The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-03

Oakland. Cal. Nov. 1.-The town was In
rssa sssgr@ today .a6 sb~ Republicans are
- nagsa feather. for WITH the Reed meet
snx fftss afternoon and u monster parade
SHss evening ~1se cause OF sound money
west np several points. Yellow s. every
where Ghxysan.henurns of golden tinge
are worn By fho1<susix and are for sale on
ali 2ses- MERCHANTS have crap@d their
windows With yellow SIX. and one ener-
yellow eeckttes. which went Ike hot
cakes- Business was AZ . srandss.n save
With the aor.st and the haberiAsAer OF
efsA golden tea
TIE parade Was the largest ever SEEN In
Oakland. Yellow badges. eignifying an in-
senfzon 20 march. were worn by every
body. and gave she streets an appearance
of . poppy-bcdottea California field IN
eprsng. Many Of fsse private homes were
gzsiy decorated Flags flew from the
hoasesups. and pictures OF Mckinley
draped in yellow hung at she windows
IL - estimated that there were la.vs per-
sons At the race track before the speaking
began. THE grand stand and It's surround-
sngx were beautifully decorated win yell
iow. and red. white and bius bunting an
was also sse speakers stand.
The greeting accorded the man from
Maine on entering the race track was the
usoss densonstrazve ever witnessed on this
SIDE OF the bay. and was deeply apprecI-
aied by the noted speaker. The cerenlo-
MES at the track were opened by a snort
address by w. II. Chsckering, who intro
duced Mr.. Reed amid loud cheering, which
lasted for several minutes and only ceased
when tie Latter began lis opening re-
marks. Dir. Reed spoke IN part as fol-
lows.
81 came here 70 aiscuss some of the Is
SUES OF the day with you. In order TO
make the world progress smoothly ana
advance. God has created men OF TWO
ssasssA One LAS. Is the pioneer ar ai'd sne
servAtiye. Men often bring 10 Us, espe-
essily In political life. theories ana Want
us 10 test the m. II costs something 10
90 no submitted 10 the people of this
country. Sometimes 1t happens that a
theory comes into the world win great
deal Of noise and often goes out again sd
while the Inventive class deserves all
praise for what IL has done. yet many OF
Its members stand far ahead OF their
ego lot OF gentlemen that were full OF
ideas. but they turned out full OF mis-
takes. We were In a fair condition four
years ago. There wa. . chance for al an
and most anywhere. especially in the state
of California. capital was at work. mfiis
were open and men were struggling; not
JoDGs Jul TOT HfEUtF WdA1s- s2tahs
men saw these conditions and advanced
a theory.
Now We are like the old Spanish
s ua9 had ns Sa 70
he better; l took medicine. and here
am
"teIiow-citixens. YOU have bad your
gentlemen were mostly silver-tongued or
afors. They claimed to the world that
they csuid make the heavenly Jerusalem
descerd. but they. wanted the people TO
take care OF 1t after IL got here They
said. II you have things cheap, you VIII
be happy. They looked on US as consum-
ers merely. said 10 them at the time.
Then. gentlemen. all We will have to do
is to sat In rocking chair and consume
These same gentlemen made arrange
nents 10 get all the productions some
sr else hsy rns.,oo r sa s .ns
the sunny cline: the steel industry to
Germany. France and Great Britain. and
no on. Fortunately for US. they were not
able TO do az badly as they tried to. In
the house OF representatives OF which
Bryan Was n member-not leader, Tor
he never was that ;hcre-but with his
Now, gentlemen, don't be deceived
about the issues OF this campaign There
IL no issue of bi-mefalllsm- Ri-metallism
r. the adoption OF gold and silver by thc
nations or the earth. That has never been
tried. Whether II would he a success or
not. nahpdy can say. Probably the world
would he ready to try *, or the united
States part Of II would. But meantime
nothing could he suicidal as going from
- gold basis that we know something
about 10 a silver basis. .hat we don't
know anything about. because you GER
tasniy would be on either one or the other.
and every man here knows from the course
OF che price of silver In the past twenty
three years tina. IL would be an uncertain
basis.
Now who wants to go on an uncertain
basisr II Is the class OF men who take
their bonds payable In gold. and singu-
larry enough every patriot who wants the
United States to 20 on a silver basis mas
taken the precaution TO have every bond
Of his on gold basis. He Is ready 10
sacrifice his wife's relations IN any, war.
Hn fs ready TO sacrifice the rest OF you.
but ne takes care when the deluSe comes
4, have ~ little boat OF hts own In which
he sails of into the future. NV friends.
vot had better keep in the same boat with
these mems actions. rather than be IN the
heat OF their language. Actions arc val
uahic. Language Is tho light motion OF
the air. fApplsusep
Now. l thiak, though j don't want 10
he vain about II. II you viii follow what
said this evening, that just a. likely as
not you may land yourselves properly, and
help your country and help yourself, and
perhaps give us that chance Tor prosper
ffy which this country needs. Ii Ia going
TO have X. because this country Is strong
and great, and - sure OF f1nal success.
There r. no other dependence than upon
the good sense OF tho people. There is
no light given Us from heaven about this
thing. We have got 10 wrestie with IL
ourselves. and this audience Il an evidence
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