The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-30
IS HOME AGAIN.
Citizen Vallette Appears
In the Squad.
Tells of His Battles In the
POpuliSt Convention.
Wore Slippers, But They We're
Golden In Appearance Only.

Citizen Vallette, called Bartholomew,
is at home. 1t is hard to conceive OF any
ones not knowing that he had been
away, but while trying TO keep the run
OF MIR. Coney and Mr. Owen on the
currency question the movements OF Mr..
Valiette may have escaped notice so 1t is
not out OF place to state that he was at
st. Louis last week representing this
State at the National wbiskers Show.
Citizen Valiette hesn't any whiskers
himself, being more or less smoothly
shaven like Mr.. Bryan, and MIR. lillman.
but his hair hangs down his back and
keeps the crop average up TO the Popu-
listIc standard.
Citizen valiette distinguished himself
at st. Louis and was twice suppressed by
the police doing riot duty at Convention
BALL.
He carried part of his audience with
him at one time, when he was pushed
from his chair and Tell into a mesh OF
South Dakota and Nevada whiskers that
had got into an Interstate entang iement
in front OF the Rhode Island section.
But nj no time VAS the Citizen incon'
sistent. AT ST. Louis he was, as he al
ways has been here, against the world.
IL Is significant. that the first time he
was pulled down by the police he was
trying to present a minority report. or
course he was Bartholomew Vallette has
never had anything 10 do with a majority
since he was born. In his Life
and Public Antics" recently published
by the Wheelwright Literature Company
there Is an anecdote Of his early boyhood
which shows that the chilli was father OF
the citizen. Little. Barth holomew was GO
ing to speak piece at a harvest Sunday
School concert and his mother was dres-
sing him in his best suit and pair OF
new shoes. Barty Was peaceful enough
except when his face was washed, which
he resented, and when a pretty em-
broidered collar was put on II Is said
that he called maiden aunt names and
told his mother that he wouldn't wear
the collar, and sure enough he didn't,
showing at that early age that tenacity
OF purpose which has ever since character
Ized him in his public career as a men,
ber OF the Democratic, Republican,
Prohibition, Labor. Populist, Socialist,
Nationalist, Farmers Alliance and Coxey
parties. When evening came and the
Sunday School superintendent announc-
ed that the "ntxt" would be recitation,
81 he Golden Pumpkin Is Decayed," by
Bartholomew Vallette, the headstrcng
child hoped on to the platform with a
smile of triumph and the end Of torn
collar protruding prom the pocket OF his
tholomew has not worn the collar OF any
man or OF any party, because years ago 1t
dawned upon him that IL was popular.
But TO return TO his more recent his
tory making, Citizen ValIotte is at home,
and "Wednesday afternoon he appeared on
Olneyville square and addressed the pop
ulace. Hesgeve q clear and incisive ex-
position of the currency question from
the days OF the earlier AZtecs down to
the discovery OF counterfeit half-dolisr
In the till OF bake shop on Randall
square.
He said: Friends, OlneyviIlians and
livers on the higher plane. lend ME your
ears and anything else which you can
spere.
You see that wear no shoes and why
because loveliness needs not the for
eign aid of ornament. But Is, when up-
adorned, acknowledgement.
That's why.
VINO stemmed the torrent OF q down.
ward age? / stemmed the torrent.
/ have worn no shoes since we left
Cincinnati, because the blood money,
soulless corporation of railroad made
mo change cars, and with the standard
of the State firmly grasped in both
hands, forgot to bring my shoes. Ex-
cuse these slippers. They are yellow, It
is true, bat think not that am for gold
and greed.'
Mr.. Vallette. claims to have held the
Rhode Island standard In position, and
stead fastly refused to unite in the pro-
cession in the convention nall when
nearly all the State delegates stampeded
to Bryan.