The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-02
JUDGE LEWIS sPEECH.
thousands OF People Listen to His Ad.
dress on state Topics.

Thousands OF People Listen to His Ad.
dress on State Topics.
The hall presented brilliant appear
ance. There were no attempts at decora-
ton, but hundreds came armed with small
flags. which gave very bright aspect to
the asse mblage. Soon after O'Clock the
ward clubs entered the hall, led by drum
and fife baad and waving flags. Follow
ing these came the First Regiment band,
escorting the McGraw Flambeau Club,
which is increasing in strength and was
received with great cheers.
There was very little time lost in pref
atory formalities, but as soon as the vice
presidents had taken their seats on the
platform John Arthur called the meeting
to order and announced the officers of the
evening as follows:
Chairman, ex-Mayor Yesler: vice presidents,
A. A. Denny, Dexter Horton, Hon. ii. G. Struve,
Maurice McMicken, Judge c. II. Hanford,
Amos Brown, Angus Mcintosh, C. NJ. Sheafe,
Hon. J. W. Langley, r. J. Burns, Otto Ranke,
T. s. Ingraham, c. p. Stone, Henry Van As
selt Hon. Orange Jacobs, Hon. John Leary,
James r Hayden. Samuel Frauenthal, Jacob
Furth, W. r. Forrest, N. s. Drew William
Maydenbauer, Fred Gasch, William Gross,
James Weir, Thomas Mercer, Rev. Daniel Bag
ley. W. v. Rinehart, DR.. Z. l. Smith, Hon. Eban
smith, Dr.. II. A. Smith, Charles Prosch,
John Sullivan. George Kinnear. NJ. w.
Willis. Hon. George W. Hall. william
Weight, Charles Hopkins, James II. Colman,
J. J. McGilvra, William G. Iatimer, Rev. W. p.
George, d. D., J. b. MacDougall, Rev. George J.
Burchett, Olof Haugan, Rev. K. Z. Dunlap,
Thomas II. Campbell, Rev. Wallace Nutting,
August Melhorn, Rev. D. c. Garrett, Mortimer
O'Connor, Rev. G. II. Watson, D. D., Hon. J. NJ.
Frink, K. G. Crawford, DIR. Rufus willard. Hon.
H. g. Bond, Emil Anderson, T. J. De Puy, F.
Toklas, F. J. Ware. H. A. Mcclure, r. G. Saun-
ders, Edward Blewett. James Lsddy, Hon.
Richard Osborn, Griffith Davies; secretary, DR..
Fred w. Sparkling
Ex-Mayor Yesler, who was heartily
welcomed, said he considered himself
highly honored in being selected to pre-
side on this occasion, as it gave him an
opportunity to demonstrate to his old
friends that he still belonged to the Re-
publican party. He considered it the best
party in America; and, quoting one of
Judge Jacobs favorite scriptural passages,
he said he "would not sell his birthright
for mess Of potash" [I.aughter.] He
then introduced Judge Lewis, who was re-
ceived with tremendous cheering.
Judge Lewis spoke as follows:
Whatever belongs solely to national politics
direct the attention OF my hearers solely to
questions affecting state issues.
The state of Washington was admitted into
the Union on the ociamation OF the president
on November II, 1889. with all the rights, privi-
leges and powers OF a sovereign state, with q
constitution framed ana adopted by her own
citizens ample in its provisions to secure to all
our people protection, prosperity and happiness.
With a climate most pleasant and heaithful, q
soil most productive, rich in her forests Of
evergreen and in mines OF iron, coal and the
precious metals, beautiful with her magnificent
bays lakes and rivers lovely in her valleys and
grand I'm her snow-cspped mountain peaks
overlooking all these, and with a patriotic, in
telligent and progressive population our state
has already outgrown her good bnt not very
benevolent mother, Oregon. in wealth, popula-
ton and enterprise. and her sens have placed
. wreath OF evergreen boughs about her brow,
while her fair daughters have placed a sprig OF
rhododendron in her corsage. and thus crowned
and ornamented she is fifty named the Ever
green state, and IL queen of the great North
west
While our state has thus far been in charge OF
the Republican party it has, in great measure,
been the aim o! all her sons and daughters 10
work for her general good, and to build a
commonwealth equal. If not superior, 10 any
state In the Union.
Tho Legislative department OF the state IL, in
the first place, responsible for the enactment OF
good and wholesome laws for the benefit and
protection of the people, and propose to briefly
refer to what has been done by that depart
ment for the protection. comfort and happiness
OF our citizens.
We have had a. yet but two sessions of our
state legislature, aud having IN mind that IN
der our constitution It IN declared TO be "the
paramount duty of the state 10 make ample pro-
vision for the education of all her children"
We have already established . system of COM
mon schools unsurpassed by those o! any state
IN the Union. There was expended by the peo-
PIE of the state for the support aud maintain
ance OF our common schools for the year ending
June l. 1880 saasot1 for the year ending June
I. lsai, 81, sa,ooo: for the year ending June /,
lss,, 81. Soo ,OO0 To At once secure for our COM
mon school fund the lands donated by
congress our state has expended for sur
veylng and plating sS,ea And sales
have already been made OF school lands
a, the value Of over ss,soOooa. OF this sum
sgaoeo has already bean paid into the stale
treasury and the balance liz running at per
cent interest while of the cash psi1 there IL
now invested in eounty and MUNICIPAL bonds at
6 per cent interest over sSSS, coo, and ihs money
IL being invested as rapidly ~ possible in the
manner required BY the constitution. and with
ike management in the future our state will in
. few wears have permanent school fund for
the sole benefit of our common schools which
will IN o great measure relieve our people nom
taxation for their support
Fer the purpose al educating our sons sni
daughters az home a1d qualify them ss teachers
In our common schools We have established az
Ellensbnrg and Cheney state normal schools al
an expense Of SIS, sp, OF which amount tie city
of Cheney coGtri botsd saon.
For the nantaiusaee OF our Stata university
at Seattle there has teen appropriated ths sum
OF So osa sad our city hss donated - the state
property OF the value of over f-5o,oo 20 aid in
the construction Of . home for our university
worthy of our state and her people.
For the purpcre o. furnishing simple means
for the etncstion Of our unfortunate tsble-
minded chii!rsa we have expended for the pur-
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