The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-12
A Large Audience Listens to
Speakers From Spokane.
COL. FEIGAAN AND JUDGE BLAKE
Splendid Meeting Under the Auspices Of
the Fifth Ward Republican Club
Tho Past and Future.


opened the meeting with q very hearty tribute
to the large gathering. one OF the largest ward
meetings he had ever seen. He read the list OF
vice presidents, and announced Hon. t. b.
Albertson, OF the Fifth ward club, as chairman.
The following were the vice presidents:
William E. Bailey, Hon. L. B. Andrews. Frank
A. Bell Harry A. Bigelow. w. Fl. Bogardu:, L.
F. Compton, D. A. Crichton, }. I. Debolt, N. s.
Drew, r. NJ. Eames, +. II. Fisher, W. H. Forrest,
I. NJ Catch. J. r. Hale. q. w. Hapgood, orange
James Marshall, Isaac Parker, Thomas u.
Young, T. Walker. Ferdinand Schmitz. ID. A.
Spencer, Edward Won Tobel, George ". fancy
l. W. Young.
and the feature OF the evening was the burst OF
applause, renewed several times, when Col.
Feighan incidentally alluded to the friendly
feeling that existed between Spokane and Sc
attic.
Mr. Albertson, who was cordially received.
expressed his qualification ut the renewed IN
terest manifested by the Republicans OF the
ward, as shown By that splendid gathering.
Mr.. Albertson then paid his respects to the CITY
administration, whose Chief feature nad oeen
petty economics. Referring to the mayors con-
domination Of the health board he declared tnat
the consideration of the health officer was TO 90
commended, even il the expense of keeping I'M
fortunates at the pest house had not been gov
erned by nggardiy economy. Mr.. -Albertson
then briefly commented upon the platforms OF
the parties, and expressed confidence IN the IN
telligence of the people to the verdict. lie
closed with q warm tribute to Hon. John II.
McGraw which was greeted with hearty cheers.
Hon. ]. W. Feighan began his speech with
compliment to Seattle, and referred to the won
derfui growth of the city and OF the village
from which he came-Spokane. Laughter ana
cheers.I They might, he said, congratulate
themselves upon the general prosperity OF the
country notwithstanding the groans and grnm'
rhSNn A.
but misery and corruption. One OF the great
ISSUES OF the campaign is the tariff. On this
question they were confronted by the old, Dat
tered, but still talking Democratic party. They
had also what was known i'll the Scriptures as
Jonah's gourd, but which had now modestiy
taken the pretentious, if euphonious. nasle-the
Peoples party. Col. Feighan then contrasted
the condition of American with the European
workingmau.
A voce-"Why don't you stop immigration?"
"Wel," retortei the speaker, II do think some
people should have been kept out" tLaughter]
He particularly invited the attention OF the
gray haired men and those whose button showed
that thirty years ago they had taken an active
interest in their couutry's welfare to the con-
tras. presented today with the condition when
there was tariff for revenue only. When the
soldier went to the war he bore upon his shout
ders the old stock of all the arsenals of Europe:
the clothes he wore, the cap on his head were
made by foreign looms When a small can
non was cast in St Louis the whole coun.
try cheered because a gun had been made
American soil. He compared that period
with this, taking US his illustration the marvels
OF American ingenuity and enterprise and labor
to be found on the Baltimore.
In 1871 he saw Oh the banks OF the Cunlber.
land an old ruin and was told it was monu.
ment TO Democratic stupidity. Until the passage
of the "tarf for revenue only" bill the foundry
was running and the valley was prosperous
settlement. When that was passed. letting in
foreign iron in competition, the fires were Iaked
out and the village deserted. Ii the ID emocrats
are successful now the fires will be raked out in
many other places.
