The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-17
CATCHING AT S TRAVIS.
Our Republican Contemporary Tries to
Work up "Boomerang."

Our Republican Contemporary Tries to
Work up "Boomerang."
When argument fails, an appeal to
prejudice is resorted to by at least
some of the managers of McKinley's
campaign. AS evidence we submit the
following from yesterdays Chronicle:
''The Hon. F. x. Schoonmaker of
New Jersey. who speaks in The Dalles
on the Goth. is looked upon as the
ablest exponent of the financial ques-
tion who is likely to appear on the
Pacific coast. He has gone deeply
into the matter and is specialist up
on that question. The republicans.
who have carried on a perfectly fair
campaign up to date, are deeply grieved
that the other side has seen fit to at
tempt to draw the people away from
him by putting up on the same night
one of the most sensational speakers,
Pitchfork 1illman, of South Carolina,
who for curiosity alone, to see and
hear genuine anarchist, many would
naturally go to see. The effort ought
to prove a boomerang. We believe
that the fair-minded and thinking
public will see this scheme in its true
light, and choose to hear wisdom in
stead of the fiery words of anarchy"
What an awful boomerang" this
will prove when the facts are investl-
gated. Here they are: When Senator
Tlllman was billed to speak in The
Dalles, on October 20, that date was
not taken by Mr.. Schoonmaker or any
other republican speaker so far as the
Bryan campaign committee was in
formed. In fact all of his dates had
been declared off in Oregon, as is
shown by the following announcement
which appeared in The Dalles Chron-
icle of the 18th:
"schoonmaker's Dates Cancelled"
"The following telegram is self-ex-
planatory:
"PoRTLBND, Oct. 13, 1896.
M. A. MOODY, THE DALLES, Or:
"Regret cancellation by the national
committee of all SchoonmakeI g
Oregon appointments. Sol HIRsCH.
"Nothing further is known than the
mere announcement stated in the
telegram"
Acting upon this information, the
local committee here notified the
committee in Portland that date
could be made for Senator Tillman in
The Dalles on the 10th, and on the
of the 14th the date was fixed |
for Senator Tillman. The local Bryan
committee had no information that !
Mr.. Schoonmaker would be in The i
Dalles on the 10Th until o'clock P. NJ. |
on the 14th, when q prominent re- |
publican of this city brought to the |
TIMES office the follow |
ing announcement and requested that |
it be published: Hon. F. x. Schoon-
maker, an eastern speaker sent out by |
the republican national committee,
will speak at The Dalles on Tuesday,
Oct. 10Th at P. M"
Many hours had elapsed between the
making of the date for Senator Till
nan and the receipt of information
that Mr.. Schoonmaker would be here:
in fact, when his date was made it was
all of Schoonmalzer's dates
in Oregon had been cancelled, SO if
here is any attempt TO draw people
away" it is on the part of the republi
ian managers in supplying date after
hey had cancelled it,
However, people who live in "glass
houses" should not be too ready to
throw stones. If they are conducting
such an Immediately fair campaign
md would under no circumstance at
Tempt to run one of their speakers in
On date taken by the other side, how
loes it occur that Hon. Rufus Mallory
Is billed to speak here on Nov. 2? On
Sept. % an advertisement was inserted
in the TINES S-MoUNTAINEER announc-
ing that H. L. Barclay would speak in
The Dalles on that date, and this adj
has appeared in every
issue of both the daily and weekly |
since Sept. %. Wonder if the fair
minded voters won't see q little
scheme" in this?