The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
JONES ON THE STUMP.
The State Attorney General Headed
for Populism.
Rockford Enterprise.

Rockford Enterprise.
On Monday morning Hon. W. G. jones.
attorney general of the state of Washing
ton, got off the train at Rockford. He
was met at the depot by Farmer Joe Fra
zelle of Mt. Hope. Mr.. Frazelia is not
only the leading Democratic politician of
the Mt. Hope country, but he is one of
the shrewdest politicians In Spokane
county. But more of Joe and his slick
politics anon. Mr.. Jones came down to
address his fellow citizens at Mt. Hope
upon the silver question. Jones is full of
silver: that is his head; all his words are
silver coated: the dense clouds of thought
that float through his mind are always
silver-lined 1t is quite evident that Mr..
Jones has imbibed some of "Old Man
Stewards" inspiration. and we have but
little doubt but that Jones has obtained
the right to canvass the state OF Wash
ington for the Stewart patent
Our reporter struck the attorney gem
eral for an interview. Jonsey is always
pleasant to newspaper men. and il Is no
trouble to interview him on the silver
question. for he dislikes 10 talk anything
else-his patent doctrine is easy to talk
Within a minute the Enterprise reporter
learned that Mr.. Jones believed that all the
loss of business, all the misery that had
afflicted the earth since "Cleveland's adj
ministration," was due to the demonetiza-
tion of silver, with marked emphasis on
the q.
When asked about his probable position
in the next Republican national conven-
ton, he frankly admitted that he expect
ed to be a delegate TO that convention
and he would not deny that in the event
OF the Lotto free and unlimited idea falling
TO become a plank. that he might lead
a third part of Heavens sons down,
down 10 hell" or. to be less poeticai, he
might walk OUT
Mr. Jones went to Mt. Hope that even
ing and addressed his fellow citizens. The
Enterprise sent its reporter to listen and
take notes. Mr.. Jones was well received
and cheered to the echo, which proved
that his audience was with him. The fact
that all but seven or eight of n large audi
ence were Populists not only shows the
dominant political complexion of Mt
Hope. but also shows that people of that
political faith always have a hip, hip,
hurrah' for the attorney general of the
state of Washington.
To be brief Mr.. Jones argued entirely
against bi-metallism, and in favor OF the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver by
the United States independent OF all she
world. lie proved his entire case-in his
way: and that the Republican platforms
and policies and statesmen were all either
fools or scoundrels fall except those that
ere siIvcr-linedl. He proved by his usual
logic that prices OF all commodities fol-
lowed silver.
IT would be impossible TO follow him
through all the tangled underbr,ish that
tripped the thoughtful man as ne tried
TO walk In the path of Jones' logic. One
illustration viii suffice as double cIinch-
er, that seemed 10 be conclusive to his
audience and very satisfactory to him
self: That legislation had been entirely
against the common people for the last
thirty wears tmostly Republican iegisla-
tom He said: when Abraham LINCOLN
wheat 10 pay his yearly salary. Now II
takes 100000 bushels of wheat tn paw
presidents salary" This was what made
the calamity bowler howl again and
again, and declare that any party that
had made the laws of country for thirty
years and left things in such condition
IVES not worthy OF support. The orator
did not attempt TO explain why this con-
dition had obtained and we do not have
the remotest idea that ne had given Inc
subject any thought; IL was probably one
o. the Items OF interest," furnished by
the Stewart bureau. Mr. Jones did not
explain that since Lincoin's sdriuist~e,
ton the presidents salary mad le.,
doubled. that the area Of wheat-raising in
the Fitted States had been almost freF.led
since that time; that vast areas az The
world had been turned into wheat fell
where the United States a. that time
fcCnd market. or that during rjfeoIris
administration great war xas in pro-
sress demanding more whaat thai. colIid
Be possibly raised
But Ir. Jones visit has another mean
inS-though as Tar as Jones lis Concerned
IL meant simply a chance 20 taTE ~iIvar
There is a weii-laid scheme to co:nbino
tho Democratic and Popufist par.fns "a
carry me county Tor county olifecrs. a.
NldEg them equally ana honorable Tba,y
argue that TO get Jones out ar1one- fba
ccEntry Republicans with his .In-gcptIl,li
can talk will cause silver affacfrl ,Soa ~
leans TO vote the Popuisst ticket -e~f fsII
AMI ~ this means weaken he Republican,
raTty-and Joe FRAGILE Is a ssefnocYgaf
who knows what ne il about The
attorney general is made one OF the cars
paws. in fact, this Republican leader ~,
- bat putty in the hands OF as snrnvud a
pelincat manager as Farmer Joe FRAGILE.
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