Col. Feighan commented upon the fallacies OF
the Peoples party platform. He pointed out
that the plan os the government advancing
money on produce and selling it would place
the whole ountry on the same basis as the ter
ritory of Utah under Mormon rule. Speaking
OF the demand for more money. Col. Feighan
said that the Peoples party claimed that in
France the currency $50 per capita, while
here it was only SIS. The reason was that in
this country 80 much of the commerce was
transacted on paper. 1t would be found that
while the average was only SIC yet in the West
where the banks are less numerous the amount
per capita is very much larger. Bus suppose
tho government issued more money. How
the people to get il out of the treasury?
There is no need OF more money. The way to
get richer is to increase the home consumption
and keep the balance OF trade on this side OF
the Atlantic.
Referring then to the project of buying the
railroads, he said the value of railroads in this
couutry-uot the watered stock, but the actual
value-was sl2,000,0Go.0o0, three times the
amount OF the national debt at the close of the
war That is nice burden to place on the peO-
pie. Besides this it would create government
service OF II million office holders, an army
larger than Alexander the Great ever led God
preserve the people from such calamity!
Apostrophizing the third party, he declared
that they would not carry single state III the
Union except. perhaps, Nevada: the utmost
they could do would be to throw the election of
the president into the Democratic congress.
Turning 10 the subject OF the candidates on the
Peoples party ticket, Col Fejghan read letter
from Gen. Field dated August s, 1892, in which
lie acka0w lodged speech wherein he declared
that they ''had killed great may Yankees, aud
he wished they had killed twice rs many MORE
that the Confederaey might have been vic
torious He concluded with a glowing picture
OF the pros periiy OF Washington. declaring his
confidence in the integrity and Intelligence of
the people not 10 lie led astray by the chimeras
OF the third party. incidentally, he asked how
many Of the woodworSers o. Western Washing
ton would fad employment ii the tariff on
shingles were taken of. Col. Feighan wound
up with enc % his many Southern anecdotes.
He told Of an o.d aay OF Kentucky who wanted
TO set her goose, bat was bothered by gander
who also wanted 10 set She dldn. like 20 hurt
his feelings. she said "The goose is steady
and sure setter: ! guess I'll set her on the
eggs. II try the GauGer on simmons this time
a.d see Il he can b. trusted" Col. Feighan al
yised the people 10 sat tae steady. reliable goose
on their egcs and give the giraffe Democratic
ganGer Il trial or simmons. Laughter ana
cAeers.1
Judge Blake. % Spokane, said this VAS his
hrst ylsit 10 esteru Washington and ha was
amazed al ,hc astounding progress and the ex-
hsust!ese resources lie found on every side in
this wonderful young state. He was ne! one Of
those Republicans WHO feared that ruin wouli
follow defeat al the Republican party NJ the
forthcoming election, although be dreaded the
temporary evils OF u ulschicvous policy II.
la. eyed that the discussions Of tho Peoples
ATTY would 10 good they would lead to inyes-
sgatioE sut though. sad in the END the vagar-
| les OF !0nstical leaders would be exposed
! end the ptop!e Join In thai progress
| o. ideas tn which the Republican
! party owed its birth and lis life. Judge Blake
/ then sharply and .ngi caiiy coutrasted the bold
| uueQalyneai language OF the Republican plat.
| form with thn vscue. stradilug exVresslous
| used ~ the Democrats who sought office and
| To emieavored to veu tie determined purua>a
| al tie Democratic party - secUrs Tres trade, ia
read from the Democratic platform to show turs
! tb.I = Gpoa which the Ecpu1}!eaa ralfrv
| rested. namely, that the wages are loga- ia
i EGtot@ than II America, sui that lar!G !arI.
! .A'!oa - necessary 10 pEo;ec. Ameri-
| can manufactures from the caesrer ,rost.
! ueis az European pauref labor. Jutra
! h-@Ae e-o9Uenuy eontrssted the records OF the
/ t~o Cd partics, with cau>t.c comments nron
| tie ''iruocuous desuetu1e" of Democratic
/ p rs.aes after the party re,s iato rover
/ aH2 John Wiley vas them called for hfYf ~