The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-30

importance, which would have RIDDEN
through it IN safety. He recalled the time
when labor and capital had stood side BY
side 70 stand against the Efforts OF great
railroad company 10 throttle the life Of the
infant city. The workingman then said
10 the city: IF you survive ! survive.
and il you fall I viii perish in your
ruins." The wofkingmen saved Seattle at
that time. He then referred to the great
fire. and showed how labor and capital
had hand in hand rebuilt the city upon
grander lines than the one laid in ruins.
The city Of Seattle had always wishstood
the efforts Of other cities OF less enter
prise to destroy her, and why should
people lose con fidence in her now? Why
should any one try TO lay the blame Tor
the present state Of affairs on the head OF
any man in this city. The workingmen
Of Seattle we're surely too shrewd to think
that any citizen Of Seattle could cause this
widespread calamity.
Il want to warn you against any rash
move" said he. II am the sole supporter
Of my aged father and mother. Ny little
81 10 very dear to me and necessary to
them. Yet I have trusted it all 70
the vaults of the various banking
institutions Of Seattle. II crash
should come am willing to suffer with
the city. Let what may come, God forbid
that for . moment my selfish action
should ever cause the fair name Of Seattle
to b cast in the dust And many others
in this city are also ready to pursue the
same course. Many of you. no doubt. ara
unemployed. yet think how many of your
brothers have employment.
Mr.. Lewis then drew picture Of the
effect Of crash in the business world of
Seattle upOn the nottingham who had
employment. He warned them against
the folly Of the course taken by Denver
and other rich and solid cities of
the West. "Ail Of you Who are
friends Of Seattle, who are true
citizehs, beg Of you to consider before
you desert your city: JOIN your hearts
in . chain around her." he continued.
''Stand by her as she stood by you and
you will never regret il. For short time
only We will have to stand firm and then
Seattle will ride over the bar, the only
city of the whole West without bank
failure" After few minutes more Of
praise for Seattle and happy predictions
for the future Mr.. Lewis stepped down. He
was loudly cheered throughout.
Mr.. Larkins. the chairman. then rose
and made few remarks. 1.-THE intention
of this meeting is not to wreck the city,
bat merely to cause the city government
to redeem the promises made before the
last municipal election. The Popuiistic
plan of salvation was then spread before
the crowd. Mrs. Mary E. Hobart and
others followed, and told the people the
country had gone to the devil.
Her speech was entirely devoted TO de-
nunciation Of English Shylocks. She said
the United States ought to distribute the
tons of silver in the treasury to tbs old
soldiers who were paid off in deprecated
currency. 1t was the people and not the
city that she was interested in.
Judge Richard Windsor spoke next, and
laid the financial situation Of the working
man to too great inclination to frequent
saloons when he should be studying the
financial situation. Although the bank
ing system OF the country was rotten to the
core he would call upon no one to attack
them now for they were all the people had
at the present time. J. c. Tevan, who is
chairman Of the executive committee.
made an extremely sensible speech,
although his doctrines were some
times Of . wild and visionary char
acter. The feature of his speech
was .'roast" Of Byron Barlow. the con-
tractor on the government dry dock at
Port Orchard.
N. +. Knox, the old standby of the jaw
smiths, spoke few minutes.
Then some resolutions demanding that
the unemployed be put to work by the
city, payment to be made IN bonds Of suit
able denominations. these bonds to be legal
tender for the payment Of taxes. ETC..
were introduced. About $50 out Of the
500 in the crowd being genuine working
men the vote was not in their favor. The
chairman declared them carried. The
meeting was orderly.