Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-09-30
The Political Canvass.
Meeting at Oyerman Hall.


Owing to the rain, last Friday, the
Republican meeting, which was to
have been held on the Park ut 2, p.
NJ, was postponed until evening and
held in Ocerman Hall. On the arri-
val of Capt. Orr, Col. Scott and Sen
ator Harlan, IL was arranged to d.
vide up the speakers and give us a
public meeting, although the central
committee had appointed that hour
for all the speakers, in Waterloo
Senator Harlan and Capt. Orr con.
scented to remain In Cedar Falls, and
Colonel Scott went to Waterloo 10
join Maj. O'Conuor. About noon OF
the same day it was ascertaincd that
Judge Shelter, the Democratic
nominee for Congress, had arrived
with the information that n joint
! discussion had been arranged be-
tween the two congressional central
committees with the first meeting at
2P.M. on Friday, at Cedar Falls.
This was the first intimation that
Capt. Orr had received Of the ar.
rangement. Nothing daunted, Capt,
Orr Informed Judge Shelter that II
he desired "a discussion he would
meet him in tho hall at the hour
named before such an audience az
could be collected together on sc
short O notice. When the point
came it was found that the Judge
wasn't so much on the discuss as al
first claimed. 1t was then arranged
for the evening. Capt. Orr was tc
occupy half hour, and Judge
Shelter was to be allowed the same
length of time; Senator Harlan tC
occupy the remainder of the evening
At the hour announced q large audi
ence of Republicans and Democrats
assembled in the Hall.
Capt. Orr opened the meeting in 6
speech OF about thirty five minutes
and though suffering severely will
q sore throat, got by exposure, h'
sent some singing truths home t.
the democratic party. He reviewet
briefly the two parties and cOntrastet
their records. He does not deal in
rhetorical flourishes, but in solit
facts, and the impression made by
the gentleman in Cedar Falls wa
that Of true worth, substantial de
batter, such as the people will deligh
to honor by n seat In the halls o
Congress.
Judge Smeltzer than followed In
first.class democratic harangue. H.
stated a great deal in n short space o
time, but proved nothing. He mad
it warm-for himself. How h.
sweat! 1t looked to us like hare
work to produce democratic argu
ments in this intelligent age. If TIA
Judge expects to make any democrat
votes during the canvass, he had bet
ter confine himself To statement
within the scope Of human probable
tiles.
AZ the conclusion of Judge Smeltz
er's speech, Senator Harlan was in
PRODUCED and spoke until train time
He was obliged to quit in the middl
of his speech, much to the regret O
the audience. His remarks fell Xix
wet blanket on Shelter, and tel
minutes was all The time necessar,
to show up his unmeaning state
ments and generalities. The Sena
tor was just getting into the interest
ing part of the tariff question whCI
obliged to close. He Is powerful
and forcible speaker, and his words
fall with convincing weight upOr
the ears of his listeners. Iowa may
well Be proud of 50 worthy a repre-
sentative at Washington.
1t is much to be regretted that thu
weather would not admit Of tn,
meeting in the Park according Il
programme that more of the people
of this vicinity could have been pres
ent.