The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-15
COZ. LEWIS GETS A SCORING.
MELVIN @. wINsTOCK PERFORMS
THE TASK AT OLYMPIA.
ISLANDERS Against the Leaders OF
the Army, and Ask II Lewis Is a
Safer Witness Than Gen. Wheeler
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Special Dispatch TO .hs Post-IrteINgencer
OLYMPIA. Oct. lA--An immense crowd
greeted Melvin G Winstock ana Judge ].
II Chase az Olympia thea.er this evening.
a. the Republican meeting. The audience
was a. times most enthusiastic. Col. y.
II. Owings presided. Mr.. Winsteck was at
his best. aE1 devoted his attention 70 dis
proving the statements OF James Hamilton
Lewis and spoke Of Lewis superficial per-
sonalty. his knowledge OF Lewis having
been gained from long acquaintance, and
he exposed the rottenness Q. the l2sI iegis-
iatura.
Judge Chase spoke on the tariff and the
duty Of the people TO support the govern
ment, rather than expecting the govern
ment to support the people-the Populst
idea.
The prospects Of Republican success were
never brighter. During a portion OF his
speech M winstock made an attack upon
the vlitications OF James Hamilton Lewis
that Will not be forgotten by the people OF
olympia. Keeping strictly within the
bounds OF parliamentary courtesy Mr.. VIM
stock yet excoriated tbs reckless politician.
Said Mr.. Winstock If the charges when
Col Lewis mas made against the president
of the United States and the constituted
officers OF the government are true they are
susceptible OF proof Evidence can he pro-
cured just aS freely as could be gotten IN
support OF a criminal charge. II they be
true then II is the sworn duty of James
Hamilton Lewis 20 cause Impeachment pro-
ceedings 10 be begun when congress meets
again. II they be not true. and they are
made In the pursuit of ambition through
which this aspiring gentleman desires again
TO sit in the halls OF congress. then ii should
be the duty OF the great people OF TINS
commonwealth to rise n their mignt ana
set complete mark or disapproVal upon
conduct such as his | call The attention
OF the people of this nation 10 Gen. Wheeler
on one hand and 10 Col. Lewis on the
other The one participant in the great
struggle for Cuban emancipation; the other
a self-advertised eondemner, Of few
pounds Of rotten bacon, and then IN ali
truth and sincerity rise and ask the peo-
pie OF this commonwealth whose testimony
are they willing 10 accept upon the con-
duct OF the war" Mr.. Winstock compared
Lewis and his armory address or expIana-
ton and ill-cOnceaied apology with Fall
staff wherein the latter the prince OF num-
orists said that II reasons were as plenty
as blackberries he would give no man
reason upon compulsion. The speaker Kept
his audience in constant merriment Win
stories which Illustrated the peculiar char
acseristics of The congressman VINO so foul
ly and basely misrepresents the true lee4-
ings OF the people Of this great state.
Mr. Winstock has evidently made thor-
ough study of the record Of the last fusion
legislature and to that record he devoted
considerable portion OF MS exceilent ana
Interesting address. He said the great PEG.
pla of this state elected a legislature OF
fusion persuasion under the cry or reform.
These gentlemen went down TO olympia
upon a platform which declared an inten-
ton TO make II criminal oitense for me
public officers to ride upon railroad passes
and vet no sooner had they taken the oath
of office than they fell all over themselves
IN their attempts TO secure faNors from me
various railroads operating III ihls state.
They rode from first 10 last with rare ex-
ceptions on railroad passes and they NOT
only failed to pass any railroad ieEts'atloI1
which would have given reiief 10 the pro,
ducers OF this state, bat they appfoprlate1
and suuandered s. Coo in a wouId-be attempt
TO accomplish something In this direction.