The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-21
A wELCoMR TO CLARKs0N.

The San HPaneisce Unioa LeaGue Eater.
tslns the Republiean Lesdsr.
San Francisco Examinsr, July Is
The rooms of the Union League were
abIaze with brilliant lights. buntin. and
festoons last night and several hundred
members and guests were assembled to
pay homage to the guest Of the evening.
Gen. James s. Garrison, who was irst
assistant postmaster general during the
late Republican administration.
Gen. Garrison arrived at the club rooms
about o'clock and was escorted to the
guests and members awaited his coming.
He was formally received by 8. n. Short
ridge, president Of the Union League, who
said:
ION behalf of the Union League well
come you in the name Of the Republican
party OF San Francisco and California
arm proud to notice the generosity of our
friends in their response to tho invitation
to meet this evening and recall the men,
cries and features of our exalted faith
the Republican party. Our guest this
evening 10 one Of the grandest opponents
Of our party aud its faith. Here we have,
beside the distinguished guest, Gen. Clark
son, the valiant NJ. NJ. Estee and the be-
loved w. H. L. Barnes. I now take
pleasure in introducing the guest Of the
evening""
Gen. Garrison gracefully acknowledged
the compliments OF the speaker and the
audience, and then recounted the incl
dents OF his journey from Dies Moines to
the advent from the sand strips OF Nevada
TO the sunny slopes and fruitful wales of
California.
well, last year the people wanted .
change. said Gen. Garrison. "and they
got It. Stocks have sunk in value over
5000, O0O, ono. and heard man say .
short time ago that he had sos, 900
asked. We'll. he answered, i pat up s., 600
for campaign expenses and I've lost 500. 600
by reason OF bad business since that time
The hard times are not altogether due to
the Democratic party. There are some in-
ternationai complications that go to make
up the factors, and am not one who
looks upon the future with an air Of mis-,
have Is O00, 600 voters at the general cleo
ton next year. II that he true the Union
League Of San Francisco, in conjunction
with all other Republican clubs, should
put its shoulder to the political wheel and
We will not only have Republican rule in
Ill the St0teS, OUT nSpuplCau pIeSlOeut
and . Republican congress.
Gen. w. H. L. Barnes, in . felicitous
manner. responded to an insistent demand
for q speech. He paid . high com pliment
to the distinguished guest. saying that he
particularly loved him because Gen. Clark
SON loved James G. Blaine. "You may
stay in California until you are a. bald -
Estee, continued the speaker. "but You
can never know the depth of the love that
Californians bore for the iamented James
G. Blaine. We see in you his representa-
tive, his friend. his shade, and We welcome
you for him as well as for yourself"
In his inimitable style Gen. Barnes
made sentimental reference to the dis
covery Of California and its consequent
settlement. His imagery was superb in
its conception and the conclusion Of the
references was greeted with profound ap-
plause.
Last year We had q chill in California"
said Gen Barnes, rs he turned toward the
guest. .but the catacIysm was not so much
. sentiment of the Democratic party as il
was . revolt of the Republicans against
the use of machine methods at the Min
a. Ill -. ana. .h;