The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27


fng been made they could appeal 10 those
outside OF The party for their aid in So
curing a pure and clean administration.
he should not 1issect the motives OF oppo-
Tents- We should overthrow their priaci-
Pies or e ashamed TO argue them. lie be
heseQ II party appointments in municipal
a1ai-s- as behind the personal responsi-
ellfty was that Of the party making the
nom lions
Il had Been said that this was no place
for the discussion OF national politics. but
be must express his belief in partisan NOM
nations 81 al times. There was one adj
mtnistrati0n OF this city that no party
would De responsible for Now he believed
that Mr.. Ronald was an honest man. and
he had never heard either the honesty or
ABILITY OF Mr.. Dolworth questioned But
when an attempt was made 20 hold the
Democratic party responsible for the do
iags OF that admins tratiora. the Democratic
party ignored and refused the responsible
ity: yet II thar administration had con-
tinned two years longer X would have
bankrupted the city. Thus history showed
that two parties. at least, were necessa-
~ in all representative government, in
order TO secure responsibilities and eff
cheney and economy, and it was necessary
for party's existence that its nominees
should add TO its honor and thus assist its
ambitions and Potentially for the future.
Like n Corporation.
This municipality had been likened 10 a
corporation. and for the conduct of cor
poration it was eminentIy proper 10 nomi-
nate a business man. tCheers.D The man
nominated was one whose golngs and COM
ings in business for six or eight years was
well known throughout the city. and there
was not a single stain upon his honor or
integrity as a man. (Applause)
Mr.. Jacobs then, "as a sort of lawyer
himself" spoke in favor of Mr.. Brown.
the nominee for corporation counsel stat
ing that Mr.. Brown was not one OF those
lawyers who, without any knowledge,
could .-let off a volume of sweetened wind"
on the smallest provocation. but was
quiet student of the law. Referring 10 the
recent Democratic convention. he said that
Democrats did not hold themselves bound
by It, and that the only thing that could
hold that hybrid party together was the
cohesiveness of the hopes of public plum
der and his Democratic friends were not
going to be led 10 the slaughter in the
style their capturers had planned. cCheers)
John h. Brown.
J. X Brown. candidate for corporation
council. was the next speaker, He pre-
missed by saying that II was an honor or
which any man could feel proud TO be the
nominee of the convention which met on
the 18th and 10 receive the Endorsement
and ratification of such an audience as
was assembled, and the speaker was proud
of having received il. He outlined the dll-
ties OF the office for which he was can
didate, the importance of which he felt
deeply He paid handsome tribute to the
present holder OF the office for which the
speaker was an aspirant. and discussed
briefly the issues before the people He,
like other speakers. spoke. in the highest
terms of the nominee for mayor.
SoIon T. Williams.
Scion T. Williams was the last speaker
OF the evening. He said there were only
two possible reasons for any man TO re-
fuse 10 support the nominees of his party
for office Those were when the nomina-
tons had been made by unfair means, or
when the candidates themselves were I'M
worthy. Then il was not only a right, hut
a duty to repudiate the party nominees
Party fealty was not above conscience.
Measured by this test, how was the case
with the nominees of the last convention?
1t was the best ticket ever presented TO
the voters of the city. coming from the
cleanest convention ever assembled The
people had clamored for a business admin
istration of city affairs. They now had an
opportunity TO vote for one of the lest
business men of the city. man of stead
fastness of purpose, honesty, honor and
integrity. They should take him, or never
talk of wanting business men for office.
The convention VAS elected by the largest
vote ever cast In primaries in the city, and
was itself the largest convention ever held
in the Northwest. 1t came direct from
the people, and made its own nominations,
a. the result of a race as close and cxcit-
ing as any ever run on a Kentucky race
course. Do the people want nominations
made that way. or do they prefer those put
up day or so in advance of convention
by half dozen men meeting in a back
room? The convention was one which ex-
pressed the desire of every member: the
collar and whip lash had no part in 1t. and
ii gave the people the best and cleanest
ticket which had ever sought their suf-
frages. He concluded with asking the au-
dience % give three cheers for the nom
inees OF the Republican party. which were
given with will. and the vast audience
filed slowly out of the building.