The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-16


people OF Seattle. al the prosperity which
you are enjoying by reason Of this move
msat OF gold hunters. Yoa are receiving
for "a period the contributions OF the four
corners OF the earth. But GO to the
! Thousands of people that ihrong your
streets and ask them how they can afford
To risk hardship. prtvauon and possible
starvation In rho Icy North, If by 50
dosns they have left behind them unprece-
denied and general prosperity due to the
Mckinley administration" tAppIause)
The speaker then told the well known
story Of the negro and his 'poxsum dinner.
which was appropriated by another while
he slept by The hreslde. the bones of the
animal being laid IN a platter by his side
This. he said. illustrated the character OF
the prosperity which the people were en-
toying- The negro awoke 10 find that
some one had eaten the 'passuTn He said
that II he had eaten II, It had done his
constitution less good than any postum
dinner he had ever before enjoyed. And
sd with the Mckinley prosnerlty~people
read Of II In the newspapers and believed
IL must exist. bat they were inclined 10
ths belief that 1t was dong them less
good than any prosperity they had ever
seen.
We may eoneede 10 the gold standard
men. continued Mr. Towne. that fam
ine in India has made the INDIAN a mendi-
cant. purchaser " wheat instead of a
competitor Of the American wheat grow
er that loss Of four hundred millions Of
bnshsas Of harley and OF eleven hundred
million bushels Of potatoes I'm Europe have
made the demand for American farm prod
ucsH great. resulting In hseh prizes whieh
the American farmer now enjoys We
viii cenced+ this much To the defenders Of
the Dsnsiey hin shat these Industries
which dictated certain portions Of that hin
have seen and enjoyed prosperous conesi-
Tiers ami that sha present movement 81
people from every section OF the country
towards she placer b.ds of the north has
stisnuis ga The energies 81 she country
Hat shss L. al. The chairman stsfed thai
with my speech tonight began the rex:
campaign fer silver. I wanf 10 say that
shat campaign has never halted II has
never paused ANIL now nor win it pause
untn Ne have reached thN goal which
believe ss vii 10 l&se. fApglause1
III this bi~snsiaislsts ~ tsiis country are
"a sin at all Il viii he Ia the cause OF the
people. asa 20 the people de We appeal
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In she sloetriae % government ~ tsse gov
sFasd. We believe with Lincoln. 'tiaa must
love the Fstni17en people. cr ne would ret
have made many 81 them
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