The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-14

His Wife Takes In Washing, bat His
Name IL Not RoTera-

yame IL Not Rogers
One of the interesting features OF the
present campaign. and one wbIcA only ur-
usually duh tines makes possible. In tns
basto1Aols orator. who beginning BY tack
ing n solitary opponent TO the wall and
pouring a stream OF eioquence into his
ear. scon collects q crowd which blocks
the sidewalk an overf0ws into the street.
says the Oregonian- These orators are re-
s2onsgb.e for the great crowds Of excited
n1en who. in al weathers and at all times
OK tire day and night. have. for the past
three weeks. Interrupted traffic on the cor
ner Of Third anc Washington streets. and
attracted more than the passing atteu-
ton OF the general public
What these men are talking about IA
something which no one who has not mix
ed with them seems TO know, or appears
20 care. X Is a foTexoae conclusion that
they are talking politics. and In the pres
ent campaign. politics means the silver
question. but few people who love not
strife and cherish a smooth. outward
personal appearance. have yentured to
force their way through the crowds OF
idle. Withholding men. and gather gems
OF wisdom which fall from the lips OF the
dispG,ants in the center
But few days ago a man whose roiit-
teal prociivitles are proclaimed by a Me-
kinley button. as large as a dollar, on his
coat lapel. spent an afternoon in the
crowd. and he tells the following story Of
his experiences.
Il always thought them fellows was all
Popuists." he said. but I've found out
Inherent Now. you come To think about
II. II stands 10 reason that, IL all Of them
MAS fopuilsts. there wouldn't be no chance
Tor any argument. because they'd all talk
The same way. No, sir, some OF them Is
Popu.is,s, but whole lot OF them ain't
The FIRST thing saw when got in was
long. lanky fellow with Mckinley but
ton and a gray mussacae taking TO a
homely-looktng Popuiist. with only one
Popuiist vas saying. these here silver
mine onwers would invest their money,
and the country would have good tim es'
Yes; they would says the other fell
low. why don't these robber barons. you
fellows talk so much about, invest their
money II folks invest money when they've
" Because the silver men has got the
good OF their country at heart, and the
rooher barons hain't.'
Not wanting TO hear any more OF that
ran up against one of these fellows who
was agin the government
This here country he was saving
amt ~ for dog 10 1--we in. The working
man Is oppressed, the ricn are getting
richer and the POOR poorer, and Twin of
OF the unearned increment which is Gre
ated by labor. which is the only thing what
makes value. We workin' men amt got
no show. Talk about fghtin' for your
counfry--a man what would fight for a
country like this is a fool. that's what he
Is
+" See here. Dave says a man who was
looking on. you're workin' man be you"
Yes. be. mores the pity
Dave?'
well. I amt been workIn' no place.
lately, but worked onst'
Where might that have been?'
Well. me and my brothers used to
work on the OF mans ranch
" How long ago was THAR
don't know as that's any. OF your
business. You seem 10 be huntin' trouble
live. don't /. even Il these goidbugs and
syndlcates do crowd a man so hard he
ain got no show
Yes. you live. Dave. and the only rea-
son you do live is because your old woman
has took In washin 10 support you ever
since your old man fired you of the ranch
You never done DAVIS work in your life
that you didn't have to. amt got no use
for fellows like you. So you wouldn't
hight for your country? No. I'll bet you
wouldn't. tell YOU what IL is he said 10
tho crowd. when these fellows say they
won't fight for their country. I tell EN-
that II ] was the devil. and man lived
in hell. Ia make him fight for his coun-
try or change his residence