The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-18

on its feet in spite Of Ed Taysor's drastic
listle speech which turned is inside cat
King. Spokane. Thurston and other
countfes will naturally want 70 know
what did t." I'd Taylor did il. aided by
other snfuences Fer years Taylor has
been banging asay ~ states and rings
A q rule be has met with abjeet defeat
Bot be 10 slayer. This trip he went out
into the country and lad his pipe deep.
Every precinct in the county was given
three delegates 90 begin With. Then one
deiegsts was allowed for every ten votes
or fraction thereof. As result the eoun-
try. with tribe over IS per cent Of ths
votes cast, got nearly 50 per cent Of the
Delegates And. &c stated in the PosT-Is-
rEfLfeEscER today, Taylor's reapportion-
rnenf scheme boosted him for the state
senatorial nomination. There were other
things. too The ghost OF the late Hrson
administration Of this city persisted in
stalking. II vas not satisfied with its de-
feat and the Orr standardization victory.
The Ledgev's fight on Sheriff Matthews,
having his scuf1ie with the late NJ. G. Saa-
Ivan as its center pole. helped Matthews.
simply because the death Of Sullivan was
used 70 club him
Every candidate pat forward by those
who represented the opposition TO
Matthews and Parker WAS defeated. YER
lily, Tacoma ~ a strange town, filed with
as much Independence to the square inch
as can be found anywhere in the world. A
few years residence and close application
TO q study Of the conditions enables 9 man
20 form fairly good idea OF what results
may be expected TO follow certain causes.
Exactly what puzzles the prophets is to
comprehend the results that have no
causes. Rings. states. personal DONNA
ton, cliques aud thar sort OF thing fare i'll
in Tacoma politics. provided always the
fellows who are brim full Of independence
ind IL out.
The single change In the winners picked
By the PosT-IsTELIIeEscxn today came
about by placing kairweather for clerk in
stead of Saubert AS stated, IL was to be
Fairweather or Nsubert. Nsubert would
have been favor TO the country. but Fair
weather being named the country had to
have something. and IL was given the
assessor. However, this nomination
should have come TO the city, a. q man ac-
quainted with the value of Tacoma prop
srty Is needed Mr.. Hunt, who was chosen,
y
Besides. Fink would have been 9 crumD
for the city combinations that were van
pushed. and Ii would have been more
polite but for the selections heretofore
referred 10.
In the evening more than the usual
amount OF horse play vas INDUCED in, the
chair having to substitute clawhammer
for the gavel on the selection Of wreck
master. p. G. Sullivan was one of the
shining candidates, with Nelson Bennett
and bis 'bear," Ed Taylor, Will L.
Visscher and q dozen other lively seconds,
yisscher winning.
At 10 o'clock, the nominations being
concluded. the platform and resolutions
were read. Contention was anticipated
regarding the supreme court judgeship
recommendations, silver, and the division
OF school funds. Following Is the report:
''The Republicans OF Pierce county. in
convention assembled, hereby reaffirm our
confidence in aud devotion TO the prin-
ciples of our party AZ heretofore declared.
The Democratic party has not only
failed to substitute for the Mckinley Law,
which 10 has 30 persistently criticised,
something that was wiser. better or
more acceptable 10 the country, but
IL has failed, after year OF con-
commended itself either to the people or
to Its own authors, or to merit higher
praise from the highest authority in that
party than that 1t il an Inconsistent alb
surdity and q violation Of party principles
and OF party faith We reafirm our
devotion TO the doctrine OF protection
20 American industries and in its applica-
ton to q tariff law approve the following
fundamental principless First--0n all
Injuries imported into this country a
tariff should DO levied as high a. can be
practically collected. Second-AIl necss-
saries OF life which cannot prac-
ticaliy be produced In the United
of tariif. Third-on all commodities,
which can be practically produced In this
country, q tariff should be levied equal to
the difference between the cost of
labor here and abroad, and no higher
Fourth--We not only declare for the pro-
lection Of the products of American
labor, bat also earnestly favor the pro-
lection Of the American lsborer by wise
aud stringent restrictions against undesir-
able foreign emigration.
I'VE believe In the use of both gold and
silver as money, and favor the enactment
of law for the free coinage of the silver
product of the silver mines Of the United
States at o ratio Of 10 TO I. with dlscrimi-
mating tariffs against all countries main
tanning single gold standard.
I'VE believe that the construction OF the
| Nicaragua canal should be encouraged
and assisted in every reasonable way by
| the United States government and that
the government should control IL when
| built.
ave also earnestly insist that the re-
strictions upon the power TO dispose of
| land In the Puyailup Indian reservation
be removed.
"we believe in the strictest economy in
the management of county affairs. In the
present condition of business il II i'm
psrative that taxes be reduced TO the
lowest limit that viii provide means
TO pay necessary expenses and meet
our just obligations, and We hereby
plrdgs our candidates when elected
TO change ;he policy that has prevailed for
the past two years under q Democratic
board Of commissioners. and which has
wasted the funds by petty extravaganee
leaving Just bills unpaid aud the county
without means to pay for needed improve
mentA"
The following resolution. we're SUB
mltfedi
with justihable pride, we call the at
tsntion OF the people Of the state OF Wash
inEton 20 the honorable record made by
! our fellow citizen. Hon. w. II. Doolittie,
/ IS q member of congress from this state.
and 70 the zeal. ability and patriotism
that has characterized his course ina con-
gress. aud the faithiulness vita which he
has served the interests Of the people OF
I this state.
Especially DO We call attention 20 the
work he has accomplished in bringing TO
/ the attention Of congress and the Ameri-
/ can people the great benefits 20 be derived
/ from the construction OF the Nicaragua
canal
"Mr. Doollttis has, with antirsas real
pressed this question on the attention OF
/ congress with such success that there il
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