The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-08

present campaign He said the Democratic
campaign was being conducted by Portland
detectives and a Tacoma railroad, but that the
Republican campaign was being fought out by
, representative men and upon the principles OF
good, honest and economical government. lie
said that a man who could make the reckless
and injurious statements made by ]. 7. Ronald,
knowing them, as he did, to be untrue, was not
the kind OF man that city Ike Seattle could
iutrust with her municipal destiny for the next
two years He felt that the Republican party
would surely capture victory.
Charles r. Fishback was the next speaker, end
his address was both brilliant and entertaining.
He drew a noble political lesson from the
fire, and said that he did not believe that
the courage which inspired the people
then had departed, and that the
citizens of this great community had
resolved to press forward and not go backward
in the march OF progress. The Democrats. he
said, had conducted a campaign OF SANDER and
Misrepresentation, and it was his opinion that
party that would lie to the people was not
worthy to be trusted. He charged that it would
hurt the credit of the city ii the Democrats
should be elected The speaker then attended
to Whitechapel and said that he would rather
see such place where il is than TO have the evil
scattered through the residence portion OF the
city. IF We have an evil we are not in a po-
sition to get rid OF" said the speaker, 'let Us
II.
closed with glowing tribute to the past history
OF the party ana its promise for the future.
When John Leary entered the hall the audi
ence rose and cheered him egain and again
until the opera-house trembled, and when he
was called on to speak he pitched bluntly into
the subject OF municipal affairs and made
strong speech, full of telling points, and which
succeeded in rousing great enthusiasm. He said
that although an old settler and pioneer, the
city had SO grown that he found himself almost
stranger in his own town, but that he had
presented himself TO the people all over the
city that they might know the man for whom
they should cast their ballots. Mr.. Leary then
proceeded to speak about the city's condition.
He said that the Democrats were very loud in
their cry about the city debt but they were
very silent about the city assets. He proceeded
to show that ii the assets were valued fairly
she had property far more in value than her
comparatively small debt.
Mr.. Leary then said with an earnestness that
carried conviction with it:
1 say here now that, if elected, go into office
absolutely unpledged and uutrammeled. am
the tool OF no clique or ring. / am under obli-
cations to no mau. l would rather be mayor
OF Seattle by fair aud square means than
governor OF the state, but By unfair means
shall not have the office under any eonsidera-
ton. / shall he mayor alone, making my own
appointments, and l shall hold myself person.
ally responsible Ior the conduct OF every ofhc1al
in my administration.
Mr.. Leary then paid his respects to the Repub-
lcan ticket and said that he relied upon them
to assist him in giving to the city of
Seattle administration that would do
honor and credit to her fair name.
The speaker then explained the difference
between retrenchment and judicious econ
omy. Retrenchment meant the stopping of
needed public work and would be fatal to tho
city and her people, but economy must and
shall be exercised and good government pre-
vail. The speaker did not want to see policy
adopted that would reduce Seattle to the level
OF a village instead of fitting her UP to contain
a population of 10000 in five or ten years. Mr..
Leary closed by reminding the people that the
state looked to Seattle for guidance and that he
felt sure the people of the Queen City OF W ash
ington would on the morrow show that they
were favorable to progress and Republicanism.
Many left the opera-house and went to the
meeting at the Armory.