The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16
THE LITTLE WILLOW.
Seattle Turns Out to Hear
Charley voorhees,.
OLD.TiME DEMOCRATIC TALK.
Men Of All Parties Curious to Hear the
Ex-Congressman-The True Doc
trfne of the Party.


light procession and speaking last night.
A week of hard rustling on the demon
stration" resulted in 3s6 persons forming
in line-counting boys, two brass bands
and the drivers OF two carriages, which
conveyed the aristocratic portion of
the party, or 291 who were there as Demo-
cratic voters. The parade was formed on
Third street and marched down Second to
Washington, and thence by way Of Com
mercial and Front streets to the Armory,
where the meeting was held. The line
was augmented somewhat on the way and
when ii reached the corner Of Front and
Union streets was made up as follows:
Marshal with aides Observation-Disclosures. 5
First Regiment band, II men, and 10 boys
win torches Observation-Disclosures. =
Men on horseback OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 70
Two carriages, with five men each, and the
Men with torches 1Is; boys with torches, IL. l34
Band, Is men, with II boys holding torches %
Men with torches, l3s; boys with torches, 10. Isl
Total in Tine
Dedueiing boys, bandmen and hackmen.. 50
The Democratic demons tration, net. .2sl
This was the grand demonstration. The
line was in double file and stretched out
about five blocks. 1t was greeted with deris-
i've shouts from the sidewalks. which were
lined with the usual Saturday evening
crowds. On Front street the cry "Hurrah
for Harrison y was started by some one
In the crowd and was taken up with
Will. This made the man who was march
ing with transparency with something
about Cleveland and morality on it mad
for he shouted: con, go to hip The
line struggled along to the Armory, but
there was no enthusiasm displayed. 1t
was very tame for Democratic parade.
Every Democrat had been invited TO at
tend the rally last night, and he attended
in considerable numbers, together with his
wife and all his children. For week the
most active efforts have been made in
each ward to get out every
man who could be persuaded;
and that made more conspicuous
the fact that many prominent Democrats,
including Judge Burke and d. III. Gilman,
were emphatIcaly absent. The occasion
was ia itself one of unusual interest be-
cause the speaker of the occasion was an
nodhced TO be exCongressman Voorhees,.
the Little Willow OF the Palouse," and
who became unusually we'll known to the
people through having been twice sent
TO congress, and as the son of the
Tall Sycamore OF the Wabash" It
had been very freely advertised that Mr.
Voorhees, would deal mainly with state
ana local issues, and that stimulated in
terest among the Republicans and Peoples
party men, So that the speaker was COM
plimented by the presence of an I'M
usually large audience. The Armory
was well filed. but it crowded near the
doors and the chairman, John Collins. ap-
pealed To them in vain to 90 to the other
end of the hall. where, he said, there were
plenty of seats. Mr.. Voorhees, is a very
good and lively speaker, and his points
were well applauded, although it was con-
sidered as well 10 explain to him that
audiences were not very demonstrative
in this campaign. in order to explain the
disproportion of applause to the size of the
audience.
When the vice presidents had taken their
eeats John Collins called the meeting 10
order, and introduced w. Ii. Thompson as
the permanent chairman.
Mr.. Thompson compiimonted the au-
dience. The gentlemen, he said, were all
magnificent. chiyalric and noble. and the
ladies were, as one had said OF
James III hamilton Lewis" too love
ly for anything" [Laughter.l lie
warned the people not TO be
deluded by the Republicans. Nothing
that Is not based on truth can live long in
this republic, and for twenty years the
Republicans have been violating every
principle and breaking every promise
The Republicans were always declaring
that with \ low tariff we always had ad-
versity, but after twenty-five years of
low tariff. the Republicans in their plat
form of lS60. the platform on which
Iincoln was eected->;eclared that the
country was enjoying unparalleled pros
perity. The state OF Washington. he con-
iinued, had never cast vote for presi
dent, and two courses were now open To
II. 1t could take the left path, which leads
to Harrison and protection. If il is wise
IL will take the right path, which leads 10
Cleveland. VIII she go?
A voice-You bet she won't Laugh
Ter.
Continuing. Mr.. Thompson said he was
told in Olympia the day after the Dem
cacTatic convention that the action
at that body would insure John II
McGraw majority in King county of
t,on. Bat the speaker thought he would
not get ,s0. and If he got majority Of 6
he would be the lack.est man Mr.. Thomn-
son ever knew.
voice-He will get more than Mr.
Snively. iLauehterl
III. & Wilson, the Democratic c.ndi-
date for lieutenant governor, was then IN.
troduced, bat he confined himself To very
few words. lie was physician, he said
and wise physician does his work hut
Keeps his mouth shut. He had found that
policy preserved him from many pe-ils and
he should keep - that liue now.
4. ). Voorhees, Was the next sneaker
and Was very well received lie heran hv
saying he was now only Vriyvte-only
carrying gun IN the ranks. A voice
Never Ike came with message from
Spokane. Whitman and Waua Waua
that Il klHg county did its
duty victory awaited The Democratic,
party. lie Vas NOT there .,- politics. hnt
for business. In ever. co...trythere rer,n
tlme when the people rtoclea against
the governing power whic. ..l 'oi 10 obey
the wishes of .Ae people. The neo,.ia
have often been coupe Cd % withstand
the encr0schment OF wealth urao their
rights: AMI they have often arisen =. rhei~
n,ch. and driven thelr task,naste-s fr...,,
their high places. Justice. although some.
times slow. always oye.;ak,s tas s,tysvers
o. tisc reop'e,
With tins general and heroic de-,ars-
ton. Mr.. VOORHEES, Launched oas inta an
old ,sme Democratic talk, repeating ne
wall-worn arguments If the party lea ,ar,
AT the birth 81 the state % NS,h.ar-e7
she had great promise a. t..--,
United - the Republicans ant su.se
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