Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14

0 unite with the party of the people I
n their noble efforts to defeat the ends
f Mower county lccchcs and Austin
At tho conclusion of Mr.. Jonos's
o. Allen, Esq, ovinccd dis
position to say something, and with
troubled and perplexcd countenance,
indicative Of excessive horror, that
moved forward and facing
his hearers, gasped out PAGE! Recov-
cring his breath he proceeded in solemn
though tremulous tones, to impress his
auditors with the belief that the move
mcnt on foot was PAGE. That in itself
was sufficient. PAGE was at the bot
tom of the movement, PAGE was at tic
top of the movement, and the so-callcd
Party of the People, was nothing more
or less than Party Of the PAGES.
With a rueful countenance, this singu-
larly "Page struck" man then re-
lapsed into silence.
Mr.. U. w. Shaw then taking the
floor addressed the caucus in a fearless,
dignified manner, advocating the Sc
lection of good men and true" to gil
the Offices soon to be made vacant. He
descanted at lepgt:. on the necessity Of
a radical change in our present county
and village government, and in pre-
senting the merits and claims of the
" Peoples" delegates. alluded to the
rotteness and corruption which existed
in the unwholesome political atmosphere
of the present. The pointed and truth
full remarks of Mr.. Shaw were re-
ceived at their close by almost the en-.
tire audience with unqualified approval,
and the plaudits they nerited.
The chairman, at the conclusion Of
Mr.. Shaw's remarks, placed DR.. DORIS
amendment before the house and called
for the ayes and noes, when the amend.
ment was lost, and so declared by the
chair. An. appeal was taken by the
ring" and a division of the house
called for. d. Allen and j. s. Lacy
were selected as tellers. These gentle.
men failed to agree, and the PROPOSE.
ton failed. On motion. and amidst
great excitement, the ballot was agreed
upon by the majority, and tellers were
about to be appointed, when the erudite
Syl" Smith (of unpleasant memory
arose and made a motion to adjourn
over to tho next day "wednesday at 2
Pm. LIQUID shouts of approval from
the ling" and cries of" no, no." and
ballot" from the opposite side.] The
motion was put before the house and
declared by the chair as lost. An ap.
peal, as usual, was taken by the :'ring
ties" and the motion again put before
the house and this time lost beyond
question.
1t was at this truly critical PERIOD
for the the" ring" that the g boiling
commenced. Smith and his crest faller
coadjutors retired in precipitate haste
and were SOON followed by the LESSEE
lights" of the now demoralizet
ring" Following Immediately upor
the boiling" of the bolters," Mr.. o
w. Shaw moved that a vote then b,
taken for the election of the " Peoples
delegates by riva voce vote. TIL,
motion prevailed and vote was taker
in the manner described, resulting i,
the unanimous election of the" PEG
PIES Movement Ticket"
AS is stated at the commencement O
this article, the caucus of Tuesda,
evening was not devoid of results, ant
we take pleasure in announcing to tn,
residents Of Mower County, that tn
Ring" which, for period Of nin'
years has welded so much power tha
was arbitrary in character, refusing a
they have repeatedly to consult the in
terests Of the masses, when detrimental
to their own, has received its deatl
blow from which it never can recover
The organization Of the " Peoples
movement" has proved an immense
success, and supported as it now is b,
the people Of this county, we may ex
pect soon to be free from the unright
eous " boiling boilers"