The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-07-29
POINDfXTER TALKS TO 14OO
Unannounoed by Either of the Two Daily
Papers His Saturday Night Speech in
Seattle Arouses Enthusiasm


Saturday night to hear Congressman
Poindexter open his Seattle campaign.
1t was wildly enthusiastic crowd from
beginning to end, giving the speaker
an ovation when he appeared on the
platform and cheering him Justify al
frequent intervals.
The meeting was an eye-opener to
Poindexter's Seattle opponents, who
are touring the outside towns because
Of dispiriting lack of interest in their
candidates., and even astonished the
most enthusiastic Poindexter support
ers.
AS a result OF a conspiracy of silence
the two leading newspapers Of the city
had refrained from even announcing
the meeting and it was but little adver-
tised, so the attendance is looked upon
as indicating a great silent Poindexter
sentiment in this home city of his
leading opponents.
1t exceeded our most sanguine ex-
pectations as a tribute to Poindexter' S
popularity in Seattle" said Tom Muir
ply, the Poindexter manager. We
have been claiming Poindexter would
be second high candidate in King
county. We are now justified in ex-
pecting him to be first in the race.
1t is somewhat embarrassing for
me to appear in this metropolis, in
view of the large number of your own
citizens who are trying to get the same
office. (cheers. They are formidable
opponents. One of them in particular
is an old acquaintance and fellow towns
man of mine, who after more or less
distinguished career, when his star had
set, cast his fortunes with you and is
now casting his efulgence upon the
people of the state again.
Il notice that your morning paper,
the Post-Intelligencer, has high
opinion of him and his qualifications
for this this office. l have noticed
many editorials pointing out the things
he did in the senate. want to COM
pliment him for earning the good
opinion of this great paper, and for the
many good things he accomplished in
the senate OF the United States.
Our opponents have sought to make
subserviency to Cannonism test of
republican regularity" said Mr.. Poin-
dexter in his address. On that test
we Joined the issue. l promised be-
fore I was elected to oppose Cannonism
and now l am denounced for keeping
my campaign pledges. One of my
opponents says in his newspaper that
it was all right for me to promise it be-
fore election, but foolish to keep the
promise afterward. Those of you who
subscribe to that doctrine should vote
for one of my opponents.
My opponents are telling you that
you should ignore the qualifications of
the candidates and the issues they es-
pouse or represent, and permit your
votes to be determined by a geograph-
ical consideration. I say that you men
as citizens, are entitled to be repre-
sented in the senate by the candidate
who will best represent you, whether
that candidate comes from the buck
brush country or the bunch grass
country.
I am being blamed for hampering
the development of Alaska in some
mysterious manner and preventing the
patententing of certain coal claims.
Coal claims in Alaska may be patented
under the laws, if the claimants will
obey those laws. If those laws are
throttling Alaska's development they
are not laws OF my making. If they
are not being administered justly these
men should take their. grievance to
your distinguished fellow townsman
who is the secretary of the interior.
II is not the law that is throttling
Alaska-it is the strangle-hold on that
territory by the Guggenheim syndicate.
But if the Guggenheims are entitled to
the Cunningham coal claims, why
these men who are denouncing me
can have them patented. The pat
enting machinery is all in their hands
and they have fred all the clerks and