The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-06
Democratic Convention

/ NftlAf uulu NtlllHmH they are
two souls with but a single Thought
two speeches that read like one
'ltoW humorous IL ia,' he von-
unuyd. Co praise our fpllaw uHiaca
Ia the White House. who iu the long
line Of great men who have filled
the seat he now occupies. has him-
self found only about three men m
hts opinion worthy % anything like
unatinted praise Washington Linz
colin and himself Verify other
humorists viii have Co retire from
business.
TAKES SHOT AT ROOT
/ Williams then quoted from Roots
speech. made as temporary chair
man Of the Republican national cone
Vuntluu. in which the FORMER Sec
rotary 81 war said the Republican
party was the medium of The peo-
pie la the expression ~ their moral
sentiment Williams aaryasttsally
went ever the LET 81 candidates.
past aud present. and then spoke
81 'rfedit mobilieU" pvrolyef Amea
the whisky rinF and the long aatur.
MALTA of the southern reconstruction
aa ancient incidents, The paatof.
tiee department the public lands
bureau. the fun sway % the bosses
the cetebutvd order OF "lisu Roar
inE jake Smith. prescribing 10
Years aH the aEe above which ehII.
drcn were tn BE- killed ln one Of the
Islands % the Philippines. also rs.
vclvcd his attention. The speaker
/ laughed az Roots statement that the
Offenders had been rclcutlcssly pun
lshed
The former secretary" said he
boasts that che per capita q cIr-
culatien of money among the Amer
lean people has Increased from
I t-att In March. Isat. 90 f8tUa in
May last and that credit for that
and the subsequent prosperity j.
due Co the Republican party what
/ curious reasoning this is fof those
/ denying 20 strenuuusiy that the
/ quantity 81 money had anything Co
I 90 With the value 81 money. ar with
I the pfiee % other things as meas.
/ urrd In money or with the ascend
1 Ink scale Of prices. or with national
I prosperity This Ras an denied bat
/ yesterday, and nov IL u asserted
I that tn volume 90 metallic money
/ has been immensely Increased that
% has all brought prosperity and
that u Is AL Que 10 Republican leE-
islatleu.
SCoFFs AT G. q +. CLAIMS.
Was Republican legislation pp-
erativr IN South Africa or the
| Klondlka WAS H Republican teeis-
iation which made immense crops q
/ What partnership j. there between
/ gold and human industry. what be-
I tween Ingenuity and the Republican
party What monumental sfffunt.
cry All this is'7
Turning 90 the Republican plat
form. Williams deeiared that u|
| boosted that the Republican party
was responsible for every rand
which has happened This he de-
uied. referrlnE % lts present OBJ
struetivrurss and its evasion - live
I issues
Referring 90 the Industrial de-
{ preston which the Republicans az.
tempted 20 shoulder upon the nema-
cratic administration. Williams aaII|
" hen cleveland came into office be
found things on the doa inward uafh
In review inE that depression he aK-
planned that the famine in India aud
the Immense wheat crop Ia The
United states had brought the price
~ wheat 10 90 &c cents. and that
when wheat went ~ the price oil
silver bullion went down. and that
there Vas necessarily "a connection
between the price Of the two. Thus
% came about. according 60 the Re-
publteaua. that Mckinley vas elect
"a because wheat vent up. lie
stated that the beast that MeKIn-
isyH election VAS responsible far
the high prices VAS false AZ 20
cubs. he said that the public de-
maud that the island b. given it,
freedom compelled the Republicans
10 fan into line lie said that the
Democrats voted as enthusiastically
Tor the var measure az did the re- F.
puhncanH
II wenid b. inKialaus o. call at I
tcntion 20 the politics % heroes I
said Williams. hut have heard I
that Admiral ueweY f. Democrat. I
that Admiral Schleg II q Democrat 4
and that General Miles b. q Demo I
crat and if seems e me that have I
heard that the Republican admins
trntiou had snubbsd the first. tried .
% Disgrace the second. and iusuifed .
the thlrd-
TALKS or TRUSTS.
Turning % the trust question .
williams quoted the language q the .
Republican platform and went ou to I
show that former Attorney General L
Harmon. under President Cleveland I
had really started suit against the /
trusts. and that The boasts - the /
Republicans that their party bad ex-
scuted antitrust laws was ridleu- /.
lous. for Attorney General Knox. IN 1
Response 20 resolution ~ hla /
tWliliamal IN congress. had frankly 4
confessed that nothing had been /
done. and. Williams added. ~ the .
Republicans are left In power moth
inE viii be done"
Williams attacked the tariff plank .
of the Republican platform vtRor- I
0usly and then he acathinEiy re- I
ferred To the hydra head ~ the Hpe-
clal legislation advocated bY Re-
publican subsidies lie claimed IL I
would be f8r more Iuatinable 90 I
pass q law % give every sailor aud I
every man ana woman - the eoun- I
try earning less than q dollar a day
an Increase of 90 Per cent than IL /
would be 10 grant y ship subsidy
90 pretend 70 have that end On View. .
The orator launched into the con-