The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-02
MGRAW AT PULLMAN.
A Crowded Meeting and Extra
ordinary Enthusiasm.
THE RIVER COUNTIES ALL RIGHT.
Gov. Pennoyer. Of Oregon, Makes a
Speech for the Peoples Party.
He Asssils Clevelshd ~ the Tool of
Wall street-Monsy tho Chief Issue.
He says-Piles ana Burleigh Address
Large Audiences ct Centralia.

iasm on the part of waiting citizens, were
the first features Of the reception accorded
Hon. John H. McGraw at Pullman this
evening, after having enjoyed throughout
the Columbia counties week that will
prove greatly beneticiaE to the Republican
campaign. Is it not enough to
say that Mr.. McGr.w makes friends
all along the ling? He has dis
abused the public mind completely Of the
impressions of him ca5ised by campaign
SANDERS. Instead of a swaggering. double
listed bully, whose chasacter and abilities
were developed as q gard striker and a
boss, the good people OF this country have
been pleased to discovee in King county's
representative on the state ticket self
made man of gracef,S carnage. of fine
presence. of digniiie5 manners, yet
hearty good sense, rith features at
once handsome and Intelligent, amiable,
yet resolute, and thes saw absolutely
the opposite in mental and physical attri-
butes of what had beefs portrayed by the
enemies his friends lovs HIM the more for
having made. Mr.. Mcairaw, on further
acquaintance, confirmed the falseness and
injustices of these "boSs" ISLANDERS by de-
livering addresses on state issues that are
plain, straightforward ard commanding.
The verdict everywhere has been that
Mr.. McGrav's coming Sand Col. Patrick
Henry Winston's unanswerable argu-
ments on money, against the Peoples
party and in explanation of the ship canal
project, have reclaimed raany Republicans
who were supposed to have drifted out OF
the party lines. 1t w@s hoped and ex-
pected that some of ths, Peoples party
orators would interrogats Col Winston at
Dayton, Pomeroy or .Coiiax, and he
invited them to do 80, but
they all remained yilent and re-
tired from the meetiags as though
they had returned from. attendance at a
funeral in the family. sHis stories were
particularly annoying &, those modern
Jacobins, in that they ,exemplifed eco
nomic fallacies that days of discussion
could not dispel. For irsstance, he found
much food for fun in the attempt Of the
Democrats to coalesce Nith the Peoples
party. This reminded him of q pathetic
incident in the history OF lot
of pioneers in Texas, who found
themselves on the Getting in of
hard winter acer crop
failure without sustenanz,e and without
means for its procurement. They re-
solved to pool issues. to: put everything
together and then partition it for the COM
mon good. When the purpose of this
meeting was announced Gne man said he
did not care to join. IEe was Peoples
party kind of man. He thought he could
get along. His folks had . little meal and
a COW. and with mush@ and milk ne
was sure he could live. over the win
tor ralt ho
Gratis, thereupon asked: But how can
vet get milk all winter wlaen you have no
feed for the cow" "Feed:for the COW ?"
he replied; "oh. that's all light: she sucks
herself" The Peoples p9rty believe too
sincerely in their money cow to pool
issues with the Democrats The crowd at
this happy illustration heartily laughed
and involuntarily fell to cheering as the
tul significance of it dawnsd upon them.
Col. Winston was unab5e to come to
Pullman tonight, owing to. the fact that
the federal court opens at spokane Mon
day, and his presence is required there
Immediately.
The tiambeau club was cut in full force
this evening. and paraded sthe streets for
an hour before the meetizig. An anvil
artillery chorus and fine display of fire.
works stimulated the pnbac enthusiasm
and attracted all the peopca of the town
to the thoroughfares. The .lIall, when the
hour for speech-making arrived, was over
flowing, and the crowds of sxcited Repub-
licans who could not gainA admission re-
turned to the streets and lApt up a din
and howl for Harrison and = -Graw for an
hour. =
he was hailed with shouts a>ai cheers. He
was in excellent form, and made an ex-
tended speech, touching the national is.
sues. then the personalities If the Repub-
lican state ticket, the adn7nistration of
public affairs. and dwellingtt length on
the ship canal planks in thS two political
platforms. He did not believe that the
people of the Columbia ,sver counties
could be induced to cuitiv,.<e a narrow
and sectional spirit in :. the matter
of public improvements. Western Wash
ington always had favored tAe plan of an
open Columbia river. and Always would
help gladly To carry it out. lie reviewed
briefly the history of the caAl undertak-
ing. explaining that it was oAginated not
by Seattle or King county. kut by Gen.
Mcclellan, in 1858, as n worSof national
Importance. Two non-partia IN boards Of
federal engineers, one territorial and two
state legislatures had approvl the enter
prise. Since he had been in he Columbia
river counties he had mr. couple
OF gentlemen who were inclined TO
the idea that the shlpS canal was
urged in the Repnb.ic$ platform
TO the prejudice Of the Coluu 5ia improve
ments. In reply Mr.. McGrapz quoted the
s0-caiied ship canal plank, IL which the
Columbia work is mentioneG as of nara.
mount importance. His significant utter
ance that he had found during his weeks
visit in the Columbia river counties that
they were in sentiment rs well as in fact
part of Washington, rather than depend-
enc!es Of Oregon, was received with
equally significant applause. In cam
palgn song rendered after Mr. McGraw
took his seat the lines occurred:
Wei bury snively in the bottom of the canal
IN November,
and the yells with which il was received
nearly raised the roof
Mr.. John NJ. Corson, Of Seattle. who
has been making masterfus speeches on
the tariff, followed Mr. McGraw in a dis
cussion Of that topic.
tie compared the policies aud history OF the
tWo parties Oa the subject, and exposed the ah.
s1Ts4liies Of the frequent ana Present Demo-
cratic ''s;ra1des" IL the face OF all II. hest
teaching o! those whose memories are held most
sacred III our history; IN tie izce III tie historic
iae' hat the principle Of psotss;,ga boss sas