The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-04
SEDRO- WOOLLEY IS awake.
REPUBLICANS RATIFY MKINLEY
AND ROOSEVELT NOMINATIONS.
j. ". Frink, of seattle, Makes the
Principal speech of the Evening
and shows How the People Have
Prospered Under Republican Rule.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, July 3.-The Re
publicans Of Sedro-Wooley held a most
enthusiastic ratification meeting In the
opera house last evening. The new opera
house was gayly and tastefully decorated
with flags. bunting. Chinese lanterns and
large pictures OF Mckinley and Roose-
welt, in whose honor and TO indorse whose
recent nominations the meeting was held.
J. NJ. Harrison. who is candidate for
representative from Skagit county, pre-
sided as chairman. and in few appropri-
ate words introduced the speaker of the
evening, Hon. J. NJ. Frink. of Seattle.
speech by j. VI. Frink.
The mention OF Mr.. Frinks name
dress by expressing surprise at the size
and apparent business prosperity of Sedro-
wooiey He said: Il may say that am
honestly amazed 10 find such a large and
enterprising town here. / was up in
your Skagit county before there were any
railroads. and the advancement of the
country through which / have passed
TO reach your fine town is a revelation to
me We in Seattle have allowed the idea
to grow In our minds that Seattle is the
biggest part of the state This idea will
have to be revised or entirely obiiterated.
I congratulate you upon the appearance
Of Sedro- Wooley, Its large business houses
and industries and upon the fact that you
are so happily situated in such mag
nincent timber. mineral and agricultural
country"
.Mr. Frink was warmly applauded for
these pleasant remarks, apd he then
plunged into his talk on Mckinley, as he
termed II. This was Mr. Frink's first
appearance as public speaker for four
years. and II practically amounts to the
hiring OF the first gun in his campaign for
governor.
Illustrating the difference in the condi-
ton OF the people under the Cleveland
administration as compared with the
years of prosperity recently enjoyed un-
der Mckinley, Mr. Frink said the four
years of Harrsons administration. from
1Ss to 1892, had been years OF universal
prosperity. Notwithstanding this fact. q
majority of the people saw 1T to put the
nation under Democratic rule. with a ma
tority In congress, and Grover Cleveland
ms pr ysident For the first time since 1sG0
the Democratic party controlled national
legislation. What were the results The
Wilson tarin for revenue only, with the
reveEue not produced. nor were any OF the
good things promised by the Democratic
party realized In the slghtest degree. To
carry on the government under conditions
of peace the Cleveland administration Dor
rowei 230oGo.00o, and even this was not
sufficient to meet the deficit and pay the
bills during four years.
Cleveland had hardly been seated in the
presidential chair when the crisis OF 1893
was upon us. The magnitude OF this ca
lamity can hardly be comprehended Ac-
cording to labor statistics, 100000 men
were thrown out OF employment. or one
third OF the laboring class. In four years
OF bemosrhtic RUE 0,Vu commercial fdii-
urea are reported with liabilities amount
ing to millions. Railways went into the
hands of receivers. mines were closed fur
naces were blown out, factories and many
manufacturing Institutions closed their
doors or ran on short time at greatly re-
duced wages. and banks by hundreds clos
ed with losses to depositors aggregating
many millions of dollars. a large part
OF these losses were sustained by labor
ing men and their families being in most
cases the savings of years. The calling
OF loans made TO the small householders
caused the loss Of thousands OF homes