Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-19
A VALLEY CAMPAIGN.
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2 out in the court house yard to about
1900 ladies and about 5000 voters of
. Linu, Marion and Benton counties.
There were hundreds of old soldiers
present who marched through South
Carolina. The Sodaville, Albany,and
Ladies band of Corvallis were out day
and night and the enthusiasm was un-
precedented.
THE CROWDS
at Albany day and night were esti-
mated day and night at from 10000 to
900 people. There were voters
enough present wearing Bryan badges
to carry Oregon About 5000 to g..
600 voters attended the meetings day
and night and three-fourths were for
free silver. In the daytime procession
were / 200 and at night there were
about 6nO in the tOrchlight procession.
The professions surpassed in extent
and variety anything ever seen in
Linn county or in the Willamette
valley. There were as especial feat
ures Mark Hanna on horseback with
a duughface and white suit all stamped
over with dollars, leading bonatide
image of Mckinley on string;
three little girlsdrove team of mules,
one of them joining in the applause
with sOnOrous bray at intervals; a
pitchfork made of wood with prongS
three feet long; a load of l6 young
girls in white and one in yellow, with
banner lG to /, and the emblem over
their heads, mo goldbug need apply;"
sixteen men on white horses with one
little runt yellow pony rode by the
hottest silverites in Oregon: there
were hundreds of banners and designs
showing the prevalent ideas in the
hearts of the masses, and that they
are for Bryan.
COL DRAKE AT ALBANY
woke up the silver sentiment and
aroused the free silver Republicans to
the greatest enthusiasm. He makes
converts to the cause wherever he |
speaks and Col. Drake appeals strongly
to the old soldiers by his cleancut, in ,
telligent, patriotic arguments. In
the Albany parade in honor Of Till
man were 27 old soldiers who belong
to the local post and nearly 200 in all
from all over the valley.
TILLMAN'S DRIVE
to Corvallis through the ozone of the
upper valley put him in fine spirits
for his meeting. A dozen lifelong
came out for Bryan A
few fellows asked questions and they
got stuff in reply. Senator Tillman
had been showing the value of the
government stamp on money, when he
was asked, "Why is Mexican dollar
worth only so cents, while ours is
worth 1902" Quick as flash came the
reply: "We have 3,OOO,OO0 square miles
richest soil on the globe; we have TO-
900, 600 of the best people on the globe:
we have $4,000, 100000 of wealth, and
not less than 49, 900 miles of railroad,
and an internal commerce greater
than that of all Europe, and it is an
insult to the intelligence of any man
to compare this great nation with a
little one-hOrse, half-civilized, ,mongrel
half-horse and half alligator, part
niger and part Indian country like
The fellow who asked
the question happened to be
descended from some Of the klooch-
man blood, and the crowd went
all to pieces at Tillman's reply. Ben
ton county will give Bryan 800 to 400
majority
Senator Tillman came to Salem on
the Sunday afternoon local, took
team for McMinnvAle, to speak there
at 10 IA. m. Monday.
STUDENTS DEBATE.
At Eugene Saturday evening the
opera house was packed to standing
room TO hear the graduates OF the
State University debate the money
question. X. X. Kubli, of Jackson
sille, and A. E. Reames, of Portland,
spoke for Bryan and blmetalllsm.
bout fifty OF 70 students, who are
voters will be for Bryan. The presi-
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