The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-10-27

His epseoh atx etohun Receiyod With
Great Enthusiasm.

Aou' r1@uA W1ItOu, T0Opte,i
party nominee for State Auditor anc
editor Of the Populist Educator pub
lished at Pocatello, known through
out the state 40 an able campaign
orator, vas IA honored guest D,
Ketchum this week. Wednesday
evening at dark, the band began t.
play and the streets were ablaze
with immense bon6res. while anvil
salutes rent the air. In The evening
Mr.. Walton spoke at metropolitan
Hall to one Of the largest audiences
that ever greeted a political speaker
in our town.
Upon the stage with Mr.. Walton
were A. Wolters, Chairman of the
Peoples party County Central Com
mittee, Presley NJ. Bruner, nominee
for District Judge, Fourth district,
Hon. Geo. J. Lewis, our next State
Senator, and Mr.. Frank J. Lemon,
candidate for County Commission
er Second district.
The orator of the evening was
introduced by Chairman VOTERS
with q few appropriate remarks.
The applause which greeted the
talented young speaker as he adj
vanced to address his hearers was
so demonstrative that for a few
moments he was unable to proceed.
He spoke for one hour and forty
minutes and delivered one of the
most logical, forcible and eloquent
addresses that has ever been list
ened to by the citizens Of Ketchum.
Mr.. Walton, aside from being a
handsome man, possesses a mag
netic voice, combined with a grace
full and earnest delivery. His flow.
If language is most remarkable
The audience was spell-bound with
attention during the entire course
Of his address.
He dwelt upon two subjects with
especial emphasis-fiat money and
The ownership of railroads. Both
subjects were handled in mastery
manner. He recited the plank in
he republican platform relative to
inance, in which it said that
party is unequivocally opposed to
lat money. He said if that be true
hen the republican party was
to all money but gold, for
III money had more or less fiat in
t. A silver dollar, he illustrated,
lad fifty-two cents worth of silver
n it-forty-eight cents being fiat.
The real meaning of fat simply
means the stamp of the government
IN metal or paper. Mr.. Walton
'aid the government could as we'll
ssue paper money to the limit
asked by the Peoples party as to
MISUNDERSTANDING notes payable
n gold. His illustration of this
vas exceedingly appropriate, and
lis argument further on the ques-
ion was logica! and clear, but space
will not permit of a more detailed
'eport. The assertions of Judge
Hepburn and other republican cam
,aign orators he tore to pieces
md scattered to the four winds Of
heaven.
He presented facts in 80 vivid a
manner and made such logical ar
that the entire audience
must have realized of what himsy
material the assertions of republi.
an campaign speakers were made.
10 political speaker ever addressed
lis fellow citizens with more earn
stness, or a deeper conviction of
he justice Of the cause which he ad-
COATES, than Hon. Frank Walton.
he speaker declared that loftier
nd greater cause has been es-
oused by the Peoples party than
hat which led to the great Civil
was to break the chains and
elease from bondage the thirteen
billions of starving country men.
lr. Walton concluded his able ad.
ress with the eloquent and touch
~ appeal to all voters to stand by
he Peoples party that had risen
D to battle for national reform,
,r the interests of the masses and
God government.
Pm. Bruner was nextintroduced.
[e responded briefly and was we'll
,ceived.
Hon. George ]. Lewis was then
allied for who, according to the
lteness of the hour made only
~ remarks. Mr.. Lewis stated
lat rumors had been circulated
, the effect that if sent to the SEN
10 be would vote against any
,easure for the reduction Of the
resent legal rate Of interest in the
ate. Mr.. Lewis said he desired
, state that he would not only
ledge himself to support such .
leasure but in case such q bill was
OF introduced he would do so
imself.
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