Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-10-29
THE HALEY RALLY.
II WAS THE LARGEST POLITICAL
MEETING SEEN HERE.


Not Half Enough Torches to Supply the
Demaud-The Audience Entertained
By Messrs. Bierbowcr, Hill and Par.
sons.
Tho Republican rally in this city
last Saturday was certainly, and by
long odds, the most largely attended
political meeting ever held in this city.
Over one halt of the 800 odd seats in
| the Theater were occupied by ladies,
| and scarcely over one-half Of those
who came could secure admittance.
But for the GOODNESS Of the weather an
overflow meeting would have been
held.
Some rs or 80 ladies, miners, bust
ness men, and others came up from
Broadford and Bellevue, and when
the Haley Band began playing
"Marching Through Georgia" as a
signal for the procession to start, eve
ry torch but four was carried by vot
ers, and the exceptions were in the
hands of boys who hid them in order
not to give them up. Only IS torches
could be obtained, but if twice that
many had been available eager hands
would doubtless have been found to
carry them.
Major A. j. Pinkham, Chairman of
the Republican County Central Com
ml,tee. called the meeting to order,
and W. I. Riley, local member, pre-
sided. The following letter was
read:
T. E. Picotte, ESQ., Secretary Republican County
Central Committee:
I SATURDAY EVENING.
am so much under the weather
to night that it would be. imprudent
for me to attend the "rally" even long
enough to apologize for my failure to
make speech. as agreed. | hope
before the campaign closes to make
the talk l had prepared for tonight
Sincerely Yours,
LYTTLEToN PRICE.
Hon. Vic. Bierbower, being ap
pealed to, kindly and cheerful,
agreed to make l5- minutes talk il
MIR. Prices stead-which he did, &C
quitting himself Of his task yer,
creditably indeed.
George B. Hill, of Bellevue, fol
lowed. Mr.. Hill is not in as goot
Storm" as he formerly was, whe1
stumping in Nevada; but al,hous
out of practise he still evinced tn
possession of considerable oratorica
= ability and spoke with great effect
His hits at Cleveland, whom he des
crbed as "shsped like Mr. Drum, G
Bellevue, as wearing No. II boot
a No. Z hat, and rs being able to tax
off and put on his shir, without ur
but.onirg his shirt. collar" and t
whom he referred as being a "dema
gogue, a demon, and Democrat,
we're particularly applauded.
John NJ. Parsons, q miner C
u Broadford who cannot be above 2
Il years of age, followed him. He be
gan by excusing his want Of prepare
ton by saying that he was working
man and could not devote the tim
needed to prepare. He then ably re
;. viewed the history Of the Democrat
and Republican parties, charged, an
successfully maintained that tn
Democrats had long since ignored til
teachings of jefferson. Touchin
upon the tariff issue Mr.. Parsor
:. claimed that protection really cheaI
}, ems things in the long run. In ssh
:, port of his position he instanced til
" price of Brsscmer steel which i
;, 1861 was only made in England an
cost s121 per ton; but now that
was protected and made in the Unite
States only cos, from S27 to $35 pc
y ton! Also, salt. Twenty years az
= it cos, over $40 per ton; now it cos
. less than $l5-barrels and all!
:, Referring to the electoral FRAUD
practised in the South, MIR. Parsons
!, who is native of that sunny lane
said that in soMe States twice a
;, many tissue ballots as there wer
, voters were generally thrown in tn
& box by the Democrats. The Repub!