The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-05
NH. cosGKovE AT EVERETT.
4 Large and Enthusiastic Audience, and
. Convincing Address.

4 Large and Enthusiastic Audience, and
Convincing Address.
E-ERETr. Nov. 4-Ispeciall-S. @. Cosgrove.
Of Fomeroy, delivered an able address to large
and euthusisstic audience at Everett this even
lng, 0evoting his Attentions chiefly 10 the Peo-
PIES party platform and to winning back to
their allegiance any Republicans who hsd
strsyed from the fold. He said:
The American people should be the greatest
people In the world, by reason OF their freedom
Of debate In this country. II makes q nation
strong In thought and intellect. Without at
tsmpting hny oyatoricai effort, shall amply
proceed 70 talk on some Of theissues Of the day.
East Of the mountains my Democratic friends
sometimes call me radical. but still have many
sidsF mo not bad fellow. Ii Il were possible
for me 70 believe THAI any OF my old comrades
Who might have sought the other parties or the
She principles which they thought would best
ocneefve the interests OF the country, then I
want 70 b. classsd ~ radical.
He proposed to disnnss the platforms end the
men who made tho platforms. and in doing so
he shonld speak OF the Peoples party and Dem
ocsstic party, and not be personal. Every hon.
est citizen wants the principles and platform of
his party discussed. The speaker proceeded by
oomo lsughAble illustrations 10 prove his state
msnt that south OF Mason and Dixon's line the
xopuiista were treated with harshness and in
difference. while at the North they were cajoled
~ the Democrats and invited as risky young
colts to come In and help them up hill with
their loads. The speaker discussed the money
1ssns Of the two platforms, especially attacking
the state bank plank Of the Democratic. Many
Of his older hearers would bear him out In the
statement that state OF affairs nothing short OF
confusion existed when state bank issues were
current until 1851. when the national govern
0eut pat . tax upon them and drove them out
Of existence. The speaker ironically discussed
tho flexible money Of the Populist platform,
saying.
He had heen unable 20 make out what IL
meant until he read Gen. Viewers speech tbs
other day. whom he said that when a farmers
crop was ready the government should put
money In that vicinity and loan IL out to the
farmer to the reasonable value OF the crop. Why,
the rssuit would be that the farmers would put
up the price OF wheat aud oats and other graiDs
20 get this flexible money. Bnohomish county
alone could bankrupt the government under
this rate. and where would the carpenter. the
brfcklayef, the stenecutter aud the iaboring
man get his flexible money! II this does not
create favored class, what In Il?
Pasaing on 70 discuss stamped money, the
speaker declared that it was impossible % keep
two mstals q the Same value Do you suppose,
my Popultst friends, the mines OF Nevada would
b clamcring for free coinage OF gold aud silver
were tt oQualf Money IL decreasing IN value
because il 10 getting more plentiful sixty
millions ere being coined and distributed among
the psopls every yess. ..s did not suppose thirty
having been instrumental in bringing fiat
money upon this country. At 10 years of age
Uncle Sam came along and offered me SIS a
Was worth about one-third its face value IL
was the soldiers whe were injured by fiat
money.
The speaker plead for the justice of liberal
pension to every old soldier who was in any
way injured, but he had always opposed a
service pension bill The speaker dwelt upon
thc benefits OF the natioua, banking system aud
said ii his Populist and Democratic friends
wanted 20 close up the national banks he would
advise them 10 organize q missionary society
aud get up movement for the general with
drawai OF deposits. aud In six months every
national bank would close. BY an amusing aud
forceful comparison the speaker eontrasted the
low wages that prevailed prior 60 1850 and the
wagea that obtain today. Tho starvation prices
for labor and farm products when he was hoy
Ia Ohio were freely quoted to emphasize the i'm
proved condition of the present times. Then
the speaker in eloquent terms portrayed this
success Of the policy of protective tarin clos
Ing as follows:
let me say to the people OF Everett that,
since have seen these factories, The people of
Everett are the last who should want 10 vote
for the Democratic policy. They tell me that
they have barge works and paper MILL |
don know about thase. but since my skepti.
eisin has been removed by these nails from
yont factory, am prepared 10 believe it.
ampiese yoa not TO The foundation on
which the prosperity oI Everett exists by yot-
Ing against psesectye tariff Ii should be the
attn 10 make OF Washington q great msnufact-
urine state. Keep competition near al home
ana you get more prosperity.
In closing. Mr.. cosgrove said he had been a
candidate for governor before the Republican
state convention. He had one chance in ten
Thousand. aud he TOOK that chance. The man
Who was nominated Tor governor. John II. Ne.
eFsw, was noIaiasied honorably, and the
speaker tels boand 10 give him AL honorable
support
Inc speech WAS frequently interrupted by
easausisstie applause. attestiug the aprraciA.
t'Va OF the audience. Mr., McCanerty followed