The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-19
No INTEREST IN SILVER.
r. = ..~csr,. speeeh Of '9s BRAID
p,d Not Take Weii-Wfnsor At
tackled the Supreme Court-saps
The PEOPLES, Liberties, He Said.

II was q well meaning and patient au-
dserce ma. gathered las. s1tgnt a. fahA .
hall 70 listen 70 Sas.cn argun enss &4Fa-.csa
hy Judge Richard S!aScr aaG - -. .es
rer. Fer over three hours als spesne'
had he audience a, their naeny, pIt 10
mercy was shown Whereas, NVnen sAe
meeting opeGeti the gathering haA S"''1e
tang approaching solid appeA an =
when Judge Wiasor finally ended rs pea
for woman suffrage, after sxhaus.ing every
ether issue presented by The fusion PIE
form The house was almost empty ana u
bare walls and untena8,ed seats echoed the
speakers words,
Join Condor. member Of the Democratic
stale committee, called the meeting 10 OF
ser a vocal selection by soloEed quar-
.e;ta came next. and then Mr.. Conaon s1-
pressed MS felicity al beng able 10 INTRO
duce a w HASTE as chairman OF Inc
meeting. TIE chairman INDUCED IN ram
bling ak for thirty minutes. declaring as
belief that silver Was still a vital issue ne
charged The Republican party WIN csse!t
ing silver after IL had s=poused the WINE
metal .or years He aroused some enthu-
siasm by expressing bis confidence that IN
another two years there Would be tas-oa
congress and Bryan would De president
The cciofed Qua-<ette sag again, afoth ,
ing more applause than the speeches. na1'
done Chairman HASTE introduced Ar
Jenns.. The latter gave MS reasons Tor
that during tae civil war. when he was ~
wears old. lie mad been staunch abolition
ist. and tia. re now beaeFed IN !resihs
from the slavery or goio monoWsta4i'sh
the people OF this country
Mr. JenIler soon wandered of into long
and uninIereSting dissertation ON the silver
question HIS arguments bore the 30 ma
vor So strongly that many LETT the na4l
san. Mr.. Jeaner talked on. Occasionally
he INDUCED in DIT OF parIisansn!p. 4eas.
ing the paths OF logic and argument. ana
whenever he did this he evoked applause,
Mr.. Jenner closed by saying mat IN Is1
lie fusionists would have Bryan for pres
ident and either Dewey or James Hamilton
Lewis for vice president.
Judge Winsor WAS permitted 10 speak ar
ter the Elee club had contributed another
NUN Der He began by saying that he was
mad. evidently Still remembering that
Enumclaw meeting. His argument covered
wide range Of subjects He spent much
time in attack upon the courts OK the
land which ne declared. had become an
instrument wslefeby the rights and liberties
OF the people are Slapped and undermined
Judge Winsor criticised the supreme court
for changing Its decision in the Tacoma
warrant case He tried over again the
Baker-Tugwell contempt cases. growing
out OF that decision with the audience. or
rather a remnant of &. for court and
Jury The speaker declared that the court
had no right 70 punish Baker ana 1ugweli
for constructive contempt" He said that
sucsl power was pregnant with great Marin
To TIE people ot the country si'S tiiai 'tiS
doctrine laid down In that ruling. II car
ried into effect, would enchain the people OF
the United states.
Continuing his attack on the supreme
court the judge discussed at length the
eiecisn in the tax exemption case. He said
that the court had uSuTped the functions
and power Of the le gtslature. He ridiculed
the decision. saying it was opposed 10 all
known and recogn. zed principles Of leg ii
construction.
The audience was growing thinner every
minute Judge Winsor declared that the
fusion county assessor had raised the as
sessFnents Of the railroads In King county
81 IT'S ii Then te entered into a long ar
eument In favor Of woman suffrage. Final
" he ended and after another song the au-
dence was permitted to dispense.