Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-05

Again, two years ago we told YOU if you
would put the republican party into power we
would bring you into a good condition. You
were IN bad condition. My friend Lewis
told you that the laboring man had
none of the comforts and few of the necessa.
rIes OF life; that the farmer was threatened
| with foreclosure; that the business man was
threatened with bankruptcy and the laboring
| and Workingman was threatened with starva-
! ton; and we told you if you would put us in
power we would bring you into prosperity;
! but my friend Lewis said there will be nothing
but sorrow and hard times and they told you
| without IL to l we could not have prosperity
:! got hold of one of your papers today-and it
10 tusonist paper-and what does it say
about Wala Walla? 1t says: ''Walla Walla
is booming. Thirty new buildings are going
| up at this time
Yes, my friends, the republicans have
| brought prosperity, but my friend Lewis says:
| On, my fellow citizens, this prosperity is
short lived; it will leave you after while. "
But want to tell you, my friends, we have
| prosperity now and we are going to keep Won
IN prosperity as long az you keep US in power.
What did we tell you we would bring you
prosperity with? We told you we would bring
you prosperity with protective tariff. Now,
my friend Mr.. Lewis does not believe in pro
tective tariff: do you, Mr.. Lewis?
! Mr. Lewls-I am not in favor of high tariff.
Mr.. Jones-Are you in favor of free trade?
MIR. Lewis-I am not in favor of free trade?
Mr. Jones-I am glad to hear that; two
years ago our friends went over the country
doing exactly what they are doing today.
They were saying that the republican party
| was IN conjunction with the money power
| My friends, | had hoped in this campaign
| there would be no attempt to array one class
OF people against the other. | believe that
| question has been settled, that there is no
/ al Al
| Tor the same thing and that the love of country
| and the love of our fellow-man is in the heart
OF the rich man Just the same as in the poor
man, and L am proud the republican party is
not trying to get votes by arousing the pas
slon5 and prejUdices of the people. We de-
pend on the principle of the republican party
to crown US with victory.
Now, then, we want to talk about the pro-
tectlve tariff system. We told you under
protective tariff that we produced demand
Tor the farmers produce, and that as soon as
we were put into power we would put the
poor man at work, and that as long as we
keep cur men at work we would have pros
perity. William Mckinley said that instead
OF starting the American mint, he preferred to
start the American mills, and today when we
come around and say, I'VE republicans
brought prosperity" these other fellows say:
NO, you did not; it is an accident | tell
you this, am going to stand by the party
that Is struck by this sort of an accident. Yes,
my friends, We have had prosperity every
time we have had this policy.
want to say to my friend Lewis that
while was not delegate to the convention
at Tacoma, was at Tacoma, and don't be-
lieve there Is a more independent body can be
found than assembled in Tacoma on that oc-
caslOn. Those men knew what they were do
ing, and they did not have any strings tied on
them; they did not have to appoint a confer
ence committee to get at what they were going
to 90. We adopted our platform in one con-
yention, and we are proud of the result l am
especially proud of it.
My friend Lewis would have you people be-
lieve the republican party has come around to
the tree coinage OF silver, and If he can get his
friends TO believe it they will vote the repub-
ican ticket. We did not say we would not
use any silver; we De not say silver has been
demonetlzed. My friend Lewis told you sill
yer aad been struck down, 1T silver has NOT.
been demonetized. Mr.. Wi Ssrer says 49,
monetlze means to cease TO use" Have we
ceased to use silver money: My friend lewis
knows he can take s. IN silver down to the
bank and get s. in gold for it, and he knows
he can buy as much with it as he can with s.
in gold. We promised to keep them on par
itY, and We have done so.
The democratic administration sold S262,
000, 600 worth of bonds without war, but the
republicans without a war would not have
sold bond, and the republican administra-
ton in war did not sell many bonds as
the democrats did in time Of peace. This adj
mini5tration, instead of issuing S400, 900, 900,
issued only 5000, 100000. Mr.. Lewis says
that il was not q popular loan and that the
bankers, through fOrgeries, succeeded IN get
ting the bonds. If the administration had
not exposed these forgeries, how would Mr..
Lewis have found it out! Secretary Gage
could not be all over the country TO prevent
forgeries, but it is to his credit that when they
were discovered they were rejected.
Although MIR. Lewis had carefully ex-
Guided from his remarks any reference to
| the war, Mr.. Jones did not propose to
let him Off on that account, and taking
up the record OF his speeches in congress
! and in the state since his return unmer-
cifuily scored him for his conduct. Re-
ferrlng to the charge made in fusion
papers that he had called Mr.. Lewis, in
his Tacoma speech, shameless liar"
MIR. Jones said:
What did say at the Tacoma convention
was that the man who accused William Nc
| klnley OF murder larceny and robbery was
shameless liar. l made no reference whatever
to MIR. Lewis, but the fusion papers inmedi-
ately applied it to that gentleman.
| At the close OF Mr.. Jones address the
| applause was deafenjng, and although
MIR. Lewis jumped to his feet in an at
| tempt to abate it, he was unable to
| speak for several minutes. The congress-
man was noticeably ratified and very
angry. He devoted his 20 minutes to q
TRADE OF personalities directed at Mr.
Jones. When the latter arose to reDlv
Mr.. Lewis could not retain his seat and
| frequently interrupted, the audience en-
deavoring to hiss him down. For a while
there was an animated scene, both men
talking at once and the tumult of the
audience drowning their voices.
In closing Mr.. Jones alluded briefly TO
the single tax, although Mr.. Lewis had
wisely avoided that issue, and bv g. d.
rect question endeav0red to obtain his
opponents views on that proposition.
Mr.. Lewis merely hung his head in
silence.
The republicans manifested their Ella
ton at the result of the debate while the
populists were much dispirited at the
poor showing made by their idol 1t is
to be hoped that these joint meetings
can be continued throughout the state
until election day, in which case Mr..
Jones will certainly be elected.
With the conflicting statements as to
! their 0OlicV hv the fuSiOnista If hor;pc -