The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-28
ONE OF THE BEST YET.
VIM r. Hu~phrey makes Striking
~ Eleaueat Speech ~ the Ar.
nOrx-A Coed Crowd Out.


nerx-A Coed Crowd Out.
So many good speeches hare been list
ened 20 this campaign thar II Is seldom
people can be induced 70 turn out IN force
save to hear some national celebrity.
Those who did not hear VIII E Hum
phrey's address last night AZ the Armo-y
missed one Of the best speeches delivered
In that hall this campaign The audience
was somewhat disappointed that Frank W.
Ctishman was obliged 20 leave the meet
fng early 10 catch train for Calfornia.
where he gees TO represent this state. Be-
fore going ne Interrupted Mr.. Humphrey
10 make q few remarks OF apology and
farewell. He wished 10 carry message
10 California tina, this state would elect
Mckinley 10 the tune of 1900 majority.
As he left the hall clad In his overcoat
and carrying a vaiise he was given an en-
thusiastic sendon.
The audience seemed small ore COM
pared 10 the crush which greeted Ben
Busterworth- The hall was comfortably
filled and the people seemed in high spir-
It's A number Of elderly men sat In the
front. and under their leadership frequent
cheers were heartily given. Before the
speaker arrived the Raliying Club band.
led by Morton Hill az drum major. made
music.
In introducing VIII E. Humphrey the
chairman. John E. HUMPHREYS. spoke OF
him as one OF the most brilliant young
orators in the state. The address which
followed did much to bear out the enlo-
GUM.
Mr.. Humphrey. in opening, said he came
to the meeting with q voice tired by five
weeks Of campaigning in the state. II he
were interrupted he said II would be the
first time In his career as a political
speaker. He dad not believe the Populis-s
and Democrats sanctioned the disturb
ances that had at times occurred. and said
they should not be held responsible for
the acts OF any inspired idiot. who might
creep into the meeting. Mr.. Humphrey
then spoke on the silver question pure and
simple reiterating the plain fa@ts about
the currency. from the ''crime OF lS7y' 10
the present day. which have become so
familiar 10 STUD snts of the money question.
He spoke of the argument used by the free
silverftes that wheat always followed the
depression or elevation of silver. and re-
ferred to the present high prise OF
wheat. In which silver has mt sympa-
tLized. The speake. asked II any one had
ever heard an intelligent reason why the
ratio should be fixed at Is to l. He had
heard II argued that the ratio of 16 to l
was based on the amount OF gold and sill
yer In the earth. This theory was adj
vanced by his dear. dead friend. JOIN
Wiley.
Mr.. Humphrey wished 10 show 50-cent
dollar which so many free coinage speak
ers had sad does not exist. He held
Mexican dollar in his left hand and
United States dollar in his right hand.
This ia 5o-cent dollar" he said. hold
ing up the Mexican coin. 1T is worth Just
one-half the American dollar, though 1t
has more silver bullion In II. The value
OF one is lowered because 1t Is made under
the free coinage system. The other Is rem
dered more valuable because IL Is under
the limited coinage system.
This. holding up the United States
dollar, is the Republican party dollar.
The other Is the Popocrat!c dollar. One
is Mckinley. the other is Bryan. McKin-
ley is worth what his face indicates
Bryan is worth only one-haif what ne pre-
tends TO be-" This happy sim.le was re-
cesved with vigorous applause.
Speaking of the wage-earners, Mr.. Hum
phrey said: when those who work and
produce the wealth of the world are pros
parous. the whole world Is prosperous.
That is why I am looking after the wei
fare OF the laboringman. Mr. Bryan goes
out and says this Is the greatest. richest
and most prosperous nation in the world.
Why. OF course IL Is. and the Republican
party has made Il so. l tell you Mr.. Bry-
ans mouth has done more to destroy the
business of this country during the last
two months than all other causes COM
/ bIned."
He was indignant over the insinuations
| of Populists that men had been hired 10
/ march In Republican parades. "Repub-
I leans don't hire Republicans 10 march IN
| Republican parades." he said. Such
! statements are made either by fools or
Scoundreis"