Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-18

otosr outburst of applause. H. had
oeeo Invited to the fair, In the snvu 40.
OF tne iuvitatIon. ito speak upau WIT.
ever s1bJect or ssbjess. be ,ho,,io
choose, aud political speech was
consequently expected. He vas listen
60 10 With breathlsss attention, and
frequently interrupted by Applause,
General Butter said: | do not take
tnis great gathering all TO NV
sell. but l attribute IL first, 10
the interest yo1 have in your annu A
Ialf; second, to the interest you have In
the great political questions that are
nov under consideration by the Amer
lean people. the managers of your
iair gave me the option Of speaking
upon such topics as desired or I would
not intiIct tue address arn about doing
upon you. am going to speak to YOU
OF that know most. and hope You know
least. | want 10 be jast TO all parties.
nave been IA them all and 1 know all
their good points, and I know all their
faults and fs,lings; but can say TO Won
IN all sincerity that the N 49, of the peo-
pie who compose ali tbs parties
are honest lovers of their country
who would do it no wrong if they knew
lt nor would suffer any wrong TO be
done it. Applause There are honest
men IN all parties, aud as many IN pro-
portion to their numbers in one as ia
another, and If il ever appears that
there are more dishonest men IN one
party than IN another, il is because to II
party IL IN power, under temptation,
and that their rasSals get fou id ont
Gen. Butler talked of the Republican
party and Of the Democratic party, and
referred to his own action In the recent
Democratic Convention at Chicago,
where he claimed that he represented
fifteen million labOrIng men in the work
shops and In business in this conntry
and after they voted down my platform
in Chicago left them, telling them God
help them /; | will not (Great laughter
and applause. had = very thorough
opinion of what they would do under
the circumstances. Laughter and ap-
plause.
The subject of railroad and freight
rates was discussed to show tue dis
examinations against the people. lit
costs but half a mill per mile to carry
a hundred pounds of freight; they
charge you half a cent. ksmem ser thar.
| want the law to change ali this.
want to take the water out of railroad
stocks and put II into tue canal.
Laughter the Republican party is
the party of monopoi, because mon
opoly has gone to them; but enough
monopoly has stayed in the Democratic
party to make il unite with the mon
opOly of the South, and permit the old
shareholders to govern, and IL Is of no
consequence which party wins. The
people never win. Ii the laboring men
will vote together they can elect two
Presidents by the number of their votes
They can carry any State in the Union
except In the South. They cannot
carry that, for there a laborinp man
cannst get his vote counted, aud say,
to the shame and disgrace of the Re
publican party, that while they have
freed the slaves, there has not been
honesty enough and executive ability
enough IN that party for twenty years
to give them a free ballot and a fair
count. On, God. for one hour of An
drew Jackson that he might say, by
the eternal, the laws shall be enforced :
the wrong of the people righted."
Great applause.
General Butler noted the criticism of
the New York World. and concluded by
saying received a great legacy of
the right Of the people frsm my father.
and my grandfather. They taught me-
the platform upon which | must ever
stand under whatever political demon
ination | might find myself: Equality
of power equality of burdens equal
ity o. rights, aud equality of privileges
of all men under the law" | stood for
that from youth up, and want to leave
this az n blessed heritage to my chill
dren, and to my childreR's children for
ever.
At the conclusion of the speech Sem
ator O'Donuell led the crowd in three
cheers for General Butler. General
Butler thought he could do better than
that. and called for three cheers for the
Peoples party. They we're given With
will.
New York Liquor Dealers.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Sept, 1.-The State
Liquor Dealers Convention WAS held
here today. A street parade preceded
the opening. The opening address was
made by Samuel Taylor. and the re-
Spouse by the President, who stated
that the association by unity would be n
power in every assembly district. A
proposition TO exclude questions relat-
ing to national politics was tabled.
Iowa saloon Keepers.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Sept. 1.-Two
hundred Iowa saloon keepers held
meeting here today with closed doors
and termed State Anti Prohibition
Society. Ii was decided to raise funds
to prevent the enforcement of the pres
eut prohibitory law and to work for its
repeal.
Hard Fight In Prospect.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. E.-At the Demo
cratic Congressional Convention of the
Second District held at Beaver Dam to-
day, II ballots were taken. resulting in
a dead ock. Delaney and Gen. Bragg
are again aspirants, with Sumner and
Sawyer as rivals. Two years ago Sum
ner won after more than thousand
ballets.
Army OF the Cumberland.
ROCHESTER,. y. Y, Sept. 1.-THE city
is swarmiug with noted veterans of the
war of the rebellion, who have come to
attend the annual reunion of the So
ciety of the Army OF the Cumberland.
Gen. Sheridan arrived last night and
Gen. Logan this morning. The Society
was called to order in the City Hall by
Gen Sheridan. BENZ. +. Taylor read a
poem entitled Chickamauga." An
Grafton was delivered by Wm. III. Lam
bert on Gen. Geo. II. Thomas.
Prohibition Rally at Boston.
BosroS. Sept. 1.-THE Prohibition
party of Boston and vicinity had a rally
in fremont Temple tonight. The meet
ing WAS called to order by Joseph X.
Roberts. Who said that the report that
President Seelye had declined the Pro
hibition nomination for Governor was
not true. He had not declined and Was
heartily in sympathy with the move
ment. Araoug tue speakers WAS Mr..
Daniels, the party nominee for Woe
President of the United States. He
asserted there we're more Prohibitionists
among the Des ocrats of the South
than among the Republicans, ard that
prohibition had really a stronger hold
In the Southern than in the Northern
States. He believed that no issue wo0ld
exert 80 strong an influence in uniting
the two sections Of the country 80 the
Temperance issue.
TmE Ca0LERs.
NAPLES, Sept. H The cholera cpl
demic continues TO abAte. There - a
| f.arkad dsaera a., IN the number of fresh