The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05
SCHOONMlKER At RENT(N.
SPEAKS COxvINCIxGLY TO A VERY
LARGE AUDIENCE.
False Statement Concerninx
Him In . Speech as Buckley-Re-
vfeWs Tariff and Silver Questions

The people OF Renton listened last night
TO what many Of them said was the able<s
political speech they had ever heard
They furnished probably the largest audi
ence ever gathered at that place 10 hear
a campaign speaker. F. Y. Schoonmaker
was the orator Of the evening. Nearly all
of his auditors were Populsts, Tor Rentoa
has long been q Populist stronghold. But
they were 50 attracted by what Mr..
Schoonmaker said and his manner OK say
ing II, tha. not more than three persons
left the hall during the course OF his adj
dress OF two and q quarter hours.
The speaker was introduced by Sidney
J. Williams. who had been chosen chair
man Of the meeting. Al the Commence
ment ca aG address Mr.. Schoonmaker ex-
planned his presence In Washington during,
and his participation in, the campaign.
Il was on this coast" said he, having
taken part In the Oregon campaign. when
Mr.. Scaiyely. chairman Of the Republican
state central committee, through George
w. Steele. chairman OF the Oregon state
committee, asked me 10 aid him In this
campaign. He appealed to me as \ Re-
publican to help him out, and I'm here.
Any statement that am sent here by Sen
ator Hanna or at his suggestion, is. TO use
a harsh term, . lie. Probably If Senator
Hanna knew l was speaking out here he
might ask me to a.d him IN Ohio. where
he has a pretty tough Job"
In this connection Mr.. SHOEMAKER
charged Sonfr ,ss Lewis MI Min dsib,
Buckley He read from what purported
TO be an interview in the Washington Star
with me-. said the speaker. in which
was described as an agent OF Mark Hanna.
Now, that Interview in the Star did not
contain line about Mark Hanna, and Mr..
Lewis reading was the fruit of his vivid
imagination. ask you II you are going
OF that kind. Why, in New Jersey. from
which state came. public man who
would do such things would get out Of poll
tics great deal quicker than nc got in"
Mr.. SHOEMAKER spoke In plain con-
versational tone, likening the affairs OF the
American republic 10 those OF corpora
ton. The president he described as the
general manager. congress to the board OF
directors, and the voters to citizens. each
corporation. He said that We should elect
such officers as Will SO manage the affairA
OF the country as to give the largest dvt-
bends on each share OF stock.
I'm 1892 q class OF men appeared who told
the voters that Notwithstanding their pros
perity under protection, they would offer
a policy that would bring even better
result OF that election. Not many months
after 1t there were 100000 men out OF en-
ployment. taking the wages from &. 600. 900
persons dependent on them
The speaker went into the silver ques-
ton at some length, and made his case 60
strong and SO interesting to his audience.
which was for the greater part of populist
tendencies. that his hearers applauded his
telling points In spite OF themselves. Then
he went into the tarin question. Illustrating
IL by the effects OF free trade and the VIII
son bill upon the sale OF coal which ap-
pealed directly and with peculiar force to
these coal miners OF Renton.