The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-12

p.h amIcssort upon yourselves H4Au8hsery
am noe usually afraid TO face an as
oemhiy, bat a chamber Of c0mm<rce
nm little bfs tn doubt about In my
ovn pass Of the country We have . cha n
Hsr Of commerce. and IL does 50 many
thinxs--aad knows them 80 thof0uxhiy--
that have never dared 20 speak to them
~ all have therefore 10 say that
shall not presume to instruct you
1t would b. absurd for me TO attempt
20 say suyfbfnx OF encouragement or
cheer or urgency about business matters
To the men who have been able to build
such . splendid city rs see all about me-
with the evidences % greatness that IS
OF the present day and Of the days TO
come. and salute you In the midst Of
what seems to me a very great work
was here nine years ago, and remember
very well the Impression the town then
made upon me. and l shall not forget
when so sway now the impression which
the great city makes upon me. (Appiause)
Il take this opportunity In regard 10
this hcmogcnsty OF the American people,
10 urge upon you very earnestly that you
must at all times be as far In accord
with your fellow citizens across the con-
sirent ~ you conveniently can, because
l wish to say 20 you--and I suppose you
can say the same 10 me-that the very
best feeling exists ia the East toward the
West. Don't you let any local ora tor. or
any perSon vino has designs Of his own to
work out. make you believe that there in
any feeling IN the East foward you ex-
cept that OF Kindness and good hope.
TOOK occasion during the last cam
pAign--of course. | understand that | am
not to enter into politics AT all isughter}-
! took occGkion to say 10 q gathering Of
soms seven OF eight thousand people OF
the East THAI from my association with
tbs West | was sure they would find the
Westerner thinking they did. and that
In time he would exhibit the same amount
Of common sense H<aughter.) / did not
say to them villa. will say 10 you. that
Ia my judgment that time is rather be-
lated, but the Wcsterner viii catch up
beyond a doubt.
You have such a great future before
you that u seems a work Of snpererogation
for me &c say anything to you upon this
point. Nevertheless you must recoliect
that fraternal feeling IL a necessity. rot
only for the benefit Of the East, but for
the West Also told one OF my audiences
that New England not only only sent her
childwren here. but her money here and az
remarked to that audience. both of them
stayed tLaughter.1 While they were not
80 vociferoas In their applause as you are
nj That sentiment, still they showed no
that they had an appreciation. just as you
nave. OF the fact that am stating. (Re-
newed iaughser.)
Now let ns be pretty manly aud square
about ~ II you want our capital and
you get II. walt until you have forgotten
that you have got IL before you abuse US
too badly. daughter, I know that the
siHcefe sentiment OF the West toward the
East - good. and l am not at all surprised
" there should be In the West a little OF
something to the contrary. Because un-
derstand something of the West, having
caught gIsmpses OF the ups and downs OF
your frontier life. We in the East run or
an easy grade. but you go away up and
Then YOU come away down: and the re-
suit u You express great deal more feel
Ing than We would: but underneath this
expression there Is the same feeling for
this Wnoae country we have In the
East. The country Il so vast that the
various people In the various sections can
not be thoroughly asslmiiated. but with
time and railroads. and possibly balloons.
we VIII findiiy do it, daughter and ap-
piause.)
Trip Of Inspection.
a special committee then took the
speaker and his party along Second ave-
nue. 10 tbs Madison street cable line. The
comparatively small building leased by :he
government for postoffice was pointed
OUT 10 MT Reed. and II reminded him OF
the application made TO congress hy the
people of Chicago for a new postoffice
"nen they came 10 u.s. he said. they
declared that the building was tumbling
10 pieces. and that II would fall on them
on every one of them. Now they are try
ing 10 take that building down and thew
cannot tear II apart. hear they are try-
ing dynamite on IT,
the party went up Madison street to
ua{
hne. From this point they walked TO ,ba
edge OF the blum, and Gov McGraw point-
ed out t4e course of the government sar-
Ves forA canal joining the lakes Mr.
fsseu listened very attentively and asked
many questions. some of which seemed 10
STOW That ne was acquainted with some
OF she details OF the great work. and he
n'@as a sly Joke about the terrible fereda.
co'u. arxxiing rain was falling al the
saiae, ou' the speaker did not seem to
hiha II. so absorbed was h. in thoronrhlv
eomprehending the engineering work nm
~ discussion and the advantages that its
completion would afford.
AZ Moran'a.
carriages were waiting at the hote, unor
anesr return, and when Mr. Reed asked
".sfs ne Was 20 be taken next Gen. Met,
esiie said: ITO see Cur warshlps'
Reed. 'pVsher
Or warships in course of cons,r,,c-
or ssammer.
The line OF carriages was driven 20 No
ran ; shiphailding yards. and Robert Mo.
TAN showed- the speaker over the revenue
cutter ana TORPEDO boat which ar. hstnv
putt there for the government. spealsr
Reed Was very complimentary 10 NJ No
tsa. expressing his surprise mat the work
tic WAS also SHOWN through the Saops ana
MAS evidently entirely satisfied Win the
capacity s the establishment "a under
take government wols.- and with me aby4
~ OF the mar who had bun, uu such -
industry SO far 10 the westward On the
return tie enptying pipe OF the dre4iger
aas sne"n TO the speaker. and the tide
hat system explained by Mr.. puris.
The Afternoon Reception.
There Was continual string OK visitors
al the reception from TO 5 o'clocx In the
Rainier-Granti parlors. and Mr. Ri ,n-
stead ~ being bored Nth the hanashak-
ing. had ally ioke with nearly every one
81 those presented. Judge Mcts!lNra told
% aa~ pioneer daSs and OF going 10 CHI
c&go IN iSsA 20 which Speak nce.t s.gsll-
snsly responded. "Ahs thas was before
tse hSod-l mean before the fire." and
there was a hearty laugh Mr.. Reed
laughed occasionally. ana Il did ore xoaa
10 hear him. No "Fr.ar Ct Orders GRAY
or s'Haon ID Ce.tarcFT could have had A
.iesRef. more Frsoaant. more unctuous
laugh shan has Speaker Reed
James asmiiien leafs, The new con-
gresham, esfsac ap and aas presented.
essss va eas very PES @ess. Il vssese]y sstl-
ea - pas ans respects Nj Reed g ae sxtA
we knos7 yeU. 81. aad ~. honor yaa. SIR
a*tstouSa ~ Ray n0t always agree Mia
you tfaat 60 very kind" said Nj Reed.
wHa = snlasi ar, and Mr. 1<wss re-
tsfy>i. elssaleg ve~y aretgsgv.