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

am elected you will never regret that you
gave me that high mission of honor and
trust. 1t would be she crowning glory of
my life TO aid that noble man in the great
work OF looking after and protecting the
territory We have obtained by conquest aud
the millions Of people thrown upon our
hands" Prolonged applause greeted Mayor
Humes as he finished.
Mr.. Jones began with the tariff. He
said: The exercise of our protective tariff
system gives prosperity today TO Black
Diamond. Newcastle and Gilman by keep
ing the miners OF British Columbia ard
Australia from competing for the trade OF
Seattle and San Francisco" Discussing
Congressman Lewis he continued: 1T is
a shame 70 the state Of Washington that
Its representative comes back to Seattle
with no better record than he presented in
his political budget during our late war
with Spain, and he dared III the patriotic
city OF Seattle to charge William Mekin-
ley, our commander in-ch!ef in a war not
yet over, but only suspe nded, with disloyal-
" and treason And we had a mob Of
psople In our midst so waak-rninded and
unpatriotc 10 cheer such language! No
man ever gained political honors by mis-
representing the character of others. Mr..
Mckinley today needs no defenders. the
brainy men Of ali parties have sounded his
praise for the GOODNESS. the method, the
conducting the war. and the recrimsnation
OF Lewis has the weight Of a feather
Mr. Jones closed with an eloquent sum-
ming W OF the Philippine annexation lues-
fion az follows: II was pleased 10 hear
on Labor day our governor declare that
our flag had been planted III the Philip
pines to stay. We have 4e0 miles Of sea
coast on the Pacific. We own the Aieutan
islands: have a coai!ng station In Samoa.
and will soon have IN the I-adrones and We
want the Philippines. which have an ex-
tent Of sno by leo miles on the other side
of the Pacific, and whose trade ia billions
TIE Pacific ocean belongs tn America,
though other nations trying 10 grasp
it, trade That ocean Is destined IN re the
great highway Of the world. Seattle. the
nearest point On the mainland 10 all these
islands. VIII he the great entrepot TO our
coast by holding the Philippines we Will
command the trade Of the world We own
these ISLANDS ty conquest and the bravery
Of the greatest hero Of time. Spain can
not hold .hem ard govern then1--our gov
eminent San and I say for our own Az
graudfzefnent we Tust not lose 50 great
ar opportunity.
These s,a.C 90 people who have been 50
long In bondage haye become orr allies;
they are now under our prcsectiou and
care They are turning 20 US as they look
upon that grand old red, white ard blue
as 1t floats in the breeze triumpantiy n
Maniis, and they say. Teach Us the bless
sng& IF liberty, teach rs patriotism: teach
lis me sublime principles 0f your Inspired
DESIGNATION Of Independence when Il SAYS
that all men whether American. Spanish
or Malay. white or black. ara endowed by
the Creator with The inaAena bic rights Of
life, liberty ard TIE pursuit Of happiness.
They appeal ~ oar government never 20
,lirn ;arzn hack TO me despotisrn % Spain.
ard shall ~e Do It? God forbid that We
should ~ so untrue 10 the rights of human
lily SO untrue 70 America, snd shI-k the
great duties ard responsibilities our God
has impose. upon US Let that Gag wave
! forever where brave Dewey planted X
after peace was declared August 3