The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23
AN OLD-TIME RALLY.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Repub-
licans at Arm0ry.
THE TICKET is ENDORSED,
Stirring Speeches on the Issue of the
Day-Cheers for John Leary
for Mayor.

The Republicans of the city held tremendous
rally in the Armory last evening. Every seat
or the floor was taken, hundreds stood up in
the spaces back and the galleries were crowded.
Many women were present, attending with
deep interest TO all that was done. On the side
of the gallery over the platform were two flags,
and between them were large Autographs of
George and Martha Washington. Among those
on the platform were Mayor Hall, T V. Eddy, of
Olympia; Henry Van ASSET, Hon. Orange
Jacobs, Major W. V. Rinehart, A. NJ. Brookes,
Judge Richard Osborn, L. B. Andrews, Joseph
Shipper, John Arthur, ". l.. Ames, 5. NJ. Ship
Icy, I. P. Dyer, C. E. Remsburg, ". Parry
Smith, W. W. Wiltshire, W. f. Boone, ". NJ
Willis. Captain Bullere, John Wiley, G. II.
Heilbron, l. F. Compton, J. NJ. Frink, E: W.
Craven and c. F. Fishbaek
Telling speeches were made by Joseph Ship
pen, t. V. Eddy, OF Olympia; Charles f. Fish
back and Henry Van ASSET. The strong enthu-
siasm OF the audience was shown in the hearty
applause following every effective point. Moth
ing was received more cordially than the fine
singing of colored quartette, consisting of
Senator Powell, Charles MoTrell, Isaiah Hawkins
and II. Adams. They appeared twice, and each
time they were vociferously eneored.
As the people came the First Reyiment band
played several lively airs. At few minutes
after O'Clock the music ceased and George II.
Hebron introduced the president of the even
ing, Mayor George W. Hall, who said:
Citizens and Republicans of Seattle, we are
here to commemorate this great national holi-
day, and at the same time to iudorse the Repub-
Hcan city ticket just nominated This is an i'm
portant election, for as seattle goes so will go
King county, and the vote Of King will have a
great influence upon the state.
The quartette then sang and the audience
went wild with delight. While the applause
was yet ringing, Joseph Shipper was intro
IN aEa fha Grst cd I;a
spoke forcibly and won frequent applause
After referring to the enthusiastic city conven-
tfon which had closed in the afternoon, he ex-
pressed the belief that the ticket there noml-
mated would prove nagnifcently triumphant on
the Sth OF March next. The speaker then
touched upon the career of George Washington,
who was '.great as statesman. great as q
warrior, but greatest as patriot for he re-
fused kingly crown offered him by some of the
officers in his army. Now the time had come
again for the people to kiudle afresh the torch
OF their patriotism at the fire which he had
lighted on the altar of the nation.
Mr.. Shipper dwelt upon the grand frution OF
the hope expressed By statesmen of the earlier
days OF the republic-the hope for an indssolu-
bic union extending from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. Today the Republican party possessed
by inheritance the principles laid down by those
founders OF the nation. The Republican watch
word was protection. [Appiause.l The great
party of progress had protected the credit of the
nation, SO that now the United States could Dor
row money for per cent. per annum. Further
more, the Republicans were protecting the
industries OF the country. They were also
protecting the commerce by the wonderful sys-
TEN OF reciprocity perfected by that matchless
statesman, James q. Blaine. [Cheers aud ap-
plause.l
The Republicans were not only the party of a
glorious past. but they were the party OF the
present and the party of the future, for they
were ever leading in the van Of progress. Zap
plause.l The pay.y took up new measures for d
new time azd ever went forward.
The speaker closed with an earnest appeal to
his hearers to unite for Republican success in
Seattle in March, so that the state would be en-
couraged to give larger majority in November
and word might be flashed over the wires that
the new commonwealth of Washington was
true to the party of progress.
An interval filled with music by the band fol-
lowed, and T. V. Eddy, Of Olympia spoke in his
Usual stirring and brilliant manner. The fault
of the Democrats, he said, was failure and neg
lect to perform the common duty OF man. The
Republicans had striven to enlarge the
liberty OF man, while the Democrats had sought
to abridge it. The dark blots on the eseutcheon
OF the nation were put there by the Democrats.
The Democrats claimed that when the Republic
cans turned back to history they were "waying
the bloody shirt" and yet the only way to Judge
the future was to study the past. When a man
goes into shop to secure a position he must
give references, tell how true he has been TO
trusts hitherto reposed in him. The country
was now asking the Democratic party to give
its references, but unfortunately the Democrats
were ashamed TO tell what they had done in the
past
The cardinal principle of the Republican
party was individual liberty and universal free