The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-10-21
CONGRESSMAN HUMPHREY
Makes "a Telling Speech to Good
Crowd In the Pavilion Wednes-
day Night. Henry Grass Talks
on County Affairs.

on Wednesday night was somewhat
late in assembling, but as 1t had been
told around that the band would play
before the speaking began, and the boys
were little late in putting in their APP
pearance, the speaking did not begin
until $50.
Mr.. Henry Grass, of Wenatchee, re-
publican candidate for County Attor-
ney, was the first speaker. Mr.. Grass
confined his remarks entirely to the
County ticket and to County affairs.
He advocated the election of the entire
County ticket, because it was made up
of honest, capable and worthy men that
deserved the support and the confidence
of the entire republican party. He
made no special plea for the election OF
any one OF two men on the ticket, but
asked all republicans to give the ticket,
the whole ticket their solid and un-
divided support. In regard to Mr.. Dill
he assured the voters that he was well
qualified to fill the position of Judge Of
the Superior Court, and suggested to
those who were not satisfied on this
point to go, not to Mr.. Stainer's po)iti-
cal supporters, or to- those who were op-
posed to Mr.. Dill, but to the records
and to Mr.. Dill's many clients. To the
members of the bar of Wenatchee,
many of whom would testify to his fit
ness.
In regard to his own candidacy Mr..
said he had lived in the County more
than two years. Had come here to
stay and would stay even if he was de-
feated. He had no other occupation
than the profession of law and said in
conclusion that If elected he would adj
minister the duties fairly, impartially
and to the best of his ability.
Congressman Humphrey made one OF
the most effective talks that have been
made in this campaign. 1t was rather
short, but. touched just those points
| which the voters wanted to hear about.
He had close attention and was fire.
quently applauded
| i, In relation to national affairs he
said the real issue in this campaign
DRY? Shall we vote for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks and have continued prosper
lily or shall we vote for Parker and
Davis and have hard times, poverty and
rags" For as certain as night follows
day these conditions will follow dem
ocratic success at the polls. He drew
a most striking comparison of condi-
| tions under the last Cleveland admin
istration and the conditions under Me-
Kinley and Roosevelt. He quoted and
compared figures covering the employ
ment of labor The consumption OF
coal, value of exports, sale of postage
stamps and number of other
things during the year 1903 and the
last ysar of the Cleveland administra-
ton in most convincing way. He al
luded to the vast amount OF money
spent on the Navy, in prosecuting the
Spanish American war, paying for the
Philippine Islands, the Panama Canal
and for pensions. All this was done
without increasing the public debt, in
seven ysars, and set this against the
sale OF two hundred and sixty million
dollars worth of bonds in time of pro-
found peace under President Cleveland.
He said the republican party was a
party of construction. Ii was develop
ing the Philippine Islands, it was build
ing the great Panama Canal, it had
inauguraied over thirty thousand free
delivery mail routes, it was opening up
vast bodies of arid land by irrigation, IL
had scheme for aiding the building of
good roads, it believed in providing
work for the unemployed American
laboring man. The democratic party
was party of destruction. Under the
last democratic administration, when
that infamous, laundering measure
known as the Wilson bill was passed,
i the American market for American
Eproducts was destroyed and the result
was that factories closed, shops shut
down, banks failed, mercantile estab-
lishments sass'gned and hard times and
poverty took.the place OF prosl Gritty and
plenty.
On state issues he called attention TO
the record OF Mr. Turner. His many
changes, and his everlasting hunt for
Office from the time he came here with
a commission as district judge in his
pocket from President Harrison to the
time when he tried to be the tail 10