Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-10
II. N. HEDRICK & CO., PROPRIETORs.


| Of the land Of pukes, who was elected
last year by sixty thousand majority
lin spite Of tho proven fact that he had
publicly insulted - lady on the steam
Ter Andy johnson, 10 being roundly
abused by the democratic papers Of
Missouri and elsewhere for promot-
ing his old chum and crony, Dave
Armstrong from the police force ol
st. Louis to the United States Sem
ate.
The Times, tho straight orthodox
democratic paper Of st. Louis, says OF
the appointment:
sThomas II. Benton was once Uni
tied States Senator from Missouri; 30
was Henry s. Geyer; 20 was Lewis
/ f.. Linn; 30 was James 8. Green. -
John b. Henderson, Carl 6churz, b.
Gratz Brown, Lewis v. Bogy, were
also Senators from Missouri. And
now Governor Phelps sees fit In his
infinite wisdom and delicate appre-
lciation of the fitness Of things, to
crown the long and illustrious line
with David FL. Armstrong, OF whom
the most that can be said 10 that he
will make . better Senator than
Phelps would"
A meeting was held Saturday night
last at the Planters House, st. Louis.
to serenade Armstrong who has been
for many years bachelor boarder at
that hotel.
The serenade brought out on the
balcony the boardcrs Of the hotel and
. number Of citizens, among whom
were DR.. s. L. Nidelet, g. G. Nidelet,
Charles Gonter, DIR. William john
son, Gen. John Bull, Col. N. .. Clai-
borne, Senators Claiborne and Par-
sons, Basil Duke, VIM. Ladd, Gen.
Justin McKinstry, Col Hoey, Col. J.
G. Normile, DR.. Dudley, Judge Chas.
w. Irwin, Col. Derby, Col George
w. Anderson, A. B. Wakefield, Col.
John A. Joyce, Frank Brooks and
several others.
An intelligent and we'll read-up
public will not fail to note that Gen.
McKinstry, who was cashiered early
in the war, fol irregularities" as
government quartermaster at st.
Louis and Gen. John A. Joyce, Of
more recent famo as an Internal Row.
cnue Reformer, were very conspicu-
Gus managers of this entertainment.
But no matter, they both belong 10
the new school Of Teformers.
Gen. j. McKinstry called the meet
ing to order and introduced
COL. q. W. ANDERSON,
who spoke as follows:
"FELLow CIrIzENs-You arc here,
tonight, to do honor to the distin-
guishcd gentleman who has just ad-
dressed you. l have known Col.
Armstrong for twenty years, but my
intimate political acquaintance with
him began in the contest of 1870, in
which b. Gratz Brown was candidate
for governor against Gov. McClurg.
1 was acting with the liberal rcpub-
lican organization, and Col. ARM
strong was chairman Of the demo-
cratic state central committee of
Missouri. As representative of tho
democratic party of the State, he, was
tho originator and the author Of what
was known as the passive policy.
Time has demonstrated his wisdom
in that political struggle, and to-day,
by virtue of his leadership, and the
adoption of the passive policy, the
democratic party of Missouri is DOM
inant by majority Of $1,000.
He is man of the same type as the
glorious Wade Hampton. [Cheers.
He will be o firm indorser Of Hayes
policy"
COL. N. c. CLAIBORNE,
being introduced, spoke at consider
BILE length. He wound up
in "the good old democratic fashion
of fifty years ago." by inviting the
crowd into the Planters saloon, and
promising to drink with any who
asked him."
And then the audience whose indi-
vidual noses for the most part cast q
lurid. glare across the street like cal
cium lights in front Of locomotives,
with their long dishevclcd hair float
ing in the breeze, rapidly disappeared
to the basement saloon where the
great work of making democratic
Senator from Missouri was consum-
mated, and the business of Reform
was duly inaugurated.
1t may be proper to add that this
account is taken, as to its facts, from
the Missouri Republican, democratic
organ.