The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29


aH tesa. After Nj. Brysn hAa ape.oglzsa
Tor me shcfteCnafnxS af his ycaes thsv
pefSlStsS IN their calls 50 thss he saf4 \
tew "orNiS shenktFag theaa sav tha interest
walco they displayed IN she csmpa3xn.
tae same scene was repeated AZ Messna
where farmers seemed 70 souaneSs a ma
Ferfty ef tee ceneenrse. Mrs Rrvss,'s car
seat had bcea hsspeG WITH eaweastS ~
Ire ladies' of Iocknart. and az Medina Shs
scattered carysa nth hesnnnaS among hss sse.,-
pie, who came scranshilnE after she tra4a
wagle i pulled ont. sighting for every s.sas-
son. The train MSS ovsrcrowaea with
passengers. many of whom bought tscke.s
fer TIE sake ef a sight az the Nebraska
orator. They rashed inta the last car.
where the Rryans we're. an,H Ia Mas
crowded
from the car window he country sOaas
aioaRg the line cousd he seen. containing
long nses % teams. al Aeasea for Naew.es~
vile whittier aN r0a6s we're leading ga-
Cav, hnowiesF3lie was Ftsteae8 AZ y quar-
ser after + a hearty weiconfa waS gwen
AiaE the farmers wagons a the little lepot
wern aecnrste,f with Haas aad horne made
manners ,aSnaying photographs OF the
tNnttssatc. A WAgon drawn hy four white
horses was watting for the party. and into
this they were hurried. he hand leading
the Nsy and affy farm wsgons trailing
hcara IN the march sn the VILLAGE two
Coviesi 10 the homo Of Mr.. and Mrs Esa-
gene Woo3NeFa ard entertained ar lunch
by hem and Mrs, T. Mercy HedgemafA a
Nebraska friend of theirs. who Is SPEND
ias Toe summer here. After lunch ghev
were taken 10 KnowsesVFlle. where Air.
fsr an spoke ia the oaea air 10 several
thousand country arop.s assembled TOR
the farmers picnic. as follows.
MIR. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen.
Nv voice - 50 husky thar you viii have
10 help me 20 speak by heirE perfectly
quiet I shall make mysesf heard 90 As
many as possIh'e, and IN moment hope
my yotcc Will 10 clear enough TO reach
tho outskirts Of the crowd This Is very
unusual spectacle. / have seen immense
audiences ia tho cities. where a great
many people i've IN n small territory. hut
this is the largest audience that 1 haya
ever seen assembled IN tAe naast az an
agricultural country. tApnlause1 am
gsad ~ notice here the mothers and wives.
wei as the Sons and husbands be-
causc. my friends. cur cause ls cause in
whieA The Whole family is interested
tGreat applsuSep III are entitled To
succeed In this camuaign IL II because
the principles which we represent and the
ro.icies FOR which We stand will be for
the benefit Of the husbands and wives. tho
pareats and childsen ard all the people of
our be,oVed land.
II anl slasi shat at this meeting we have
as the presiding officer man who until
this year has voted the Republican ticket.
I am glad the newspapers parade before
the public prominent Democrats who ara
going 10 desert the ticket, and ! am sisd
that FOR every Democratic deserter We are
10 have accsssions from the Republican
party more than enough 20 make up the
difference. (Applause.l
Politics Is a practical question. and IL
Is 50 simply because IL can he cempre-
hea5cd hy our people. ! want 10 talk prsc-
tlcal politics 70 you for a little while this
afternoon. Neither ny time nor my physi-
cal strength will permit an extended dis
cUsslon OF this campaign. bat | desire TO
suggest some thoughts which may help
YOU In your study of the issues and your
determination OF the part which you shall
take. ! want 10 read 10 you an extract
from speech made By John q. Carlisle
IN ISIS and / want you 20 mark the p0iifi-
cal philosophy therein set forth, lie MAS
speaking on an amendment 10 the Bland
act. and he used these words: II the exe-
cution OF this measure could be intFuAted
TO = public officer whose opinions on tho
subject we're in accord with those OF a
great majority OF the American people
Let me pause for moment 20 say that
II It was desirable AZ that time to hass
the secretary OF the treasury In accord
with the opinion OF the vast majority Of
the American people II would be a good
thing today. And he said further; And
whose sgmpath hies'~mark the woris-.afad
whose syntpathles were with the strlg-
Cling MASSES who produce the wealth aud
pay the taxes of the country, rather than
with the ldle holders Of Idle capital.
the provision alluded 20 would he oT little
consequence because he would coin the
maximum instead Of the minimum amount
allowed by the amendment. But. situated
as We are. We all know, or ri best we All
have reason 10 believe. that NOT q dollar
beyond the minimum amount viii be
coined and consequently tho process OF
getting this money into circulation viii he
too slow 20 AFFORD the fuil measure of re-
lief which the people now demand ana
need
Mark those words. John q. Carlisle
divided society into two classes ON the
one side he put the idie holders OF capital.
on the other side he pat the struggling
masses. who produce the wealth and pay
the taxes OF the country. Great ap-
piause1 II the division existed then, IL
exists today. More than that. John q.
Carlisle said that public officer. sworn
20 do his duty. would he controlled in his
otieiai conduct 10y his sympathies. aud 10
his symratnies we're with the tdie holders
of idie capital he would coin a. little money
as possible whereas. II isis syYapathfes
were with the struggling maFsns. he would
soin as much the law would permit
him lAppiauSe) This il the IanguaE. of
John q. Carlisle. not uttered when be was
young. 40 might be charged, as has been
against me. UaDghter1 IL WIS when he
VAS seven years Older than ! am nov.
(APplause)
NY friends. the issue today Is an Issue
brtweert the idle holders Of idis money
and tie struggling manses wbo produces
the weagth and pay the taxes ~ the coHn.
try. (ApTlause.) And when this q'ies-
ton is understood. when men find out
about the money question sou win fui
that IL there Is a man IN your community
whose Interests or whose sylnpatfdey are
with ihe idle holders Of idle money. he
wiil 30 IN favor of a gold standard. and.
not daring 10 do 60 he Will talk about
honest MONEY and sound dollar. fAp-
fsiause1 But II hts aympathies are win
those who produce the nations wealth
he viii he Tor the gold and silver coinage
of 3he constitution, no matter how many
times you call him an anarchist.
.-Ty4ey tea us that these prominent
ilnancieFs are going 20 leave the Demo-
cratic party because ~ deesarea for the
restoration - Silver. W shall not - into
court 10 sssaHwe an orier 20 prevent their
going u.ota iaughtor and appiause)
The Democrats party has been weighted
6ORn Bg these fuliistoBes long enough. II
n glad - be ria 0f those who want 20
tlss the .nrty organization Tor private
gain and their country for public plgn-
der tApu,aDNe-)
'sI.et me- rad little fmehsr from Mr..
Carlizls's speech
A golea-why 10 you read from Car
lislrss saeecheaE
Mr Hrgap~ WhYf Because na man has
presented a more f0feifse argument n
favor ef III mss 'lisut sisaB "a CarsfNs@
baa fCfresst applause ard rFfeertnE LIT
me Rad now what ne says Of hat nii:
.But q wml certainly efFer sorge rsitef.