The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-30

On the court to rsc0sd that the period
ended In 11s1 has no parallel under the
shining sun for the condition Of prosper
tv enjoyed by the American people.
tGreat cheexfng)
How did the change csms about. was
Il by accident An. no. II was the re-
suit Of our free institutions. which en-
abled the voters Of this country 70 elect
TO congress men who changed the laws
That II the reason: that II the expIana-
ton. and today the conditions that have
ershrouded this country In gloom are
the people OF this country, with the price,
less privilege Of the elective franchise.
went 10 the polls and voted for q new poll
ICY Cries OF That's rightly don't
think many Of them want to try Il
again." ('sSo no'')
Mr.. BouteIle went on to say he himself
had never been able to understand why
the mass OF American voters had voted
for free trade In 1897 and he asked an
for the explanation bat the only answer
was that the vote had been cast under the
influence Of an undefnahle feeling that
the change would benefit the country.
III . man IL truthful. and not under the
Influence OF this Is 20 agitation. he VIII
tell you that this condition was brought
about by unwise legislation" continued
We are suffering because men who have
the night to work. and who want to work.
have had that right taken away from
them and transferred TO some one else on
the other side Of the ocean. (Appiause.)
Why II 1t that there are no mills rum
ming? Why 10 1t that the factories are
ciosed?-
Because there 10 no money TO run them
with" called out . Populist.
Mr. R0nfaifA WarSd 0s1ick = NAH
You have answered more truthfully
than you imagine. for the apprehension
that your rarty win get into power and
steal one-half Of the money Of the coun-
try has caused money to be locked up
tighter than before" daughter and APP
plause.)
The answer was far from satisfactory
to tho Populist. and although crushed to
the earth. he would not be quiet; and the
speaker good-naturedly answered several
exclau ations OF like character. Finally
Or. Boutesie hit back hard. to the delight
Of the crowd. whl.h called out exultant-
~. '-Thas's right give 1t to him.
I'm the year 1895. the last year Of which
We have . record. he American wool In
tarests lost $4,000. CO.,"
A POpulist Interruption.
WHO got the money! asked IN inquisi-
tive Populist
land" said Mr. Boutelie. turning half way
around and facing his questioner. III you
are too ignorant to know II you ought TO
keep silent and thus be Instructed"
Cheers and cries Of Put him out" came
from all parts Of the han.
mo. no. no." said Mr.. Boutelle. ''He
Is too good an object lesson. and pro-
pose to use him during my speech. Some
interruptions do not come In at the right
place, but his was most appropriate.
In that industry $46. 100000 under the
operations OF the Wilson-Bryan tariff
flowed out OF the pockets OF the Ameri-
can wool workers and into the pock-
cts OF the German and English working
men"
Turning to the man who had interrupted
him. he said:
IF you have any interest IN the welfare
OF this country. you should go to your
leaders and ask them to pay back TO the
wool industry and the labor industry of
the country. and the other interests OF
this country. the money OF which they
have been robbed by the Democratic tariff
bill. Cheers and applause)
II want to tell the lumbermen how in
solently Bryan stood up In congress and
insisted that the duty on lumber be taken
off. Was that done In the interest OF
American labor? Ono. no." from ali parts
OF the house, accompanied by cheeers.)
will ask the farmers II, when Bryan in
sisted on taking the duty OF wool, he was
acting In their interests? Cloud applause
and shouts of "Nit," and 'no.') l want
to remind the working people, the manu-
faoturers and the manufacturers opera
tives, and all engaged in legitimate occu-
pations. excepting those VINO are engaged
In disseminating anarchistic literature and
interrupting Republican speakers Cheers
and aplause), that the bill as originally
planned was as a gentle zephyr to howl
Ing Kansas cyclone to the one that was
reported in the house by Bryan and Will
son and others. / was right there and
know whereof I speak. 1t was SO radical
that even the most ardent Democrats tele-
graphed In their objections TO it. 1t was
amended $50 times in the senate before Il
was passed by that body. II the Wilson
bill has done harm as It Is. what would
II have done II IL had been passed as Il
came from the house in the shape Bryan
INTENDED that IL should have passed. My
imagination can scarcely conceive what Its
effect would have been. and yet Bryan
was SO elated over the passage OF this
monstrossty IN the house that he and sew
eral of his colleagues took Wilson OF, their
shoulders and bore him out into the lobby.
This action was more appropriate than
they thought n was at the time. (voc.fer-
Gus applause and the blowing OF horns and
the roll of drums greeted this saliy)
Bryan has made great many speeches
from the rear end OF cars during this cam
paign. but he has preserved a nsagrs.f-
Gently eloquent silence on this episode. He
now says II Is not necessary TO discuss the
tariff during this campaign. but II he can
feed his hearers on this sort of goose food
he IS all right. The tariff Is an issue of
this campaign.
You people may know more about your
own business than ] do. but you know
which lump of old sandstone struck you
and paralyzed your business.
Your interests are the same a. those OF
my state We cut down trees and make
them into boards in Maine. tho same as
you do"
Then he looked at the stump which an
swered for a speakers table. and said:
81 don't know whether our Iumbermen
could tell whether that was a section OF
a tree or not. 1t looks like a section OF
Mount Rainier. We cut logs. and sell
boards. and our iumbermen know what
hrickbat struck them. I well remember
the ilippaney the arrogance, of the man
who put his sword through the very heart
OF so many American industries. but now
he says we won't talk about the tariff
Just an present
what is needed Is an opportunity for
Americans 70 get a days work and 10 do
an EoBeSt days work Tor an honest feo-cent
dollar Cheers loud and iongD To show
you the coed effects OF the Mckinley bin
and the bad effects OF the Wilson bill
need hut tell you that in 1850 the live stock
OF Nebraska was valued az ts.tpD.0 Goo. and
in 1893 X was worth SO On. ssa In three
years Il had 6winaied down 10 $50 na.o oa.
believe that BTyau's majority and his
ability 70 attract the attention and suf-
frages OF such men as dropped in here to-
nigh; ard interrupted me will decrease in
the same proportion az th@ live stock did