The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-24
THE WICKED PARTIES
Orators Of the Citizens League
Bemoan Their Sins.
WAL OF THE SEVEN WISE MEN.
A Great Audfenee Of Anxious Inqufrers
Hesrs the Advocates of the Non
Partisan Ticket


with several thousand citizens curious 20
hear the sponsors Of the CltIzsas' Manlei-
raj League give the reason for the faith
which Is in them and tell ghy 10 existing
party vas good enough 20 govern the city.
so that is became necessary for those OF
their members whose spirits revolted AZ
their misdeeds TO 90 forth from them and
herd hy themselves That the league has the
courage of lis convictions Is proved oy tue
fact that 10 had sen. on. several thousand
invitations to the citizens TO hear what ITS
leaders had TO say for themselves
Nor vas the meeting like those
held previouly by the league IN
being composed almost entirely OF the
kid -gioved element. for there was
large proportion OF workingmen in the
listening throng. The audience was
by TO means composed of sympashizers
with the purpose of the league. II was
chiefly made up Of nxious ingnirers. who
wanted TO know what these seven wise
men and their staff had TO say for their
league and its ticket. nominated by care
fully selected assembiage; the gauzy thin
ness of applause showed that.
Still Emusic by the Frat Regiment band
and addresses by able speakers" we're
drawing cards, and everybody likesto hear
Judge Burke, for he always speaks well no
matter what his subject. The programme
was vel carried out and everybody ap-
paren;ly well pleased by the eloquent
efforts of the various speakers. As
Rev. Clark Davis put it, it
was the most eminently respectable crowd
he had ever witnessed at . political gather
ing. Even the galleries were filed TO
their utmost capacity. while the door Of
the hall was crowded to the speakers
stand. There was quite fair sprinkling
of women, who were given seats Of
honor near the speakers stand and
the audience generally appeared made up
Of the more intelligent classes OF thinking
men, who came to hear what argument
would be advanced. The points made by
the leading speakers in favor of
the League did not enthuse the
audience, while on the other hand
all references complimentary to the Re-
publican party were received with good
hearty applause. The speakers confined
themselves TO an exposure of the corrup-
ton of the present Democratic ad-
ministrat,on and in order TO head
off the Republican, that party re-
ceived thick layer of abuse.
The catch-word of the evening was non
partisanship in municipal affairs and an
earnest plea to vote the League ticket.
The WHY Democrats. through Comptroller
Carson. of letter-writing fame, had
prepared a four-page pamphlet "What
Democratic Administration Has
Accomplished in Two Years." and
these were handed out to every
man who entered the hail. so that the
audience was we'll supplied with literature
showing the self-sacritcing nature of the
recent two years OF Democratic admins
tration. The figures in this pamphlet
were used against the Democrats by some
OF the speakers.
At o'clock, after the hall had been
fully crowded, with not a seat vacant, the
First regiment band. that had been
parading the streets leading a trans
parepey. marched into the hall and took
position near the speakers stand, after
which the notables of the league COM
meneed TO gather on the platform, Judge
Burke receiving round of applause on
his coming on. A. A. Denny acted as
chairman. and when he called the meet
ing 10 order, after the bald had soothed
the nerve. OF the audience with a choice
selection. the following gentlemen ap-
reared seated in a circle in his rear: Judge
Thomas Burke, 6. A. Weed, Herman
Chaplin, L. r. Blaine. Hillory Butler,
William ID. Wood. Samuel Ramsey, w. III.
White. Jay c. Allen, Josiah Collins, John
j. McGiivra, A. T. Burwell, Dexter
Horton. Only three of the famous seven
were there. but they were reinforced by
some Of their younger iieutenants.
Mr.. Denny lost no time with words. but
merely announced each speaker in turn.
the first being 1.-The old war horse" W. III.
White
Mr.. White promised to speak only Eve
minutes, but after warming up TO his sub
lect he extended il 10 thirty minutes. He
apoioglzed TO his Democratic friends for
aught he would say against his former
party by saying that his tight was not
against the principles Of Democracy but
against the corrupt men who had been
allowed TO creep Ia and usurp contro! of
tie party and tie affairs OF the city. He
quoted from Washington's farewell ad-
dress. Beware Of the baneful influence of
party spirit" Ii Gen. Washington found
it necessary 10 address those words in
al affairs how much more necessary
vas Il TO apply them 20 the corrupt Dem
ocratic administration of the city of
Seattle. The league. Mr. White an
nouuced, was organized not ia the sole
hope Of winning at this election. but for
the purpose of continuing in POKER and
bringing about needed reforms. princinal
among which would be complete reform Of
the charter. Mr.. Ronald. he ;bough,
meant to do right. bat bis hands xere tied
by the charter, which handicapped hin ia
decapltating the corrupt officials Nth
whom he was surrounded. The Repas.
leans, through the Posr.IsTEltfgrscxs
the leading paper in the state (" sA4a BIZ
White, were urging that the Republicans
would give a clean administration. He
denied il on the ground that party fssltv
would prevent II. no matter how 1e.l.
meaning the leaders might BE- Mr. White
gave the political history Of the tao us--
ties in Seattle in The l2st four years. aud
pledged his word that the league ticket
|. meant reduction 10 the number Of puniic
officials, one legislative body. greater
power vested In The mayor aud general
reduction OF all taxes
Herman Chaplin. introduced as s'the
next mayor Of seattle. received n little
applause. lie IS no orator and frankly aa-
mItted Il. He said his name bad been pat
on The Asst Of speakers as a matter of
coaFiesy- At this poin; some one In the
back part Of the house cried louder -
he accepted the position OH the TICKET
merely a. business man. The nresent
epoch "a the Political history Of seattls
presented 4 number Of hard nut 70 crack
aEd the league proposed 70 .rv hard IN
smash few % them The citizens were
lace TO face with corruption, aad the dag