The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-09-22
COL. LEWIS HERE.
HE OPENS THE CAMPAIGN
FOR THE FUSIONISTS..

AON ILL OOlOlNlO lS..
The Eloquent Orator Delivered
A Scholarly Address Wednes-
day Evening Before a Large
and Appteciative Audience
Trusts, imperialism and Mill
tarism Assaulted.
Incohtrovertible facts, unassailable
arguments and rational reasoning,
WERE the most strik,ng characteristics
OF The address OF masterful eloquence
delivered at the court house on last
Wednesday evening by Hon. James
Haniiltdn Lewis Of Seattle. Mr..
Lewis spoke for two hours and was
listened to with the lhost careful at
tention. Almost every period evoked
hearty applause, and the well termed
sentences with which be closed each
subject OF his address, brought the
audience 10 the highest pitch of en-
thusasm.
The court house has often been
well filed at public and political
gatherings, but never before has it
accommodated such a multitude as
listened to the distinguished orator
on Wednesday evening. Long before
he opened his address standing room
was at a premium and many were
1 turned away. The audience was per-
haps the most orderly ever assent led
at political meeting in Rathdrum.
The great preponderance Of senti-
ment in the audience seemed liz full
accord with the words OF the speaker.
and the only interruptions Of his re-
marks were the ontbursts Of applause
that frequently greeted him.
The hall had been artistically dec
GRATED for the occasion: the large
town fay was stretched in folds
directly over the speakers stand
within its folds were life size portraits
\ OF Bryan aud Stevenson handsomely
decorated with red, white and blue
bunting. The speakers stand con
tanned mass Of cut flowers, while
the entire stage was decorated will
potted plants until tt resembled ;
well-cared- for SUMMER garden. Upoi
the stage were seated many of tn
county candidates, who are seekin,
the suffrage of the people on the 6tl
of next November.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Mr.. J. c
e Callahan, president of the Rathdrur
Bryan club, called the meeting t
, lurder, and in few well chosen word
e introduced Hon. John B. GOode a
chairman Of the meeting Mr.. Good
d in turn introduced Mr. Lewis, by r.
+ viewing his political career, especial
d that portion of his public life whe
e he served as congressman from tt
Estate Of Washington.
!. Coloncl Lewis began his remarl
/. with complimentary reference to II
Il reception which had been tendert
d him during the day and to the Dea
y titles Of northern Idaho.
4 1.-THE trusts" declared MIR. Levi
want cheap labor: that is one OF q
), matters in which those behind t
= administration in the Philippine
forcible annexation are directly int
ested." He quoted figures and Ga
ia support Of his contention, tn
- the manufactures of the Pacific COO
nc would be removed to Manila, in ca
~ of annexation, as the work could
- done there at cost of IA cents q
for labor. Such goods, so manuf'
IN tured, would be sent back in 81
us s!dlzed ships and undersell those
ng home manufacture. II manufac
ID, ries were started on the Pacific CO.
a, they would have to be worked by IL
NJ waged Asiatics who would swa
ry here. Our climate is not too sew
for them and no law can be passed
,ed keep them out.
ho. Mr.. Lewis created considerable
wo thusiasm by reading selections II
nos Mr., Roosevelt's book on Thomas u
he ton. In this book Mr.. Roose'
nd condemns the annexation OF Te
, ri by force as bloody and unrighte
act. He read Mr.. Roosevelt's hist
condenning expansion by force'
aad the policy of the strong to overct