The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-20
GEN. ROBT. P. PORTER.
REPUBLICAN, ORATOR TELLS WHY
MKIALEY - SURE TO WIN.
MS Tour From East 20 West. and
HIS Views the ssfrahoa-
washgagt0n Cannot Afford tS BE
Placed I'm the Same Category
with ksussS-H$r Place Among
the sciJa States Of the Inton.

Gen. Robert r. Porter. one OF the frost
widely known pubic nssn in ne En-se1
States ard Republican orator Of ability
arrived 10 the city yesterday NOR aaa4s an
was driven a. once 70 the Rainier Grand
hotel. where he will remain aas1a tass
morning, when ne Will take ne Train ipF
Tacoma. ar which city Ese viii SPEAK to-
might.
Gea Porter has spoken ia ali Of the
commercial censsrs u tas great middle
West states, and Is euthusaasssc over the
prospects for AeKinIey's election In fsef.
he predicts the greatest landslide since the
memorable Grant-Grseiey contest. he
viii address one Of the big meetings Of
Thursday night in this city n conjunction
with Hsa- Benjamin Eufferwortn. and IS
prepared 10 harl facts ard figures a. The
voters that caHonf help but Tzsake converts
20 the side OF sound fnoney. protection and
prosperity. Ills long connection az chef.
with the United States census bureau has
placed him IN position 10 cxpoand the
condition OF the country ard the causes II
depression better shan almost any orator
no~ before the pubic.
In APPEARANCE Gen. Porter II q hand
some man-aot handsome 81 the accept
ance Of a fashionable beau. iagf handsome
1n his manhood and intellectual qaai.flca-
tons. lie In porsly Ia buiis ard faaltIess
IN AfrxgF- HIS S&G& - &f1fIfAA SEkAsEB &Ezs4
set off with a pleasing smile. and his snap
ping brown eye makes the man positively
magnetic.
when representative Of The Post-In;ei-
I.gencsr was shown into his presence he
was In his shirt sleeves and literally w 70
MS eyebrows IN work. preparing data for
his speeches In this state. Re seated un-
I'll arrange Sonyc Of ihese papers and
will tell you anything that will interest
~ .Ayfe
Mai. Mckinney" While thus at work
Gen. Porter kept UP running fire OF con-
yers&tsou with II personal friend. Efastus
Brasnerd. and also gave q feg Instructions
10 his stenoKrapfer, Finishing his work
and DOMINIC his Prince Eibert. the general
drew up h.s chair. at the same tine re-
marking. Now, sir. ! am a. yogr serv-
ice"
what IL my opinion of the situation as
II has appeared 10 NE IN my trayeis7
Well. ] have been through altogether
twelve states. and In every ore Of lhefn
have been In communication with the
managers Of the campaign In their re-
ences!ye Districts. and have heard nothing
hui words Of ASSURANCE and confidence
Ny tour embraced Onto. flHnols. Iowa.
Nebraska. Kansas. Missouri. wisconsin
Minnesota. Michigan. Colorado and W.
oniinE- have male speeches in all of the
centefs Of Industrial energy in these
states. sEeiud4ng Cleveland Milwaukee
~. Paul. Minneapolis Kansas city. S.
Joseph. Ieasenworth. Ascblxon. Chicago
youngstown and others, aud / found II,
every one of them that the Industrial
CLASSES are waiting 20 get to the polls 10
sole Tor mckinley aid return Of pros
pfritg. In ali Of these cities fully III per
cent. OF the iatoring classes are on, Of
employment and "A number OF them are on
Haif time. In many cases the wages IA il
are considerably less than they were In Isa2
THESE people have studied the financial
question. and they understand II as clear.
~ as The business people They know The
real cause Of the trouble. and Will not
throw their votes away with All the a.
fempts OF the FREE. silverites 10 rugx m -.
tarin and financial issues. they kave failed
utterly 50 far a. the manufacturing en-
piotss and artisans are concerned This
class OF people DO more dealing with eon.
crete facts and what they know ahous
them Than they DO with hsgh-sprunr fbe-
ores they do not understand
There IL large number or men IN thu
lrssaaha shlp yards who know.
sHas there are at least fan
ships ordered. tha blt,as,e :,
winch II contingent upon Mckinney afes-
Won. aud they know that the keeis viii
he lasi and work begun even before a.
n.s taken his seat or congress s9nvensa
Trey know Il is net the currency question
that Il paahaouns but confidence III
Mawahkee they arc ready 10 erect ns.sv
hufiafngN and launch new ents.rprtsas bs,,
are whiting for Mekinlev's eles-sfon .res.
people In these ceufera are satisfied pyish
The hnanesaf question as il II htf, wAaf
'nFv want II sound tariff toilev ana
prn;estion 10 their Industries
1hio viii give Mckinley not lewa than
49," majority. ana possibly a great DEAL
n'ore, There u Sone silver talk there,
suf the claims are about as valid AZ ga
claims of the las state election A. sh.t
sine Jarnna l., Campbell thr ffen silver
st9'salffre Tor governor. was claiming fhe
STATE by 1n.. ard yet he svst4 beaten =.
over iaf.oea The neanss4lssers thar ss,n.
iaflesi Campbell ana whi.h made ths, safve
Will claims are tae authority far the 49,
ports hsing sent out about Rryan carry
'3E hhia. We nave saiuet n tarsr. nam.
fer ~ Democratic votes IN fhat m.as. s,.,
iesi euf few Republican votes
IN Illinois the Reuuhuean committee
ms made canvass. ma q arits@s hts4 /,
complete eanyass. ara saaa that the
stste vii give Mckinley nst iaee .s.n
1a"~a majority The farmers IN that N4sfs
A. het given - aat money. hut arr
stf9nss advocates If protection Thev o5en
sheir own homes ana have stv,snr e,y,,.,..,
dans o. aN afla oF ieT srhes are tn sym.
stay nth the gold nlAuA as seq forth II
&e Republican Platform. and ara antat4f.i
= Al'seidlssn and nevanls,n
Was IN Wisconsin twice. afee e-.rfs
~ Ire saf1Fetiwn a13 again a few Wa \
49, flisa "a heaithy sentiment shere ans
FHiteF@ u - es SaFa as Nr@ York T.
AfSan's stafe I faaaa s-e.s. h4a,sh.
us7t an ftn1ele. HTsau's ho-se. Il ftaz
ttsf3 FROM one sna 81 tae other eIth n.
h4uleY ahJ kfehatt posters. Tsse g.s.afl.
y ttas- $50 fN<af4 Bryan as a rte3ns