balances and found wantingf'
We are . great city. / have gone through the
length and breadth Of this city time and again
with friends of mine. who have come to look
upon this marvel Of home building; and the I'M
iversal expFession h one Of wonder, and the
comment always nattering.
Until the great fire Seattle was . village
True you called Il . city, but In reality she
was only q struggling village After the con-
nasration-fnt city Of tents--an army Of home
conquer0Fs encnmped whose cOnQuests We see
in the city which q nov our home
Without detracting from any other place, I
want 20 state my firm belief that II seattle does
not become the metropolis Of this great North
west, II will be because her own citizens viii
not permit her 20 70 be- Let us look at her:
First, her harbor-A land-locked haven from
- A. - -
whose fingers take hold upon the rihs of the
earth while her palm h the basin in which
navies are invited 70 shelter.
Second. her scenery-where else on God's foot
stool II there homeafke spot with 80 much of
beauty In siehtf Two mountain ranges and
three cloud piercing peaks the common prop
erty Of the doorysrJls of this tovn-whilc the
sslt 90 sinr. aud rolls within sirht and hesrtnr
Third, her RESPONSIBILITIES in the United
States haul their coal over 1000 miles II 10 at
our doorp Those mountain ranges wonder have
only robe Of earth 70 hide their mineral wealth
iron, silver, gold The mineral and the coal
ct our gates, q If begging us to bring them to-
gether In the processes Of commerce and grow
rich About M the forest cast her shade. In
it, depths IL lumber for the yeah unborn Ag-
ricultural possibilities, such an would be q
boon Of priceless value 10 many, lies unheeded
Ill about us have simply limited at possible
ties for greatness which are ours which need
only to be studied 10 grow and multiply infin-
itely.
Fourth, opportunity for homes-Twenty
years abstinence from cigars, and three thou
sand dollar homel There are opportunities
even better than this In Seattle
'But." says our visitor. aare there no draw
hacksfe Is there no danger Of coming disaster
in this lovely city,"
All. yes! my friend win, with your permits
sion, call your attention 10 this phase of the
subject - II occurs to me.
Our people do not realize their responsible
ties, and are not alive TO their Privileges. Some
say, why mention note Of dtscord in our
osherwio perfect anthem Of progress!"
NY frasnd u III. tcau Q physieian, and be sem
the critical condition but would spare me pain,
and % allows crisis to come upon me una
wares - he true fuend1 Has he done his
duty? We could gioril Ourselves without
stint close our eyes 70 oinngroeable facts, and
drift upon the rocks II you do il shail be after
have warned You.
The nrst thing Tor us TO realise Is, We are q
city. No longer village, town-but . city.
"well," some one replies, "are we not getting
along as we'll - other cities."
That IL . coward's cry. In Heavens name. do
you not expect to learn something from the ex-
pcrience OF other people in like circumstances,
and 70 realize your lessons in q practical way?
Seattle must not only do = well - other citier
she must DO better, she 10 the youngest city on