The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-15
THE WARD MEETINGS.
G.. L. Webb Gives a Business
Mans Talk.
LAWS THAT SHOULD BE MADE
Lively Republican Rallies In the Sec
ond, Third and Seventh Wards
and At Columbia.

The Republicans of the Seventh ward
held an interesting meeting last night in
the Knox hall, at the corner of Depot and
Howard streets. There was good at
tendance of representative citizens, and
several good speeches were made.
Trusten p. Dyer presided. and intro
duced as the first speaker c. l.. Webb, Re-
publican candidate for the legislature.
Mr.. Webb spoke in a plain, straighttor-
ward manner, without any display of ora
tory or affeetation, and was loudly cheered.
He made strong argument in favor OF
the tariff for the development of the young
industries Of the state, arguing that with
free trade this development would be I'M
possible. On every side the people were
crying for more factories, and they are
gradually springlng up, small at first, but.
under the influence of protection, growing
stronger and stronger, until the future
will find them able to hold their own
against the world of competition. AS an
illustration OF what might be expected
under the system OF free trade, Mr.. Webb
referred to the single product of prunes,
which can be produced in Washington as
fine as anywhere in the world, but free
trade would crush all hope of ever devel-
oping this industry, for foreign prunes
could be sold here at prices go low as to
make 1t Improbable for Washington farm
ers TO raise prunes.
Coming down to state issues, Mr.. Webb
spoke at length on the benefits to be de-
rived from the canal, and he was thankful
that he belonged to a party composed of
men broad-minded enough to urge the
government TO take hold of the building
Of lo1 70 he
to not follow any Missionaries and TO bear
in mind that they could not acquire wealth
by any process of legislation-that they
must earn it.
Referring to his own candidacy, he said
he had no thought of running for the
office prior to three days before the con-
vention, but when the matter was suggest
ed TO him he consented because he felt
that business men ought to take more in
terest in public matters. and have some
thing to do with shaping legislation. He
referred to several laws at present on the
statute books of the state that needed
modification and others that should be
enacted and pledged himself to use his
best endeavors to that end. He also said
he intended to endeavor to secure an ap-
preparation for experimenting in beet
sugar in the state, as he felt sure Washing
ton could make a showing in this equal to
that of any other state in the Union.
The speaker was listened to attentively
and every one present showed his appreci-
alton of the sound. business-like argu-
ments presented by successful business
man.
A. b. Ball was the next speaker. He
confined himself principally to refuting
the fallaces of the Peoples party, illus
trating his arguments with several good
jokes. He also spoke atssome length on
the tariff, but owing to the number of
other speakers to follow, Mr.. Ball had to
cut his remarks short.
Thomas L. Littell followed in brief
speech. touching on the tariff and the
canal plank in the state platform of the
party. Samuel II. Porter also spoke, ad-
dressing himself chiefly to a picture of
what might be looked for under the land
and farm product loaning schemes of the
Peoples party.
w. i. McElwain, the other Republican
legislative candidate in the district. was
called on and made a brief speech, in
which he showed his familiarity with the
state laws needing attention. He put
himself on record in favor of an anti
Pinkerton law.
Byron Phelps also made few remarks,
and the meeting closed with a brief but
encouraging speech from Hon. J.. B. An
drews, who just dropped in on his way
home from meeting in the Second ward.
Mr.. Dyer reminded the voters of the
necessity of having their registration GER
tifcates transferred in consequence of the
redistricting of the city.