Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-23
A R0USIN0 Rally.

| So1igces5fdan Iozigife addresses the Larg'
set Afsdieuce Of tie Campaign az tic
opera RoHse Saturday Night.
The best and most largely at
tended republican rally held in
Corvallis this campaign took
place az the opera house last
Saturday evening. The spaci-
Gus auditorium of the court
house has been capable of ac-
conodating all other speakers
who have appeared here during
the campaign and it was intend
ed as the place for the meeting
Saturday evening. Early in the
day, however, it became evident
from the large number of people
from the outlying country who
were in town and who expressed
their intention of remaining to
hear Congressman Tongue, and
from the general enthusiasm
manifested by citizens of Cor
Wallis, that a larger hall must be
secured. Accordingly printed
posters were circulated announo-
lag that the place of meeting
had been changed to the opera
house.
At seven O'Clock the band. ap-
peared OH the street and after a
stirring march, mounted the
large open buss of the Occideu-
tai hotel and were driven through
the principal streets Of the city,
arousing the people with martial
music. They were accompanied
blythe quartet in a cab, which
sang campaign songs. Prompt
ly at eight the singers and musi-
clans entered the opera house,
which, notwithstanding the ex-
trerne inclenency of the wealth
er, was filled with eager and Ell
thusiastic people.
After song by the quartet
which elected an encore which
would not be be denied, and a
selection by the band, Chairman
J. B. Irvine, who assured the
that he could scarcely
from making a speech
himself, introduced Mr.. Tongue.
The storm of applause which
greeted that gentleman was
spontaneous and prolonged. New
er has Mr.. Tongue made bet
ter speech in Corvallis, aud
never has any speaker been Civ
Ell better attention here. While
he took Bryan severely to task
for his action i'll securing the
ratification Of the treaty with
Spain and then seeking to shirk
The duties and obligations i'm
posed by that instrument, Mr.. |
Tongues remarks were so fair
aud unanswerable that Mr.. Bry- |
ans supporters took 10 offence
and acknowledge the truth of
.he speakers assertions. In be
ginning his address MFR. Tongue |
said that the many evidences of
business conditions of
he country during the past four
years which virdicated the
promises and prophecies Of the
platform Of 1896, aud
he splendid manner in which !
he administration had carried
out the obligations of that plat
'orn, should be sufficient to re-
eject William Mckinley and
continue the republican party i'll
power. Never had the earnings
IF labor been SO great and the
earnings of the dollar been SO
small as at the present time in
his country. The people should
De content to let we'll enough
,lone. All admit that our peo-
ole were enjoying excellent
lines under the administration
IF President Harrison, yet they
we're not satisfied and clamored
or a change, and they elected
Mr. Cleveland. The conse-
iuence of this disastrous move
ire too familiar to need discus
;ion. The speaker was remind
ID of all inscription on tomb
stone, beneath which rested the
subject of the epitaph: Il was
veil; I wanted to be better; here
am. :"
Mr.. Tongues handling Of the
PHILIPPINE question was mastery
lHd original. He explained why
Mr.. Bryan rushed post haste to
Washington to bring about the
,atifcation of the treaty with
Spain. Democracy had been
ooling for a new leader and
lew issue, and Mr.. Bryan, who
S nothing if he is not shrewd
politician, was aware of this.
German was leading the fight
against the treaty in the senate.
The eyes ef the country were
lpon him ard his name was be-