The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-29
MCRAW' 'SIlRAIN AHEAD
Exciting Race into Dayton, Re-
publicans Winning.
ANOTHER sPLENDlD MEETING.
The Republican Leader Making Many
Friends Wherever He Goes.
Col. Patrick Henry Winston Puncturing
Peoples Party Fa.llacies-C. H. War
ner Joins tho Observation-Disclosures ents
Of the Pierce Co9nty Campaign.

DAYTON. Sept 2s-fsnscial I-For hve min
utes this afternoon Hon. John II. McGraw was
the unconscious hero of a very thrilling expe-
rience. The Union facslic branch line from
Bo.les to Dayton paralle+s the Hunt road from
Waitsburg into town, distance of several
miles. Mr. McGraw, Coz. Patrick Henry Win
ston and their party we're passengers on the
afternoon express from Yendleton that pulled
out of Waitsburg over tSie Hunt line When
the train was four misss from Dayton. and
jogging along at about twenty-five miles an
hour, the Union Pacific express crept up unob-
served. 1t was plunging aver the rails at the
rate of forty miles an hoU., evidently bent upon
showing the Hunt train igs heels into Dayton.
Its whistle shrieked defaltly as the locomotive
flew past, the passengers sirted their haudker-
chiefs scornfully and the frainmen placed their
iorefnsers to their respective noses in such
manner as to imply disrcssect for the Hunt ex-
press and every one on board. The Union Pa
citic train swept on wiel increasing speed
through the cloud it rasea. until it seemed to
be out of possible reach.
Meanwhile big, live coels had begun to pour
out Of the smokestack of s4,e Hunt line locomo-
tive and to swirl in the wisdows of the coaches,
warning the passengers tsat they were in for
railroad race. The PROCESSION OF telegraph poles
passed swiftly, the dust raised as though plowed
up by the leviathan ahead, and with each
opening jerk at the throttle the train
fairly leaped from 1he rails. Farm
houses, orchards, the :. fields OF yellow
stubb.e, women aud childran and horses stand
ing startled at the waysise, oil mingled into
confusion of colors and tsajccts, and the soil
tia: rolled into the cars in waves was smother
ing. Anxious glances werss exchanged, but the
danger was drowned in the exhilaration OF the
contest. The fact was that che Hunt locomotive
was the better machine, ana there was seated in
the engineers box MAN. who did not much
Rqr hic h.-xb ,nth h,
into the ditch. At a sseed of fifty miles
an hour he crawled up on the impujent
Union Pacific train and s.eon passed it. The
passengers on both trains yelled defiance and
delight respectively. while 3he trainmen shook
their clenched fists at eaGn other. The Hunt
train had by this time gained terrific momen-
tum, and kept up its wild 7psce till the yard
limits were reached, by whi~h time it had dis
tanced its rival At the 7iepot Col Winston
hurried forward to hand the engineer a lot of
fine cigars
"That was great run, sir" said the colonel
"Did you know who you had on board?'
"You bet did," said tbs engineer proudly,
"the next governor of Washington and I'd
rather go into the ditch tkan let that fellow
beat us into town"
1t seems that the engineer 81 the Union Pacific
train. Democrat. learning st Bolles that Mr..
McGraw was going to Daytoa from Wailsburg
on the Hunt train, thought no could. creep up
unawares aud give tbs Ht;slt line enginemen
the laugh into Dayton.
Mr.. McGraw. accompanied ny delegation OF
leading Republicans from .gai,a Wa!la, spent
most of the day at Waitsbus.g. where he deliv-
cred an address to large gsfhering of citizens.
who participated in an infssrmai reception at
the hotel. The Republicanseof Waitsburg were
enthusiastic over Mr. McG1aw. and testified
strongly their regard for hE. business-like and
straightforward manner. IL fact, this is the
compliment of which Mr. Me&;raw is the recipi-
ent wherever he goes
Tho opera house at Daytoa was crowded TO-
night Judge Robert Stuftevant presided.
Mr.. McGraw was first intro6siced. and was re-
ceived with cheers when he stepped forward
His promise that President Harrison would this
fall lead the Republican party to certain victory
was loudly applauded, as was shis explanation Of
the state policy of the party.
