The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-31
HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS.
F. G. Robertson Talks to a large
Crowd at the Armory.
HaRRows UP THEIR FEELINGS.

Win Lurid Pictures of individual
Cases of Hardship in the Occur
dAixne Dfstrfct-Paramount Is-
sue Of the Campaign. sImpcrinI-
ism,v Hauled Over the conIs-
Predicts . bryan Landslide.
+. c. Robertson. Democratic nominee
for congress. made his farewell cam
palen address 10 workinernen" to
crowded house at the Armory last even
ing Mr.. Robertson dwelt at length on
'.inaperiaIism." beginning with the Span
ish war and ending with the Filipino In
surrection, governing without the consent
OF the governed; the danger OF Asiatic
invasion Of cheap labor as the result of
the Hawaiian supreme court decision, and
devoted the larger part OF his address
TO a review OF the Occur d'Alene strikes
IN which he narrowed up the feelings of
the audience with detailed accounts OF
Individual cases Of hardship as the result
Of miiitarism, black militarism" In that
district. In these he was rewarded Tor
hin Iurid and graphic word pictures with
repeated cries OF ''Shamei shAme!" from
many parts Of the house. Mr.. Robertson
ala not forget to predict sweeping
victory next Tuesday for not only the
entire national Democratic ticket, but the
state ticket Of Washington as we'll with
himself included. OF course. The meeting
was very orderly, the platform occupied
by number Of vice presidents, had been
neatly decorated with flags and bunting
and autographs Of the 'sayfour OF his
country. william Jennings Bryan, were
literally tackled UP all around the gal
lery.
rirst, = Parade.
A street parade headed by band OF
music and a campaign ciup dresseu a.
minute men OF iT7s," attracted the peo-
rle 10 the hall The meeting was called
fo order nj $50 by J. c. Allen, chairman
~ the king county Democratic commit
tee who made n brief address. denyins
IN toto the allegations Of the Post-intei-
IIrencer that the Republicans nan
everything bottled up and propnesyins
srst IN November there would not DO
: single Republican elected IN hins
county. ~
chairman III the meeting. ana AZ .he
author 81 the bill establishing the lacos
roynrnission Of the state. Mr.. Land mAae :
few remarks about how hare w nsp'
licans were for campaign issues, sucn 70
ana .chooi books which had only two MT
n. lines left out from around Wenatcnee.
,,ia funny story about two old mssds
with held glasses and introduced tho
sprnker OF the evening ss our next con
gressmAn."
Mr.. Robertson was given quite nm ovs-
ton. which he gracefully askno"'sska,
rcnslderiur himself unworthy 10 address
~ intelllrent an audience. especially IN
The hone OF adding anything 10 what 20
many more brilliant Democrats OF Seatt'o
poirtins 10 the minute mcn." Mr.. Rob-
ertson said:
Those Minute Men.
nAs look upon those representative
minute mon OF i77s and upon this spien-
ala outpouring OF citizens. l ana become
satisfied that the spirit OF is0 N assin
shroaa ana that the Democratic party
alive 10 the Issue. has selected another
George Washington IN William jennings
prvau to lead them 10 certain victory
notwithstanding the utterance OF = SUBJ
etdtxed press the great heart OF the Amer
team people was at last touched and IN
another week. on November =. therc
would be- seen the greatest landslide IN
ssvor az Mr.. Bryan tho world had ever
seen No man stood nearer To-Day 70 'he
American heart than Mr.. Bryan.
He spoke OF Seattie's great promising
future and her wonderful resources. her
Oriental trade. mines. lumber. shipping,
railroads, all OF which when developed
would pour the wealth Of the facihe
coast into Seattle Portland would, In a
fsw wears. by reason OF natural condi-
tlons become an inland city and Seattle
be destined to hs the greatest mart OF this
part of the wnrld.
imperialism was the paramount issue
with the Democrats today. He then re-
viewed the history OF the Spanish wal
from oppressed Cuba TO tho destruction
Of the Maine the war for the prosecution
Of whtsh James Hamilton Lewis voted
ana MeKinlns's declaration that cuba
should be free. The several naval vic
tories and the acquisition OF the Philip
plnea. Then the taking of Puerto Rics
nv force OF arms Mr. Mekiniey's mes
sage TO congress that Puerto Rico shoait
have free trade. the Introduction ef /
bill 10 that effect and It's defeat through
the sugar and tobacco trusts. Taxation
without representation Was tyranny
The Republicans got around the ven
sexed question by saying that as our nes
possessions were not IN the United state
they could he governed hy the presiasn
az he saw NJ Abraham Lineoin has
said that a people could not be half FREE
ssna halt slaves, 40 these new possession
seould not DO bali republic and half EN-
Arlre yakima" Jones says that the con
kbiltution does not extend over these mes
lrGseeaxienN. bat there Ia a rule % Law
which says that there IL no provision u
the constitution that does not extend I,
every srctian ~ the country over which
the American tiax waves.
Democrats have No Use TOR FllspAnes
When nryaM IL elected next Tuesday
rretec3arate viii be established over IN,
islands ard those people VIII ha gives
thesr country % govern as they see o.
and the Monroe doctrine eiii give then
the same prcteeslen thai Il has aN alNns
sisen the south American states
Mhsn Hseam L. Elected.
Under the Republicans. governor generals
and innnmersAle Judges are to 20 ap
pointed "a Sovern IN those islands ans
4 viii enA IN a government more desgoti,