The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-09-28
CUSHMAN IN WHITMAN
Opened the County Campaign at
Pullman Saturday Night.
Talked Finance, Prosperity and
So-Calied Tmperialism-At
Colfax Tonight.

In the midst of the most violent wind
and rain storm the Palouse country has
ever experienced Congressman Francis
W. Cushman opened the campaign for
the whitman county republicans at
Pullman Saturday night. Notwithstand
ing the violence of the equinoctial storm
this platform favorte of Washington re-
publicans was greeted at Pullman's
splendid auditorium by a voting audi
ence of about 400 people. The financial
trust, and 'imperialistic'' issues. and
democracy in general, were handled in
the forcible manner characteristic Of Mr..
Cushman, who is again the nominee for
congress. The strong wind beat a loud
TATTOO on the roof. yet the speaker
warmed the hearts of his republican
auditors and gave the doubling Thorn
asses of the opposition many reasons
why they should mount the stool of re,
pentance
Mr.. Cushman was received upon bis
arrival at Pullman in q heavy downpour
OF rain by members of the local repub-
lican club, but with handshaking and
informal receptions the speaker got no
rest after his hard ride from Walla
Walla.
publican county central committee, was
made chairman of the meeting and in
troduced Mr.. Cushman, who was received
with a hearty round OF applause.
Mr.. Cushman opened with a pretty
compliment to the handsome room fur
nlshed for the meeting and spoke of the
worth OF the Agricultural College and
School OF Science, which he said has
made the city of Pullman famous.
The only way we can read tie future
is by the past, said Mr.. Cushman. Il
call your attention to the not long ago
past, which the opposition is making a
studied effort to avoid. When a nation
is prosperous you may rest assured it is
we'll guided.
81 call your attention to 1892,
and 1894, when there came cry of free
trade. My old grandfather used to say
to me, Frank when we have free trade
you will be able to buy more for dol
lar. 1t did come about, but where did
the truth of grandfather's statement
lie? L found the American people could
buy more for dOllar-but they didn't
have the dollar.
We have attained prosperity without
the aid or consent of any other nation
on earth since those days. la 1892 we
had reached high tide of prosperity
under the administration of President
Harrison. We enjoyed it. Then came
Cleveland and tariff tinbering. We did
not enjoy it. Today every son and
daughter willing to work lift their faces
to the sun OF prosperity such as this re-
public has never before known.
The two longest periods in the his
tory OF this nation were from 1861 to
1865 and from 1892 to 1896. During
the first period we were passing through
great civil war, ana during the latter
period democratic administration was
passing through us
Colonel Bryan as a prophet was
brought to attention and shown as be-
ing wrong in every prophecy made since
1890. The question was asked, How
many times must a man deceive you Tor
you to put unlimited confidence in him?"
Mr.. Cushman spoke Wednesday night
at PalOuse to large and enthusiastic
crowd, end at ROaalia last hight. He
will address the citizens of Colfax at the
court house this Friday night, Septem-
Der %, and at Tekoa October 4, at
7:30 D. m