MIR. John NJ. Corson, of Seattle. explained at
length the differences in theo.s aud practice of
protection and free trade. lfs attacked vigor-
ously the Inconsistencies of s;ieveland's letter
of acceptance, and riddled ths fat fetch of the
Democracy for condemning oolicy which has
been promoted by the Creates STATESMAN of the
Union since the day of its fou. u.dation Mr. Cor
sons testimonial to the charae.er and splendid
career OF Mr.. McGraw was ssceived with re-
peated cheers.
Col Patrick Henry Winston IN his speech de.
fined the canal issue in no uneertain words He
said on this subject:
As long as the allegations that the United
States senator's from the stag, of Washington
had refused their support to I3le Improvement
OF the Columbia river, was Sslined to a small
and discordant element III the Eepublican party.
ana which hoped to make it ttEs basis of a sue
cessiui campaign for senatori;st honors the Re-
pnohcan party was not caiies upon to defend
the record of its senators in congress on this
question: Since the Democrats party has made
this allegation part OF its Mat
the Republican party 81 the state.
thus forcing 1t AS an Issue in sais campaign, it
is necessary to put before the y5ers of the stat,
the facts which dispose effecs:.ally of the mis-
representations upon this subject. / have never
supported senator Allen in ans ambition in his
lie. l opposed his nor-lnstion when
and opposed his elcc-1on To the
senate: but as a Republican an proud of his
record as a senator. aud am especially proud
OF the record be has made in5aavor OF the i'm
Provement OF the Columbia rivzr Every blow
aimed at that record Is a blow atened at the Re-
publican party. and In setting iqrth that record
am simply uphodiug the rectsrd OF NV party
When the river aud harder tsl left the Re-
publican senate OF the Unite 1 .sates there was
embraced In II an appropriations covering every
single demand made by the ad Sotes of an open
river 10 Oregon and Washiugtcss, Including a
liberal appropriation for the co-lstructiou of a
boat railway from The Dalles 70 Cello The
amount authorized by the sesate to be ex.
pended on Columbia river improvements
exceeded si,0o0,00l. This smoriSst was reduced
IN the democratic house of representatives
by striking out the approprietios made hy tha
senate for the boat railway IN the face nj
these facts the Democratic parts. accepting II !,
inspiration from he Tacoma Le:sger which has
boited the Republican ticket, has had the bardi.
hood 10 repeat IN its platform the allegation
wnieh had It's origin. as have segetoio.e said
IN the hates and hopes q dissppoIn1ed
politicians aud their peRsonai follow
Inent Is the Portland Ore1oniea, a jcurnsi
pnohshed IN a city which aas s9r twenty five
years exaeied tribute from the sts1e of Washing
ton. ana which, now that 1t beh55ds its scepter
oi commercial supremacy tranSSerEed from tha
headwaters OF the Willamette ~ Puget sound
resorts 10 the desperate expediesi of dtsrnem.
berlng ana destroying, II posi- bic party which
hSs just voted TO the state oe Oregon rnors
money In proportion TO her Population than
was given 10 any other state in the
Union. The appropriation e,r river and
haFbor Improvements made Immediately syaIla
bic in Oregon amounts to IS - -xor every ona
oil us inhsbitants. This geperosexJ can be more
easly estin, ated when II is knovs that the state
oi pennsylvania received from t:se same source
only cents for escn inhabitant. &nd the great
state OF New YORK, whose resistesad conLercc
Is 80 times that OF Oregon, recesxed merely -
cents per capita In view of this liberali,y To-
ware tile people OF the Columbia gsver counties
Ger they anord to antagouizc NEEDED improve.
medits m on fuges sound or sssewaess in the state
oil Hashingson.
The rest of Col winston's speec5. was consnsa
TO discussion of the principles and platform
OF the Peoples safty, particularly in their rela
ton To land ownership and the wages affected
by the currency question. CHE Psopse's .
party organization has q following here.
and those OF them present we're put in
sood hunor by the statement of the
speaker that sinee he had met Hxopie's Marty
man IN Lewis county who adsaitted having
come To Washington from Lun.psiu county.
georgia, hs tthe co!onsll did not ssind corisss.