The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
CHEERS FOR LEARY.
His Speeches Fire Republicans
With Enthusiasm.
BIG RALLY AT THE ARMORY.
Fremont opers-House Ia FHIed-Con-
yfneing Campaign Argumepts-Cfty
Finances in Good Shape.

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FIshback, Thomas z. Shepard. John Leary and
Joseph shippen. Mr.. Leary was greeted with
TREMENDOUS cheers, ard his admirable address
yves received with tie heafties. spplause- Oa
the platform sat Colonel J. ". Langley, Charles
7. Fishbeck, A. 3. Ball. l. Z. AnareHs, A +
Burwell, n NJ. Brookes, Orange JEeoos- Thomas
r. Shepard, Or. r. II. Sparkling, Joseph 1AipJea
and John ". CoFson.
Colonel J. ". Langley, who presided, DesSn
the meeting By briei speech, il which hs su!o-
gized John Lssry IS g n1sD who bsd always hsd
the interests of Seattle az hszrt-a man emil
nentIy fitted 70 Be mayor OF the elfF.
Either a. a partisan Or as q citizen every keprD-
lican should support the ticket. 81 stand b.
this tiore, from bead 70 foot" continued Col
onel Langley, "snd believe every loyal kepub-
Iican will do the same" lAppIsasel
After The standard quaTtette had sung lively
teleetion Charles ?. Fishbzck was introduced
He raid that the members 81 the qusr.stts must
be feeling very sad: for al 10 O'Clock IN the
morning their young friend, the Democratic
coiorsd club had dled-disd forever.
In turning 20 a serious discussion Of the local
issues he saic that the battle cry Of the kspub-
iicsns was "Leary, Progress ana Reform" Dur
ing the past few weeks the Democrats have
been INDUCING freely % abuse not only Of the
present city government but Of the Republican
ticket; but all these ISLANDERS had been pf0Ten
rroundlsssi and the 1tiersncs Of them was in
turing the Democrats themselves rather than
the Republicans.
,fr Lesry had been found by the Republican
congcntlon to possess more elements Ok strength
than any other candidate. and now Il was the
dry Of every loyal Republican 70 fight for his
election NJ. Leary was = successful business
man, in every way fitted TO De mayor Of the
Queen City Of the Northwest. LApplauss.l Inc
citizens OF Seattle, regardless OF race o. Of poiii-
cal prejudice. should join hand IN hand for sd-
vsneiug the interests Of Seattle and her hes, in
teEesis demanded tie election OF John ieary
'fOu cannot vote asGirs. the Republican
ticket VITA IMMUNITY On Tuesday, ior the eiee.
tion then viii have marked effect on the
party IL the state" continued Mr.. Fishbsck
eli the party Is divided on Tuesday IL viii be
beaten. Everyone must now forget petty or
personai considerations and WORK ior the good
Of the whole ticket"
Instead Of holding anti-whitechspeI meet
iugs the Democrats might better hold anti
poverty meetings, meetings 10 devise means for
giving the citizens work when they want. The
Democrats should not try 10 stop public i'm
proyements By which men were given much
needed employment The talk OF Democrats
about reform was mere moonshine. The thing
most needed was progress and continued public
Improvements. This ia not time for laying
aside party principle and weakening the Re
pubiicans by allowing a defeat here and now.
The man who believes in patriotism and loves
his country, the man who believes in the state
OF Washington. the man who believes in carry
ing forward this fair city and making her greater
and better-he is Republican aad should be
with Us on Tuesday Applause
There are likely to be at least 900 voters and
OF these beiieYe at least 100 viii be for John
Ieary." tApplause.
7 be next speaker was Thomas f. Shepard
THE considerations now before u.s." said he,
"are business rather than political, though po-
ltieal organization is necessity in the life OF
city" But in choosing between the two parties
now business combinations were mainly TO
have weight. Unless the unhtness Of the party
in power were shown there was no reason for a
change II there were Democrat present who
could specify in what the administration of the
affairs Of the city had been wrong, he could do
more than thu Democratic press or she Demo
cratic stump orators could do. the Democrats
talked Of corruption and extravaganza, but
failed to point out single instance Of this cor
ruption and extravaganza.
