Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-27

ton of himself. The meeting was called
to order by Jerry Neterer, who an
nounced a musical selection by the
Young Mems Glee club, of New What
com, the " boys" blushing audibly
over the service they were called upon
to perform, in view of their party af-
| filiations, but singing in royal style for
the " honor of the city," The chair
man then introduced Mr.. Snively,
whose appearance was greeted with a
prolonged round of applause The
speaker occupied the first half hour of
his address in commenting upon the
articles which had appeared about him
in the recent issues of the Seattle Post
Intelligencer He denounced them
as being untrue and read coun-
ter statements received from his
former home in West Virginia. He
declared his ability to refute every
charge made against his honor by
affidavits which would arrive in the
state from West Virginia before elec-
ton day. In his references to himself,
in connection with the accusations
against him, Mr.. Snively held himself
in easy control and urged his counter
assertions in straightforward and
dignified manner, making a marked
contrast between himself and other
Democratic speakers by not descending
to personal abuse or vituperation.
After concluding his remarks with
reference to himself, the speaker took
up the subject matter of his political
address, in which he dealt entirely with
state issues, pursuing the routine course
Of his party speakers generally by
charging the Republican administra-
ton with fraud and extravaganza and
as being, therefore, unworthy the sup
port of the people of the state. He
said that the forms of state government
provided for in the constitution
were of IAN expensive and un-
necessary character in that they
provide for too many offices
with lucrative salary attachments,
that there are too many supreme
judges; that the offices of the auditor
and secretary should be merged into
one, and $50 they would have been
were it not that Weir and Reed both
wanted good Jobs" The speaker said
that the constitutional convention was
composed mostly Of Republicans who
wanted offices and hence large num-
ber Of positions had to be created. The
Office of governor was next taken up
and amplified upon in true Democratic
style. "The governor hasn't much
work to do" the speaker declared;
"Only about two days work i'm two
weeks, and that being 10 sign pardons
and commission notary publics, ex-
cept during the occasional sessions of a
legislature, and to help him perform
the two days work in TWO weeks he
must have clerk, stenOgrapher, a
bootblack-called a janitor, and $1,000
for postage stamps and incidentals.
Mr.. Snively then made the usual ref
erence to Charles Laughton, whose
acts he made the Republican
party responsible for because the state
convention didn't repudiate him. In
making quotation from the Post-In-
telligencer, the speaker said "I will
own this paper when my libel suit is
finished" and at another point of his
remarks, said, "The defeat of the Re-
publican party in November will cause
the death of its official organ in Seat
tie" He declared the intention of the
llDemocratic party-if elected-to reduce
the expenses of the state by one-half
and thereby take the "heavy burdens
of taxation off the shoulders of the
great hearted, honest poor residing in
the state-the nOble-hearted rank and
file" Mr.. Snively made one declara-
ton which a majority of his hearers
failed to put to his credit. In referring
to the legislation with reference TO rail-
roads he said, If l had the power to
bring into your city all of its traffic
without any restrictions being placed
upon me, wouldn't now be running
for governor of your state" the refer
ence being inevitable that his one de
sire for election was founded on
the condition of his own finan-
ces. He explained the fact
of his frequent neglect to vote on inn
portant measures before the legislature
by saying that the members who vote
for a bill are responsible for its passage
and that Those who are absent are al
ways counted as voting against it,"
Taken as whole, Mr.. Snively's refer
ences to himself were well received BY
the audience, and made favorable inn
preston by his dignified bearing and
conservative expressions, while on the
other hand, his arguments for the sue
cess of his party on the ground of will
ful "extravagance and ring ruleu on
the part of the Republican administra-
ton failed in making the impression
which was expected from his opening
remarks. "The poor, down-trodden
rank and file' to which he appealed so
frequently, manifested too much in
telligence in their faces to be influenced
by the economic promises" but tex
travat ant charges" of the chief stand
ard bearer of the Democraev