The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-22

democratic party had no part Ihey
can party. The Democratic party always
has been wrong. and II is wrong today
Pierce County Lined Up.
The next speaker was judge James
Wtckersham. Of Tacoma, who vas given
rousing ovation. Before quiet had re-
sumed Il was necessary TO introduce
music Judge Wickersham said tn part;
It IS a pleasure and an honor 10 be ac-
corded the privilege Of addressing such
resentative Republicans in the great
metropolis Of Washington. CApplause-l
only want TO say a word tn favor OF
the nominations OF Mckinley and Roo.e-
Welt prolonged applause which the
wire tells las took place Al PHILADELPHIA
today, l understand that the Repueh-
can party of King county is again a unit.
Within a short time You will name one
of your favorite sons for the high posi-
ton OF governor, and let me say to You
that when you DO Pierce county viii walk
up and cast forty-four solid votes for
your choice
For forty years solid iegions Of the
Republican party have been at the front.
and have brayely fought out every Issue
that would tend 10 lie for the good Of
this great country. The Democratic party
have been what they might term camp
followers. I was born IN Illinois The
event happened in the same town In
which old man Bryan and his son William
rest Of their family, lived knew Rilly
Bryan well. and within the past coDr
years have read much of what he hos
had to say on politics When he was In
Tacoma the other day | was present ~
the Wigwam and heard the same old
speech he has probably delivered four
thousand times IN the past four years.
1T was amusing TO me 20 hear hts talk
on Imperialism and his quotations from
Abraham Lincoln. II he had remembered
the history Of the Democratic party from
lS6l TO 1864 he would better have left
those sentiments out He surely has for
gotten that during the Lincoln admins
trataion there was a strong enDrt to nans
the senior member OF the Bryan family.
The Democratic party. represented by the
senior Bryan or the Democratic party
represented by the jurnior Bryan have hSys
years behind the times.
Brynu and History.
BRYAN talks Of imperialism His idea
is that the government of this country Is
running to point where II Will he neccs-
sary 10 have king IL Bryan studied
would know that never since our fore
fathers fused on the plains Of England;
has there ever been any tendency toward
imperialism. our forefatherS forged out
the jury system. which gave every man
the right 10 free trial. and any man who
says that there Is any tendency IN thls
country to become imperial does not know
the history Of our race, They refer us 70
Rome 10 Spain. and "a the Latin Amert-
can races. We are not Romans, h"aVen
knows we are not Spanish, and We are not
States and We are free.
They talk of expansion. Upon that
question Bryan IS sure he is right. "
course he IS wrong lust az he Is on all
other questions Three hundred years ago
England started out on system Of OK
pansion. Her trade then was confined TO
that little island bearing the name Three
hundred years ago the FIRST settlers in
this country sought the shores OF Massa-
chuetts and Nlrairaa. Three hundred years
ago the seed OF American Ideas was nrsi
planted in the great United States ono
hundred years ago We were confined to
thirteen colonies, until Gen. jackson
marched south and took Florida. A little
later Thomas jefferson found way %
purchase Louisiana, and as tina, purchase
took in the Far West. perhaps Bryan
don't like II. Then We took a portion
Of Mexico. and SO we have expanded
through an our history When william
H. Seward purchased Alaska for S.Ap ha.
We thought II was high prize. ent mat
kind Of expansion VIII fe appfc lated when
we have probably four great states To-
Gated within the confines of that rich
district
I'VE have much Ia thank President Me
Klnlay for The liberation Of Cuba was
determined upon hy him. and through him
we saw the cruAluos Of spanish power
disappear from our adjoining shores.
Puerto Rico ana the Philippines "a
consequence, fell 10 ns our flag has been
planted there and never Will be taken
TO YOU laboriue men. 10 you teng~hore-
men. 10 You timber men, and all YOU
citizens Of tho great state Of Washing
ton. there 81 much Tor thought IN TINS
great question Of expansion. II Ia hiS
proposition. Yet II is practi-R one. let
me give you n few figures. In the month
OF April last past there was Hhipped from
one port on Puget sound 3S0.sD WORTH u
lumber This timber was cut from Virc.a
soil by our logeers NH men who own
and operate plants furnishing yen With
employment In the vicinity from Which
shipment Was made turned ihg timber
into lumber Within mat sane tnulY
DAYS wua sent from that self@ame port
SflhG1 worth az -four Every bushol -
wheat used IN rs manufacture vras grown
IN this vicinity. Within hat sAfn@ period
we exported about so @a in machinery
worth uf wheat ~ - pounds II cotton.
and so on. uufi the value of our exports
peried reached the magnificent total %
81 Gslrsa
''Now can you beat that In any arFu-
meHt against ,Apansion' fo"e occasion
tn look 40 some ngarcs a fca days since
un exports and imports, and found that
within a month past we nal expurfsst
more than - ~ 90 from thls tate AMI
have imported only gtul OK Vow AK
The formers who received the teHeut "A
This side Of expansion are you sstlNtie8
iio YOU lpuE~horeiufn waat tho fhiu0 sn-
gagged iu This trade to refuse fy come 10
Puget sound sui they must r"frse II w
have no freight 20 Furnish fher1 ~ avn
ynu ia favor ~ expansion DO you VpiCez
~ this state want prosperity to continue
go the pDlis and vofe the ticket beaded
by Mckinney and Roosevelt rrreinenAp,te
applause
Saw. Republicans ~ tAe great state q
Washington v4uf 7Hu 20 remember this.
In Pierce rHnUtv We nTe nnlf"t Eppua-
lrans we A4te had nur trau8lea hat Cos
Re AFRO HItslg if.e ~aue foi3 ara ln So-
veraer Wc propose to - ta fhe polls auf
it You are uet careful. notV .the.snfinF
vt8r Increased enumeration 40 wal show
sos how 20 roll $50 a majority fer tee
'wn men ~ DO tn'st Rere given places Il
tae h.ai % trs PeuahIoau reket ta PhN-
atflT his tAp.ia5sS ara cheering
pii~. Talks Of the Ticket.
TIE next speaker was Samuel 5 fssi~s
Wao WAS EtcU a0 ruthuFlAHtI~ welcome
f1ilawlrR 'He aunauDrfmon' of hls hsrn~
pr chalrr-Hr fAllFrer. Str Piles e. re-
Far1ef ns ofs ~ tho ATTEST rpeaEp~e frs
the atsfn and hi- words we're received
~lta cheers
r4nsrst-iate the country. an.: rar-
Grsfn.sfa the Frralsi 4n uaffr lr oaff
..tfiFg fhf 7a1rfe - rla remarks 20
tae spie asa rrk" tnat wae dominated
FAR fhNrselHH.s tof#Y whie fae rcapip
~H3 rstfe a. 're polls rert ~r.r-her
TIE krpltH far par'} rae Hreu+at ifrri'