The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-19

At the Northern hotel the great labor
leader made short speech, in which he
thanked the people for their enthusiasm
and moGestiy said that he believed the re-
ception was not due so much 10 his per-
sonaltty as II was to the principle and
cause he represents. In the hour follow
Ing he met some of the leading people of
the city. among them being ). S. Carlisle.
ex-minister 10 Bolivia; Or. II. +. Merkls.
Il. r. Bennett. A. +. Haas. Rev. ID. c.
Garrett. Or. j. Eugene Jordan, Richard
Winsor, Samuel Rosenberg and Gov.
James SheakIey Of Alaska, who happened
to be "A guest at the Northern. The gov
ernor and Mr.. Debs had short but very
cordial interview. which proved source
OF qualification to both.
\ Trip on the Lake.
In the afternoon he was waited on by
several weli-known labor leaders among
them w r. c. Adams, who was the Pop
ulist candidate for congress at the last
election w. @. Armstrong. representing
the w. G. l.. L.. and ". III. Middleton,
secretary of that body. and a. r. L. rep
resentatives AT o'clock IA small party
took advantage or the hospitality of Mr..
Haas. of the Seser avenue line. who had
provided a special car, and, accompanied
by Mr.. DebS. went TO Lake Washington.
There they boarded the steamer city OF
Renton and enjoyed a brief excursion on
o'clock.
lie Talks of His Antagonist.
In the evening Mr.. pebs was interview
ed but he did not have a great deal TO
saw He is a large. fine-looking man and
has such a thoroughly good face. with
kindly black eyes. that IL becomes no
mystery how men should have chosen
him for leader in whom they could
place the hi CHEST confidence. He was 1T
- ka tE7 a
Mr., Egan. of the Railway Managers As
ISOLATION. ana appeared surprised. and
remarked:
HE must have come i'm this evening.
It's funny that We should have both ar
rived a, the same time In the same city
so far from come. Perhaps be may at
tend the lecture this evening" sam Mr..
Dehs allowed his glance 10 wander out
through the window al nothing Ia par
ticular as II he was thinking OF things
and scenes far removed from the pres
eat.
What DO you thlnk OF Mr.. Egan9'
was asked Of Mr.. Dehs The labor leader
ceased his reverie and replied quickly:
why, personally l never had any deal
ings with MIR. Egau. but he must be
capAhlc. clever. Intelligent man or he
would not occupy the position ne does
Personally I never had any misunder-
standing or difficulty with him. aud he is
Bus you see during the trouble he repre-
scented the railroads On the one side
me employees on the other. ana. cf course.
we held cur different views. and what
ever / bad - say was uot directed 70 Nr.
Egan personally. but merely 70 the policy
and workings ~ the' corporations BY
+ whom hc was employed. Yes. il is quite
y coincidence that we should both he
5 out here together. arriving the same day
and on entirely different missions"
lie Addresses n 4 reat Audience.
Mr. Dehs lecture or Who Are the Con-
/ spira;ors.' At the Seattle ;haater In the
evening WAS splsp3iiiy delivered and
: elected frequent AMI repeated applause
We proved himself g roIis1esi speaker. ard
Cor two hours and half the interest
never tagged, II his argument i5e Was
piasn. conclusive ara convincing his ear
nestncss was profound. ard his rhetoric,
metaphor ard figures ~ speech pHetlcal
pathe,ic and enthusiastic. lie demon
sfrated that ne has been studeat az HUI
mar nature a. Well rs % good books tha
classics Shakespeare. K8Skin. Carlisle.
Alacauiay and Eurns seeming - b his
favortse authors Those wha expected
t1as be would pose as a martyr. as r.
salt ~ his SIX months trnrriSoarnsa: n
the county Jail az Chicago FOR the vart