The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-06
SQUIRE IS A BOLTER.
He Comes Out Flatfooted for
Silver and for Bryan.
INTENDS TO STUMP THE STATE.
LIZ Meeting Of the Opponents or Honess
Money Speeches by Turner,
B1ethen aud Jonss.


Senator watson c. Squire las declared
himself as unsqafs3caiIy the friend OF SILL
yer. and has announced his Discrimination
20 vote for Bryan a. the November ssec-
45on. More than that ne says ne n deter
mind 10 return 10 this state ss soon as
possible. and throw himself into the cam
palgn against honest money. This an
nouncemsns was mate ~ the free silver
meeting In the Armory lest evening. and
Il was greeted with the widest cheers BY
the zrssous advocates Of Is % I.
Senator Sqssre's position. after bis weeks
Of painful silence on the subject - snoTn
~ = d.srasch dated New York city. and
directed 20 DR.. q. v. Calhoun, president
OF tho Henry ~. Teller Club. and wac
read 10 last nights gathering by COL ..
@. Lyon II h as follows.
squire's Telegram.
II take my stand with the friends Of ST.
yer. and heartily fndorse the Platform
adopted at shs conference OF the bs-metai-
lists ~ Tacoma Juns D. A. a necessary
sequence. shall support Bryan for presi-
dent.
s~The money question IL the paramount
issue o< the campaign. All others can be
held In abeyance. believe that the growth
Of gold n1afo~Fae t1iisgnn IL the chief cause
OF the continued failing Of prices thai Is
causing 80 naseh distress. and that II the
mono-metsilie policy be persisted IN. the
result viii be general bankruptcy and
ruin
sgs will be better for as 10 suffer some
risks and losses at present rather than
1ni9fct 30 much greater losses upon our
selves and our children AT a later day.
when creditors, debtors and the interests
OF labor win 20 down in one common and
universal ruin. II ws do not proeeed wisely
Beforehand 10 avoid such great disaster.
I "a
silver will periodically unite in one coma
mon cause. regardless OF previous party
ties. and work for the speedy remonrsiza-
tion OF silver In this country. which. II ac-
eorsyisxsed. Will do more than can be done
In any other way to effect silver remone-
sIzsfsoa throughout the world
Il have been detained In the Fast ny Inn
porsant business. and in attending 70 the
Interests % my constituents. II ~ my tn
tenison 10 proceed TO the state OF Washing
ton as sooa as possible TO hear my share
of the bHrfiens OF the coming campaign.
which think is one Of the most import
ant. IL not the most important. in the his
tory OF this country.
Il bid Goaspeed to the cause OF the
people"
How II Was Received.
Col. Lyons speech was extremely short.
and before he had spoken many words IL
was evident that he intended 20 spring
surprise on the audience. he led up 70 the
Telegram BY stating that II the Olympia
convention OF 1885, had passed a resolution
not 70 dig the north canal until the con-
sent had been obtained OF Tacoma. Oiyul-
p.a. Everett and other commercial cities
the work on the waterway would no:
have proceeded 50 far as a. present.
And 1 might add" said Col. Lyon. that
Dis exccllsncy. the governor, would not
rave been selected 10 dig IL" u-aughterb
The speaker than took up the national
Republican platform OF ISIS. said that the
state or Washington had always been for
Tree silver and That three OF the four con-
Eressional delegates had not only yo,sd
Ior tEs white metal. but had advocated n.
lie spoke OF Congressman aDso.lttla an,i
HYDE. or Senator Wilson, ana finally az
me senior senator. Watson G. squire who
ne san. stood the peer OF any member OF
that flustrions body Col f.yon rery14r4s.g
his auditors that Senator sauire's record
IN tho senate presented an unbroken Sc
TIES or votes Tor silver. and he followed
thls statement with quotations .ran,
epeeohes made by the senator IN congress
ihousanda. said Col Lyon. "ara anY-
ious Tor the re-e'ection OF Senator Squire.
sensefs-, Bat there are many more thoai-
SANDS who desire 20 know IL hss vlews an
the silver question are 10 be xuppsantas
py the new and stnltifysng dogma puf
zorfh AZ the 81. Louis convention. whe.h-
er ne VIII ally himself With the people az
the state OF Washington o. wtth tha
party or national impatency.''
there vas renewal OF the cheers as
Spi. Lyon announced that he had a .ei-
egram from Senator Squire defining nj.
position urdenably IN favor OF free ar
Yer. The house was crowded from, ~ =.
dome and there were many ladies - ,hs
audience; and az ieast hair Of the hst.re-
Eenous gathering gave mighty shout for
the sAser senator John Wiley. who had
called the meeting "a order uftaa NJ
lengthy franc from his chair s.ropas
across the Platform. snafchad an Amertesr
nag from Ia front OF the chairrnan,s ,ssst
and then With oatstfetehed arfn< hora -
the View ar the entire audience a larse
picture o. Senator SaalFe TIE ehserirs-
continued y seemed. for fully a minute.
an Vas renewed frequently as the dis
patch was read. When the audience learn.
81 that Squire would support Rryan /,
mighty shout arose and John rnehas,
one OF the Vice presidents. called 49,
.srhree cheers fer Squire. They wers
given NTH A Will and then someone xs38
Nv here T. MoGrawg" and nusheli ans
rercd Tn the ditch" Another reynar,s
that came from the STAGE was. serhat,s
another frost for the p-l." AZ which =
few n the audience laughed. The de-.
iaration % Senator Squire was the an.
feature Of the meeting.
itsTe had been great preparations hv
the Teller Club for the gathering af the
Armory hs; night. and she ireary monof-
cnS of the foar walls Of the room haa
been relieved by Appropriate decorations
As the spectator entered the haIl che mos,
striking object was a iarse white screen
extending from the stage TO the platform
ard this Il vas on which Attorney General
Joree little later was to illustrate his
lecture on poigtcS and free silver. 4 DEM
oerat AZ the door remarked that the deco
fsfsons Ia nc main were superior "a IN go
az the BRYAN meeting last week althoagh
thu display OF bunting and the national
nsg was not 50 marked as on the former
oeeasfon. Al each corner OF The platform
was pillar wrapped With red. white and
h1sc, suTFnonnte3 ~ an American eagle.
ans Immediately htTna each column was
TIE stnntd figure cf black hear Near hy
Nefe the brass field pieces 50 familiar on
pubic occasions AZ the arnory. the rauzsle
Of each blocked ~ a piacard announcing.
I'VE are loaded With sallass~ In other
parts OF The han we're the symbols palnt-
inEs that set org the previous Bryan meet
inE- Before The meeting Wa called 10 or
der, and a. LANCER 4 I.usben's hanA 1lies
N 10 their places the aix screen was
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