The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-14
RALLY THROUGH THE rain.
REPUBLICANS LOYAL GATHERING
AT GERM4NIA HALL.
Chairman Sehivefy says He VIII
PubItsh the Report on the Bribery
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hat Has Lew

teISfIHrS1 III ne ESft0 o. tIf SfSCl q
vile weather upon me artendaace a. Eso.l-
teal meeting there never was A mare en-
tauslast!c nor better attended Republican
rally n Seattle ;h&n 1as held az Ger;naH.a
hall. Second avenue and Seneca street. last
evening. The speakers were J. II. Schiveiy.
chairman O.. the state Republic central
committee, and Col. r. s. Anderson,
lawyer VINO recently located mere. Col.
E3uard p. Etseu president of the Local
German society. was chairman Of the meet
i2g.
Mr.. Schiyely made several new points that
have not heretofore been brought out prom
ineEtly chief II which was the notorious
.EEesIis gator and rs Sudden end, OF the
of berry troubles ot the Iase fus.on legisla-
t9ra Mr. Schtsely Is a good speaker. and
IL needed but a fs OF MS searching periods
10 tell ne whole OF the story. The speaker
led eff with the query. Have you heard
anything about reform In this campaign"
and then proceeded 70 show why that
~hIiom trenchant cry had been abolished
from trlpart;te campaigning soon after
thai legislature began 10 vote on United
States senator. said Mr.. Schiyeiy. the cry
o. bribery vas ae3rJ anu mis- rose higher
and stronger until there was committee
appointed 10 SHOW t.lS good people that the
ruinoTs were false. The committee went on
WIN is inIesj lsatloIl. ana after Il had been
al @ora a very short time resolution was
suddenly passed that II must not go any
further TIE inquiry brought 10 Light
c0uattioa oE .uca r9ttenness that the party
could not afford 70 proceed
And now the report the committee made
Is Hoa here 10 be found. a record that -
official has been destroyed. But some have
copies OF that report and the people ara
gong 10 be SHOWN what = Is. I am giving
them time-there Is three weeks yes until
elect!on-and II they do not publish that
record | shall do II FOR them. There is.
therefore, nothing said about reform All
they can say when confronted with that
record is. oh. well. the Republicans did the
some thing. Gentlemen. they turned lis out
SO that they could do great things. and
now. after It all is over, all they can say
Is that they are no worse than the other
fellows"
James Hamilton Lewis came up for con-
ful investigation of our congressnan ,
career in Washing tom continued Mr..
Schtveiy. and have found that he did
nothing. After representing this state two
years. he comes back and asks US to send
him there a9a.n. When he has not intro
duced nor had passed single bill. 1t re-
manned for him 10 be the sole representative
that ever went from this state who did not
have a measure adopted. Even his col
league. W. c. Jones. was the father OF five
bills. that are now upon the statutes.
gressional Record and find that Mr.. Lewis
introduced or had passed a single bill. Of a
public or private nature: Wherefore, should
We rs, send him back to Washinston?" -.
sonal property from attachment was gone
into. The speaker said: The preceding
Republican legislature handled the matter
so wisely that an exemption Of $500 worth
was secured for the poor man, thus secur-
Ing their tools, furniture and other neces
stiles; but the fusioriists wanted 10 exempt
diamonds and other luxuries OF wealth,
which should be taxed. and 50 passed a
blanket measure adding 500. This was de-
Clared unconstitutional by the state supreme
court. and now the fusionists say the Re
!, .Nr ~ Ac
matter OF fact. X was fusionist Judge
who rendered that decision and another
fusioniSt judge coucurred IN II. This is the
first time we have had no exemption for
the poor man..
Mr. Schively spoke OF the opening speech
of the campaign. made by Mr.. Lewis, wsO
confined himself on that occasion 10 critic.
ising the alleged errors and wrongs OF
Presiden; Mckinley and his admins ration;
elaborated on the fusionist claims of reduc-
ing county expenses. when the reduction
caused by the preceding Reisibhcan
legislatures lessening eXtravagant salaries
Of county officers; showed how the boast
OF the repocrats that they had reduced the
state Indebtedness son 900 was based on
abolishing and restricting educational in
stitutions: told ~ the sale OF property for
taxes 10 moneyed men and then the fusion
boast Of The increased SIZE OF the delinquent
tax receipts: reviewed their abuse 81 the
state mil tia that money might be saved and
closed with a ringing and powerful appeal
TO al citizens 10 vote the Republican ticket
ana IUtfFpN secure the HPbuii1llS OF tHs
merchant marine, the construction OF the
Nicaragua canal and The general we'll being
Of the state and Northwest.
There followed a number OF fine musical
selections by the Lueben orchestra, q duet
ny Mrs l. y McCutcheon and Mrs Z. c
kofoed. a baritone solo by +. Lufsky and
a soprano solo ~ Mrs McCutcheon The
women We're worthily appauded by the
audience. Col. Edsen before introducing
Col Anderson. said that Notwithstanding
the efforts 70 convince the people 10 the
contrary the Germans were loyal American
citizens no matter what Emperor William
might do
Cot Anderson elaborated upon the consti-
;utional amendment. PASSED by the fusion
Jet legislature indirectly Endorsed by the
Fnershurg three-cornered convention AMI
o be submitted 10 popular vote in Noven-
- providing that anv nun Gpal!ty may
decide by ma }Or'ty vote what ''class' Of
r.ronertv shall he assessed 70 pay municipal
ewp.nsns This was roundiv denounced as
lass legislation and its certain effect in
kee0lng out investment Of canital c0rclu-
sively proven. Col Anderson briefly review
- me history Of the Democratic party.
showing that g. had been on The wrong side
~ every important public quest an that rad
come 1lp since the formation az The Repnh-
ncsr marty in 1856 The audience sung
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