The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-28
ADDRfS IS BIG REPUBLICAN Rally
Yakima Theatre Is Crowded With
Voters Who Listen to Address
by Seattle Leader.

Addressing the largest campaign
audience that has assembled in Yaki.
ma county this fall. Senator Samuel
Fl. Piles, junior senator of Wash.
ington and leader of the republicans
of King county, combined an explain
alton Of the republican party's work
during the Roosevelt administration
with the query as to whether dem
ocratic predictions of calamity had
come, and closed with a peroration
in which he asked that Taft be given
a Roosevelt majority, over $4,000
in the lead, in this state.
When A. D. Sloan, chairman OF
the republican county committee. in
troduced Miles Cannon as presiding
officer of the evening. there was a
gathering in the Yakima theatre
that filled nearly every chair on the
main floor and balcony with a
sprinklng Of voters in the gallery.
Chairman Cannon spoke briefly on
the development of the state Of
Washington, and especially of the
central part of the state. since Bry-
ans predictions of calamity in 1896.
showing that in the twelve wears the
number OF banks had increased from
two to twenty-nine In the district
and that the deposits had grown from
little to sS.000.000. with nearly half
deposited In this city He said this
had extended throughout the entire
United States and showed the error
of Bryan's judgment and prophecy.
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straight republican ticket. that the
people had nominated the republican
ticket at the primaries and should
stand by their own nominees.
In introducing Senator Piles. he
spoke of him as the Junior senator
of the state and zone of the greatest
orators OF the United States senate"
Senator Piles launched into mis-
address with a eulogy of Congressman
Jones, saying that 7 with you am
proud of the distinguished career Of
Wesley L. Jones. who will be the
next United States senator of Wash
ineton." He predicted that Congress-
man Jones. as senator, will take as
high rank in the senate as he did
in the house. and made a plea for
candidate for the legislature in order
that Jones election might be made
certain.
Clones Is the candidate OF all the
people who have any principles, ;"
said the senator.
Speaking OF the nominations of s.
G.. Cosgrove for governor and Miles
Poindexter for congressman. he con-
graduated the people on their choice
and urged the hearty support of ev-
cry rep blican voter.
Before taking up the national cam
paign issues, he spoke OF the plan 70
form a Young Mems Republican club
in Yakima county and endorsed the
movement. saying that such clubs
we're of vast benefit not only to the
party but to the Young men.
The democratic party as II exists
today has no fixed principles" he
said: at has one thing today and
another tomorrow
"In 1896, Bryan departed from
the principles of old democracy and
came before the people with the is
sue of 16 to /, said that 1t was the
money of the people and that he
would work for 1t until successful.
work for the free coinage OF silver.
In 1900. Bryan at the great con-
vention at Kansas City. said he would
not accept the nomination unless the
platform reaffirmed this stand for
l6 to l."
Senator Piles asked why It was
that this plank had disappeared from
Bryans platform. and declared later
in his address that it was because
Bryan had become a politician.
He took up the question Of govern
ment ownership. as advocated by
Bryan, and showed how It had been
cried down by .le democrats after
his Madison Square Garden speech In
New York.
BRYAN. unfortunately has become
a politician and is ready to stand on
any platform on which he can ride
into the White House" said the
senator.
"Has the republican party ever adj
vanced a principle that 1t did not
struggle for. fight for, that in the
end II might he enacted into law"
he questioned
1--WE are not like the democratic
party, one thing today and another
thing tomorrow"
The senator then took up the rec
ord of Judge Taft on the injunction
question. citing the Arthur and Phe-
Ian cases in which Judge Taft rem
dered decisions the one affecting the
Toledo railroad and the other the
Pullman company. He showed how
the decisions were made absolutely