The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-18
BIG RALLY AT SNOHOMISH.
Enthusiasttc Crowd Listens to .
speech by Congressman Cush-
man ON Campaign Iasues.

Special Dispatch to the Post-intelligencer
sNOHOMlSH. Oct. 1.-THE greatest po-
litical meeting of the campaign was held
In this city tonight II being the occasion
OF the speech OF Congressman +. w,
CushmRn. Local Republicans during the
past few days have been busy with the
arrangements. and the leaders hoped that
tho general apathy of the past would be
thrown or, and they were not disappoint-
ed I'm the least Al o'clock nearly 100
voters. with torches and transparencies,
formed al the engine house in a process
sion which extended two blocks. They
marched down Maple street and then
down tho entire length OF First avenue,
and az they passed the business portion
the air was fairly blazing with fireworks,
and tho sound OF guns, crackers and horns
was dcafening In fact, Il approached IN
enthusiasm and size any demonstration
nf 1870
At the opera house thousand people
gathered 20 hear Mr. Cushnan. and many
were turned away. II. \. Ford. the presl-
dent ~ the local Mckinley club presided
ana after few eloquent words intro
cuced MIR. Cushman, As the congressman
plause which lasted some time. ana
proved the assertion that the people Of
Snohumish heartily tndorse his record in
congress. In opening his address the
speaker stated fairly and sqnareiy tho
points 81 hie argument He drew stir
ring ana telling comparison % the con-
fitions pf the country and business inter-
csts row and that of four years ago, ar
Tor a Democratic administration, We held
cp 20 ridicuie thg party which today -
making hght OF the fail dinner pail ana
empty one te showed how Tor the mast
three campaigns Mr. Bryan had been
wrong IN 1il hts policies and false IN an
MS rrrphe Hes. ami Fef came before tho
American people and asain asked their
ucTe some Popuus, IN the audience
eiiow ahou, The strike In rennsyl-
rhe speaker answered that. true. there
was one strike ia the country nov. but
a party 'hat veuli produce strikes IN ev-
erv state in che Tnion.
IN answer - ths assertion tina, the dis
coyefv - SOFA n Alaska brought pros-
Erclty DO showed hv figures from gov.
crnwtat tsporfs thst the hgaest per cent
OF increase ~ Fult 1W this country was
~ 1888 3uy.ne tse hari uues anl vcs
$50 prosperity varne 90 thr e5untrv. but
tnat eince 'sa& tN~ American reople haA
discovered more woiA TO Increased Tor
niEM Nate. fiNs Hf "a AEas. opening % far-
rro1. A1e 81 fhr e'sa administration
~ thn Nru8HHcan parts fhar aa1 Seen
discovered SEA aN the nis'lry ~ uemacratte
in areahtns ~ trusts ~ showed hsu ,ss
iirrul rsfte rarfg Rad utterly fNef ghr,t
En- absolute pcWer e. enact single law
aEaIusf trasta. aHi in the '8st session %
sr,-r +raeot fa snat enA % b. o'a-ea 49,
fs-e tHe A-0f rf-nr rrante
at1s treatment - thc ss-rnIrt nara
unaut e"rsffs8 aaa raasteriV ana logical
aat Ha closed eHh aa etauasnt frihate 20
fNe American soldier
Ait tHfnugh tAe twa hoars' speech thr
sr7iH7er listened wfth fnc graatrVf az
t7rt"n a1tfn lHterfrps.ng mttr ringing
aur5nIa~
$500 NeHuh1tare Err Eats -Nv are sfAtr1
uFnr fHo wre#ua--Fs n~f eWHhuataHr, -
h8eh 81 hew'sh aiF glVe 3he Republican
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