The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-26
A CLEVELAND RALLY
Torches and Cheers for Demo-
cratic Candidates.
SWELLING FLOOD OF oRAToRY.
Pioneer Place Wa. Filled with Flames,
Enthusiasm, Shouts and Speeches
The Beautiful Transparencies.

eene Oil, enthusiasm, smoke, speeches,
rockets, cheers and torches the Democracy
of Seattle ratified the nominations of
Cleveland and Stevenson. A fine process
sion, a huge mass-meeting in Pioneer
place and addresses by the local SPELL
binders made up the programme Of the
evening.
While it was yet lighter az James
Hamilton Lewis might say. while the re-
fugent glory of the binding orb of day
yet fingered in the crimson of the
evening sky, touched with tongues
of flame the silvery snow on the
rugged peaks of the wild Olympics,
and threw the burning splendor of
sunset across the glistening ice-cap of
Rainier-while all these pretty things
were going on, and every prospect
pleased, but only man was vile, the fam
miferous Democratic Zealots gathered at
the little square in front of the city hall
and lit their torches. The parade formed
with j. i. Metcalfe, the grand marshal,
md Josiah Collins, his chief aide, riding
at the head and gorgeous almost beyond
recognition in their scarfs of red white
and blue. Behind them came g caval-
cade containing such worthless as +. +.
Blaine. Jack Dalton. b. Il. De Bow and Boss
Joseph Livingston en- oying the proudest of
the many proud moments OF their Illus
trious careers. Acting Mayor J. p Swee-
ney aud several Others OF the quality"
came along i'll carriages, and then fol-
lowed the band, the long lines of swaying,
smoking torches, and the beautiful and
instructive transparencies. 1.-The Tariff
is a Tax. ""Public Office is Public Trust"
baby Ruth" and other inspiring legends
adorned the muslin-covered frames while
a dozen or more discarded sketches for
the pictures of the thieves who stole the
money jar at Hyams & Parsons were i'm
partially labeled cleveland" or "Steven-
son" as the free fancy Of the lampblack
artist prompted him to write.
They all marched down Yesler avenue
to Commercial street, and then to Jack
son, TO South Third, back to Union, to
Fifth. TO Pike. to Front and finally into
Pioneer place. There must have been
over 500 persons in the line, but it was
painful to observe that the small boy had
usurped many place which the man.
ayers of the celebration had virtuously re-
solved should be reserved for the intelIi-
gent voter. But the small poy could carry
torch, and he returned with interest the
cheers uttered by the spectators all along
the route OF march.
At Pioneer place the tallest of tall bon
fires lit up the buildings around almost as
brightly as in the day. On the platform
were ]. NJ Carson, W. II. White. Judge
Thomas Burke General Gilbert s. Mems,
G. w. Turner, James Hamilton Lewis.
Percy w. Rochester, Junius Rochester, T.
ii. Cam, +. A. Mcdonald. G. A. Hill,
M al III
Fred Rice RowelI, J. r. Blackstone, Ben
Pincus, J. +. McElroy, W. \. Beck,
Michael Phillips, J. NJ. Gephart. l.. b.
Hart, Edwin Hall Warner. John Y Terry,
l.. c. Gilman, J. =. Gleason, j. NJ. Lyon.
J. w. Mcleod and other stars of lesser
magnitude IN the Democratic armament.
After the procession had poured into
Pioneer place and filled it to overlooking.
J. NJ. Carson, who presided, announced
that the object of the meeting was to
ratify the nomination of the man who
held that public office was public trust.
Mr.. Carson then introduced the first
speaker. VIII III. Thompson. "The Re-
publcans declare we have q divided
party" said Mr.. Thompson.
They lie like help was the answer
yelled back from the crowd. There as
tremendous cheer, and with this
happy beginning Mr.. Thompson
informed his hearers that Grover Cleve-
lands record was platform, his history
promise, and his name an assurance of
victory. Mr.. Thompson, at the end of his
speech, disclosed the secret that on the
platform sat the next governor, and pro-
posed cheers for Cleveland. Stevenson and
Lewis. The shouts were given with much
good will, and the small boys on the edge
of the crowd blew their horns and tangled
cowbells for several minutes.
The Bynum quartette added to the din
the tender ditty, Come to the White
House"
W. ii. White next told how for years
the country had been tossed on the
waves of hellish hate" but had had
brief period III the harbor OF peace when
Cleveland was president. Mr.. White
spent the rest of the time allotted to him
in reading aloud the Press Times, which he
pronounced badly of in politics."
F.A. Mcdonald denounced the Mckinley
bill and the federal elections bill as twin
wrongs" and he called the president little
clustering Benny" What's the matter
with Cleveland? p finally asked Mr.. Nc
Donald and the answering shout was,
Hes all right!' "He's all right"
Judge Thomas Burke made fine adj
dress, which was interrupted with fire.
quent cheers. Cleveland, he declared. was
no trimmer. no time-servlng politician,
but a statesman of dauntless courage and
inhexible principle; man who had lifted
political discussion from paltTy personal
tiles 10 underlying principles; the cham
pion OF the unprotected: the man who had
won the love OF the people. a thing worth
thousand presidcnCles.
That's right. Tommy" broke in
loud-voiced admirer in the throng.
Judge Burke needed not the inter
ruption. but went on To assert that Cleve-
land would sweep Westinghouse state
inent rewarded by an appiauding Good
boy, Tommy! Good for you!" from the
same stentorian throat.
}. +. McE.roy. young Democrat and a
committeeman, proposed three cheers
for the ticket. and the cheer
ing ended with frantic wells for
Lewis. who was then introduced
by J. NJ. Carson. As Mr.. Lewis stepped
up George ponworth leaned forward and
waving a hag proposed three cheers, and A
beautiful sight il was - see J. NJ. Carson
swing his hat III the air and shout with
10Y, while every man III Pioneer Place
made all the noise he could in honor of
the elegant Mr.. Lewis The tumuItlastei
so long that Mr.. Lewis had 10 ask the boys
10 stop blowing their horns and give him a
chance to blow his. lie quoted poetry bv
the varl, referred Familiarity to his oi1 and
respected friends Cicero. Demoshenes
Daniel Webster and the rest, while judge