The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21


nst-WFecked Kansas.
Tacoma, Get. e-sr -fai.-''No state n
the In4on - SO fsvorzbfy situated 70 cake
advantages 81 the return Of prosperity ard
the incoming tide Of capital tNat win
surely follow the election Of Mckinley.
than Washington Ene has had severe les-
sons IN the mistakes OF booms but the
new development that viii follow the sue
cess Of ne Republican party IN Novera-
Der. VIII be OF 4 more permanent ard
conservative character. Washington has
inhnite agricultural resources. which Will
be greatly enhanced by q fudscious tariff
Her lumber interests are suffering as ara
rHose Of every lumber-producing district
IN the United States, from the annual i'm
porisrson OF sle,go.0o worth OF Canadian
funoer into this country. Her Goa. In
drsfry may soon De crippled from the i'm
s~FlAtlon or japanese coal, and certainly
ner shfp-bui.ding VIII never gain a strong
icotnoid unless the Republican party il
established In power at washington CITY
ana ersacts into law the merchant marine
D.ll fhat has been before congress SO long.
Greater than all are washington's
commercial interests. reaching, as they do.
on, inso the far Orient. and amounting
annually In business 70 SO 900 CO., This trade
fiIly within the next TWENTY-FIVE wears
IN view CO all the wealth OF prosperity and
Advancement thai awaits you, I appeal 10
She people OF this state never n allow e,s
sIt'Hia OF reputation 20 rest uycn the his
tore narne OF Washington"
inese were tae atoqaent words uttered
tonight by Gan. Robert u. Porter. at sns
Dig mass meeting at the Ninth street the
ater. The building was filed 10 the doors,
ana me audience Was in every respect
worthy OF tue DIS ttnguis5ed speakers. Gea
Porter and ex-senator John q. Allen. OF
seattle. Gen. Porters remarks were
chiefly directed 10 showing the snteres.
thar Washington has in this election, and
Dis qToTs7ecy Of the low plane the state
VIII reach II der electoral vote is cast for
the Popccratc ticket was EXPRESSED IN n.
most vivid and convincing language
Gen. Porter began his speech by saying
fnat he Has not a free silver orator and
be would consequently be spared The en-
oarrassrnent or explaining the rise IN the
price OF wheat and the decline OF that Of
siiFer Not being a silver orator" ne
said. II shall have the opportunity OF con-
graduating the people OF Tacoma and the
state OF Washington on the increase IN
the price OF all their farm products be-
SIDES wheat, which | regard as the first
glow OF sunshine through the drab clouds
. or Democratic depression that have
hung over the entire country so long.
tApplause-) ] look upon this as a good
oman for the election OF Mckinley and
the firm establishment OF honest money
and protection. tApplause.)
II fully realize how fearful this increase
In the price Of wheat and other farm COM
mobiles must be to Bryan and his friends.
In some respects Il Is worse than the
crime OF 10 daughter and great ap-
piauSe), and one that should be consuul-
mated surreptitiously and IN the dark.
Our Popuiist friends must feel that ma
fure In thus silently pressing down this
new crown OF thorns' upon the BRAN
brow. Is most unkini." Great applause.)
General Porter then referred TO a recent
trip through Popuiist-scarred Kansas,
ard described az some length the condi-
ton OF affairs in that state. This. he said,
| was truly depiorabie. Capital has shrunk
| from Kansas as from a plague spot. The
| population of this once prosperous state.
| according TO the census taken by the
| state officers In lsaS. has decreased from
| 1880. the last government census, 10000.
| No one cares 10 sell Kansas anything or 10
! loan her people any money for enterprises
| there. ! believe that 10 would be most
| disastrous mistake for a state with the
| future OF Washington to place herself on
| the bench OF Reputation along with Kan
| sas during the next four years" CAP
| plause)
The speaker then quoted from the pub
| lshed speeches OF Candidate Bryan. and
| showed by incontroyertible statistics the
| utter failacy OF his claims that gold
| standard curtailed enterprise and brought
| about the tdleness of the work .ngman. He
| proved that between 1850 and 1899 there WAS
| tn circulation ample currency. sufficient 10
! add 81 90. 90 90 OF new capital TO the in
| dustries OF the country and TO employ
| $500 90 OF additional workmen. He sad
| that no country OF the world could make
1 4ak ahn. 4pr ha 81 as
| during this period OF prosperity and Re-
| publican rule. (Appausel
II take the ground that the reduction in
| the tariff and the free silver agitation
/ form the sole causes OF our distress. Il
! can be asserted win the utmost conf
/ dence tina, the day after the election OF
! William Mckinley Will see the Inaugural
/ ton OF new enterprises. the opening OF the
| factories and the mills that have been
| closed so long, and the inflow OF a stream
| OF capital into the country. which Will
| give renewed life 20 the Industries already
begun and provide employment 10 count
| less thousands OF men now idle" Zap
! pisuse and cheerlug.l
The speaker held the attention OF the
| large audiences throughout a most logical
ant convincing argument supported by
! facts aEi statistics. dernoilsaing al stock
| theories % BTyanites relating TO the e.
! fs~fs OF free coinage upon wages and the
! % wsge-earneTs u GINA. Japan and Mex
700 were held Up % illustrate what free
! coinage would tr.ns mis- country %. IN
! closing Mr.. Porter paid an eloquent trtb-
| ute % Mckinley. declaring ne was already
/ as good as elected. and appealing 70 the
! people OF " a-5.alr < ,on - sc that this state
! IS found in he Republican c0hYnns
Ex-senator Joan r. Allen stirred his
/ audience 20 4 tremendous ptteh Of en-
;fsosiasn ~ a most eloquent speech. He
| showed hcw dangerous IS The Bryan doc
| trsne or class hatred in The light OF the
| experience OF tbs natlcn, watch has
| chosen Is presidents. Judges and men 10
/ az the highest positions. from The hum
! best walks OF life Mr.. Allen read from
/ Rogers hook extracts showing the morbid
! sayIags az the Popalls; candidate for gov
/ ernOr. These were received with cries OF
/ seF. SION and isGE hfer. Does ~ : great
! yogaE state. bearing the most lIastFla5ls
( name IN hlstorT. wanf this n@sslgnlst for
/ governor ne asked. Cries. ~ 'r.o. ~
! ''ro' murdered from ST. over the house
Referring 20 sccal matters Mr Alien
said Pierre ccvrty leads ne van, and un-
der ser leaders the parry Is bathing IN tAc
state. TIE balance % the state looked %
i Pierce county 80 SCI TIE pace III roll x
20 = majority EGE every candidate on The
/ STATE tscket
ire speaker Closed in a burst es 60
! Gueaee. aad the snt8~Dco gave tA~se
/ cheers for the visitors and for TIE ticket
sa@ adjourned arid s9eat enthusiasm
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