The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-05

HINTS AND INUENDOES.
Rogers Insinuates lie Has sGrNpe~
vine" Iuformation of Great FrOmts.

Chehalls. Oct. l-SpeciaL--The Popuiist
meeting here last Thursday night was
not exactly "A frost. but SIN there was no
trouble about getting the crowd into the
hall Most OF the seats were filled. There
was. however. no great enthusiasm mani
tested. Candidate Reavis. OF 1aki:na, dil
his turn first. II Gid not take him long 10
sink back cut OF sight and ont of mind.
lus remarks were poiniiess, even to the
most ardent Populixts In the hotrse. htit
they had the merit OF much brev1ty.
Gov" Rogers followed Mr.. Re.tyts.
lie took the audience into his condolences
at once. and told them that he had had
grapevine adviees direct from Republican
headquarters 10 the effect that the state
was ALREADY conceded TO Bryan. and tie
fight was to he abandoned 30 far as tho
national ticket is concerned. : Great cf-
fcrts would be made, however TO carry
the state ticket lie said the siush mills
would he opened between now and cleo
tion day. Speaking of slusil mills re-
minded him OF the Post-fntei!ixenser. He
said the Republicans would bend every
effort to elect their atate ticket ms there
had been transactions III state affairs
that IL uncovered would appail the peoaie.
When tho Popuisats got control a fnino
would lie exploded under certain dcImrt-
ments. and the Republican party knew II.
He alleged there had been astounding ex-
trayagance, and hinfed several times that
there had been crooked bookkeeping.
though he gave no particulars.
Referring 10 the Cohientz shortage, he
said IL was his opinion the steal lid not
begin with cohientz, nor end with him.
II the whole truth were known. In bis
opinion. there were others who might
want to XIII themselves. He ridicuIcd tho
idea that the credit OF the state would
suffer If the Populsts got controi OF It's
affairs He said the Populist aaninistra-
a H.
dollars. lie touched on the cost OF the
state government, and declared that this
state s going IN debt at the rate OF 81 .0D0
"A day. He charged that the state school
fund, averaging slso. 900. has been manipil-
lated for the profit of certain banks which
have "a pull with the state officers. and
that the commission had lost 10 the state
7,5ee by investing sf7J.s0 IN state war
rants a par. which are now worth only
20 cents.
He intimated that there has been col
lusion and fraud by whicn private In
dividuals or corporations have come into
possession OF valuable lands upon which
the state cruisers had reported favora-
hiy He said that although the state
capitol foundation was built for
agreed price OF So Coo. set ssa.fs sf war
rants had been drawn on the fund. and he
wanted 20 know xno got tho other 81. 0,0
These inlngs would be shown up If The
J.op''ists wern~stxsn y,srds q the state
shown by the record Of the twenty four
populst members OF the Last legislature.
lie did not state definite IS wftether sle
meant the economy they praefifed when
they Travelled on railroad naszes ard
muicted the s.afe treasury for mileage.
He explained his position on the finsn-
cial question by drlaring that all dollars
were fiat dollars. Mr.. Rogers aid not re-
,efve an ovation when he sar down fle
ieff "A decidedly led taste IN the naDslth
ol hla audience, ard he was ehncred but
family lie did not make am votes for
himself either ~ his sweeping but In
8eHnate caarges or extyava9anes and tn
competence. or by the inuefiaoes by
which be sought 20 lead hig hearers TO
believe state officials were prsfiting up-
lawfully by their positions
W g. Jones. Popullgt candidate for son
grcss from the east vide closed the meet
ing with Il spee7 h ahoat two hours long.
lie gave q very good entertainment.