The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-01

tranped UP Broadway today. The tramp
OF the tens OF thousands OF feet will echo
through history. Republicans and gold
standard Democrats united to form the
greatest procession that has ever been
witnessed IN the city Of New York. There
was no glitter of FURNISHED helmets. no
flashing Of bayonets, no clank of swords:
its only arms were hundred thousand
hags-the stars and stripes. the red, white
and blue. On IT'S banners were Sound
Money" Mckinley and Hobart
This great army Of voters. variously es-
timased from 200 to 10000. was COM
posed OF men IN almost every walk of life.
The procession began to move somewhere
in the vicinity OF 10 o. clock a. m. and with
out a hat or break of any kind. marched
at a rapid pace; it was not until about
eight hours later that the end had passed
the reviewing stand. That army marched
past hundreds of thousands Of persons
who gathered on the sidewalks. etairways.
back windows, on stands-everywhere
they could get place to command view.
The paraders we're filled with earnest en-
thuasasm. Their banners proclaimed their
principles.
The sound money" army was made up
OF men who are known from one end oe
the country to the other. Lawyers who
are the leaders In their profession
marched with the porters of the buildings
prince tramped with his truckman. The
great bankers and their messengers were
In the same ranks. 1t was truly a busi-
ness mems parade. 1t moved with that
precision which is the great law Of busi
ness. 1t formed without confusion. 1t
moved on time and without interruption.
1t disbanded without disorder. The pro-
cession moved forward at times at the
rate OF $4,000 men an hour. The head Of
ha rra aca g no ceH ha ipe Sfn and
on which were Vice Presidential Candi-
date Garret A. Hobart and Gov. Morton
at 1055 1t was exactly seven hours and
thirty minutes in passing that point. In
point OF numbers the. Wholesale Dry
Goods Republican Club was far in the
lead. having q. .o00 men In line. The Gen.
tral Dry Goods Mckinley and Hobart As
sociation had 5000 and the paper and as
sociated trades 1000 more. The colleges
were represented by some 1900 students.
while fully as many as thirty-five or
forty industries were each represented by
thousands OF men.
Tonight the city is illuminated and the
streets crowded with tens of thousands
whose enthusiasm has not been checked
by their efforts of the day.
People and Flags Everywhere.
Just before the start everything seemed
confusion. and onlookers from thousands
OF pulsIinSs NuNutTeQ NDW the pii dAS. .
and spectators could ever pe separated.
The multitude that jammed Broadway
was like sea that moved from side TO
side. swept down obstacles, and obliter-
ated che familiar sight of the show win
dows. Wherever a mounted officer OF the
parade attempted to force his horse
through the throng. TO those who looked
on, the man and animal were swallowed
UP as II they had plunged into water in
x4< NJ ht4v. s~-t+ I'D a -
arose a thunder of voices and a blare OF
musical instruments that made the scene
more bew.ldering. more wonderful. more
real than the city had seen in many years
Along the route from the Battery to
Forfiesth street there was Lavish display
OF flags and bunting. The spectacle pre-
sented on Broadway and Fifth avenue ex-
cee6ed anything of the kind ever Wit
messed in this city. Myriads of Amerscsn
flags OF ali sizes and thousands of yards
OF bunting tastefully arranged, futtered in
the breeze from roofs. windows and door
ways. At short intervals were huge hags
bearing the names OF Mckinley and Ho-
bart. and in some instances Appropriate
campaign flags were stretched across the
street. Each of these flags represented
an organization of business men. some OF
the legends were: Law ana order" For
homer and prosperity" National honor
must be preserved - .'The nations credit
lis the nations life," ana ''one hundred
cents IN a dollar"
A noticeable feature Of the decorations
was the absence OF pictorial political ban
ners and transparencies. which formed 50
conspicuous part in the demonstrations
OF former campaigns Only occasionally
was picture OF one or both candidate ex-
hsbitea. and then II was invariably framed
with flags.
The resources OF flag and bunting max
ers OF this and neighbo-ing cities we're
taxed 10 the utmost no supply orders
One large dealer estimated that rot less
than half a million dollars had been spent
by the business men OF New York in
decorating their establishments. Broad
way was vista OF flags. The dFaperies
on the big office buildings along the lower
part OF Broadway were IN many Instances
very elaborate and expensive. Some os the
decorations costing as much si.ean.
AZ least one cuurch on fhs line OF march
was decorated. but IL was the marble col
lsxiate church. on the corner OF F1fih
avenue ard Twenty-ninth street. over the
main entrance os which were 6rared two
silk ssgs
ore dealer said: II have been forty
eight years n the business OF making
nags ard bunting. and never saw saca
a demand fer the goods as has existed
within TIE past few days should say
that not less than Sa.0sa American flags
are waving II New YORK city this morn
ing
Badges and Banners. hnt No Uniforms.
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