, 1888-11-01
The Great Rally,


There WIS DO booming of cannon
and needless consumption of cord
wood last evening, but for genuine
enthusiasm and executive energy the
rally was the grandest and most sue
cessful Port Townsend ever Witness
ed. The torchlight procession was
magnificent. Instead of ~ torches,
as on Friday night, one-half of
which were carried by boys, there
Were considerably over one hundred
torches carried by voters.
The baud made enthusiastic mu-
sic and the grand procession moved
with step of victory.
The Opera House was crowd ded to
its utmost, every seat being taken
and every foot of standing room be
ing occupied. A patriotic song was
sung and lively strain played by
the band and then Hon. &C. III. Brad
shaw, the chairman, introduced to
the audience Hon. John B. Allen.
OF course he was received with inn
mense sounds of applause. His ap-
pearance is youthful His build is
slight, but 1.-the and aglll His fore
head is very high and he impresses
you at once as a brainy man. His
address is pleasant and he deals with
you so that you feel at once that he
is not playing little tricks of oratory
on you, but that he is addressing
your intelligence.
His speech was very fine. No
personal attacks, no ungentlemanly
thrusts, no vulgarisms, no old,
mouldy chestnuts, no parade OF stage
gestures, NJ display of egotism, but
straight out, earnest, hard, common
sense.
His presentation of the tariff
question was simply unanswerable.
The value Of protection to American
industries and to American labor
was SO clearly set forth that we fail
to comprehend how any man of
sense could be free trader.
His illusions to Mr.. Chas. Voor-
bees were ever gentlemanly, even in
the extreme His caricature of Mr.
Voorhees, record on the forfeiture
| question was extremely laughable,
but c!ean enough for lady's parlor.
Mr.. Voorhees, could not have object
ed had he been present to any word
spoken of him.
His own record as attorney was
met manfully and truthfally. He
made no concea,ment that his advice
| and legal talent had been sought at
various times by different railroad
companies. He said he would have
been chagrined had he not have
been considered of sufficient worth
to have been SO engaged. A demo-
gogue would have probably tried to
conceal this truth. Honest John
Allen stated it just as it was and left
no false impression. The man who
lined his pockets with Northern Pa
cifc gold and then declared that he
would starve rather than except fee
from that company, finds no parallel
in John B. Allen. Mr.. Alien, as we
think, truthfully showed that Mr..
Voorhees, was not working to admit
our territory. He was only playing
the demogogue with the democrats,
for our humiliation. He claimed
that Dolph's bill for admission was
manly, fair and plain. Mr.. Voorhees,
was not working for that bill but, for
the Springer omnibus bill which was
only an enabling act and after the
whole formula of organic alton was
gone through it would then take a
vote OF Congress to admit us. MIR.
Allen is in favor Of the Dolph bill,
and it ten democrats could be found
in the House of Representatives to
favor our admission We could be ad-
mitted in fifteen minutes, Mr..
VOORHEES, with his alleged ignorant
Congress and republican obstruction
lists, not withstanding.
AT the conclusion of MIR. Aliens
speech he referred very sloquently
to General Harrison's record and his
grand history as friend of Ameri-
can institutions. The cheers were
very hearty and very prolonged
when he finally took his seat.
Mr.. G. III. Hanford, chairman of
the Republican Central Gomittee,
then spoke few words which were
heartily received.
The meeting was in every way a
great success. Not a hiss, nor a
groan, nor an ungentlemanIy e~".,.s
y. io- "a' neai :. Al the hall. The en-
thusiasm was maintained to the last
with even increasing zeal, and every
man present felt that Kepublicanism
had scored a great victory in Port
Townsend