The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-10-26
A SPEECH THAT TOLD
Former Senator John b. Allen
At COlfaX Friday.
Breathed Patriotism and Pleased
His Auditors With Sound Po-
Iitical Argument.

Former Senator John b. Allen, prob
ably the favOrite political speaker OF
Whitman county republicans, by whom
he has been known, end among whom
he has mingled as a lawyer and political
orator since the formation OF the coun-
ty, addressed the largest and most en-
thusiastic audience of the campaign at
the court house Friday night last. The
senator was in bis usual pleasing and
happy vein With logic and elOquence
he held his audience, filling the court
room, and was repeatedly and TOundly
applauded by large majority OF his
auditors. There was no leaving the hall.
Senator Allen was introduced by
Chairman Davenport, who alluded to
the distinguished speaker as the man
who came nearest to the political ideal
of Whitman county people. Mr.. Allen
discussed in his pleasing and fOrceful
manner the national issues OF prosperity
under republican aud poverty under
democratic administrations. "NOW," he
said, employment seeks iaJOr;then labor
sought employment, aHd .OuDd it not"
The difference between the bright days
of the present and the dark, deapairing
ones of the past were cOnvincingiy
pictured. He referred to the republican
promise that if the country would trust
Mckinley the poverty and distress would
be swept away, and it was-there had
been a great revolution since Mckinley
laid his hand upon the reins of govern
ment. Idle men disappeared and money
appeared, along with the music OF the
saw and the hammer. The opposition
does not like to discuss this. They
snee: at the full dinner pail instead.
Bryan's false prophecies of 1896 were
brought to ridicule, and thean.;peOple
cheered, and cheered again when they
were told he was still prOphesying, but
along other lines. The democratic at
titude on the trust amendment was pre-
scented, and the republican position on
trusts in general fully set forth. The
glory of the flag was upheld.
Roosevelt" said MIR. Allen, "has
made a name every man, woman and
child can be more than proud of; and
when he is made president in 1904, they
may well be prouder still" prolonged
applause
Expansion was thoroughly treated
and the Asi8tic trade dwelt upon. The
state issues and candidates we're dis
cussed, and an especial appeal made for
the election of FTink for governor and
congressman Cushman and Jones. At
the close many old and number of new
friends swarmed about Senator Allen to
shake his hand and congratulate him
upon bis splendid effort
An After-Speech Banquet
At the conclusion of the speech nearly
100 republicans assembled in the spac-
iOus dining hall Of the Hotel Binndrd.
where an elegant dollars dinner was par
taken of. About 40 tickets we're sold
Tor the occasion, but a few were unable
to be present.
W. j. Bryant presided in a BETTING
manner, and happy little speeches
breathing repubicanism, pure and unde-
filed, were made, after Mayor Stunt had
promised the freedom of the city, by Rev,
ii. p. James, W. A. Inman, D. H. Shaw,
l.. A. Dubois, Mr.. McEwen, l.. E. Allen,
Coroner Crawford, DR.. Chapman, Prof
English, |. b. Harris, Geo. Case, Harry
Nathan, Ezra Durham, Sam Lyons,
Prof. Plummer and Senator John B
Allen, and Toastmester Bryant.
The occasion was a most happy one
and did much to cement thoee present in
closer bonds of political fellowship.