The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-20
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
In Court House Last Ni0ht

people were thrOttled at the last SeS-
sion of congress by Speaker Cannon,
and that as long as he was in the
chair the common people might expect
no legislation whatever; that, in case
Mr.. Poindexter comes to W1alla Wal
la during the present campaign, he
should be made to state whether or
not he proposes to vote for Cannon
for next speaker of the house. 1.-The
voters have a right to know that
much" said he.
IF Mr.. Poindexter is sent to Wash
lngton, and carries out the principles
set forth in the preamble of the plat
form adopted in Spokane by the re-
publican state convention" said Mr..
Goodyear, "he will be working in di-
rect opposition to his party, for the
republican party by the maintenance
of Speaker Cannon in the house, has
shown that it does not cater to the
people; while if I am sent to Wash
ington. I will be working in closest
am affiliated, and a man with his
party behind him is much more eff
fective than a man with his party op-
posed to him.
The guaranty of bank deposits, the
parcels post measure, of which Mr..
Goodyear, is an earnest advocate, the
recent panic, ana other topics of vital
national importance, were gone into in
detail, showing that William Jennings
Bryan is not only an orator but that
he is also the exponent of measures
which are absolutely necessary to per-
petuate the prosperity and contented
ness of the American people
The story of the manner in which
the democratic party came to have the
name of bringing hard times, was an
apt one and brought forth laughter,
though all agreed that the speaker ut
tered truths. The republican party
spends the money lavishly, and when
the democratic party comes into power,
with an empty treasury and heavy
Indebtedness. the times are hard for
a time, until the weight of debt can
be lifted; then, when the road is be-
coming smoother the republican party
again comes into power finds a full
treasury, and proceeds to carry out
the same plan as formerly.
Lauds Pattison.
Mr.. Goodyear. who for 25 years has
tison, democratic candidate for COVER
nor gave brief history Of the mans
life, which proved interesting as we'll
as Instructive. That Mr.. Pattison is
just such another man as the demo-
cratic party furnished in the late
John r. Rogers was the statement of
Mr.. Goodyear, who, together with nu
merous other taxpayers has watched
the great Evergreen state grow deeper
and deeper in the mire OF debt, even
| though taxes have been higher than
ever before known.
| After he had finished his talk, Mr.
Goodyear answered a number of ques
| tions which had been handed in during
| the evening, and just as he was about
| to leave the rostrum a member of the
| typographical union arose and asked
him why ne did not carry the union
| label on his paper, the Colfax Com
| moner The speaker smiled, as though
| to say, 20. that is easy" and said:
"Some time ago the printers of Col
| fax and Moscow organized a union be-
tween them, but in a short time it
| was found that there were not enough
printers in the two cities to maintain
| the organization. The charter was sur
, rendered, and since that time we have
+! no printers union in Colfax. However,
/ T always employ union printers on my
paper, pay union wages and give them
union hours, even though ColfaX has
no union and the Commoner has no
! labelp'
The Walla Walla Concert band fur
nished musical numbers in the court
room. and led the parade down Main
street before the meeting, with red
| fire burning and cannon crackers
speaking the enthusiasm of democrat
| ic voters of the Garden City.