, 1892-09-29
A LIVELY MEETING.
Rally of the Peoples Party Last
Night.

Outlying Precincts RePresented--
Political RefOrmers Tell what
Must BE Done to Save the Govern
ment From Everlasting Ruin.
The audience began to arrive early at the
peoples party meeting at the Olympia the
ater last night, and by 8 O'Clock all the
available space in the opera house was oc-
cupied. A goodly number of ladies were
present. The fact that the candidates for
governor and congress were to speak drew
a large number of populists from the coun-
try precincts, and it is fair to say that the
audience was largely made up Of the peo-
ple's party faith. H L. Forrest, chairman
of the county committee, was president of
the meeting. On the stage were seated rep
resentative men of the party in Thurston
county, among whom were Judge Byron
Millett, John NJ. Swan, Thomas j. Miller,
Oscar Swanson, H. R. Ellswick and Aaron
Webster.
The speakers, Hon. c. w. Young candi-
date for governor; NJ. f. Knox, candidate
for congress; Lyman Wood, candidate for
secret tary of state, were seated to the left of
the chairman. Before the regular speaking
Lyman Wood was introduced by the
chairman and read short but incisive in
dictment, IN which he arraigned the legis-
lative policy of the old parties and its re-
suits upon the people. He made no claim
to being public speaker, and soon gave
way to Mr.. Young.
The latter gentleman was introduced by
Chairman Forrest in a brief speech. in
which he referred to the fact that the re-
publican party had for a standard bearer a
national banker, and the democratic
party an attorney He was pleased to an.
nOunce that the peoples party had gone
among the industrial classes and selected a
practical and successful farmer. He dwell
on the fact that in the hands of such a
standard bearer the interests of the people
in the state of Washington would be safe
and referred to instances in history in
which the people had lost confidence in the
politicians and statesmen, and gone to the
same source to select leaders to conduct
them through perilous times. This eulogy
produced considerable enthusiasm Mr.
Young took the floor, which he occupied
for about one hour. The strong points OF
his address were in alleged expose of the
financial legislation of the dominant party
from the war TO the present time, attempt
ing to show that each act had been a spe-
cies of class legislation, in the interests OF
the money power. In concluding he COM
uenJeu upon anu endorsed the prlnclp piles
of the state platform. The address was
very well received.
Mr. Young was followed by NJ. f. Knox,
candidate for congress, who had very
unique and entertaining way and whose re-
marks, frequently bordering on the elo-
quent, were interspersed with figures very
aptly placed upon a black board for the pur-
pose of better illustrating his points. Mr..
Knox succeeded in covering almost every
phase of the questions of land, transporta-
ton, money, and monopoly, and displayed
wonderful energy in the handling of his
subjects, which was frequently rewarded
by applause. He occupied nearly two
hours.
The addresses of the speakers fully met
the satisfaction of the members of the party
present, and was listened to with interest
by both democrats and republicans.