The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-18

Of the records Of each From the time the
Republicans vent into power, he said.
their stock went Up, mp. up aniiI lss9. ard
the people became 20 prosperous THAI
every body wansei $ day for his work
But since the Democrats vent into power
there had been less work and less money
for all. He said:
Two years ago I predicted that Grover
CIegeIand's election meant a repetition Of
the hard times Of 1857. Now. | venture 20
predict that If the North goes solIdiy Re
publican az the coming elections times
will improve in Just four months Jast
try il. II my prediction fails. then you
can say that am no prophet.
Mr. Frink then turned upon the record
Of the Popuiists. and reviewed their fall
ures wherever tried. "You see these
records" be said. schoose By them and
you cannot 90 wrong"
John w. Corson was the next speaker.
He said the Democratic party had been
guilty Of nnrder in the first degree in
killing the industries OF the country. and
the jaries OF the American people did not
propose that that party should escape con-
viction on the plea either Of idiocy or in
sanity. Speaking of the soreheads he said:
what IL the justification for an indie
pendent movement AZ this time? | believe
II party Is worth belonging TO. IL IS worth
belonging 10 ali over. When man seeks
a place on q party ticket and de.Iberases
in party councils. that man is bound to
abide the results OF party deliberations.
and no man who processes fealty TO party
has a right TO bolt ticket or join an indie
pendent movement without clear end
manifest cause. DO we find any such ex-
cuse in this campaign7
Consider for moment the personnel
of the Republican county ticket. First
on that ticket is the name OF DR.. A. 4.
Mltten. candidate for treasurer. This is
an important office and requires peculiar
qualifications. Against DIR. Aitten the
opposition are ievelIng their most bitter
attacks. and yet what do they offer3 So
far IS have heard. no man, bis most Bit
ter personal enemy or his most interested
opponent, has been able TO suggest q single
syllable against his eminent fitness for the
position. That he is honest. that he is
abe. qualified in a marked degree for tina.
Office. cannot be By any man disputed.
Against him the spotted eggs and Populists
have combined on J. w Maple. Against
MIR Maple have not word 10 say. ]
know him only as good. honest. average
everyday rancher: but his most intimate
friend and champion will not claim for
him single qualification except his
honesty Tor that position. A man totally
unacquainted with finance, a stranger
10 the figures with which that Office has TO
deal. King county cannot take any chances
upon MS election. We had an illustration
in our own city of the honest man who
didn't know anything, q treasurer who
probably meant well, who didn't intend to
defraud the city. and yet when called
upon to account for the city funds, found
them nearly 5000, 600 short. Concede that
DR.. Mitten is cold biooded. Every tax
payer knows that with him in that Office
every last scent piece will be accounted
for"
Mr.. Corson then spoke as follows of A.
I. Van de Vanter:
81 have known Mr.. Van de vanter per-
sonally and well for five years, aad during
the last four years with an intimacy of al
most more then brothers. | followed his
career az state senator and as a personal
friend / have watched il all along the
line. / know his mind. / know his
makeup. He is here In King county to
stay. All his property. ali his interests,
al his ambitions are centered here, and
when any man tells me that with all these
things at stake A. +. Van de vanter went
about this town seeking trivial bride he
tells me what | not only know TO be abso-
iuteiy false. but what / believe the man
who said IT knew TO be false"
John w. Mcdonnell, candidate for re-
preventative from the Thirty ninth dis
trtct. also spoke.