The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-10

ed an opinion in public without thoroughly
satisfying himself that his conclusion was
well founded. He called the weekly news
papers a mosquito fleet that had not III,
said the Times would know where L stood
bv Wednesday and intimated that the Post
Inte,ligencer had been subsidized. lie
then plunged into an abyss Of figures from
which he emerged triumphantly declaring
that the city wanted Cedar river water ana
would have it at once. He criticised me
three Judges OF the superior court, saying
that they had been out Of place III eA-
pressing an opinion on the water question
Next, TO the infinite delight of the audi
ence, the speaker declared that the cor
morauts' in having invited minister 10
their meeting, had laid their sacrileg.ons
hands on the pulpit, thing that ought 70
damn them in the eyes OF good cltlzehs'
He finally declared that the only question
for the voters to decide was whether they
thought It advisable to extend the wafer
system TO Cedar river.
Two War Horses on the Rostrun.
William III. White, introduced 10 the au-
dlence as the warhorse of the Democracy
declared that the only object OF the cleo
ton was to serve notice on Mr.. Hama Ne
Down and his entire crowd, that the CITY
intended to own the water supply now anu
forever. The one thing necessary for the
people TO do was to tell the schemsr II
don't 60" Mr.. Rlnehart vigorously at
tackled the Post-Intelhgencer. saying 1t had
printed figures bad enought 10 stop l.hlni-
grafton and to cause all taxpayers TO leave
the city. Like Mr.. White, ne sad
have read the Post-Intelligencer and nave
been converted.
Winsor Charges Padding.
As Richard Winsors name was called
there was a storm of approval. which. as
that gentleman stepped forward, burst al
most into an ovation. He intimated that
the registration of the First, Fourth ana
Seventh wards had been padded 200 votes
and stated that the watch DOG OF INC CITY
council" Dr. Jordan, would give sl0o for
every conviction for Illegal voting. TAX
ing up the question Of water supply, Mr.
Winsor declared that the city could earn
$4,000 a year under the gravity system
In closing he called for a rising vote, and
many of the audience stood up.
Orange Jacobs told three or four stories,
criticised the Chamber of Commerce, made
sport of the speakers at Saturday even
ing's meeting and admonished the voters
that it was their duty to secure for the
city water of Cedar river, forever plentiful
and pure
NJ j. Carkeek announced that he was in
favor Of the city owning the water works,
and owning them at once. Henry w. Stein,
candidate for charter commissioner, said
the question was one OF monopoly IL
YOU vote against the ordinance" he de-
clared, "you will vote TO give a corpora
ton power TO lay tribute on every clothes
line in the city" Mr. Williams arraigned
the Post-Intelligencer. and declared that
the opponents Of the ordinance had de-
clined joint debate. because they were
afraid TO pick up the gauntlet. Mr.. Craven
reviewed the interviews printed in the
Post-Intelligencer. and attempted to an
swer them. The meeting was closed by a
short speech by Mr.. McGilvra, the first
short speech he ever made.