Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-18

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vas then appointed, consisting of Hon.
). F. Greeniug, of Grand Meadow; w. !
4. Officer, Of. Austin Town James Good
ell, of Frankford; Ira Jones, of this city
md w. l.. Henderson, of Lie Roy.
"a delegation from Lyle have arrived
md are taking SUPPER" spoken by the
Mayor, brought hearty cheers, and then
came music by our home band.
IRA JONES
was then called for. He shivercd when
he thought of the quantity Of ice:cream
it would take to supply this crowd. But
nothing of the kind was needed to call
US together. Mans inhumanity to man
brought US out. All bad men were hated,
but the tyraut most of all. This crowd
cannot be fooled by any so called "vindi
cation" 1t had been falsely boosted
that only six respectable opponents to
Page could be found in Austin. Whence
came this crowd? Such foolish false.
hoods deceived 20 one.
REV. MIR. MORSE
was called for, and cheered at sight. He
said: When l came to this meeting
promised not to say q word, but l feel
compelled to. have longcd for quiet
and peace, and until a man came here
from town in Iowa where he left a like
turmoil with what he had created in Aus
tin, had been considered worthy of re-
spect and credence. But why was all
this changed? When he went among his
neighbors and friends, in the church and
out, why was he and his kind treated
with distrus:? Whence came the separa-
ton in interest, in fellowship. in good
feeling, which was disrupting churches,
and making enemies Of friends? The
good old mothers in Israel were asking,
with tears in their eyes, for remedy for
all this alienation and there IS a wayne
can have man of our choice! When an
officer for whom I voted and whom I
sustain, is called a thief, I am call ed a
thief as we'll. But no one shall interfere
with my power to vote, and will go to
Jail in defence Of my rights, if necessary
but I defy any one to put me there
cheers
SENATOR CLoUGH
was then called for, and responded as
follows: We have been taught that life
liberty and happiness are our rights, but
when men are jailed and indicted, and
put to expense, and abused contrary to
law, as We have seen it done, we doubt
the longer existence of these first rights
And when a judge, who of all men may bt
most honored and revered for the sanctit,
of his Office, and who should aim to be
loved as any judge may easily be, when
judge indicts men and keeps them in
suspense and trouble, we may we'll doubt
the existence Of those ancient rights
Such things have been done, and he ha!
returned promising to repeat them. Hi
fellow senators, too many of them, inclln
ed to mercy, but alas! mercy to the op
pressor, instead of to the oppressed
They, however, were respectable, blu
those who voted with himself, were not
How strange Many senators confessed
to him that Page was guilty, but they
wanted to ''let him down easy" H,
thought Page would stink into the shade
but he is again on the war path, and
WE MUST FIGHT.
He accuses us Of the basest of crimes
Must we let him walk over us? no! no
Page had reviewed the articles, and he
too, would like to review them, and show
how everything was proven.
So many were now gathered on tn
platform that it cracked ominously, and
many here left it, leaving only the Mod
crater and Secretary and a few others up
on it.
! REV. MIR. ELDRIDGE,
"whom you ill know and whom you al
respect" was introduced, and made on
of the soundest, most moderate, an,
yet strongest speeches of the evening. I
we could we would give it verbatim, bu
can only sketch it as follows: You know
my avocation. You know what brough
me here. lam minister of the grandes
calling in the world. Some may question
the propriety of my position here tonight
So, once, men questioned the right to dis
cuss slavery In tie pulpit; so also di
they question the right of the minister t
discuss intemperance. But ministers liza,
to grapple with these evils, and so mus
they with all evils. A minister Nigh
lose friends by his taking this course
but not soul living in Mower county bu
knows that I speak from honest purpos
and for the best good of all.
We are afflicted by strife and a fee
ing so deep as to be appa ling: Churche
rent, business destroyed, lodges, society
all, shaken to their foundations. Al
means of blessing and prosperity stan
still in consequence of the elevation of
man to Office, by our peoples suffrage!
When he was tried and escaped, hi
friends said "there will be no more O
this" We rejoiced and trusted suc]
would be the case. But last Friday tn
trouble began again. was invited, bu
went not, but when heard his voice
went down and heard his speech, breath
ing war and threatenlngs, justifyin,
himself and threatening TO carry on tn
work, to Conquer the people," to ''see
through"
How can we keep still? I want peace
but when hear this declaration of var
there is but one way for US, who are no
willing to make Of ourselves slaves an
sycophants, and that is to say what W
think Let us be moderate, no sever
charges against man IN Office whic
should be honored and loved, and whic]
We hoped might be honored by the ma,
we have put in it. We hoped he woul
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