The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
THE PINK OF THE NORTHWEST.
New York Suns Appreciative Tribute
to Lewis Speech mt Detroit.

The Mohawk Democratic Club of De-
troit rocked the old Larned Street Audi
torium the other night Twelve hundred
of the faithful braved dollar dinner
The galleries were hushed in reverent ST.
lence when they were not trembling with
applause. Col. Bryan was there. and so
was a form more fair face more sweet,
the Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, the Pink
of the Northwest He suffused the house
with his brilliant color-scheme The cleo
trio lights turned themselves out. The
diamond in Col Bryans shirt front ceased
to sparkle. The Hon. Jim Ham Lewis
arose and liberated eloquence from his
stuffed bosom:
"Our hearts return in thought to the
trying days of 1896, when true Democracy
had been betrayed by her trusted servants,
deserted by her affrighted children and
abandoned, 1t seemed, by hope itself,
when, as the mother in the wilderness,
forlorn at the loss of her children, she sat
in despair moaning, Why hast thou for
saken me-? How on that hour when the
government was being pledged as a pawn
10 the money changers. the citizen sur
rendered as a collateral security to be
foreclosed upon at the will of his master,
while the sovereignty of the first republic
of earth was mortgaged to imperial roy
atty, and Freedom went wailing through
her deserted temples. The strain was too
much. the people-the unconquerabe De-
moeracy-broke their lashings, sprung
forth unshackled and daring freemen, de-
flying their masters"
1t will be noticed that the uncomfortable
Ham had broken his lashings and was not
only springing but singing in his own I'M
shackled way. We see the pink waves
rising high and Ham rising still higher:
what heaven-born courage leaped 20
us, how a life was ours, how hope
born aneweto the depressed shone out and
became guiding light. The clouds had
lifted. From the valleys and the hilltops
came the true children of Democracy--the
soldiers OF the constitutional government
armed with resolve and their VOWS of lib
erty or death shining from their hearts.
captained by the greatest commander of
liberty's army, they stormed the battle-
ments of pride, struck down the fortress
OF official privilege, SWAN the surging
waters of scorn and derision, and clam
bered up the heights where insolent aris-
tocracy had barricaded itself. and. with
hosannas to the God of justice, shouting
for equality to all mankind. and a free
land to a free people, Democracy was once
more in her fathers house. and liberty
once again the watchword OF freemen
Hope perpetual for all mankind clasped
the constitution, and both taking their
abiding place beneath the flag of re-
deemed country, greets the republic to-
night with newborn courage and salutes
the morrow's rising sun with unvan-
pushed victory
There are some slight inaccuracies here
Not hope perpetual but Joe Bailey
clasped the constitution. The true chill
dfen OF Democracy were pusDeu on the
heights and sank bowling and gurgiing
into the surging waters. In short. victory
was no more unvanquished than English
syntax Is when Jim Ham wrestles might
fly with IL and throws IL.
By this time the dollar dinner had be-
gun to bring gloom and alarm within Jim
Hams naturally cheerful interior;
I'VE know not what the future holds
The air Is filed with strange warnings
The seeress Kisses from the darkness be-
ware the ides OF November, AndotIfnfd
man shrinks with a sense of unusual dan
ger. our republic ltself halts as she hest
tates. She knows not her way. Her paths
are new. her future a mystery. Outside
her gates await her enemies. long hopeful
FOR the hour OF her confusion. only IN the
faithful minority Is her destiny secure So
long as We shall remain true TO our
aforementioned trust all cannot fail-all
cannot end Good cannot die. Justice and
freedom win not be deserted OF their
guardians
a aforementioned trust7 Tut. tut, The
true child Of Democracy should pick his
words more carefully. But hear him as he
ends his TT:
I'm the coming unknown night, when
the sentry OF passing years. pacing his
rounds from the watch tower OF liberty
shan ring out 20 the keeper OF the gates
Waterman, what nf the night heaven
grant that from the united hearts Of n
free people assured by their confidence Ia
true Democracy--secure az they repose
their faith IN the minority-there shall
ever come the response: Thank God all
Is weilr
No doubt all will be well 50 long as the
true Democracy remains In the minority.
and the Hon Jim Ham seems 70 believe
that the minority will be perpetual