Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-27

ere! others After the review Biains
a.o ns son Walker went to the house
MS GARFIELD, whose guests they are
10 =, oe uhtll Monday next Tonorrov
pp,Alne, ana possibly Logan. will vi-i,
EE,iyfis, which 10 40 minutes By rail from
1ssveisnd, returning to the city late IN
the afternoon.
iaeenaisry Fires.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 80 Five incendiary
niss occurred IN business blocks here
80 night, mostly act in water closets.
Not much damage was done By either.
ou1 cunning IN the wake of tue two Ium-
yer yard CONGREGATIONS. and smaller
oaI mysterious fires, the people have
oecotne somewhat excited lest an or
canned band Is trying to burn the CITY.
ise Board Of Underwriters TODAY Of
Iefed reward OF 500 for the arrest
ana conviction of any incendiary. The
slts council Will probably follow suit at
.ne next sitting. Tonight there were
.oree more inee ndlary fires in the bust
ness blocks, bat no great loss.
Rallies OF the Peoples Party.
BOSTON. Sept. 26.-The Peoples party
nad two enthusiastic rallies in the CITY
tonight. one at Faneuil Hall and the
otner at fremont Temple, while an over
moving meeting WAS held in Merenon.
General Batter spoke at the two former
places and was warmly received. In
Faneuil Hall there was a large audience
and many ladies' in the galleries. Jos.
II. ONeil presided and spoke briefly.
while ne was speaking General Butler
entered and was loudly cheered. Mrs.
Dr. julia Crofts Smith. IN behalf of the
lady admirers OF the General. present
ed him with a drum used at the
sattle OF New Orleans, and Mrs. l.. NJ.
warner presented him with large
floral horseshoe. These gifts were az
knovledRed by Gen. Butler. who was then
introduced. The General alluded TO
tue fact that the band had played The
GIri Left Behind Me" on his entering.
4 suppose" he remarked, that Was
about the nearest emblematic music the
musicians could find to represent the
two old parties | have left behind me.
The peoples party he said, needed no
long platform or exposition of priaei-
Pies 1t could be remembered by every
one-a golden guide, equat rights, equal
powers. equal burdens aud eqnal priv
iieRes to ali men under the law. TAp-
plause. For years the people have
been performing their duty, so far as
voting IL concerned, and why had
they not accomplished anything for
the nselyes Was il because they
only had the choice in voting
between two candidates where
a nomination was secured through the
working of political machinery? There
has not been an honest convention be-
fore Wednesday last In either party in
TINS commonwealth for years. As it
made no difference who they nominated. |
he could not see the use of cheating, but |
he had found out why they did it. |
j udge Endicott had said he would &C |
oept, II the nomination was tondered |
With reasonable degree of unanimlty. |
80 they put in LEO fraudulent votes in |
order to show that the nomination was |
with uuanimity. II is the miserable |
bounds who take from either side who |
do this basiness, and | am glad to see |
that We have got rid of the nan who |
sold as out last fall, and would cheat as |
this time. The General then re
ferred to the soldiers pension business.
1t - part of the oountry's contract. and |
when 1t Is paid an honest country has |
paid its debt. Applause. 1t makes
no difference who Is elected if the peo-
pie get their rights. II You stand by |
me, may not be- elected, but the people |
will win. My proposition is To found
new party of the people, to ssw seed |
which will fructify and produce fruits
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