The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-22

~ e-ce stood a.sa WHARF e hssa1yS-
In Is371ng your support 10 sais ticket.
u should b. remembered tha. yea are 10.
working for jones' or far CSssaran. bat for
TIE great principles q tire Republican par
~, vital as they are "a tie weI-oetng O.
this country.
TIE Republican PARTY has always ne.
and saved every great question placed be-
.ore IL. l heard tao good PopolxIs IN
Eastern Washington taking the situation
over The other 1a.. One CT them said s1lat
IN every crssss in tire history OF the na-
iiora. Providence TAD brought out a rna-
VINO was equal TO the emergency as Lin
coin in the civil war and as in the case q
Mckinley II The war with Spain.
Yes. that's true said the other. but
somehow CT oihsT Providence always Sc
iscts Rspuh.scan tools. 0Greas laughter
However taat may re-" continued me
speaker. we are proud o. the .aei that
we have had Republican a, the helm IN
washington; proud. zoo. that every class
and every political DIVISION of oar citizens
can unite IN praise and loyalty towards
me rational adm nsssratiou. Cheering ana
applause Secf!c-aAsn IL no more. \
nephew Of Lee anu son Of Gran: have
Fought together under common flag for
a common Country
The Republican party today Il blazing
the way for The greatest prosperity we
A vast market for me products % ATeTi-
can skill for ihose Of American sol is
being opened up for cur people In South
America ard "A Australia they are but
waiting the touch Of modern civilization.
Let us so CUT along The highways and by
ways and say 20 our Popul1st friends.
Lay aside your wiII-o'- the wLsy Of Is TO I,
come With US in the work Of developing
oar trade with those great countries on
the other side OF the Pacific. Hep Us sup
ply that market ana bring 10 labor i1s
rich reward 10 the producer his due return
of riches Applause and great caeering)
The Republican party aas nos raised
the war Issue in this campaign. We sim
ply say tina. fer the men who followed
Shafter over the brush-ciad bills 20 SAINT
ago: for those who were with Schsay when
he destroyed CeryeraS feet. and for those
with Dewey in his magnificent victory al
Manila, our president, William Mckinley.
has ever zeaiously worked 20 lessen their
sufferings and 20 provide for their wants.
Such Vas TO be expected from a man who
. had served n TIE blue for four years him
self. He who accuses Mckinley Of cor
rupfiou. Of neglect and Of murder farpali-
ing as this may SEEM is simply 4 shame
less i.art'
This vigorous and manly rebuke Of the
fusion aspirant for congress provoked a
verixhie STERN Of cheers. which lasted
for several minutes
The people OF Washington hear him
now. Mr.. JONES concluded. but, depend
upon Il, they VIII relegate him 10 his
proper place. where he will not be heard
from again., Gheers)
Cushman Ascend. the Platform.
Mr. Cushman followed Mr.. Jones. The
Pierce county delegation led the cheering
for the Tacoma man. Mr.. Cushman said in
part:
II want TO try to express my sincere
thanks for the high honor you have seen
fit to bestow upon me. and upon those
who live at my home. / pledge myself IN
that sacred presence. the home circle. that
Will not he false 10 either my larger con-
stitusncy in the state Of Washington nor
TO that smaller ole al home. My first
duty now / feel 10 be TO congratulate this
convention and the Republicans of the
state upon the nomination Of cur friend
W. l.. Jones. Of Yakima After having
heard what he jus, SAID to us, We must
cali him staiwart Of staiwar;s-
When We SO out into tbs nGht We VIII
go into il fearlessly upon platform sound
as good money, and Il Republican platform
about which there will De no doubt. And.
speaking for myself, Ia rather 20 10 the
bottouliess ocean OF political disaster or this
kind Of platform than 10 cap.tllate with
a lot Of demagogues for the sToils Of office.
/ want 10 say that the generous confidence
you have reposed in me Is more shan that
which / feel IN myself When | thought Of
ths possibility Of being sent to congress
from this great state was fearful | VAS
not wise eroush--not brainy enough. But
when / looked toward the halls o. congress
at Washington and ~ the kind OF rep
resensative that had been sent there came
30 the conclusion that a lack OF brains was
no handicap. daughter ana apqlaase.p
When / went on the stump two years
ago said 10 the people they needed conf
Sence The fuslotlists made light Of l.. re-
tortei ina. confidence would not buy any
thing | FL; what I said 10 be true then
and feel so al this time even more strong
". / say .t-repcat il now-the word has
no equal In rs broad meaning. II was con-
tidence that led the discoFerer OF Ainev-ca
across the trackiess ocean 20 ind Few
world. II waz confidence tha; kept up the
courage In the SHOWS Of Valley Forge and
AZ AppoIuattox II was eond3euce thar
made the great leader and soldier. Gen.
Grant, il was confidence that guided the
hand that pe1nei the ernancipati ton procla-
nation and K ls confidence today in VIII
ian, Mckinley ard The great Republican
party tia, VII again accomplish great re-
suits. Cheers
Opponents told NE two years ago pa
trfotlsm Was dead IN the Cni,ed States l
said then the people II 1895 are as patriotic
as the people 81 ITS. and subsequent events
have justified shat assertion. few months
ago this country vas face - face with an
awful var and the nations records are
enriched with acts - patriotism and saCct-
fice tha; has 10 counterpart on earth. First
Z VAS Dewey. then Ensign BaSley and as
brave companions. than Richard Hoason
OF ;he Me-riEnac S1sHh deeds have never
been eQualed fer heroisn and 7o,ss0"o o.
people have since retoiceel IN them
ia Ike - speak % a Mr.. Jones
willie Willie & Jonas. e Spokane. Tis.
Shouldn't speak urk.y,aly % him. for one
o. The arst lessons taught me- ~ NY Oh
mother Vas - never speak unklndly % the
Esesa T.enew~3 laughter ana ca@ersl Ta}s
gentleman aren't into the campaign two
years ago wth a silver and whes. chart
TTlcn Z sounded plausible enough. his tie
story Win DE nice itstle char bat wita
wheat n sl9S = hg2shsl and silver a. =
cea.s is no. quite - sasy - make that
STORY g. TSe:e Is SINE party between the
two ani .hs ~sv things gook uow 5; VII
soon ,ska a tasaei - silver - hUy sAfl
ct wheat