Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-23
THE BIG GOLD PARADE.

| A large crowd is in the city To-Day
from the surrounding towns and coun-
try, but the farmers are conspicuous
for their absence. The Mckinley peo-
pie of the city have uniformly dec
grated their places Of business,and old
Salem is looking her best to welcome
the hosts of the gold standard
Congressman g. A. Boutelle arrived
in the city this morning from San
Francisco, and will participate in the
Mckinley jubilee tonight. Mr..
Boutelle is accompanied by his daugh-
ter, Miss Boutelle, and they were met
at the depot 10y Mayor Claud Catch,
H. A. Thomas and G. H. Lane aid
escorted to The Willamette hotel.
Hon. NJ. &. George arrived on the IL
O'Clock train from Portland, but had
to paddle his own canoe down town.
The program for the day Is to have
speaking at Marion square at 2 p. M.
by Boutelle and possibly by George,
| Dunniway and Idlcman. In the even
ing Mr.. Boutelle will speak at the
arnory and opera house, to be assisted
by the other speakers named.
Several thousand neat yellow cotton
badges, bearing the portraits of Nc
Kinley and Hobart "PrOtection and
Sound Money" were distributed free,
and large part of the crowd was
wearing them. BY way of diversion
some wrote the word "NlT" at the
bottom of the badge, Others wrote on
"Bryan 16 to l." About fifty Bryan
men under the lead of Geo. S. Down
| ing and d. N. Barrett folded the
badge so as to hide the candidates
pictures ard they read as follows:
"Our candidates:-So money, Pro-
lection and Prosperity" Not salts
fed with pinning the gold badges on
women, boys and girls, few wags
have attached them to pet dogs,
horses, mules and Cinnamon. The
vast crowd is good natured and very
properly no i'll feeling is being mani
tested on either side.
THE PARADE.
At 2 o'clock a procession was formed
at the Hotel Willamette, headed by
Jefferson band and followed by the
lSecond Regiment band, of Salem, to
march for Marion square. Counting
the first band, and emitting a few
boys, the procession by actual count
numbered 263 in line wearing badges,
as it passed State street. The latter
band was notucounted because the
members did not all wear badged.
The sidewalks for two blocks were
crowded with spectators, and the
street presented gay appearance.
AT THE SQUARE.
Gov. VIM. p. Lord called the meet
ing to order, and in very neat and
thoughtful speech of few moments
introduced Mr.. Boutelle as the orator
of the day. The Governor spoke in
the highest terms of the speaker as a
Repnblican,a "a soldier and statesman,
lauding him as patriotic citizen and
a representative American who has
every interest Of his country at heart.
,IHMr. Bowtelle is handsome man in
the prime of life. His face very
much resembles the portrait of Candi'
date Hobart, and his physique is SUI
, Iperb. He began his remarks by COM
, lplimenting Oregon and its people
extending greetings from the PineTret
state of the Atlantic to the Pine Tree
state of the Pacific. He apologlze6
for his impaired voice, and modestly
referred to his inability to properly pre-
sent the great questions of the day Il
so large aud intelligent an audience.
, His remarks for the first half hour con-
sisted of rldlcule of Mr.. Bryan'S
speeches and praise for the G,O.P.and
the tariff. besides paying a glowing
, tribute to God for giving us such a
wonderful country.
! On the platform sat about hundred
people, and among them many honor
able gray heads, who have been loyal
TO the party from its birth. The
speaker was Justify cheered from this
] quarter, but the enthusiasm in the
; audience was very mild.
The crowd at the square was var
iOusly estimated. A Republican said
there were from 1900 to 1000 present.
Another said from 1900 to 1900. A
Populist thought there were about
900 present, while prominent Sa'
, lem Democrat put it at 9OO Com
parisons are said to be Odious, but as
they help us form the best idea of a
crowd, it can be said that
the audience at the great
rally today contained about one third
the number of people that were pre-
sent at the Bryan rally when Gov
Pennoyer spoke, and only little over
half what heard Barkley and U'Ren
at the same place after the Tillman
disappointment week ago.