The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-16

ward suppressing lawlessness than all the
other chief executives have for the
past fifteen years, and for this
he is entitled To commentator. But
while endorsing him, | have no ill feeling
against those who have expressed different
opinions. TIE state has been materially
injured for the past fifteen years by the
spirit of lawpessness which has existed
here, and the name of robber state has been
applied to us throughout the length and
breadth of the land, causing us to be
laughed and scOffed al abroad. There has
been too much crime for the good of the
community. and il has all had its effect Oh
the state which has lost millions OF dol
lars by this course. | feel grateful at. the
course pursued by our governor, and il
should be approved by every citizen Of the
state. Sedaiia should be placed upon
record for or against the action Of the gov,
ernor-ihis being made necessary bv the
course pursued by some of our leading
papers.
AT intervals Mr. Crandall was Literally
applauded, and at the close Mr.. Henry
Lamm was called for. He stepped to the
| front and entertained his hearers with a
brief, but sarcastic, speech, about as fol
lows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT ANDGENTLENEN NV
views are pretty well known ON the subject
for which this meeting was called. We
met here not TO criticize the actions of other
citizens. The subscription paper which
was circulated here for the benefit of Jesse
James widow may have been misunder-
stood, or there NAV not have been any,
thing OF the kind. The report may have
been circulated merely for Joke. If not
! for joke, the subscription was probably
intended for the relief of a very worthy
| woman. Heretofore she has been supported
, by subscriptions levied On foreigners pas
sing through the state, but the action of
Sedalia friends will relieve the state of fur
Their aid i'm this direction. Sedalia's gen
crosby, gentlemen, should be commended.
Continued applause.
Before taking his seat, Mr.. Lamm said
he would like to hear from Capt. Mills,
who looked as though he would like to
give expression to his thoughts on the SUBJ
ject under discussion.
Calls were made for Mr. Mills. but he
respectfully declined, and Col. Richard
Ritter made the closing speech, saying:
Nix. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN AS
| understand it, this meeting has been
called to let the world know that We are
in favor OF law and order. As
Mr.. Crandall stated, Missouri has
bad name abroad. Why, even i'm Texas
they throw it up to the Missourians that
they hail from the robber state Such be-
ing the case. ii is certainly time for us to
straighten up. There has been a lack of
enforcement OF the laws i'm Missouri, and
even right here al home We have witnessed
ii We can take the history of Pettis
county for fifteen years back and find
things that should make us blush. of
course, though, none of these acts were as
bad as those committed by Jesse James
and the Younger gang that gave the state
a bad name. Why, / have heard men
denounce the manner i'm which Jesse
James was removed, and they even went so
far as to boast that they could have cap
tured him alive, and his killing was need
not want money, else they would have
taken him and secured the large reward
offered for his arrest Even i'm Eur,pe
the people of Missouri are called outlaws,
and all because the James and Younger
tribe were shielded here The subscrip-
ton paper in Mrs. James favor has prob
ably been misunderstood abroad. III Mrs
James needed assistance, | might donate to
her on behalf of humanity, but not be-
cause she was the widow Of Jesee James.
am i'm favor of passing ringing
resolutions here tonight endorsing the
governor. 1t is high time Missouri should
redeem herself. The James and Younger
boys went to Texas once, but were run out
Of there, and at ance returned to their old
haunts in Missouri. | am glad to see this
large turnout tonight, and am also glad
We have governor who will, at all times,
enforce law and order
At the conclusion of Mr.. Ritter's speech
the committee on resolutions reported the
following, and they were read by the secre-
tary:
Whereas, The state of Missouri and
other sister states have been the scene of
the depredations of a band Of desperadoes.
cut-throats, train robbers. thieves and MUIR
derers, whose presence has been an annoy
ance and a curse to these communities, and
causing their fair name To be brought into
disrepute by their deeds of crime commit
ted on the peaceable citizen and the travel
er passing through their domain and
Whereas, These lawless men have SET
at defiance the laws of the land. while
Guiding its officers, and have violated
every principle of right, imperiling the
lives of their victims and robbing the
Eonest citizen of the fruit of his.labor
and
Whereas, Repeated and vigilant efforts
have been made by the authorities of the
states in which these depredations and
crimes were committed, to capture the
leaders of these desperadoes, but without
success until the present governor of this
state, Thomas L. Crittendsn. came into
office, and by his prompt. brave and un-
Ainching pursuit of these desperadoes has
succeeded in landing some of them i'm the
and most efiectually closed
the career of the acknowledged leader of
the bandits, Jesse James, by removing"
him TO a realm from whence there is no
return; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the citizens of Soda
lia hlnI do