The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-11-05

Haley and Ketchum the Scenes Of
Red Hot Enthusiasm. THE
Populist Turn Out.

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Red Hot Enthusiasm. 1.-The
Populist Turn Out.
The grand Peoples party rally at
Haley last Saturday night was q
silencer to the Tammany-H Harrison
gold bugs and will long be remem-
bered as lively proof Of the falsity
of the assertions made by the enemy
in their desperation, that the ghost
dance was "up" in Alturas county.
Upwards of $50 bona fide Populists
carrying 24O torches, 40 musical
instruments (the populist band
men), 4 flags, 6 transparencies, s
rocket shooters, and divers and
sundry officers of the parade, broom
carriers, Chinese lanterns, ETC., ETC.,
were in the procession. It was di-
vided into three divisions, each
headed by a cornet band, and
started from the Armory at upper
Main street at 7 o'clock. The col
umn marched and counter-marched
by fours,- twos and single file up
and down Main street for about
half an hour, when a solid column
by fours was formed and proceeded
directly to the court house. Cover
nor Crook and Cap. Gum were
here greeted by a house full to ov-
erhowing and many were compelled
to turn away for want of standing
room even in the halls. There
never was such a large and enthus-
iastic assemblage of people on
Wood river before upon any &C.
casion, and the effect upon many
adherants to the two old parties
was very distressing. Some of them
down at the county seat and else
where in the county have been very
sad and meditative ever since and
will doubtless be more so after cleo
ton. If the truth were known
doubtless more than one ofthem is,
at this moment, brooding over the
inward confession that the man
who left the Peoples party in
search of the winning side in this
campaign made a fatal mistake
and has been successfully played
for rank sucker.
The line of argument laid down
by Capt. Gum at HALEY was log
ical and conclusive. The Captain
has been making an heroic single
handed fight in this campaign, but
has three strong allies on his side
which are harder to defeat than all
the spread-eagle oratory and plum
der sacks in creation; viz: TRUTH,
HONOR and JUSTICE, The Captain s
premises are sound and he has not
had to falsify nor deceive to make
an argument.
IN KETcHUM.
The rally at Ketchum on Mon.
day night was a duplicate of the
one in HALEY in enthusiasm and
general effect, although there were
not so many present from outside
precincts. Something like 112
torches were in the procession be-
side brooms, transparencies, etc.,
etc., so that on both occasions the
Populists excelled the recent Re-
| publican attempts by from 100 to
over 200 per cent. The g. O. D. has
wisely concluded to not attempt
another torchlight procession.
Metropolitan Hall was crowded
with interested and attentive listen.
ers. Chairman F. K. Gillette pre-
faced his introduction of the speak
| ers with few we'll chosen remarks
and then followed Captain Gum
wit brief review of the progress OF
the Peoples party throughout the
state all of which was exceedingly
interesting, especially as it was all
accomplished almost single handed
against the great array of hired
spouters sent over the state by the
old parties. Captain Gum then
evolved a line of argument that was
| forcible and true, backed up in ev-
cry instance by irrefutable proof,
and plainly and effectually point.
ing out to every honest, law-abid-
ing, liberty-loviEg citizen, the duty
he owes to himself, his family, and
his country. No one interrupted
Captain at any time in his speech
although there were a dozen OF
more republicans and democrats in
the hall who still cling to party
prejudice with such tenacity that
they would have rejoiced at an op-
portunity to contradict him. The
secret of the unbroken attention
given Capt. Gum is that he utters
nothing but the TRUTH and does
not leave an opening for attack.
Mr.. Crook followed Captain
Gum with a few we'll chosen words
and then Chairman Williams OF
the County Central Committee adj
dressed the assemblage, followed
by Mr.. Scott, an ardent young
populist visitor from Era, and the
meeting was adjourned.