The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-30
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james Hamtltom Lewis Advice 60 Hon
eoe WOPkinRmen.

james Hsmileon Lewis' Advice 60 Hon.
ese workingmen.
The Populists held another meeting in
disguise on Pioneer Place last night. It
was called as . meeting for unemployed.
About 500 men and . score of women
assembled in front of the mineral palace.
OF this number not fifty were ''unem-
pioyed," and some of them have been un-
employed All their lives, unless agitating
the woes Of men who work for living can
be called employment One of the leaders
of the gang. and one OF the loudest in de-
manding that the city give him work,
by his own confession has been in
the city but short time and has no one
dependent upon him for support. Rich
ard Winsor. who is leader in the move
ment. only few days ago was res onsible
for the closing out of the Ballard Kews by
foreclosure of . chattei mortgage, buying
in the property at half the face Of the
mortgage and locking up the plant in his
cellar in order that he may have the means
Of having an organ TO boom him when he
again runs for Office. Thus several men
were added TO the list of unemployed"
How he must have WINGED when Mrs.
Hobart, of Whatcom. roasted the wicked
men who loan money and take mortgages.
The crowd was treated to a genuine sur
prise before the meeting as over. While
Il. A. Brooks Was waiting calamity in his
choicest falsetto and weeping alligator
tears rs big as pineapple over the woes
OF some imaginary class he saw before
him, James Hamilton Lewis came riding
by on horseback. As soon as he was dis
covered cry went up from the Populists.
Now, Mr.. Lewis has often tickied the
fancy Of the populace. lie has happy
way OF dropping honeyed morsels til at taste
very pleasant in the mouths of the work.
ingman. He has always been "a man
and brother" to the laborine man. 1t is
quite natural that when the crowd saw
him il should set up cry of Lewis,
Lewis. Col. Lewis" The call was too i'm
peraiive to pass unheedcd. Mr.. Brooks
had to stop talking and the cry for Lewis
became louder. A moment later Mr.. Lewis
was on the platform. many willing hands
having protiered the service Of holding his
horse. He stood with his riding whip in
his gioved hand, and after brief introduc.
ton started in to talk. Then the agitators
found they had caught Tartar. He did not
tell them TO go right in and raise al,
the muss and fuss they wanted 20. ard
God would be with them. He didn't talk
any saca rot He talked like sensible
man on = serious subject, although. of
course. he plucked many flowers from the
garden of poesy, and flashed rhetorical,
gems with his usual abandon. He first
got the crowd in an excellent humor NV
telling couple Of funny stories. beth hav
ing application to the present situation.
lie referred TO some Of his former speeches
on Pioneer place. and pointed out the diff
ference in conditions between these former
times and now. OF course these peon,e
were his friends or they would mt
have called upon him to address their meet.
ing. He had always been ready to give
his heart aud hand TO the cause az labor
lie said he recognized the condition that
the affairs OF the country were nov in and
hon they were affecting the worsInsmen
Yet these periodically recurring wears Of
depression IN the affairs of the country
were unavoidable. Still there VA. M
cause To fear that panic has come. II.
asked II they were true citizens of Sea.tI.
and II they were true 10 her. To This
busy civ they had bail. uae They
might not agree with him on this ocra-
sion. The applause Of the rnal,,iude x.,
always agreeable 20 hun. and We, il NIGH,
Re that he would not please them on ,,t.
occasion. IL was not their true friend who
led them to think in away that thax
would regret when they were In reflect
i've mood. lie was their friend waa
tod them The plain truth He realized
how the city VAS situated. le, all of the
Western cities were in worse condition
All over the United States cities wer.
ereaSEng and eroaning in the financial
storm, hus from their own hs;le city. Sc
Attic. there was never a ereak The
stoai little shlr would ride through
the storm. Az this time OF.
utter eomaercia, COLLAPSE. when the very
hearts Of commerce seemed 10 stop, the
brave people of Seattle were standing arru.
Then the speaker painted picture in
glowing colars o. the scene when after
THIS storm ia the financial world Was al
iasei. tie n.avs little city Of Sc
sss.s would b the oasy city In the