The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24
!. VOORHEES, ADDRESS.
z.n6r Considers Expansion Only
4.rrs ON Three Phases Of This,
wns<h He Calls the Paramount
s6os-spsech Is Well neeeiv8a.

~ Charles s. Voorhees,, one OF the
.fnown Democrats in the statA of
s zsrr<1nxton. delivered an address last
8 <s<16ze a the Armory 20 q large audi.
~ meeting was called to order by J.
= rnrson whs introduced A. j. Blethen
= sk1lrmap Of the evening. Mr.. Biethen
1Hs briefly, dwelling on some Of the is
~ n the national campaign. and then
T s1ucod Mr. Voorhees,, who was greet
- v1fh ercat applause. The speaker OF
= eyouing said in part;
Il y not recall In all OF my political ex-
~ g that which has greeted me here
- this audience. / do not consider
meeption as personal, nor did you
= u %. .butI take Il as gratifying
q sber. y mn ns,o snsS Witch *
Institutional forms Of government"
r. voorhees, turned at once to his
- for the evening. which was anti
-, Or, a. he termed the issue:
"a l1ns 81 the adoption Of the Declare
81 Independence there were IN this
- persons who favored 4 fnonarchical
u government ana cited Alexander
11>sn ~ one who endeavored 70 have
~ made in the constitution which
have resulted In the formation Of a
FaRent similar 70 that Of England.
un1od that the evil OF that uu9geStfon
tosn IN operation among Americans
- = the present ersat national polit-
Ia trssd Of AFFAIRS was stopped BY the
Eng 81 Ssf csn e yn ssss s ,ss
VHich Get toward imperialism. Mr..
1Aeoo also stated that the Democratic
m was born 70 resist tho encrpach-
~ Mpon constitutional liberty.
- politicians Who have sspoussd his
~ n the question since early days, pay
u specially yarn tributes to Andrew
o os a,' ss sysssd 4 Voter. ana or
Il efate and county tickets also called
III warm expressions Of approval.
! ~ speaker announced that he would
vilh Z Snd Hs sSe saSaivisions q. 1 srss.
1or aad morality; second. constitution
~. ond third, political economy. In his
NIntlon the var. OF the rebellion. which
~! Year, helA this nation in con-
- = IN issus than that which today
(1oNto the American Deople. He stated
(nflhefmore that he believed the present
6ltlon Of efairs In the. United States
~ y wfetched ana depiorabis. and direct
7 tqeeable TO the war with Spain for the
- y cuba ard 70 avenge the destruction
Il ~ Maine. The original mesnage OF
J peenldsnt 20 congress- IN the Cuban
~ approval Of the nation. ana q Il did.
: 0f@. Gain the Immediate and unani-
- support Of the people But had they
Degn 81 the course that would IN reality
sSs ns vs sssaecss . sss;'d r.o =. ss
l2.I4 have greeted H.
- took up eenata document No. 81
~ ether Democratic ammunition which
- become familiar 70. the Seattle pub.
leflss x. Towos. Herbert 3 Hiselow
~ every other speaker Of any repute
= has appeared for the pemocfats dor
the. present. campsign.. with this
ss.1 10 . SHOW '1 ,Ss, X. us sH.S'i states
rsccarised the existence Of . re-
ne with Agutnai1n IT its head He
I'D that n this 10 the fact. and the
la!ppinss are y fact = republic, we
- OF destroying and tearing down the
2nssst and weakest republic In the
voorhees, attempted 10 show that
tIsaiity commenced by the United States
~. He read communications tending
ehnw that the regulars had nrst fred
~ tbs insur9ents ana quoted 0cn.
~ q the effect that the. firs, hattis
Z states soldier and was one Of attack
= his part and defense on the part OF
- Ftiirinos. Similar documents. proc
natinns and memoranda we're intro
ND toward the same end
y. Voorhees, took up the question of
~ Opposition OF the Philippines and
xalsd that many Republican voters were
u9eas y tell what weuid be the best
Il most approved method OF caring for
- In case Of THAR annexation. He
Meet this point interrupted BY q query
y eome one In the audience Who want
= Know what Bryan would do with
- and he replied IN substance that
- would withdraw and act In ac-
oenes With tho principles Of the Deg
9tinn 81 Independence ana leave them
y e(hs II out amongst themselves. Mr..
tecfAe~s exposition OF that fact waa
I'D 70 the delight OF the audience,
~ thia point Mr. vecrhees digressed
3ea HIS theme moment 70 suggest q
~ paints IN connection with the recent
IA troubles tr Cuba, He stated that
EAihhcne and Nicely were well known
. Hanna before they we're sent 60 Cuba
~ that their populations might have
}. ~ expected and searded against tie