The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-09
THE ORATORS ABSENT
Melancholy Attempt to Cele-
brate Jackson's Day.
FAMIlIARs IN POLICE COURT
Bat the Only j. n. Lewis and John
Fairfield Were Not There
Ward Meetinss-

Htd 10 nos been that the venerable
counfenance Of Hon. D. O. Finch lent
rather more dignity than is usually seen
IN the police court, one nigh, have sup
posed that that court was in session last
night, when the Democracy OF the city
attempted TO celebrate Jackson's day.
The same familiar audience. barring
women, was there that assemblies every
morning, ward strikers. the organizers OF
campaign ciubs. the Doodle handlers, city
contractors. policemen and men with JOBS
under the city government. who feared 10
lose them by not being seen there. The
regular polite court attorneys were there
in force. and the oratory was of the kind
usually heard there. One thing was made
evident BY the meeting, and that - that
the campaign is rs yet being conducted on
wind A large crowd had gathered in
front OF the city hail prior to the meeting.
bat as there was no bser in sight most Of
them stood outside while the politicians
inside were laboriousiy going through the
motions OF q celebration. All those of
responsibility present who spoke apollo
giZed for being there, and the regrets of
those who did not attend were sarcastic
ally commented upon.
Hon. ID. q. Finch was made chairman Of
the meeting. The Bynum quartette fur
nished the music in the shape of some
plantation songs. VIII ii. Thompson was
introduced as the first speaker on the sub
jet OF jackson as q Soldier and as Presi-
dent" lie had committed TO memory .
paraphrase of the school book biographies
OF Jackson, which he reheaTsed with the
usual Democratic adjectives and extrava-
gances. He, however, made an unfortu-
nate mistake at the close, due perhaps 10
bis hurry 10 get away from the meeting,
into which he felt he had been trapped.
The shade of the old soldier must have
uttered volley of Democratic ejacuIa-
tions At Thompson presumption in COM
pairing Cleveland to him. He declared
that he knew of but one statesman's since
Jackson's day who was equal 10 the old
soldier. and that was his reigning success
sor. His declaration that Cleveland is a
new Jackson in our day fell as dry as dust
upon the thirsty crowd.
Thompson said he was in a hurry to
leave. but just as he quit talking q note
was handed to him, which he read. 1t
said:
Fairfield and the only Lewis will not
be here. Hold the crowd rs long as you
can"
Thompson saw he had been put in
hole. and. saying that he did not think he
could hold the crowd any longer, departed.
Ref erring to the failure of J anes Hamil-
ton Lewis to show mp Chairman Finch
said, with touch OF sarcasm, that it was
at Lewis suggestion that the meeting had
been held in the police court and that his
illness must have been very sudden, as he
was hale and hearty at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. lie hoped that on future simI-
lar occasions Mr.. Lewis would not dis
appoint the club.
The Kids then called for Blackstone. De-
Bow. and Finch to sneak. Demosthenes
cBow care forth and said that old Jack:
son had one motto, and that was to sue
coed and he recommended that Democrats
take this home to themselves on this occa-
sion. He then told story o, how one of
yackson's servants who survived him, had
answered the speculative query whether
he thought Jackson had gone to heaven
by saying: "Weil, massa. | dunno bout
dat; bat If de ole man took notion to go
dar, dar's whar he isl
Blackstone said he needed time TO pre-
pare a speech. and that all that could be
said about Jackson had already been
uttered.
Alter long lull waiting for somebody 10
say something. to calf for a speaker or make
q motion or set VT the drinks. Blackstone
whispered lets adjourn" Finch put the
question. Half n dozen voted for 1t and
about as many against il. On showing
OF hands three favored il and five op-
posed H.
Finch was then called upon to sneak,
and he protested that il wasn't fair to call
upon him for speech. lie discaimed ali
responsibility for the meeting by saying
he didn't know anything about the meet
ing until he saw it in the papers, as he was
not with those who had gotten ii up. He
then went off into a regular free trade
speech. He told how he was born when
Jackson was four months in office. had
first shouted for him when he was three
years old and had been shouting for him
ever since. He said all true Americans
favored protection. not for the one coal
mine owner. but for the thousands of coal
consumers. lie was ashamed that the
Chamber of Commerce of this city was in
favor of giving the lumber and coal barons
the opportunity 20 charge as much for
their products as they do in Chile If free
trade we're established Puget sound would
be vast navy yard conducted not by the
government but by private enterprise.
Protection enabled the coal harons 10 haul
coal through this city and sell il in San
Francisco for si.2S a ton less than in this
city. He wound Up by saying that he be-
lieyed God vas a free trader.