The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-06

<osted DOWN ero1-1f 4 rylzater % Ire plat
f1rra. ard fher was rsvsose1 rro1strcs1s
Depletion of a silver "ea-twnesl. a. sesse
tseETe feet fn dia-eseT. X crowned TIE
painting OF Bryarr left OYER 'rom ~
other meeting. and was srscrth@1- aar@a
4. f<sT. Or. r,oissg. TIRE free silver p-orts
Among ere satlsrcs. whfch BY his tine
fled every zraslzbIs seat. broke into .
rousfnx cheer az the ssra. q ;hesr fsso--
sse ard the symbol for rhic1 Re = a<ns-
sng. Rat there were sh0se n sns gather
ing rno we're not 30 generous. ''Is they
asost free silver. tSse dollars VIII hsvs =
- - bsg as that So be aorth anvsatnT.
said orc. Ill this tlzns Wash Rntter ara
Fxssi dsffsfrvy. TIE latter with his coSf 90.
we're srsnrrvirx asous the stage putting ire
anseksrx Touches on TIE decorations. By
SIS the Audience began % get impatient,
ard there was a sfsFr ping % feet arc
esappsng Of hands. aoass6 Only when tie
band ssrsek Up King Cotton"
Wiley the Goat.
Tire music was succeeded b the appear
anee or the platform Of John Wiley. who
read the list or vice presidents. and f1e2
sad. amid considerable laughter: La
dies and gentlemen. these anarchists. re-
gsdiators and Goats have been invited 20
Join ne upon this pistforun."
NE. Wiley then STEPPED 70 he front o.
ire stage and said thai the magnificent
gathering meant something. II meant
thai the Republican party rad by ne
adoption Of the platform for the present
campaign marked CIT path stfsa tA4s
the silver Republicans 10 longer OWED
allegiance 70 thar party. RE TeFiewea
20 some extent the platforms o. the re
puDliezns and said ire meeting lAst
week was eomp0ssa % Democrats. PopE-
lists and Abraham. Lincoln kepueticaish.
In brief remarks he tatroaneed as iae PEI
fnaneat g~esiisag officer DR.. Calhoun, who
was received with a shout Of welcome.
Dr. Calhoun. IN addressing the audience
far = few minutes. said that he and his
associates believed that The Republican
party mad separated Itself from the peo-
pie ard allied itself vifh a class. and they
refused any longer to folicw IL tcheers.r
Judge Turner's speech.
AS tlgo arx. speaker Of the evening. DR..
Calhoun introduced George Turner. Of
Spokane. who occupied me fioor until ,
o'clock He observed that none OF the
meetings 80 far held In the state, and ne
had attended those at Spokane. Olympia
and Tacoma, approached In size and en-
shsslasm tho Seattle silver gathering. lit
shows that the people are alive 10 the
issue confronting them he said. land
that they are determined 10 lay aside par
y. and to give up everything 10 patriot
ism and love OF country. My belief Is
tha. the present distressing conditions are
directly traceabie TO the false monetary
policy governing the country for the past
twenty-five years believe also that the
declaration made at the 81. Louis conyen-
ton relative 10 the internal affairs OF the
country was false. vicious, pusilianimous
ard conssmptible. tApplause) And 1 be-
lievs that the counter declaration made
IN tho Chicago convention and reafiirTned
little later by the Popalists at ST. Louis.
was wixe. statesmaniike ana patriotic. and
understand that declaration 10 have
been that all admit that for the benefit
Of our people we can adopt and carry
through our financial legislation without
reference TO the wish OF any foreign pow
er. prince or potensate. The issue has thus
been made. and believe II to be the duty
OF every citizen 10 ally himself with that
policy. which ! consider to be distinctiveiy
American. tApplsuse.)
''on these propositions the silver Re-
pubilcans are at variance with their old
associates. and u has been charged with
anger and acrEmony that they are boilers
and wreckerE, and that Il is their duty
TO submit 10 the majority. IL has been
falsely said that many OF them are own
eEx OF silver mines. and that others are
officeseekers. These criticisms
ase bur the empty manifestations OF par
sssan oIgotry. and are what might be ex-
pec;sd under the circumstances. | refer
to that one which implies only that be-
cause man has once belonged to a par
-. honor requires him 10 follow IL. For
one. I distinctly rspudiate any such false
and narrow line Of political ethics Such
a proposition argues an entire want of
knowledge on the part OF him who makes
II. for the object OF political parties Is 10
transmit and transmute public sentiment
Il 2rrssh a N
object to Be obtained II men are to be ex-
pected TO silre their eonsclences for the
party naries'
The speaker then went on TO say that
the trouble with the Republican party was
that Il bad been Hannaized. Quayized.
Tlnttized. and he inquired II exalted pa
tFiotism could be expected from such lead
ership lie told story OF how he and
friend once interviewed Whitelaw Reid
N reference 20 southern Outrages. and
Reid BAD told them the only way TO arouse
the country vas 20 leave Southern out
RACES alone and agitate the tariff aues-
ton His friend had commented on this
by saying 'sp-n the tariff and Turner
felt that comment eehoing In his heart
during the present campaign under the
leadership or Hanna. 'As I have seen
thls same leadership driving the Rcpub-
llcaa party further and further away from
It's cardinal principles. have never ceased
70 echo that sentiment. I can no longer
folicw that party. and / am happy 10 be-
licre that IN this great and growing state
there are l5.eea Republicans who viii do
rs do. eud who propose 20 support In this
election that peerless exponen, Of patri-
otlsm and manhood. William Jennings
Ery an
There wns an abundance Of cheering fol-
iowinr this remark. and a bouquet OF
white roses was thrown On ffe platform.
THE speaker touched briefly on the silver
question and then eloalng by exhorting
his hearers to Investigate the question
Thoroughly and vote as their convictions
directed.
John Wiley had a statement % make 20
tAe "iunatlcs." goats ard anarchists"
ne vas suggested ny a woke from the
crowd Il was az Invitation extended 20
sli 80 attend the Demo -rattc convention.
Seymour. the paatamimic vocalist. fol-
loves with an adaptation OF the tune MA
AaTetinc" % the cAestnuts OF the free sil-
verites. The refrain vas laden with such
phrases as. "Oh. say. have you ever
ever seen sach burned hard t!mcsg'' The
Song WAS old. hut the singer WAS encored.
and che artist rose again 20 sing a child
tsaly constructed rhyme on the Post-fntei-
1lEencer. The sentiment Of which was en-
ho83ed in thc words: so moral. II Wont
print l.e oh. NV Praise Of the virtues
Of she post-Inteli'reneer in free silver
meeting was an odd feature. but the
cheers showed THAI it was appreciated.
Alden !. BtethcD.
Allen J Blethen laie editor of the Mlr-
reapolis Penny Press sss the next 20 face
the meeting. and though probably an
known 70 move than atty l9 the audience.
vas greeted With mo everlasting cheer.
He said ne has been prepared By the rartl-
sal Of tire leading iournai az The city sar
a cold time, bu; felix by the condition CT
his collar that be hsa }fs; had Turkish
bath. NJ. Rlelsea loeked IKE 4 vgefI-kcpt
CAPITALIST wha sa1 siravc5 into fhe wr,r-