The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-27
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that 1t costs three times as much to run
the state a year as ii does Tennessee.
with five times the population of WASH
ington, which Mr.. Rogers said was fif-
teen times as much per capita as In the
more favored state. south of Mason and
Dixon's lire. He then charged the pres
ent state government with being response
bic, by its ruinous conduct of finance, for
the closing of the institution for defec-
tive youth. and made bold the statement
that the state reform school is about to
close. He criticised the last message OF
Gov. McGraw on the financial questions
of the state. and said uncompiimentary
things of the Post -fntelligencer.
While Mr.. Rogers was talking inside
Col. James Hamilton Lewis was holding
an overflow meeting outside. addressing
his hearers from The windows above the
main entrance to the Armory. Compared
with the chill aid lack OF enthusiasm
within. the meeting outside was a fur
mace. and Mr.. Rogers appreciated this.
While Col. Lewis admirers were yelling
themselves hosrse the large crowd inside
the building listened calmly 10 Mr.. Rog-
erS' statements, some OF which he said
he could prove. While he was saying that
he could prove things. and was falling TO
do so. the roar from Col. Lewis opposition
meeting rolled into the building.
II wish those doors could be kept clos
read from his notorious publication, The
Irrepressibie Conflict in which he said
that the statement occurred that he had
said there were prostitutes in the bar, the
pulpit and the press, land l leave IL to
you IL there isn't prostitute in the Post
1ntelligencer office now. why" said
Mr.. Rogers. THE book of Holy Writ may
be distorted The comparison between
the Bible and THE IrrepreSsible Conflict"
fell like a wet blanket
Mr.. Rogers attacked the state land COM
mission. saying that one man could do the
work Of the three now engaged, and that
those now holding the Offices had hard
work to keep out of one another's way.
I'VE are for the Democracy of Jefferson
and the Republicanism OF Abraham Lin
coin" said the speaker. He got three
weak cheers. and retired 10 repeat his
talk at Ranke's hail. I'VE will now have
lS TO l." said Ir. Holmes. lis Prof
Sharpe in the hall2" Prof. Sharpe failed
TO materialize. and sixteen girls In white
dresses and silver stars. and one with a
yellow dress and gilt stars sang Amer
ica"-without an accompaniment. Mr.
Holmes announced that as Cot Lewis had
always thrown bouquets at the ladies' the
latter had decided 10 present Col. Lewis
with a bouquet. He named a committee
10 escort Col. Lewis in. but that gentle
man had a good thing outside and IL was
y
prevailed. upon TO come into the Armory
and try 10 warm things up little.
Judge l. j. L.chtenherg was then intro
duced as veteran OF the last war. He
said he would say that which would be
applicable 10 those who fought for the flag
during the war. In the campaign he took
his stand with the Immortal Lincoln, with
malice toward none and charity 10 all.
He sad the man VINO speaks Of veterans
as coffee coolers and used other opproh1-
Gus names toward them had lost the right
TO be called patriot. Judge LchSenberg
then denied that the Chicago platform
was anarchistic or revolutionary. He de-
nted that the Populssts were devotses OF
the red flag. but said that on the contrary
they are admirers OF the stars and stripes.
Tae cry OF revolution and anarchssin IS
raised. he said. for the purpose of arous.ug
the ansagonssm and patriotism OF the peo-
PIE. Among the men included in that
charge were many who stood up In the
defense OF their country during the war
of the rebellion. He hurled back the
charge of anarchssrn made against them
and sad II was as Infamous and black as
the art OF Benedict Arnold. Then ne reist-
ed that the contest OF today was like the
contest OF isse. Abraham Lincoln sad
tha: the contest In isfe was a peoples con-
test. and Il IS The same today. although
the issue in the campaign = sad 20 be a
financial one. In 1850 IL was called slavery.
aud IN 1916 i was taxation. in lssss fsnan-
cal
Then he took up tha: part Of the Chi
cago platform whfch deaonncss "a govern
meat by injunction and the so-cssas<s ar
b.t-ary use Of Federal troops plank. He
said that the platform Of i~a objected TO
the invasion OF states The Platform Of
1855 also denounced the psFvsrgson Of pow
er by tire courts. He held that citizens
had right 10 crstlcsse and the right TO
change the number OF supreme court JUS
tees whenever y became necessary. They
forget n fass contest that the supreme
court derives IT'S power from the people.
and that the people DO n0g derive their
power from the supreme cougf. He asked
81 Hale. Sumner ani Lincoln were auarcs-
lists.
at is not a Napoleon that We want but
a Lincoln.- and sach q man We have IN
that u.atcAlesx star Of the West, that