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

hrHE county ~ SAFE. Inc 00u1QNM&t
last Kghx was by voters. and their uueeeq
voices foretoid the defeat OF Popu1lam ~
November .. What gallant sight 4 W4ekf
Two Thousand three hundred and 0lX
business men and lnbofdng men rnarch1o1I
through mud and sluah. under = xo11X
sky. with patriotism Ia cher hearts oMtlS
cheers on their Hips. Tho parade 49, Q
which walked throuKh the streets NTH ~
majesty of conscious strength. aud AenfuGk
hsS tmpervtous stdn Populate paFnGD10A
gnawed IN vafn. @ lls
The Populists were out IA full Goeook
Every ragtAG and bobtan Pcpulsat - 49,
and stood ready ct many corners to oliQ9
mud At the marchegs, snatch k4hko oNul
flags from their hands. and by every ConPS
ccvable method try to create = riot.
The sight OF that long string Of worhinGe
men and business men maddensd thoUI
and IN order no make othera - Altny ea
themselves the rioters gathered d&ff fFor4s
the streets and threw Il on che forms a.
the marching men. 1t seemed 70 have
heen an organized effort to break up a.
parade. The better class Of men who 6ay6S
declared tfemselves for freA AtlUs W(f4
not seen 10 participate. and many eacAS
sha1ned by the actions OF 4hedr low GoSok
rades. Will vote for Mckinley tnotend uk.
Bryan. 1t was truly = figf1t betwoen 90
classes and the mAsees--tho cloGuoo ~
honest citizens In King county ana ~
masses of trampa and street Arnho N1tbs
usually herd together below the dead htpl
The votes OF more honest s4fn were h1k
10 Bryan last night than co&ild have heorh
lost by almost any other comhtnahton ok
circumstance. notwithstanding 1ho opk
posicson OF the hoodlums. the men tn tn
county who have votes and will cznot them
for Mckinley marched steadily on. Il WDS;
the march of a victorious army. EneQk'
R~Iy -. - q
ocracy. Tho remains OF the trampled boG1k
were washed into tho sewers by the uIlns
A Remarkab1a Turnout. u
Considering the heavy rain which foj13
all day and the steady driszie which ~ III
with the approach OF night. the turnout
Was certainly remarkable. That men att
er working hard all day should - wt1Ji66
10 piow through many blocks Of mud ht
night shows the strong interest felt IN
sound money men in the campaign. Thsfe
were four or Ave times a. many Repuhllp+
ans who preferred 10 escort their Wtvo4
and families to some point Of vantaX0s
where the parade could bo watched HmA
II not been for the rain, fully e.000 mast
would have marched with the sound
money voters. As 1t war. sevente64(
blocks were covered by the paradors, ana
all were workingmen and voters. ThAf3
were 1850 men In line. according TO many
different counts. ana punched well togotl&
er. and marching rapidly, the line toon
half hour TO pass given point.
As early AZ O'Clock In the even1aG
horns began 10 sound on tho streets. ana
everywhere. The windows OF the New
York Life building. this Mutual I<fo'
building. Sellers store. Schwabacherss a}ld
many others were gayiy decorated with
bunting and lights. and from scores On
places along the line Of march reA df4
threw Its glare on the throngs beneAta.
Good Maaagement.
The management OF such q number a.
enthusiastic men was perfect. and thu
formation was all that could b. wlebp4
for Grand Marshal Joseph Green st0t4
AT the corner Of First avenue south an4
Washington street. surrounded ~ hi1
corps OF mounted aides. A. each dlvfst0n
found iss place OF assembly the commat1-
der reported to the grand marshal. ana
was given instructions as 10 the time 81
ssarfing. This had been set FOR o'clock
but wait was caused for the arrival ~
the train from Franklin, which ha0 =
number OF miners aboard.
The streets on each side Of First avenue
south below Yesler way were filied With
men carrying torches and waiting Tor the
command. Forward march,.
The F'1Oats.
Tne floats, according 10 instrurtlonse
were eropued together on Yesler way De-
low First avenue. Zach had been PREF
t,ared with care and showed orfRinalItyt
The most noisy was donkey en9iuo or
a truck with seven whistles OF vaTtott9
sizes. seven bells and Ave songs attached
srnis was manned BY men from the Puget
Sound Machinery Depot and spoke for
Mckinley In q voice That must have BEEN
heard across the state. Another noisy
creation was turned out by the MITCHELL
Lewis & stayer Company. Tho Washing
tor shoe Manufacturing Company and emf
moves had a truck containing eight rolls
of sole leather, each marked with points
10 which the ffrm ships. The inscription
ON the Transparency read: "6eyenty-nv4
rer cent Of our votes are for Mckinley
and sound money"
One OF fhc most striking doats Van
turned out by the Stefson = Poat 213ll
Company. IL was a squared los bz4&y
inches in width and depth and = fe@F
long. In IL were about 1860 feet o1 lupt+
ber transparency abnse II had th4
woxds Sound money plank, broad - IN
living issues OF the day" Two n,en WtelY
a crdss-cut saw worked on the iow during
the Earade.
The fio2t Of the A. g. Kerry mill wan
mounted BY . bread uannpArcncys %
one side was a picture 81 perspiflnG 3gysss
an pulling against = current, labeled 1o14
River" On the other. Bryan - = d1Fef
peptic small boy was standing amid ~
Of psanks with the worde 'Yr1tec144&E
soisnA money etc. on them. tnd fho
inmbermen explain "Ioa can't DiAy & 60
, lumber yard"
Ths !. Z. Fox sew wssts ~ a1n1