In the year 1871 the city disbursed 81, 10000 on
extending the water-works, police department
etc. or tia whole sum s3ss 900 was for wages
of labofers aud supeuniendenee. and the rest
for material. OF $4,000 spent on the streets
Is, 900 was for wages. In the FIRE department
1000 OF the yi14, 600 was spent on the pay roll
OF the 10000 on the sewer system 1900 was
on the pay roll, and only 81 600 went to the
superintendent Of services In the water de-
pariment, of the si3j,0Oo expended s2sO0 only
went TO the superintendent. Who would wish
to change any Of these figures? II the comp
trolier report was thus scrutinized from end to
end, no extravaganza would be found.
In speaking OF the bond election Of Monday
Mr. Shepard said the plan was to issue S63O01O
In bonds 20 fund existing debts. OF this
s275,9 was 20 pay judgments against the city
and $4,000 for condemnation awards, all OF
mos lsur
they might bear only s. There was plan to
issue f6}j,0J0 70 extend the eitys water works,
sewers, and put the city on q cash basis These
wise plans the Democrats were opposing, and
this opposition showed the business incapacity
OF the Democrats.
As Nr. shepard finished Mr.. Leary came in,
AMI was heartily cheered. In response TO the
applause, Mr. Lcary said that next Tuesday
would give as large a Republican majority as
wa ever seen I'm the city. ~ accepted this nom
nation Tor mayor without giving pledges to
any clique or faction said M Lcsry, land il
am elected shall be the mayor for no CLIQUE
or faction, but for the whole city. With the
legal counsel Of Judge Orange Jacobs and John
" Corson, and with Francis " Davis for clerk.
Victor Hugo Smith io- treasurer. and with the
Others on tie Republican ticket, can promise
al honest and upright city government
'Eetrcuchmeut Is now the cry or the Demo-
Gratis. As ! understand il they want to stop
work on the public improvements. Yet main
tan on the contrary that the water-wurks must
De attended, the sewerage improved. streets
opened, parks cleared and a city hall built II
is never a good policy in d time Of depression to
stop public works. Now is the time to carry the
city through 10 better times and to carry her
lahoring men through by giving them work
In few years we must have institutions for
city not OIL G),nU population at present, bu, OF
10000 aud ia 1900 ot 10000 population
If We had sa; down after the FIRE and had
talked Of rctrenchment, what them Why,
Seattle would have sunk into nothing and would
have been forgotten. We did not retrench, but
We met the emergency sad We have built
great city. ,ApplauseI
There may have been extravaganza then. but
extravaganza was inevitable. individuals Maid
IS for brick IN the wall Hud 81 Ii thousand for
lumber delivered. ani the city had 70 do the
same We had 70 rebuild our streets At once
and We couldn't help the high pieces -we could
not help what we might now call oz -7ayssauce.
yet economy % a certain siaa is necessary
4 public corporation should bs managed inst as
q private one Is. Iae good manager VIII ,rut
out extra clerks, and SEQ tACre are 20 more men
than are necessary TO do the work. and that each
cams his wages. But AZ the same me the pub
lie improvements must 70 on IApgtAuse1
"rho Democratic speakers are making wild
charges in regard 70 the cttys Indebtedness.
They say 1t is !,oOJ,oJ0, but the truth Is thatit
Is oaly s2,l50,OGJ in round numbers Ths, was
the figure ca the lrst of March. according 10 the
comptrollCr's report
well, 70 offset that indebtedness we have
many assets. One Is the wassg-w0rks, which
wcrc formerly owned by a company. 81 ,yhschI
was h member. We built taese works 81 a
sine when the city was suffering from an la-
sutic.eat water supply. On account Of our
Ia = our factories were Idle, AMI bushes,
seemed IN a far wsy % staSuAte We. Jacob
furth and some others came 10 NV help ly
leading me $4,000. I put on hundreds OF men
and the work MAS dom han wa Ssr.4 tr..,