The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23
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must not be degraded; that every laboring man
was a sovereign, and that national credit must
| be preserved. Indeed the Republicans first met
organized opposition from the Democrats when
| efforts were being put forth to give the country
| al honorable financial standing. Again when
| the Republicans tried to preserve the union
| they encountered the united organized opposi-
| ton OF the Democratic party. In Is64 even the
| Northern Democrats ut Chicago had declared
| the war for the preservation OF the union
| failure. When the Republicans proposed to
| pay the eountry's debts the unalterable opposl-
ton OF the Democrats was again encountered.
Mr.. Eddy spoke OF Congressman springers
plan OF attacking the Mckinley bill by destroy
ing it piecemeal-introducing bills aoolishiug
the duties on one article after another. This
was plan to deceive the people. some Demo-
Gratis claimed to believe in tariff ior revenue
only, others in tariff reform and Others IN free
trade; but as @ matter OF fact, II Democrats
were frank, they would all confess they were
free traders for they all voted for the Mills bill
The Republican party was pledged TO protect
American industry and the American working
men. The speaker fnrther declared the Mchln-
ley bill the most advanced economic measure
ever enacted on the face Of the earth. Inc
Democrats had declared the operation OF the
Mckinley bill would drive American commerce
from the sea, and yet the foreign commerce had
increased millions upon millions in year
[Applause1 Though the American voter might
be deceived into false path for short time,
yet he would surely return to his old allegiance,
true az the needle to the pole. IApplause.l
At the close OF Mr.. Eddys convincing address
the quartette sang, and again the audience gave
frantic applause with clapping OF hands and
even whistles and cat calls.
The next speaker, Charles F. Fishback, began
by saying the Democrats were to be criticised
not individuals, but as organized body
whose tendencies were not toward the best in
terests OF the nation. In the Democratic meet
ings in this city no plans have been formulated,
no measures advanced for making the city
greater ana better than before. No. the Demo
Gratis have confined their efforts to attacking the
Republicans who have builded the beautiful
edifice-the Queen City; builded it ms well as II
could be built under the circumstances. his
attack upon Republicans has always
been the only Democratic method.
The errors OF the Republicans were very slight
compared with the grand achievements, and
| achievements yet grander were to come in the
future. [AppIause.1 With John Laary as mayor
the Republicans would give a better city gov
eminent than Seattle had ever seen. tApplauseI
John Leary had known how to build his own
fortune to keep himself right with the people
here, that one could breathe a word
against the honor and reputation OF John
Leary, and no one could attack the administra-
ton which he had given the city in the past and
which he would give it in the future. Zap
plause.l The Republicans were accused OF ex-
travagance. but they had only been doing as a
merchant does when he begins misunderstanding
in stock. The Republicans had now put the city
in condition to go forward smoothly and easily.
The Republicans were not responsible for the
charter, which both parties had equally sup
ported; but the Republicans had simply done
their best under the charter, which, It must be
confessed, was rather cumbersome. II the
Democrats should come into power a reaction
arajuS 1t the tendency toward
would begin. The city's credit would not be so
good, for Democratic administrations were not
popular in the financial centers OF the country.
| The Democrats had broken too many promises
to gain the confidence OF capitalists. OF John
Leary it could be said that his word was good
as his bond, and his bond good as the best in
King county. tApplause.l
Mr.. Fishback declared his belief that no COL
ored man in his right mind would vote the
Democratic ticket. The laboring men, if they
used their reason, would side with the Repub-
licans, for the Republicans were standing by
the workingman and doing their best to protect
| him. lApplause.l
Mr.. Fishback closed with lucid and convine-
ing explanation of the principles OF protection
and reciprocity and comparison between the
| present dawdling and pickering Democratic
| congress and the preceding Republican congress
| that passed-the great Mckinley bill.
The last sneaker was Henry Van ASSET. one of
the earliest OF King county pioneers. He said
| the Democrats had always been against protec-
| ton and against internal improvements; while
| the Wings and their successors had favored pro-
| lection and internal improvements. He warned
his hearers TO notice that the Republicans in
I congress would vote for the ship canal to Lake
| Washington, while the Democrats would vote
| against it. The cost of the work would be
| 5000 600, most OF it spent on Puget sound-and
that would be for the interest OF the laboring
man. These words were enthusiastically cheered.
When Mr.. Van ASSET had closed three rousing
| hurrahs were given for the Republican ticket,
| and the huge audience was dismissed.