Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-18
The People INDICATED 7!
An ENThuslAsTlc
Indignation Meeting
OUTRAGED COMMUNITY !
Two VindlcattoMs, and the Difference
Between Them.
IMMIGRATION NO. |,

wv NAUUsC0S4OO1, anu inc UluCcenCO |
Between Them.
IMMIGRATION NO. l.
Within the past week Austin has had
'vindications," and much as we hate to
revive old issues which ought long ago
to have been buried, yet the marked diff.
ference between the two, both in numbers
and motive, demands attention. And we
aim to speak the words of truth and So
berness, and to say nothing harsh or H.
citing, but to speak the voice of an earn.
est peoples protest against the abuse of
power and decency and goodness, which
seems imminent And we shall state
facts which cannot be truthfully denied.
BY issuing personal and special invita-
lions throughout the county to all known
friends, and to those whose post ion was
not 50 we'll defined, by promises of having
Gov. Davis and Losey, and the Owatonna
and Albert Lea bands, (no bands came
however, and three foreigners who did
not understand the case, with no interest
but that of the pocket-book, played with
the zeal of hired mourners at Roman
funeral) by promises Of refreshments
and free lunch, it became possible to
congregate at the private door-yard OF
Sherman Page, people to the number of
$50 to 200 souls. And be it known that
these were not oil sympathizers, but
partly boys whose only motive was ice
cream, and young fellows who would
hurrah for the devil with equal zest,
would he but set up the lemonade. Some
were friends, and others newcomers to
Austin, who went in fear, and thinking to
curry favor with what they ignorantly
hoped was the winning side. Men Of
Mower county, it is Gods truth that rail-
road hands and hired men, whose only
interest came from empty stoma chs, help
ed largely in Pages "Vindication." And
furthermore, there were
MORE ENEMIES OF SHERMAN PAGE
| on the street side and on the outside of
his yard fence, than there were friends
inside, who had been collected at so
much trouble and by such brilliant pro-
misses of great men to be present. For
bear in mind, that Gov. Davis though in
v;ted, failed to appear, as did all other
guests from a distance. This is the
whole story of the "Friday Reception"
except that some of the boys had "adc"
for two days after from the vindication
lemons that they purloined. Gentlemen
of Mower county, these things can be
proven.
| vINDICATIoN NO. 2.
| Next day a party of men that was
composed of large majority of the
solid business men right along here on
both sides of our Main street, met and
decided to call an indignation meeting
some wishing to give the people voice
that very night, but at last determining
that they could restrain their wrath till
Monday. Notices were sent around, and
with no personal invitations, with no
false promises Of noted speakers, with nc
lemon punchers and no ice-crcam stir
rers, with nothing but
PRINCIPLE TO URGE
them, delegations came pouring in from
all parts of the county. Not a brass
band in Mower county but would suffer
strangulation rather than toot bubble of
melody for Page, but 10!
THE BROWNSVILLE BAND,
in their beautiful new wagon, came abou
g o'clock,
i THE LYLE BAND
about 9 o'clock came putting along. And
though delayed by wash-out, about II
O'Clock, came marching along from the
! depot
THE LIE ROY BAND.
Had not sickness Of one leader, and sick
ness in the family Of another, prevented
the
GRAND MEADOW BAND
would also have been with us, and every
band man of Mower county would have
been present. Thanks are due to
PROF. ANDREW,
committee on music, for his preeminent
success. Gentlemen what's the mat
ter? Can it be that all our musician
boys are "conspirators" TO man?
!. Flags were flying, bands were playing
and on the seats around the stand, on til,
PUBLIC PARK of Austin, was gathered al
audience of
"sIx RESPECTABLE MEN?'
After careful questioning of men O
judgment whose estimates vary from
} 2,0OO to 5000, we give all the benefit O
, the doubt, and claim that there wer,
500 Immediately around the stand, ant
500 more within the park and on tn
; fence. This is surely truthful estimate
MAYOR VAN vALKENBURGH
was chosen moderator, and G. G. Crane
Secretary. The Mayor then opened will
statement of the purpose of the Assem-
blage In words that may be skeletoned
as follows: Thanks for the honor o.
making me chairman. This meeting i:
OF vast importance, ana unlike any evel
held by Americans with but one excep
ton, the meeting in Faneuil Hall cen
fury ago, to protest against the abuse OF
power ami the-oppressions of tyranny
And now judge elected by you, has op
pressed until you induced your law
makers to try him, and he, barely escap
ling conviction, returns no wiser thar
before, but with flaming fire.brand in
either hand, threatens old enemies, ant
calls the same harsh names as before, ant
is preying. upon the peace and prosperit,
of our city.
When we failed to convict, I and all o
you, were disposed to let the matter drop
but since he has persisted in reviving
and repeating the harsh and insulting