Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-05
MacIeay Precinct
r. T. Geer's Home Precinct Has
Some Silver Men.
Address by ]. B. Waldo, Silver Re-
,publican-A Mock Prayer.

The Union Bimetallic club, of Ma
cleay precinct, held highly success
full meeting on Wednesday evening.
There was a large attendance.
Judge Waldo made the best
argument on silver and the money
question ever heard here.
The Judge spent some time in pre-
pairing it, and it was a complete his
tory of the gold standard fraud.
Speaking as Silver Republican it
was an invincible presentation and
should be published,
1t would be a good campaign docu-
ment. We had an enthusiastic club
meeting and good attendance consid-
ering the inclement weather. The
next meeting will be on March IA, 1880
p. IN,
For governor of Oregon we could
have no better man than Judge Waldo
or a man that would help our ticket
not only in the coming election, but
in the coming election of 1900. No
better political record has been made
in Oregon than Judge Waldo has
to his credit.
A MOCK PRAYER.
was spoken by Harvey Craig, (son Of
David Craig that was warmly ap-
plauded:
"Oh, almighty and all powerful
Hanna, who art in Washington, living
and boarding with Mckinley at the
white house. Thou art the master Of
Mckinley and the Republican party,
we are glad that thou hast appointed
thyself McKinley's guardian; guide
and watch oyer him, and continue to
live with him, and if need be sleep
with him, and especially protect him
from the evil influence of the silver
men,
We.hail thy name as the greatest
campaign manager of the country.
We bow down before thee in humble
political obedience. When thou sayest
go, we go, and when thou sayest come,
we come. We have no desire but to
serve thee. When thy servant McKin-
ley said free silver, we echoed his
words, but when thou sayest gold, then
gold it is. We are Republicans after
the modern improved type, Our bust.
ness is to vote the ticket and Yote'er
straight. What is it to US whether
we have free silver or not, and now
have to endorse what we condemned
in Cleveland.
We are but dogs, that eat the
crumbs that fall from our Master s
tables. When the crumbs fall we
wag our tails, when they don't fall
we stand and wait until they do.
This is Republicanism. This is the
kind of Republicanism that electe d
thee our great and almighty Hanna.
Oh, most adored Master, we thank
thee for the poor crops in Europe,
which enabled US to get 75c per bushel
for our wheat, and we do not blame
thee for the low price of cotton, as
we knowest thou couldst not help it.
We loye thee for what thou hast
not done for us. We love thee because
thou art Hanna. We humbly sur
render ourselves to thee. Do with us
as thou wilt.
Though business is dull, and thou
sands of mill operatives are out of
employment, we love thee. Though
we are sinking deeper in debt and
poverty is knocking at the door, and
hunger is staring us in the face,
we love thee still. This shows ouI
great love for thee, and we love ouI
party too. What care we about the
many promises it made. We know
it promised bimetallism and it won't
give il to us. But we will stick to the
party. We know we said if it did
not do the things it promised to do