The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-03

whatcoua. oct SPECIAL Repab-
licans OF NEatcom aasinty presented u
fine appearance and made very credita-
bic showing IN the grand industrial par
ace which took place this afternoon troni
The Roth block. ia old Whatcom. 20 ths
big fair building on Forest street. whcrss
W. T.. Jones. Of Yakima. delivered one of
the finest speeches which has hcen heard
here during The campaign The sky was
overcast during the foreDoon. and a heavy
rain fsll early in the morning ncverths-
less The aVowed supporters of Mckinley
and sullivan turned out i.e0 strong, ard
their appearance WAS Ia marked CONTRAST
with the failure of the silver men To
make any demonstration yesterday. as
had been announced. when spieadid
weather prevailed.
The FairhaNan Mckinley Club which
numbers 80 members. IS fairly entitled "a
the credit Of besag the hest organized and
most enthusiastic and efficient Of the large
clubs OF the county. notwithstanding
the fact that many of its members ara
out Of town al work. a very large proper
ttion of them laid aside the cares at husi-
ness and labor long enough 10 come over
and ioin III the parade. and they carried
the most appropriate and inspiring han-
ners i'm the whcIe procession. pne large
one was mace 20 represent a popocrat
silver dollar with picture OF Bryan III
the center and around Il the motto. In
God We Trust-in Bryan We Bust
Another represented The Pop. Flag" IL
consisted OF red. white and blue stripes
seyerally inscribed follows. Red Doe.
trines." "N hite Metal" Blue Prospects"
Following the Faighaven club came -
large number of shinglenlen carrying
banners giving the relative political
strength Of the employees al the mills rep
a5 az kse hssf1
tha, of the employees OF the Mcdaniel mill.
who insisted on parading under IL 10 I
banner. III men employed. rs for Mcktn-
ley 10 ] for Bryan" II is conceded. even
hy the Ponoerats. that a large ma 1orisy
OF the employees of the shirgie and hume
Der mills OF the county are for Mckinley.
protection and sound money. Foiiowing
the shirgicmen and other out-of-town Re.
pubNcans came the Young Ladies' Drum
Corps. of sidney. escortlng the Mckinley
Club, Of Whatcom. carrying numerous
banners and devices. hsas-sug appropriate
inscriptions. 4 splendid Autograph of
Mckinley. forming the center piece of an
immense star. was carried by the. FAIR
haven club. Capt. George W. Johnson.
one of the candidates for representative.
was I'm from Acme with several employees
Of his mill and camp. Thare are stxtseH
altogether. and they are all for Mckinley.
There were about 80 members from tlss
y
haven \ large flag. bearing tho pictures
OF Mckinley and Hobart. was suspended
across Hoiiy street at the Dock street.
crossing.
without any exagEerafGon IL may fairly
he said that the parade Was Dy far shs
greatest political demonstration OF any
PARTY In the entire history OF VhatcDnp
county. Il formed promptly at ~ ?. nj.
as announced. aud ia the order designated.
and was mos admirably conducted
throughout. There ara many estimates OF
the number of men in line. some running
aS high as 80 but the Post-in,e.iigenser
correspondent t. inclined 10 accept shs
figures Of the actual count made after the
procession had PASSED the Fisher biaek.
which places the number Of voters in Tine
at u,tle over 909. The drum corps hJys
and others not voters wefIi5 swell tins
number % about 500.
An acre yellow paper badges bearing
the name of NJ kinlsy aai there wers
h8nGreds Of these badges on The stree.
worn hy peorfe who did not take part In
the paraas Flags. banners. nrooms ansi
ash horns he.ped TO aai variety and anil
maticn TO the scene. II was I'm every re-
grcrt tbs largest, most earnest anil en fa-
sfastic gathering OF patriotic American
citizens ever seen in Nnafeon county.
In Fatrhaven all the business houses sx-
cept two ware closed. bat owing 10 tbs
fair ami the big crowd IN town the buei-
ness houses here remained open. and Oh
that aceolnf comparatively few rier-
chants ard clerks. rnost OF whom are Ee-
psssll-aus ware Die 70 join the procession.
the station agent at Blaine says that
$50 tickets could have been sold there's ie
there had been a return train tonight.
A. the entrance 10 the fair sroonds itns
paraAels. fuaszeG ia siout.te columns. f:s-
tened 70 tne ',onR rol played by Daniel
ssf rss. So. A~af
drummer Toy 20 play the Tong roll at
tae battle 0f shiloh.
ur Jones speaks.
After fha parade W. T.. Jones spoke for
over reo hours Oh ihe fair grounds say
inG IA ptff:
The questions involved ln lnia political
campaign aFe ~ yifaI .mp0riauce. Thesis
questions the Republican party Is not
afFaid 10 meet 4 nAs aisayz shown its~is
wliisng ~ meet equsTefy tfe grave issues
shat have confronted ghe American pen
PIE. ana is can De trustsd In the future
As / h.ve Travelled from gsogHf to point
"a this campaign ard nave seen tife gfest
crowds teGt are attending oar meetings,
! am confident nat ne Republican party
l. ksssf;rrinr Itself TO meet tne present
issues ard that it s4H meet them pist
a victory 81 November The fH@t0yi@ts
have taFuat forward IN tais caTnpsi&a an
f=sste MhirA g really not sac most .Tap9r-
sanr 8ne involved U9f upon which gns
Republican party i& perfectly ready I'D
raeet 9sera tha money question. I ~taia
10 call yeur attention 20 the fact tnat f1s
Le rncer&fbc and P0pustst Platforms ars
rot ~ nsrfeet accord on tafs question Tor
wafle me Tisgnoeraffe r5affoTm sails fo-
lhe fre. ana Unlimited coinage Of silver.
f1a papa14sf platform starts with a fte-
Yrars f8r something wbiea iater1ftt ~
meaning fiat money. calls ~ tae seeead
n}acs f@F the free ana uniITaste-3 c,saE,a SO
gf silver. and thirdly for &pHGsef..
amount 81 egFFsueEs a very vague Rhi
fnGeAn.ts expression. Tnav say mat nals
az the money Ct the world x2s SscTetty
and saTg8 gtlGtoustF s3FieEeH aCE IN l5fS.
One fsct - EsrsH more t4ap a xHo.T fead
q P9Nsssast grarary. TIE fart "a = NAs
only Esa sKefs after thrse yeasE of 1iSak.@-
sion. he repotta ~ which took up aEafty
10 ID g@A az tAe Congressional k#e1f1v
hanega he sooner ee come c9~n 20 y
fncrgaan god standard tnr EetfeF x wil!
-. for twe eauarrv. Wslen goht - uzed
"a rrorsv Il tpaehe@ the very oaasf %
ksneafg. L cannot lle. Il keeps - pFon-
s.e~ 10 rsea ard p0or aake- " III viii
keep silver AZ. parity vita god. be-
ttess, free co8nage wozld - "A good thing.
Mr Prs al ssgs it Will ~ sepf AZ = par.
~ say X wont. We aaEe Tried u swO
~ rnrae tlfass ard Il VAS always q fali-
nee ] hsva fhe war8 ~ t1sr az a<o1d !.
Tlssral--at - any in fas country, and IL
g~ee silver MAJ. FOO. thzf Il wliI rot. {
yefe~ "a Ns B.arsf os Missouri Oa Feb.
r4Ary =, 80. page l.l-s os the coDgrsD.