The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-20
THE PARADE.

ever seen in the city.
THE PARADE.
Promptly at 7;SO the procession took
up the line of march It's length extend.
cd a fun mile from beginning to end
and II was twenty-five minutes in pass.
Ing a given point AL sorts OF Nc
KInley emblems were exhibited Mel.
willie Mckinley club had one sayine
we are gold bugs but not humbugs."
Another had a caricaturc Of pig with
i6 sucelngs labeled &c 10 l." Il was
noticeable that unlike the other demon
stratlons here the parade was com
posed ot votvrs--therc was not half a
dozen boys in the line.
The rain was pouring down In tor
rents throughout the evening. hut II
made little difference In the enthusiasm
of the marchers They remained IN line
through Il all Senator Mitchell and
Hon. Max Pracht. OF Ashland. preceded
the procession In hack and were
cheered again and again by the thous-
ands who lined the streets.
In the procession were the Upper AS
torla. Alderbrook, Fort Stevens. Sea-
side, Melville. Knappa, olney. and Chad
well Mckinley and Hobart Clubs. the
Mckinley Club and the Young Mems
Mckinley and Hobart Clubs OF the city.
Leading the parade was company OF
old Republicans. none OF whom were
under 65 years OF age, and who were
lead by Mr. Chas. Ward. Floats were
seen in different parts of the line, and
Notwithstanding the bad weather the
pyrotechnic displays were brilliant As
the marchers passed the Astorlan office
the large picture OF Mckinley was IL
Illuminated by red and blue fire, and the
men In line took of their hats and
cheered the future president OF the
United states.
By actual count there were In line lls9
marchers. over 300 OF whom carried
torches, Several bands of music and
drum corps enllvened the occasion with
music which set the pace for those
tramplng in the wet on their way to
victory.
THE OVERFLOW MEETING.
Two large meetings were held. One
In the Mckinley Club Rooms, where
Senator Mitchell was the orator Of the
evening. and the other in front Of the
Occident Hotel, where three thousand |
people were addressed by the Hon. g.
c. Brownell, state senator from Clack- |
amas county, and the Hon. r. G. Smith,
n Douglass county,
At the overflow meeting at the occl- !
lent Mr.. G. c. Fulton introduced Mr., |
who laid the solid foundation |
II his speech with the principles Of the
Republican party, He told how he had |
irst seen the flag OF our country, the |
iag that the Republican party had
married in 1861 and would not be d. |
,orced from in 1897. do we want Pen
ioyerlsm. Barkleylsm, and Altgeldism
n this country? (Cries OF mo, no)
"The tariff question is the paramount
ssue of today, George washington
'lgned the first protective tariff act In
7S9. and from then until 1916 times were
rood; everybody got good prices for
heir products Labor was well nald,
md peace and plenty overilowed in the
and. In 1916 the people wanted
hange, They passed tariff for reve-
lue only measure What did II do for
Is? It opened our country to the mar
tets OF the world, We couldn't COM
'ete with the cheap trash and cheap
abor. Our mills were closed-onr la
'oring men without work and reduced
o want, From 1918 to 1898 things were
hanged to a protective tariff, and we
'rospered and grew, and so It has been
-lways when the Republican party has
'een in power. Our mills will open, our
aboring men will receive employment
md times VIII be good.
"Coining silver at ratio Of 16 to
will not make good times, nor increase
abor for our workingmen. 1t takes la
'or to make money and comparison