The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-31
POP DELEGATE TALKS
Tells an Eastern interviewer a
Fairy Story.
sgvsn's DEBATE WITH SQUIRE.
The sexshwesfern Counties VIII
Make sn Offensive and Defen-
sfve Political Alliance.

II ira New York san % August e there
xxs an EDITORIAL n reference 10 AZ alleged
interview with ore % the washington
.i&lexates 70 The ST. Louis Popaisi con
senuon. IRE editorial was hezoed tIsst
Ia Have fhe &.asster's Name. and l. As
follows.
We Learn from tire Cleveland CITIZEN
that one " the delegates from TIE state
Of Washington 70 khs Po9altst nasfoEiaa
convention a. e. Louis ~.ts a presnyie-
Ran minister. ard tie Cleveland paper bas
printed what purports 20 Be al tntefNieN
with thls n1iaszssr, ths name o. whom.
Nc regret to say.y a not told. Il is alleged
tnat ne made some remarks o. al nH0-
sgAl kind for minister. Here arc "a
OF them
re. me ter yon that ali the dsisgatss
from oEr sfats as well as scores from OH
er states. have bssa elected taroaga the
iressnce of powerful organisation that
numbers 20.oe men II the zt&fs OF Nssn-
.swfor alone Tie people nave been ana
are being organized quietly bat efzsetaassy.
and n the fErna ever comes When II Will
fs necessary 70 throw or the yoke - the
money len1ern ny force they VIII nnd the
TresnnBs Protective silver = 'eferat ion
ready 70 % SO. Our organization. IKE
the Irsaus1r1al Legion. is & sfrni-ffsiltaFs
ore. and sbe<ors November arrives the
great West may DC q Eluge military camp.
The people out our way viii stand 20 more
IF3fitr3K.
Let the piutocrats snarl; We are pfsp'A4 ms
and golabug threats have not the sight
e. effect II need be. We viii back cur
ballots with bayonets
eve ara nos prepared 10 believe that
these words were uttered oy any rresos-
ssraan minister belonging 70 the state ol
Washington. or % any otner state o4 tne
American Union. II there were. We should
Ike 20 get his name and the location OF
this ministers church We are told that
they were spoken In the presence OF
knot OF delegates from Other states
1T f. alleged that. wien asked why INC
Washington delegates were for Bryan, ne
made this reply.
.. In washington. and, In fact N all the
westera states silver n the paramount
question. Probably our people are Just as
selfish as your pampered Eastern manu-
facturers. bat. whether Nc are or not We
are going 10 obtain relief as sure a. the
sun shines The great West - confronted
wl,h ruin and staEnation. due 70 the Brit
ian financial system. and ~ a. - a choice
hrswsan running a few spectators ana
other parasites along the Atlantic sea-
beard ard running the wealth prodacers
Of the West we stand uncompromisingiy
for our own people. We now have
chance to win, and We will gladly en-
brace the opportunity.
I'VE shall refuse TO believe that this
language vas used by the presbyterian
minister To whom IL Is attributed until the
man saifussif confirms the truth or the re-
,,orf in tho Cleveland Citizen. IL he shall
make such affirmation. We trust that ne
wifi nut his signature TO II. so that we may
not forget his name. and also that ne VIII
mention the place In the state OF WASH
Ington Tn which his church Is situated, SO
that we may know whether IL In under
the control of the Presbyterian genera
assembly.
(which one OF the delegates from the
state of Washington 10 the Popuiist con
vension At St Louis was a Presbyterian
ministeF7
What ia the character OF mo Free
mans Protective Silver Federation or the
state OF Washington
j. Park Henderson, the well known
young attorney. formerly Of this city. but
now residing In New York city. promptly
sent A Communication to the sun under
the caption. "A label on the state OF
Washington" as foliowsi
aTo the Editor Of the Sun-Slr: In the
Sun of Monday Is an editorial article es-
ilfles. Let Ia Have the Minister'S
Name IL quotes an alleged interview
published In the Cleveland Citizen with
delezafe 20 the recent national Popullst
convention. While I canno: believe such
statements were made by any sane man,
IL il too bad that they should be given
great publicity by their reproduction.
The published statement referred 70 as
being made by Presbyterian minister Is
a base SANDER on the state OF Washing
ton and its citizens. Scarcely SIX years Ia
ths union Of states. Washington has a
proud record for enterprise. loyalty and
honesty II has had It's trials With anti
Chinese riots ard the Industrial army.
but IN each case iawlessness VAS sup
pressed and win be 81 long a. the state
ha2 sucn men a. Gov. Mcsrag, Judge
uanford. and ex-chlef Justice Thomas
rurks.
The tiornisant party IN Washington Is
.he Republican party, and this year. be-
fore the -. Louis convention assembled,
the Washington Republicans adopted with
an overwhelming majority q gold stand
al platform in unoquivocsl terms. The
only rival OF The Republican, party this
wear IN the sfate = the Populist party.
While there are many good men in this
rarity shere the party 3 directed largely
~ men pleasers and place hunters
a. the spring election IN Seattle tAs
Republican party WAS Overwhelmingly
successful against party made up Of a
fneifn of Democrats and FopulIsis A d.
rect issue VAS made against The Ponu-
hsta and tho result was rs above.
Elf the person referred 20 N the alleged
interview ~ not a myth. ] want 10 say
ss person born IL California and reared
n TO state Of Washington. and who never
ras EN- tho N.ast until q vezr ago that the
minister does uat represent anything or
anyhcly en- Washington. Tse Interview
q a llhei of the dirtisst sort On the peo-
ne 81 the state When tho ballots are
counted there IN November 7 have not the
slightest sioabt shat Mckinley and honest
money win be triumphant"
The ,r8th cs che matter IL that there
wsaafaot a &lnx}e Presbyterian minister or
any other minister of The Gospel on The
ranulist delegation from the STATE es
Washington There may have been some
ore 40 che asieEatcs who would use tha
taagaaxe ATTRIBUTED 20 Tho mythical min
lsser. and there are certain things about
the Interview which TVsder T. enlte prob
shla fhat 4 Washington delegate VAS re-
aHV Interviewed
F0r example. everyone familiar With tha
History ~ IRE rop0nst party IN Eastern
Washington. particularly. knows tha,
thera ia sueh an ovrauszatf lion as the F~ee-
nan's Protective silver Federation. which
intended - he a seulI-smis5tary or<anlra-
ti3n. The faN history ~ that orxs nfra-
tian vrss published Some wears since. Thar
the organization numbers saasa members