The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-10-20

withdrawn from tho Rspublioa
party, and have 90 notified til
chairman of that party. This II
ton was necessary, because Of N
conversion to the gospel OF tn
: Peoples Party, % expounded dul
: ing Hon. w. H. Clagett's stay herr
: I am now ct your disposal to z
!, into the couaty and give publicl
to the people the reason for the pc
/, litical hope that is within me.
i Awaiting your pleasure,
l am Very Truly Yours,
JAMES Fl. WALLIS.
CLAGETT REVEALS THE TRUTH.
Mr.. Wallis gives the following
enthusiastic report Of Hon. w. Il
Clagett's address to the people 0
Bear Lake county:
| 1.-The long-looked for appearance
of Judge W. II. Clagett to Bea1
Lake county occurred last Thurs
day, when that gentleman spoke ir
St. Charles to house packed with
people. At the conclusion of hit
speech, which occupied two hours
aud twenty-five minutes, a motion
was made that all who believed
what Mr.. Clagett had said was true
should rise to their feet, and save
one individual, the entire audience
arose as one man. The day follow.
ing Mr.. J. H. DEMO was kept busy
enrolling members in the club al
st. Charles. --.-
ION Friday Judge Clagett spoke
in Paris to the largest audience that
has gathered in the court house
during the campaign. The Paris
brass band rendered excellent mu-
sic, and A. F. Seegmiller presided.
+. S. Spence made brief address
by way of preface to the address OF
Judge Clagett's. After an inspiring
selection by the band, the speaker
of the evening was introduced amid
applause. Unique, picturesque and
singularly interesting is w. H. Clag-
EFT, the grey eagle of the Rockies.
Grim and grey lie stood, with his
arms outstretched, or uplifted, with
fore6nger performing rapid gyra-
tions, expressive Of various emo
tions, his rich and sonorous voice
ringing loud and clear in bitter de-
nunciation Of the parties which had
betrayed the people for twenty
years. 1t required no stretch Of
fancy to picture him some noble
old Roman, some great commoner,
risen will the halo of olden, times,
the golden glory of days gone by,
leading the people in the light of
better things. For two hours and
a quarter this logical and magnetic
orator held the interest of his large
audience. His speech consisted OF
a discussion Of the records and
principles of the Republican and
Democratic parties, and an exposi-
ton Of the leading principles Of the
Peoples party as set forth in the
Omaha platform. The campaign
for 1892, he said was conspicuous
for the interest taken by the masses
and their eagerness for information.
The present is the beginning of a.
new era. The Peoples is the only
party having b true interests of
The people b heart. When the
speaker concluded his address
there was a torrent Of applause.
ION Saturday night Judge Clagett
addressed the people of Montpelier.
A large delegation went from Paris,
taking the band with them. The
meeting was at the Opera House.
Here also convened the largest au-
dience that has congregated in that
building during the present cam
paign, and one jus. as attentive,
Just as earnest, and just a. eager
10 receive the gospel of populism
as were the people in the other
places. Every unbiased individual
Who heard Judge Clagett volun-
teered tho unanimuous opinion
hat it was the dearest, unabusive
and most honest exposition Of po-
litical principles that has been
given BY any speaker coming into
our midst. Some Of the ultra par
tisans said that Judge Clagett was
J sorehead, and an office seeker. |
Let such read the following from
he Caldwell Tribune, the staunch- !
sst and most consistent republican |
paper in Idaho:
sThe thought that the Hon. Mr..
clagett j. after tho senatorship |
seems % - the cause Of much wor-
rlment among our republican and
democratic contemporaries. They
assert that he is : turn coat, 1 cha
mellon in politics, that be would |
70 anything to become United
3tates Senator from Idaho. That
= oil right. Tho Republican party |
has five or xix IT these people Il
'hsir ranks that hare semi-odicially
'xPgessed themselves; tho Demo.
rats hare ~ equal number at dark
aorses. But il il al right for tie
I'D perties 70 hare senatorial -
2irants and party tricksters. butI
or tho Populists that j. indeed TOO
1ad r. thn nn~..l:.x~ - .---.ss.s N