The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-21
THE FIRST AROUSED.
Biggest Republican Club in the
City Organized.
SCORING THE HAvEmeYeR BILL.
Three Hundre1 Members Enrofied and
Hear Good speeches-As Inde-
pendent RepabIlesa Club.

A rousing meeting and 80 names on the
roll II the result % the FIRST gathering Of
the Republicans Of the First Wari Cub IN
their headquarters, - 205 South Third
street. last night The hot weather eya-
IDENTIFY did not diminish the ardoF Of the
rank and Tie Of the party. for BY O'Clock.
the time set for calling the club together,
the house Vas sell niled. and few min
utes later seats we're ~ premium. Tbs
meeting was called TO order by Charley
Weeber, president, snd (. c. Dickson
acted a. secretary. The reading Of the
minutes Of the last meeting vas dispensed
With. and the attention of the audiences
was al once directed to the speakers.
John Z Humphries said that now was
good time for the Republicans TO meet
and pass Judgment upon Democratic rule
IA fitting tine TO consider whether the
doctrine Of protection or free trade is the
true doctrine. he rapidly sketched an
outline Of tariff legislation from the
formation OF the government delineated
the policy Of the Republican party from
It's inception, and declared that il had
almost made the political and business
history Of the country. He summed up
the doctrine Of protection By giving Lin
coins illustration.
eff you buy abroad your money goes out
OF the country, ana you get only the goods (;
but II you buY At home you get the money
and the goods and the labor that produces
the goods"
The speaker drew many illustrations
from the history of the tariff In this and
other countries. touched upon the revenue,
and severely arraigned the advocates OF
the single tar, saying:
''Our forefathers declared that man
should own the land from the ground TO
God. That afforded him home, and ours
- government of homes. The feudal
system as abolished TO Ilet every man
own a home In fee simple, and now Is no
time TO change of to an untried thing.
The hight now was a fight for the manu-
factory and the machine shop, and the
only thing 10 do was 10 stand In line for
the principle Of protection and restore the
government to q solid basis.
S. H. Piles followed. He thought the
atmosphere OF the room was hot enough
70 do for the Democrats after death, and
said that now was high time for Republi-
cans 20 get together and displace the party
that had broken its promises and disgraced
aud outraged the government He brought
home the tariff question by supposing a
half dozen'manufactures located in Seattle.
and after extensive illustrations asked /:
"Can any man hesitate on this PROPOSE
tion2"
sYesl" called out thick voice from the
audience.
eff there be such let him hesitate but
be is not sensible. That man is full of
pure old Democratic whisky"
The retort pleased the audience, and the
speaker was greeted with vociferous APP
plause Continuing, he said he MAS OPP
posed TO trusting the government 20
inexperienced men. The Democrats had
shown they could not rEn the govern
ment The untried Populists were
mostly Democrats. Mr.. Piles closed with
an exhortstion TO Republicans to go TO
the primaries and choose good delegates.
and then so to the polls aud vote.
w. f. Humphrey referred 10 the party
leaders who perform such tricks before
high heaven as make the angels weep. "
aud then attacked the Wilson bill in
scathing terms, speaking of it rs the
monstrosity that will be forever known
and stigma.ixed as the Hayemeyer tariff
bill He said in substance;
ut is an heir worthy OF its ancestry.
This abortive, misshappen, unowned
child is even repudiated by the Demo
Gratis. 1t is denounced by the house,
apoiogized for by the senate. and con-
demned by the president. This monstrous
child OF betrayal. avariee and greed
will on next Friday be untimely born,
with no one to father IL. At its birth no
congratulations will be received. Even
Grover Cleveland has fled, refusing 10
ha f. Of g. law
is this monsirosity Of sin and corruption,
the latest, and. it is 20 be hoped, the last
heir OF Democracy in all its hideousness
and deformity. This is the fuifillment and
elimination of all the promises and
pledges made by that party 10 the people.
They have oeen recreant to every trust.
betrayed every confidence and been false
70 every rvbmise- They have proven In
competent, corrupt aud unpstriotie. This
present administration At the coming cleo
ton wiil be condemned aud repudiated by
such a majority that all the sugar Of the
sugar trust cannot sweeten its accursed
memory.
CORPORATION Counsel scott followed.
When the chairman announced his name
be hesitated on the counsel" and the
audience understood IL "scoundrel," TO
the great amusement Of Mr.. Scott and all
present lie said that the Democratic
party was not the friend Of labor because
its foundations rested on slavery, for the
south wanted labor cheap. while the Re-
pabiican party had laid broader founda-
ton stones and wanted labor high. lie
considered Populism a fith wheel to the
Democratic wagon. Referring 70 Cleve-
land and the Wilson bill he said:
What did the senators say when that
bli came before them after the president
wrote his letier7 Did they stand up like
men1 No. They compromised with
thieves and robbers and gave Havemeyer
a bonus OF millions. which laboring men
must pay before they can sweeten their
coffee"
f.. z. Dole told funny story, after
which. on motion OF DR.. A Z. Mitten. a
recess vas taken ia order TO allow those
present 10 sign the roll. which they did 10
the number Of 500
Among the prominent Republicans
present were: DR.. A. T. Mltten. Z F.
Dole. Thomas W Gordon. W. j. Caldwell,
prank B. Wrestling and 7. }. Qaiglsy.
The officers Of the club are: Charles
weboer. president; C. +. RsisEe, vice pre-
sidsat; q. O. Guy. secretary; Dr.. A. Z.
Mltten, treasurer. The club adjourned 10
meet next Monday evening 81 s'elook.