Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-09-20

THE pElrouRATIc RALLY.

The Democratic rally in Columbia
Hall, Monday evening, was largely at
tended, including many ladies, and
was addressed by Governor Semple,
who was very happily introduced by
DIR. Ostrander. The speaker COM
menced by alluding to the pioneers
who saved this country to the Ameri-
can union, and called them Palm
urs," after the skillful pilot Palinurus,
who piloted the ship Of Eneas after
the Trojan war, when he voyaged to-
ward the seven hills to found the
Roman empire. This is the same
NEUROLOGICAL simile that gave the
pioneers of California the name OF
Argonauts" after the adventures OF
those who went in search of the golden
fleece.
He was exceedingly courteous in
his reference to his opponent, the Re
publican nominee, and in a very forci-
BILE and logical argument arraigned
the Republican party and presented
the claims Of the Democratic party for
the control Of the affairs Of the new
state Of Washington. He denounced
in the most emphatic manner the
abuss Of power by trusts and corpora
lions and the dangers to the liberties
Of the people, and especially the rights
Of the laboring classes, by the accumu-
lation Of vast sums Of money in the
hands Of . few men, wrung from the
labor Of the workingman.
He insisted that the railroad corpo-
rstions had had control of the Repub-
lican party in two campaigns for dele
Rates to Congress, and both were
overwhelmingly defeated by the people
At the polls He claimed that the
leaders Of the Republican party chang
ed their tactics in retiring the railroad
corporations behind the scenes. when
thew nominated John B. Allen, who
Was independent Of railroad influence
and placed him on an anti-railroad
platform and elected him by . large
majority.
But he maintained that the railroad
and other corporations controlled the
leaders and machinery Of the Repub'
lican party as really now IS at any
other time, and that the real issue
before the people At this time il be'
tween corporate power ON the one hand
and the rights Of the people ON thu
other, and that the Democratic party
is the true protector and defender
of the rights of the people.
His address was delivered in calm
dispassionate spirit, and was well re
ceived by the audience.
He was. followed by Hon. I. G
GrifIitts, the Democratic candidate TO-
Congress. Mr.. Grifitts took up tin
Republican platform and dissected i
section by section and showed up it
many prerenses and fallacies. Hedwel
especially ON the acknowledged debt Q
gratitude the Republican party owed t
the poor soldiers, debt 80 great tina
it has never been paid. He showed
how Kinnear, the faithful soldier WHIT
fought through the entire war as
private, was laid aside for an assistsn
provo marshal who had never don
anything more dangerous than collec
taxes in the rear. How Corporal Tan
ner was laid aside for attempting t
carry out the pledges of the Republi
can national platform and how, on al
occasions the G. o. p. had used tn
prestige of water to bolster up thei
rotten cause.
He reviewed the claim of Mr.. VII
SON that the Republicans had secures
the passage of the enabling act, an
showed by documentary evidence tina
the measure WAS from its inception t
its passage, advocated and engineere
by Democratic statesmen. In TIN
connection he administered scathin
rebuke TO the imported orator OF tn
Republican party. Colonel Eddy, VIII
xboul-like entered the grave OF the ver
Grated Sunset Cox and tore the shrou
from his form to cover it with tn
slime Of party rancor and abuse.
Mr.. Grifitts' speech was throughou
. mastery effort and at times elicite
hearty applause from his audience.