The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
Reveals Purpose of Way Plank
10 Fusion Platform.
ROuSiNG RALLY At FREMONT
rlacu~nt Address by j. H. Kerr
u~pubifean Party II for CONNER
ctai Expansion and fndnstrisi
prosperfty-Nayor Hum~s Riddles
neal to Patriotism of voters

forces in the Ninth ward are tnFEies1as
ard that gae district. the TFsnfy-nlati'
senatorial. s. faeie stronghold IN King
esanty. They viii Save reason 10 mate
rally alter their estimates ~ the poAt9ea
sentiment o. Fremont e nae OF t"o more
meetings Hike THAI If asst night are Hetd
e. the district The speaker "eFe Mayor
r J. ilanaes ana Hon James h. herr.
and the opera ho1se al Fremont wac filled
with voters representing all parties and
composed largely OF bread winners
Judged by ali standards. the meeting was
the most successful that has been he'd III
Fremont a.uae this campaign began. The
susakers were Accorded 4 most cordial
welcome Tneir arguments struck nome .
one by one the idols ~ tne fusion forces
we're iofr down. ard ons by one their
fa,larise were exposed Mayor Humes
scored a po.nt IN revealing the hidden
single tax purpose In the pending eoasiI-
tEfIanat amendment allowing municipal
corporations To select The Kinds OF prop
efty whieh shall be taxed. lie paid MS
respects to Eugene Way. the single tax
Suullciss ard general boss OF the Popiiist
party. ard ended with a stEeng appeal TO
the voters Of the Ninth tn support the Re
publican nominees for the legislature.
Mf Eerr's talk was or the tariff. COM
mercial expansion and p defense Of the
administration Of Presidon; VI hinIey. The
speaker eioQuentiy replied 10 the p.gmy
assaults 81 the fusion orators against the
president and forclby revealed the weak
ness Of the attitude Of the fusion candi-
dates for congress on questions of tariff
which are Of Vital moment TO the people
o! Washington.
Mr.. Kerr opened the meeting, taking for
an hour and a half He reminded his
audience that two years ago the fusion
orators, dismal prophets. went about the
state predicting that II Mckinley was
elected The business Of the country would
lie paFaiyzed, that the country would he
fortunate II it escaped bloody revciu-
ton THE Industrial slave has been freed
by his eo-caled task master. the Repub-
lican party said the speaker. and the
revolution they predicted has turned out
10 be the greatest expression Of patriotism
heard In the country in a quarter of a
century"
The Fusion Record.
Mr.. Kerr briefly sketched the fusion
record. recalling the scenes in the iagis-
iatnre or two years ago when the Popu-
lists accused each other on the floor OF the
lower house Of selling out to the railroads
lie declared that the fusionists preached :.
doctrine that there was no such thing as
honesty In man. and they therefore doubt
ca and dsfFusied each other And / be-
Heye that they even doubt themselves .
said Mr.. Kerr. amid much laughter
Tie speaker declared that the Republican
party stood for commercial expansion. and
that IL The people of Puget sound wished
TO ally themselves with a policy that would
tend 10 build up here In Seattle the great.
est commercial city Of tie Pacific coast
they should vote for Republicans for cor
grsss and for Republican legislature
Tnrn9ng 10 the money question, he said
we would have stood az much show
against tervefa With old wind tanners
like the Chesapeake and Constitution. win
SfffppIii~fGfP cannon = w.
the markets Of the weird against England
France. Russia and Germany with a 80
cent dollar or rag money" This ssnts,nen
was roundly appIaudeti
when MI. Kerr finished there were cries
or Humes, from the audience The pens.
more quarsette rendered a selection ana
men the mayer took the platform. lie
SAID that as II was growing late he wo,lld
talk nut Few moments The preceding
speaker, he said. had touched upon ,h7
great issues tn this campaign. ami h
Nao.a mol attempt To comment on his
mastery speech.
Il will say this" continued Judge
Humes. with characteristic force and III
RICHNESS OF appeal. that I don't care
whether You favor protection or free trade.
or gold or silver iu national AFFAIRS II vo,
ny your votes on election day give }p,lorsa.
,nent to the fusion platform yon Mi, not
nave prosperity in WASHINGTON ,An
p!ause.p -
Tho East IL Keeping Posted
The mayor sad that since he had aiies
tne office he had received countless n,
auiries from residents az the Fast sSkfn.
about the city charter pending amend
m"nfs, ordinances ard Other matters nor
tanning 10 the laws II the city Tbes. W.,
from Information bureaus which f0.f,{~he.
Inc information received by them ~ ma,
:. -, ~" f. 49,, NO wrfe seeking new loca
tt'ls or new hsidS for TIE investment q
tifetr capital II Is reasonable ~ ~.
heVe said The mayor. 'tAat tAcs. Sam