The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-20
Democrats Formally Jubilate
Over the National Victory.
HOPE TO CAPTURE THE STATE.
The Local Issue Referred To-No Future
for Democrats Who Voted for
NcGraw and the Canal.

occupied by John Collins, Edgar Lehman,
Gen. Meem, E. O. Graves, Mayor J. T.
Ronald, d. O. Finch. I. II. Cam, Hiliory
Butler. j. NJ. Lyon. B. L. Bennett Fred
Rice Rowell, J. Z. Guinean. Aldermen
Carrie, Ingram, Cram, Berdo Jelch, L. c.
Gilman. J. McElroy. George Donwo nth.
r. A. Ryan and many others. Before the
proceedings began there was 4 display of
fireworks In front of the building. The
exercises were very agreeably diversified
with selections bv the First regiment
band and giees by colored ouartette.
The speeches were all short and were re-
ceived with applause.
Dir. Collins, in opening the meeting,
SAID they had met TO celebrate the greatest
victory in forty years. He read dispatch
from W. Fl. White, saying that the train
he was on was delayed and he could not
arrive in time to preside. Hon. Henry
Drum, OF Tacoma, also sent regrets.
Will II. Thompson. being introduced as
the first sneaker, said the hour for argu-
ment had gone by. the great jury has given
Its verdict. In his heart he believed that
the verdict was not only satisfactory to
Democrats, but to one-half of those who
f, had trained with the Republican party.
They were not there to rejoice IN a spirit
of triumph over old political foes. but to
snow that the result of the national cleo
ton was gratifying to the Democrats of
Seattle and King county. He repeated
some remarks he made two years ago, when
he declared his hope of seeing at the ma
tons masthead 4 nag emblaZoned: Free
speech, free thought, free commerce, free
ships, free trade" He thanked God that
he had lived to see that day. The Demo-
Gratis We're defeated IN this county and
state not by doubt of Democracy's truths
by the people, but because many of them
had been led astray by delusion. Every
one of the young men on the ticket might
have been saved if every Democrat had
done his duty as many Of them did.
| lCheers. He promised that the Demo-
Gratis of this county would not forget
those who had gone off after McGraw and
| the canal. He told the old story of the
Democrat who got into the hollow log,
| and after being nearly squeezed to death
| by its swelling in the ram, he remembered
that he had voted for McGraw
and felt so little that he
slipped out. The audience enjoyed
it very much, and heartily cheered the
| man whose vote for McGraw saved his
| life. Several of those on the platform
| looked at each other and exchanged
| smiles. Mr.. Thompson in conclusion
drew the natural inference from the great
majority received by Cleveland that the
people had lost faith in Republicanism
| and gained confidence in the Democracy.
! After very pretty selection by the
| band, d. 0. Finch took the stand and re-
| lated that eleven times he had walked to
the polls and voted for president of the
United States. but only four of his men
had been counted in. One was deliber-
ately and by fraud counted out: not one
of those counted in had majority Or
! even plurality of the people Of
| the United States. He had been
in a legal minority until now; but this is
the first time it was impossible tor any
| Republican to say the Democratic candi-
date had not an overwhelming majority.
He did not rise to give his political friends
knock [cheers, except by Will H. Thomp-
| son but to rejoice in the triumph Of the
people. He had seen a presidential cam
didate. nominated by party machinery
against the wishes of the people, torn
down from his high place; he had seen a
Democratic candidate placed III nominal
tion by the people against the wishes of
party machinery. and he had seen the peo-
|
ballot, by which man recorded his vote
in the sight only of God and his conscience,
is the death of the Republican party. The
speaker concluded by reciting: Truth
crushed to EARTH" ETC., amid great ap-
plause.
Hon. J. T. Ronald addressed himself
chiefly to the responsibility devolving
upon the Democratic party as result OF a
victory which amounted almost to revo-
luton. He regarded the result, as proof
that the most powerful weapon in the
hands of a free people was the ballot. The
people had a reason for their vote and had
wrought out their own salvation.
Referring TO the local campaign Mr.
Ronald said the defeat at home had been
| due 20 want of courage on the part of the
| Democrats. The Republicans had put q
plank in their platform to catch votes. He
! wanted them to understand that
il didn't catch his They wouldn'.
get the canal. The Republicans made
fools of themselves and the Democrats had
gone one further. But good would come
of it: the Democrats would get two con-
| cressmen two years from now, and the
state four years later.
| l.. c. Gilman received the ovation of the
evening, on being introduced by Mr.. Col
| Inns as the only Democrat elected in King
county. He assured them that the Demo-
cra.s OF the county were only defeated
| but not vanquished. He expressed a
disinclination 10 rejoice, as he did
not like laughing and poking fun
at a corpse. ELaushter.l lie was glad 10
know that many Republicans now rejoiced
ut the defeat of the party. The Democ.
racy had shown that eventually right
must triumph. Cleveland had said he
would sooner be right than president, and
four years later the people said: BE.
cause you dared to DO right you shall be
president" The speaker believed tina,
the next four years would show the solu.
ton OF many problems which had long
vexed the people, and al the end of that
time they would be again entrusted with
| power.
James McEiroy said much had been
said abou; the defeat of the party and 1.-THE
young men whom were on the ticket" but
If they "leLt no more disheartened than
wha; did the candidates who had fought
for principles, they had nothing TO fear
He went on to explain that If the people
want any appropriations they should y
to congress knocking at the doors as Dem
ocratS. In Two years they Will see tina
The Republicans had introduced nep
! proposition into politics only 10 catct
votes. He predicted that the result of IN,
( al usNr,t3 hsa thar a.