The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-24
DPS ARE HARD HIT.
4wH1R HOPES DASHED M PIECES
m THE GRAND PARADE
rnoy Have lst Yet ReesvsreA Prom
ths ySetsrssus Marcia 81 the Tea
zhsssasA-zhey Csaat shs Voters
- o4snA Aghsss - the MaItitade
q nounl Messy N<n-stsss Surely
wepubIieas, bus she Fight Goes On
B~uas1Is 10 AA@inistss he Coup ds
0rsee Next week.

rh1 <reas ceaebrasioa OF Ben Butter
qor ms e4fh birfhdzy was succeeded ~
cay of quist r<joicanx among the souna
uauey men Of this city. ana on ali ssaes
were haArd expressions Of confidence faas
EashlngtOn would have none OF fois19Ssna.
The buOyan4 feelings Of the advocates OF
honesg money were In strong contrast 10
che :neek anc dociIe bearing OF the free
es.yersses. For the FIRST day since the
o2snsnx ~ the campaign the "oratcrs
3orxcok the street corners. and Tor the tinse
eb>rs vas an end 10 the booking Gp OF
0oorwAys and 70 the congeztsng o. thor
oaxhfxres, ali because some silver niaG
had .sread up and had to ''anload- Wnat
8ew Popuilsts were 70 be sesn o1siec tnefsi-
solves with comparisons or figures rs 70
4he number Of men In line during this
Darade. They allowed for '.duplication"
ana ..counter-marcIing." and then an
mounced that there were at least -.so
men In hne-most OF them hired al ~
apiece TO come from other towns anu carry
= torch" One said Ii was free whisky
and free rides that resulted 10 the turn
ont. Another said there we're twenty
blocks Of marching men. and bis coinraie
announced that there were thirty blocks
of them Another declared there were ssI
oefs OF tours and still another that there
ware 10 sets OF fves. So shs talk ran ali
day.
II h plainly evident that the March OF
che Ten Thousand has had prodigsosis
e4kec< on the free silver men. From con-
4inxed listening 10 the sound OF their own
voices they had come to think themselves
4Ile only people on earth. and At this stage
of the election to find themselves out
cisxsed. outnusnbered and outdone In vol
un1s 0f noise and enthusiasm makes fhena
extremely uncomfortable.
XseSrv9ds1v f,tfr the PQsaiIrsg knows theta
were between 300 and 1900 voters in line
1t the demonstration. but the poor Popn-
list, who can tuRgie with millions. finds
that when sound money parade u under
consideration be cannot count more than
500.
The magnificent ovation rendered Mr..
ButsfTworfh was a fitting testimonial to
AIS labors during the campaign. Ills
speech In this city was his last before the
election. and yesterday he hurried 10 Port
band and thence Eastward by the Union
Pacific. In order To reach his home In time
20 vote for the principles advocated by
him
Hut Mr. Butterwortaa and Gen Porter
ofe not the last Of the distinguished ora
4ofs sent Westward by the national COM
n3ttee. Next Thursday, October -
Charies a. Bonseiie. who with Tom Reed
= member of Names delegation to con-
orees. VIII speak in this city. His fame
- an orator In as wide as The nation and
sound money pen confidently look for
ward 10 him giving tie coup de grace to
Washington Fopulists. already sorely
wounded and despairing. Mr.. BouteIlc's
Visit 90 the city viii undoubtedly be made
she occasion of another grand demonstra-
Won. IN which thousands OF sound money
uaen will join The Republicans have the
eicet!un now. but they intend not to relax
vigilance for . single Instant.