The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-23
ALL FOR THE CANAL.
Crowded Citizens Meeting
Hears Senator Squire.
SURE TO PASS NEXT SESSION.
The Senator Urges tho People TO Vote
for Seattle Interests-A Populist
Scheme Fails.


struction of the Lake Washington canal at a
great meeting In Ranke's hail last night About
1000 persons crowded the hall, even the gal
ieriss and aisles being packed, and heard SEN
ator equire tell che efforts he had made to Sc
cure an eppfopr.ae from congress,
The meeting had been arranged by commit
tee composed of members OF ell parties. who
bad selected DR.. ]. &. Kloeber as chairman and
vice presidents, and, though the programme was
not carried out in ell its details. the object
sought was attained Ia the fullest extent About
score OF Populists were there early and thought
TO obtain control OF the meeting by eiecting
one OF their number as Chairman Though
they succeeded, their man, z II. Lindsay,
proved 90 impartial that he shut OF the food OF
oratory which they tried 70 let loose, and Sc
cursd for Senator Squire most respectful hear
Ing. Tho vice presidents were selected irom
different wards as follows;
Pirst-Leander Miller. II. W. Willis: Second
7. r. Fleming, Horace j. stratton. J. -. Met
calfe: Third-Dr. q. II. KAndei, j. +. Brewer;
Ionrth-D. A; Spencer, Theo Haiier' J. schran:
sixth-W. l. Ames. A. +. Burwell; SEVENTH.
A. Pontius, r. +. "ittler; Eighth--c. NJ.
sheafe, A. NJ Brookes, c. u. stimson; Sinth-W.
D. Wood, Is. r. Day, c. L. Remsberg.
The hail was only half full. and Senator
squire had no, yet entered when w. J. Iarkin
moved and another popuiist seconded that
r. II. Lindsay take the chair, and the motion
was carried before the meeting knew what was
going on. Mr.. Lindsay took the chair and said:
understand this is to be a meeting Of citizens
and to be non partisan. 80 lar as am con-
cerned IL shall Dc non-partlsan
Senator squire entered ct this point and ap-
piause interrupted the speaker. voice in the
gallery shouted: "Three cheers for Senator
squire" They were Justify given. and the same
voice shouted:
That's the man We want TO hear.
A. C. Bowman was elected secretary on mo-
sion OF the popuists.
Senator Squire then asce nded the platform
and the chairman called on him, but the com
Inittee asked for few minutes delay. shouts
for i. II. Piles broke out, bat that gentleman
stated that the meeting lad been called to hear
Senator Squire and asked 10 be excused until
the senator had spoken.
The chair then called on d. J. g. Eloeber, a.
member OF the committee which had the
meeting in charge. DR.. KIoeber answered that
he was not member OF that committee; he
had been approached that afternoon with
request TO act chairman and
agreed TO do condition
that the meeting was non-parttsan.
He positively declined now to act the meet
Ing was already organized. but had come to
hear Mr.. Squire, as he had understood he was to
speak.
Mr.. Lindsay said he understood he was elected
by people composing the meeting, and no per-
SOP dcmurring, he retained the chair, and called
on Senator Squire.
The senator opened by saying he understood
that they were there citizens OF Seattle, and
he came 20 speak citizen well as a reDre-
sentative OF the state in congress. He then
plunged into the canal question. and called at
tention to tho fact that tho canal had been in
dorsed by all the political parties in King
county assembled IN their separate county con-
ven,iops. lie declared that he was prepared 10
sAnd by what he had done, and expressed the
hope that, without regard To party. the voters
would do their duty on the question ut the
polls IL was simple question. which any
man. woman or child could understand.
.iie then reviewed the history of the canal
proposition from its inception, told OF the me-
MORALS 10 congress by the state Legislature
January q. 1891, s1d March 3. 1892, and related
the efforts made D. the Washington delegation
I'm the present congress to secure an appropra-
ton for IT, In telling OF his work for the
separate bill which he first introduced. he
.aid nine-ten;hs of the business OF congress was
not political or partisan, but was accomplished
purely business matters in carrying on the
affairs OF the government in tho personal good
will of senators and members To one another
regardless oi party. Is o.ttimes efiectuai. sena-
tor Blackburn, of Kentucky. did much for
the bill as he did himself. Senator kenna said
alter reading his document on the subject:
That canal ought to be built; | will not only
support that bill, bat hight Tor IT.
senator Squire then told the names of tho
members OF the committee commerce and
sad, in passing, that Mr.. German was n good
friend OF the canal aud that he got the support
OF every ono of tho Democratic members. son
sIor Dnlph advised him to Wait Till the Column
bia river was opened. and he replied by ae-
cnsug tne Oregon senator of being
unreasonable in not helping IN get the
s3pO 10 deepen the channel from the
mouth OF the willamette 10 Vancouver
Mi Doiph then threatened 10 tell the people of
EaktaFu Nasn ha q NOT in
favor oi the improvement 81 the Columbia
The speaker denied that, bat recIed the inn
mense difficulties of improving the Columbia
river. and said ON the authority al the chief of
engineers that II would cost untold sums. He
wanted them 10 understand that he was not ut,-
3 posed 60 the improvement of the Columbia
river, that his whole record was In favor Of &C.,
but he Was opposed To The PEOPLE west Of tho
mountains being require to wait until i, WAS
carried out before they could secure anything.
lie read the list of inlpcuse sums Appropriated
for Oregon aud said the whole commerce OF
Coos bay. since the nTst oi appfopr utlous for IT,
was not equal 10 that OF Seattle tor oue mon IN,
while on 1Hqniua bay there were not over 30
people, and one steamer cal eli every two weeks
lie thcn exclaimed:
III sort OF thing makes me slck. The people
OF Tacoma hold us up gnd try 10 takG from MS
what t,ssd has gtyon AS. God 4 mighty has de
aligned that this shall become "A great naval
station. a sreat port senator kinncsr said ha
WAS IN favor of the bill because We must have
such - station an she Paciuc coast, and If nee
osssFf, would even iaVpr digging hole IN the
ground auu filing II with fresh water u Inak a
hueh "a station.
Having obtained thu unanimous supper. Of
the senate committee On oonmerce, the senator
had 10 meet the opposition ia the house OF
Chairman blanchard. al she house committee
on rivers sud harbars, WHO WAS AFRAID of
losing the 81. 05o.oQ1 appropriation Tor the
Nlssjssiprl riyes Mr.. Blanchard conceded a n
the other additions ;og Washington inserted nv