The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-25
REPUBLICAN RALLY
AT PORT TOWNSEND.
Large Audience Listens to speech by
John l.. Wilson on the Lead
ing Issues.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigencer
PORT TOWNSEND. Oct 24.-John l..
Wilson spoke tonight at the opera house
In this city to a large audience, He first
paid his respects TO the fusion admins
tration in this state; mentioned the time
the state came into the union. showing
what the Republican party. through eight
years. had been compelled, and gladly so,
TO build insane asylums, a penitentiary,
reform school, agricultural college, nor
NAL schools and meet the fixed charges OF
the state government. These obligations
devolved upon all good citizens.
Then came the hard times from 1893 to
1897. when our people were depressed. Oh
legations had been increased so that when
Gov. McGraw went out OF office, almost
Sl.op0OVo in taxes remained unpaid Then
came the prosperity brought about by
the Republican party throughout the state
and nation. During the past four years
there has been collected about 100000 Of
these DELINQUENT taxes. which the state
treasurer has used a. he was In duty
cations and IL ANYBODY Is entitled to
credit for bringing warrants up to par the
Republican party Is.
MIR. Wilson then devoted a few minutes
10 the school book question and then
passed TO four propositions laid down by
Mr.. Bryan, viz: Tariff trusts miiitarism
and imperialism. Before proceeding TO
the discussion OF these national issues he
called the attention Of the people 20 the
bill now pending in congress for the es-
tablishmcnt of an American merchant
marine He said people ough. TO exam
inc this measure and express their appro-
baton or disapprobation to their repre-
sentative In congress. We are payiag
s2oo0oQ,0oo a year to foreign ship-owners
Tor carrying products OF our soil and
charters have advanced thirteen cents a
hushel on the wheat OF Eastern Washing
ton farmers through lack " charters to
carry this product. We bull, up great
coastwise trade by placing the same UNI
der the American flag.
For % Merchant Marine
over 10000 passengers we're transported
last year over the great lakes and over
1880 passed last year through sault Ste
Mario canal and more shins passcf up
Detroit river than up the Thames 10 Lon
don or 70 Liverpool This was q pro-
tected industry on the part OF England.
France and Germany and our people
seemed unwilling 10 meet these great for
elgn ship-owners and aid the upbulldng
OF our shipping interests the same as
these nations are doing. We seem 20 be
perfectly willing TO appropriate money 10
educate, maintain and support the In
dian and 20 iaih and plaster lot az
rivers and harbOrs but unwilling 70 at
tempt ne restoration q tho american
Maine, has estimated II we can ever get
into competition With England. France
and Germany. ia the carrying trade. we
would reduce freight rates about q rer
cent This would cave our people about
coo year.
Mr. Wilson then said the Republican
pAflN Won IN ANso because " WAS right.
He liked The Republican party because II
transacted business II IS the greatest
clearing house Of human events and
achievements recorded in all history and
u would continue 70 transact business IN
behalf 81 human freedom. honest toll and
honest tabor forever, He showed the
hT0at balance % trade n sure Indication
nf prosperity under three years Of Will
lam Mckinley.
lie then discussed the question Of trusts
TIE law thar y on the statute books,
placed there by a Republican congress.
and the desire ~ Republicans 10 submit
an amendment 20 the constitution grant
ins power 10 iegislate upon this subject,
which was defeated BY the Democratic
He then took IN the conditions Of the
country IN 1854. when Mt. lincoln came
into power the marvellous growth ~ the
rule; then the coming 81 a Democratic all
ainiEirstion ana the enactment ~ TIRE
Wilson hill which struck n siesigeharn-
msr blow AZ every industry af tire West
He aspleted what happened under that
biii. ahering men going out of employ,
ment at over the country. The want
: nakR9neeS. poverty and despair that rare
~ our people. ths election ~ a Repuh-
ucan president. the enactment ~ the
sumption q me product ~ the farm once
more Advancing product - the farm. egn.
pieymrnt ~ fahur WITH The difference fr
vases paid unaer thF FIRST year % tho
Dfngiey hil as compared to the last wear
: thousand raiiicu ~ toIisTs-fbe differ
cuec between CoNsys army and pros
pcrity
Ho then took 90 The question ~ mili,ar.
~ a soldier Tor eveEw fAsa rsap4e a tAa
TINTED States. and showed tha cry % 49,
ca mtfh ard that CONGRESS had absolute
noNcr % Increase % diminish ne army