Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-22

meeting, and which will never bo forgot.
ten. We will do the best we can, but are
inadequate to The task Of giving the thing
as Il occurred. S: III !.
We had an eye on the "inevitable and
imperturbablc" through 10 the whole Of 1t.
This was the only new charge or new lie
in the whole haranguc, and when Page |
begun, Short was oil doubled up in a |
hard knot On the seat. Page-"Shortt
was engaged 10 procure u pension and
back pay for Mrs. Sarah B. Minar
(Shortt drops his legs on the foor.) Page |
1T seems he got this money, but failed
to turn it over 10 the poor widow" (Shortt
straightens up in his scat) Page-"Shortt
paid some to Ira Jones, and here's an af-
fldav it," Page then begun reading an
affidavit from the old lady, and Short
said, sort OF 70 himself, "Guess Judge
Page will allow an answer to that; III
see that he does" and rising slowly from
his seat, he advanced on the stage, step
etep-step-as slowly and composedly as
the succeeding waves OF an
ADVANCING OCEAN TIDE,
chambers up ever the front of the stage,
calmly and solemnly lays down his hat,
parts his coat tails and seats himself IN
the chair lately vacated by chairman
Jones! 1t was a continued roll of cheers
and laughter and cries for Short. 1t
was beautiful sight and is but sample
of SHORTS character, which is made on
the plan-"Be sure you're right, then 60
ahead" with a mighty large balance
wheel to keep him steady. Had Short
been less magnanimous than he was, he
could have stopped Page right then, for
the audience drowned out Page with calls
| for himself. But he waved them down,
AID asked them TO allow Page to proceed.
Page then applied himself to
MAYOR e. p. VAN vALKENBURGH.
Van had got the laugh on him about his rec
ord in the army, and he replied that Van had
generally managed to be sick just before bat
| tie, or when any hard work was to be done
THEREFORE, HE WOULD NOT RESIGN.
then than he has yet. Mayor Van started from
the back part of the hall, and repeating ITS a
lie," advanced threateningly to the stage.
When he got almost there, some one held him,
and great disturbance followed. Many in the
| audience rose and surged towards the stage,
and cries of "kill him." ''hang him. Ego for
him, Van," were heard from every side. L..
French, who was in front, leaped up on seat,
ov i'd 20. I'm IN 1,o I'D
There are ladies here who need protection
(About half dozen, brought there for the
special purpose of being body guard to Page.)
Capt. Stanley also ordered them to be quiet, as
did also, we believe, Mr.. Short.
At this point, Frank Ticknor, and Johnson
French and Ed. French, who as ''body guards
have been as brave as lions, slid for the stairs
and Lit out. Some tramps who were near the
door, and who had been heard to say that they
had agreed to defend Page but would slope if
any disturbance occurred, made a rush for
the entrance. Page had now begun
| CALLING FOR HELP.
IT'S Sheriff Hail here2" A voice answers back
Eyes, but he won't help you.'' lis there con-
stable here?" Eyes, here's your id little pup,
Mcdonald" (Another body guard; was pres
ent when he received the committee.') If
there police officer here?" Some one answer
ed awe don't know Tom Riley" Page then
called for the Mayor to preserve order. Mayor
VanValkenburgh had now got to the stage
and laying down his hat, amid terrible confu
sion, roared out, Eyes, I'm the Mayor of thu
lefty, and stand here to brand that statement
as lie, and the man who makes it as an
INFAMOUS LIAR!'
The women jumped to their feet, and woult
have left, and everybody thought we were go
, ing to have an impeachment trial of some sor
or other. Page was scared, and the ''Whit'
Swan reminded us of the "Jibbenainosy" q
he executed a movement which, in stage par
lance, would be ''Out, right second entrance,
! as he lodged behind the scenes. But owing t.
the earnest appeals of some present, quiet wa
restored, and Page resumed, though prett,
fiat.
SPEAKING OF TAXATION,
He then read figures to prove that the take
decreased in one year from ISL 900 in 1870 t
: $4,000 in 1871, and claimed that this was tn
first year of the administration of his party
TITS ne," shouted Mcintyre. Page-''No,
is that fair? Is that the way to treat speak
e er?' Eyes, when you stand there and
:. LIE LIKE A HORsE-THIEF,"
said Mac. ''YOu know you're lying. You kno,
:, that 70 was the first year of your administrs
ton, and you lie when you say different"
e was impossible for him to proceed on this sui
r ject.
And here let us digress to point moral. w
= Il are aware that we are asking great credulit
on the part of readers who are strangers, Q
\ who are unacquainted with the case. 1t seem
J improbable on the face of it, that q man VIII
|. must have had at some time modicum Q
y sense in order to have become judge, shout
have no more policy and tact than to presen
= statements which he knew could easily be prt
3 ven false; statements which
6 he ALREADY KNEW
The great majority of his audience knew to
false. It seems impossible. No sane ma
would do it. And yet, friends, that is the e1
B act state of the case. The man is insane, an
his speech is abundant proof of it.
He then said parties blamed him for tn
Smith case. Here some one called "Give u
> your Grant county history which brough
! out storms Of cheers and cries of kill him,
, chang him." and Page calls for constables an
sherins, and SO on, and no man could repo1
the proceedings. At the first lul in the angr
: cries, he picked up his neglected manuscrip
and began reading his peroration, which ende
like sermon. Now a
d FEW WORDS TO CLOSE.
!, He hadn't had time to speak fully! (He aske
two, and had spoken fully three and hal
}, hours.) IF you wish to perpetuate this mus
/ follow your leaders, lend them your ears, rea
+ their publications, take them into the bosom
:. Of your families, and let them control tn
y churches; vote for them, obey them, get
It cense to breathe the free air from them; do a
that they command you, give up liberty, hol
esty, property, manhood, and 60 out sell
condemned criminal"
On the other hand, If you love me, do ne
e give up to passions, do not believe falsehoot