The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-13
FIERCE COUNTY
FIRMLY UNITED
AGAINST FUSION.
--ext and Enthusiastic Speeches
- the Tacoma Ratincnfion Meet.
s.x-sehiveIy, CIaypool and Pow
III Arrafgn the p0puIisfs.

ep<xsI UsEasch 10 ne observation-disclosures.
4 rIfsoNA, Oct Il The Republican rat.a-
.ssx meeting held here tonight was large
i !. s,ssna-d. ard notable FOR the earnest
~,rs@x CT those who ad3resses: the audi
s-ase Chairman Schiveiy was the
- sysaser and delivered a short, forceflI
xsrssx followed by Charles f. Claypol
=, srp5se II strong terms In orysyasnda-
i ~ N the administration. Hon. John II.
4 s,~sr % Seattle. closed the meeting with
sssu-os,zhfy entertaining ard u1eaty speech
s,..hang chiefly upon the legssla tive ticket
4 = called atterfion 10 the importance O.
.ressnx extrsnla care In the selection OF
j arsaasve delegates ard the burden resting
j ~ state repreSeIg tafYeS and senators VINO
~s@arov by tneir work 20 pass wise acts
= me benefit Of the people at large, He
xrsrtsf attention 10 the failure of the fus-
| b1ss Of two years to Keep thear pledges
= q uew laws rs speech was both nu-
rpUxs and impressive and was frequently
| kFrargsi with enthusiastic applause MIR.
| nweiI saia:
s-ro years ago we had union OF re-
snrn forces Reform began 10 unfold itself
= er.v az the El.enSbsirg convention. We
Is. The t.ss sslzouY of Senator Squire TO
e tYeef that a. that harmonious even, he
oSeks a very large account with the forces
Z Moryn The campaign OF reform pro-
rsssd along the Inc OF demand for
~ u,k,aey. ana tins farther II progressed
- frger and houdsr and more vorac.ous
secaHe tas demand.
.Nssooner was the result OF the election
kuovr than senatorial erltssaries started
,h-ouss the state To satisfy that 3efna nd.
| Nay a hungry wall for more money WAS
sasfrst ia grateful satisfaction at the bene-
| arsn. ayors o. reform, generously besiow-
| q and thankfully received. In theory /.
la oss beautiful, In practice IL was gior-
| NAY nu..nc.nt. Were they not elected
| uzr tie ssssie os reform and zhould not
| rxsrn begin a. homer
-. tod AZ hazs
| a he ansos did NOT manifest themselves
IN IL ,teir gullness until the forces gath
| cred themselves in the legislature prepa red
| FIX retc-na ard ready TO do business. And
TIER al H. There was no Tarty~-there were
t.A Psgai!stn and they wanted the United
eates senator There were the Silver Re-
publcans and they wanted him. there were
- Democrats they had no candidate, but
.asy haa their wants. And there was the
gsYerror whose political wagon, hitched TO
ue ear OF reform, had TO be taken care or.
sTss p0pulsts were IN the majority, but
ter dtn't have the price The result MAS,
Lat tle highest Office In the gift OF the
r.cps Of the state was put up at auction
ixs q ot OF second hand furniture ana me
aas APPLIED To satisfy the demand for
ubnsy For was not this the issue upon
vaed thav were elected What Is Is To /
nmgarsd with reform as a means or imam
el reAsf7
~Taey had ridden into power on the
mney question, and Immediately louil 10
uemselves confronted with a question or
nonsy 20 the solution OF which they applied
esnseivss with all the zeal and naivete OF
sDe Fefofmers-
5'TAe joint platform of the reform forces
kmanGs Just railroad rate bill. IL L
rsrspber Alright there was similar de-
Haas in the Ellensburg platform Of 1886.
remember rightly, they carried the
legislature on that issue. ADd they look
alum al reforming railroad rates. but IL
aoa appeared that the demand for Just
n.roaa rates was after all, but another
soass Q. the money question: demand ioF
mare money; and they got IL. IL was a
gget ting Do You wonder that X Is III
the PLATFORM again, These are not the
statements of a reform candidate Tor con-
Eess they are facts-tacts vouched Tor
b. the public utterances OF Popuhst mem
koaest reformers explaining why they are
compelled now To make second demand
iar just railroad rate bin? Is 1t not q
yFce OF brazen assurance that We shouio
b asked 10 turn the legislature into bl-
erisl hold-upP
there Is nothing. doubtless, that the
nilfoaas would Ike so much as 10 nave
aesr rates established from standpoint
q popuHst Justice. Your reforUerS claim
Us. you are sure 10 be elected. Well. DC
foa notice any serious alarm among uie
z!road managers about the future or their
:z.es7 On. no. So long as your rate CON
truss n hs satisfactory there Will De no
charge In theirs.
I'VE are also met with a joint demand
fnr some reform legislation TO carry INTO
sspct tie provisions or the constitution
,ssaiast pchlic officers riding upon passes.
Il seems 20 me that 7 remember hearing
trieth!ug Ike that In The campaign or
~ II was one Of the loudest cries or tina,
unfortunate time. Now. my fusion TRENDS.
u this plank There IL already posi-
TIVE prohibition in the state constitution
Against The practice. Whether Ii is wise
o. az unwise provision. II Ls NOT for public
efieers - inquire. II IS already TIE law
And should ~ oheyei by all officers. III
s,aing members Of the Legislature. The
last legislature. fresh frcm the ranks or
hform flushed with thelr first victory,
soan hogan % see things IN diGerenf
Agat. Several hills 10 accomplish this OBJ
ret were introduced but none succeeded
n running the gauntlet. Were they afraid
Q! ,he governors vetor For pass Is not
money! has all the superiority Of money
Possessed ~ the milk ticket, and in add-
Ten. relieves their necessities without Of
Tending their ielieacy. II seems 10 take
snse time 80 screw the courage or REFORM
Il - sticking point. puriaE tie past two
years they have had things their own way.
Have Ire practices % that time led them
e believe that there "a an Increasing need
'oF sGch legislation. and that Il IS easier
u support the constitution when threaten
- w'ta TIRE sanction or he penal iaw
REFORM shoui3 - made % sterner stun.
II may - asked whether there were
any Aonest ref0yWsrs {n the Lass |egisla-
,aTr VS.. Sauna. and shall never cease
e admire thGtr integrity and - pity their
See'ness Nov. Z Know that III reform
IS VII 'c-Nc' tea' tho.r legislature vas
z waFSa char Republican legislature
len $50 - cal ue fhe most c0rTupt. the
sss. degenerate political 3~Ere CATION that
. ca~~'f .h" gate srA now IS DE best
..t@ s-!os far Ncur prfterS'2Nz - ne
ss'c-r C2th.u1 Better thar c-8.n1 that
- AZ 80 worse fN3n that Nut = WAS
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