The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-01
JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
An Address From the President OF
the County League.

Port Townsend, Nov. so.-s5pecial.-J. y.
Scott. president OF the Jefferson county
Republican League. issued an address TO
the Republicans Of the county. IL was Is
sued by order Of the executive committee.
and reads as follows:
"Tha Jefferson County Republican
Jsssgie takes occasion 10 eorcially con-
gratulate you upon the magnificent ma
tlonal victory Just achieved. in the accom-.
plishmsnt OF which you Gid your fuil
share, and upon the splendid record made
ny you and those who. In the discharge or
- patriotic duty. broke from their former
political associations ard joined with you
n yindicatlon OF the credit and honor OF
the nation, IN the late election No share
OF the responsibility for the depiorabls
Fesnit In our own state at large can be
laid al your door. -Four years ago, IN q
tosal vote OF ] 80. the average plurality Of
tho Democratic vote for national electors
IN this county over the Republican was
IS. and the plurality OF the combined
Democratic and Populist vote over the Re-
publican was 10. Two years later. In =
total vote Of I.faa. average plurality Of
the Republican vote for congressman over
tho Democratic and Popuiist vote COM
hined Vas g. Repubiican gain IN piural'-
~ over the preceding election of es3. IN
ths late election IN 4 total vote Of 1,31S.
the average plurality for the Republican
electoral ticket over that OF the Democrat
ie and Popuiist fusion ticket was 2G. n
Republican gain IN plurality OF No over the
result OF 1892. and OF li2 over that OF 1894.
With such a record YOU may Justly ctafu
to represent the banner Republican county
Of the state no other county showing a
proporiionate gain, and but one other
an equal plurality.
'sAna now. fellow Republicans, let us not
weary IN well doing. The enemy has an
nonucei his purpose 20 continue his cru
sadie against The integrity Of our currency
and the honor Of the nation. IS a promised
means OF re9leniSaing a healthfully re-
sfrtcted but already adequate circulation,
xne In favor OF thu alignment OF section
against section and class against class Of
cur common country, upoD the false and
unpatrsoiic tneory OF an antagcnism Of IN
terests. These efforts must be promptly
met in the future. as they have been in tho
recent past. II We would preserve 10 the
nation the fruits OF the great national tri-
uFsph Just achieved. II Is true thar, as
enc OF the results OF tho late political CAM
paign. In the ninety-two cities. distributed
through twenty-five states. In which
fhe standard bearer OF reputation and
crown OF tnoTBs' thun6ercolts. a Demo-
cratic plurality or four years before ss-
Ersgating 1875 vas coaverted into a Re
publican plurality OF 81, ST. But this was
accomplished. "a was The general result,
not without EFFORT. but. RI ther. hy the In
telligeut and fireiess exposure 81 the false
approximations ard srastcuS eailacles OF
the industrious advoca,es Of the revoli-
fA9uary policies against which we con-
tenae3. Let us not aeiuAe ourselves with
the idea than eur work has been finally
aoning the aeid. We have 'Scotchet IRE
snake. hot Killed 81 as the prenaraficns
for tae renewal of the contest or the part
ef ne enemy already attest. Let Us tfIen
ret sEptueiy await the renewal Of IRE as
heuit. giving IRE enemy time and o9nor-
funsfv - recover from hia denlora llza ton,
80 gather together hts scattered forces and
reform h!s broken lines. bgt. rather, let
~ press him siFelesxiy ani vigorously in
h4s NlseauAfGre 10 sa absolute and con-
p3eta surrender OF his revolutionary cause
forever. To drpD the smile, let Il - nn-
oaFSsoe3 aFHa remembered that political seed
time - between campaigns. when the pub
DC nind - free from the heat generated n
partisan warfare. aad s. in a receptive
af&fc. Then r. IS that uian VIII listen "a
political reason sn3 hold themselves epen
- political rcnvfcttan. Our OUTS. then e
psai1, 80 SyHtsrsa tfcailv maintain oar Es,-
pnhl,sa organization sns vieliantly an1
actively cons.nlc fhs efWcast5naI cam
nafgn Just crowned with such tssawElfc-
EFT results Ga tac nation.
Especially DOES fhi< duty confront ~
here in oar owa feit3ea common wea ~,
l.st US hrarsiF Hna r1anfully respond "a
TIC cal taFoae aaat "a BORDERS and u-a
nssv ~sffiN assume ,hat she result 81 tfaa
late eiecftcs - the state - WaShtrat0n
NSf hf7 slies tsF reversed and Ussr people
MI. at taF t'Est n1f1Tt88fs1Y, shake or tfsn
astlsef Hg AfNEt - nnsstfrnt rnaUiisgs
Sa9 asaim ta&e fasir nrsneT ria-s fss sAs
- NenuHs5een ins ia ere onward rnsrch
a pTsigfsSSsse e1Ntlfss fsen. RsnNAisua-s
81 jH9eTssa cssasntF. les us ,,nst sstFv take
eeTfsstiN inviting Rae cooperation ~ ear
falf3eal heot araa an3 ali natrteffe esfs.
xens ~ ssTnFsfssv N2ta thr gsag-se through
clsx the state