Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-11-03
GOVERNOR WAITE IN CHICAGO.
The Erratfc Fonulist Pleased Grove
of His EofioWers.

Cuica,3o, Oct. 2S.-lioyernor David Ii.
Waite OF Colorado addressed Il large crowd
at an oren-ar meeting on the lake front
this afternoon. and i'll the evening spoke To
Il large audience in Tattersalis pavilion.
When Governor Waite reached Chicago
this morning he was met at the depot by
dele. .ton OF several hundred popullsts and
brass band and escorted to the Grand Pa
clIc, where he had an impromptu reception
i'll the lobby toG an hour. At ) o clock q
band headed a procession OF 500 people
party men, who escorted the governor 10
the lake 'front.' park,
At the Columbus monument a crowd OF
perhaps 10 000 people were assembled.
Colonel Copeland, chairman of the county
committee, introduced Governor Waite,
who WAS received with cheers. lie spoke
tor :; hal! hour. lie assured his auditors
that Colorado was aroused and that the
poruyists would be triumphant.
tIAts country is passing through
period OF depression worse than any II It's
histoiy7 he said Five million men and
women are out vi employ ment. Those who
are at work ire receiving less wages
than ever before, - The close OF
the war and the years succeeding we
enjoyed une2amrled prosperity. We then
had IN circulation nearly twenty hundred
millions of money lue republican lead
tation OF VI all street, set about Withdrawing
money Som circulation. They contracted
the currency until depression followed.
Last yea., III Tie midst OF untold suffering
and closed workshops due to contraction oil
the currency, President Cleveland as.
sembled congress for the purpose OF HAVING
it repeal the silver law, which plunged the
country into s;i4 deeper distress. All iegis-
Iation OF the past ~ years, under
republican ru.e and that of the present
administration has been for the corpora
ton, lAp capitalist, the money class. There
has Heen but one piece vi legislation IN favor
OF and for the bentilt Of the people and
that was til" pension blll, and Grover Cleve-
Ianh sat up at night SIX months to veto
Individual pension bills
Nv all street controls both the republican
and dem0crat,c parties and in turn the
financial policy is dictated to Wall street
bv Great Bl!tain. lhe democratic party
has done something that its predecessor
would not dare to have done, and that was
Issuing So, Geo, Q00 IN gold bonds. 1hls was
done 10 benefit the money lenders on Wall
street.
Tie Evening Meeting.
In the evening Governor W aite was es-
cortcu by a brass baud TO the Eal where he
was to speak About 6 900 people had
gathered To hear him and there were loud
cries OF Waite, Walte" for quarter OF an
hour The governor was given rousing
reception as he advanced to be
gin his address, and it was
some time before he was allowed 10
proceed. Ills speech, which was an elabor-
alion 4i his talk in the afternoon, consisted
cMleHV IN censuriug the democratic and re
put llc.n parties ana arguments 20 sho"
that the welfare OF the people demands that
TIE government be entrusted to the popu-
lists. Vt the concius on Of his speech.
which was greeted With great applause.
Governor Nalie Was escorted back to his
ho.e, by a else:ing crowd Of fully 600 peo-