The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-21
THE sEDAL1A WEEKLY BAzOO TUESDAY OCTOBER 81. 1854
MOEAN'S MAUI.
The Heavy Blows Dealt the Re-
publican Party by the st.
Joe Irish Orator.

Hon. Michael g. Moran, the well known
ST Joe lawyer and politician, addressed a
large audience at Smiths hall, In this city
last night. IL was about s o'clock when
Hon. George F. Longan stepped
to the front OF the audience and
introduced Mr.. Moran, who was received
with applausa. The gentlem4 An has Re.
cIdediy handsome figure, being tall and
well proportiOned, and stands rs straight as
an Indian. He has an intellectual face.
topped off with a broad forehead. His
style of speaking is quite de iberate, though
wnen warmed Sp he occasionally indulyes
In rapid flights ofel quence and pours forth
torrent of words we'll Connected, and
always expressive Of thu thought In the
mind of the speaker. His effort last night
was brilliant one as to l,gic and stale
n'ent Of facts, rs we'll as an evidence that
MIR Moran knows what he is talking about.
de Was suffering With a very sore throat,
which trouble him no little, though the
audience would not let him stop
speaking until he became com-
pietely exhausted. Towsris the
close OF bis speech Mr.. Moran was
impudently interrupted several timas by a
man up near the front. who persisted in
asking all sorts Of questions, regardless Of
the fact that he hadn't contributed q cent
toSard hiring the hail. The fellow seemed
TO glory In the attentiOn he attracted, and
viii no doubt, hand il down rs an heir
loom to his children that he asked dem
ocrAtic S. elker lot of questions.
LII wouldn't have taken more than a
hint from Mr.. Moran to have had the fel
low thrown out into toe rect, but he
dealt patiently with him, just ss he always
does with idiots
Mr.. Moran 81 oke Of the Importance of
the coming national election, and the sa-
Gre dness OF the trusts imposed upon the
yOiers. He referred to ihs nature of the
government, s,ying that il WAS pure
democracy, which recognize tn
rights and equality CT every
citizen, before the law. In speaking of the
attempt of the republican parry to thwart
.hese rights by tine use of a corruption
lupd In campaigns, and the presence of
United States Darshsis a; the pills Tor the
purpose Of intimidation, Mr.. Moran was
caust;c and severe. He was
'pplauded to the echo, showing that he
had won the sympathy of his
hearers. He spoke of the janis
aries OF the republican parry,
nd denounced the frauds which they had
'erpetrated in words that would blis'er a
amp post The speaker said that in spite
Il the prediction of Mscsuly, that uuiyer-
al suffrage would never do, Gladstone, {
he greatest of living statesmen ard
re.ter even that Edmund Burke, was
Torkiug for the btstowai OF this privilege
ptn all Englishmen, but that If this right
n America was not defended from the ss-
aulis Of the republican party, it would soon
e sad reminiscenc.. Democrats in this {
ampaign were fighting, not for Office, but {
DR. principle and that TOO a very dear one
he public mind was awakened this year
5 never before, and the corruption In the
If the government and the
OF ucjust laws, had aroused a
Widespread and intense interest among
ne people They had begun to re ,iize the :
vii of clsss legislation, its injustice TO the
lboring msn, its manifest and brazen sup
ort of one class of industries to The injury
others. Mr.. Moran spoke OF the
eggarly condition OF the merchant marine
this country, and how under republican
lle it had dwindled from magnificent pro-
ortions to abs lutely nothing. His ref
renee to this question WIS heartily APP
lauced. He spoke of tie riff at length,
nd il is safe TO say that an ADLER exposi-
on of this difficult problem in political
,onomy has never been heard in this city. 1
e read from Webster, quoted from c
sfferson. Madison, Monroe, Jack
n and President Arthur, read
siisIics from the last census, In 8
der TO maintain his position that pro- t
Give tariff as enunciated by the repub-
AN party, Twas not only wrong 10 principle I
II an outrage on the people, an Illegal,
burden upon the laboring r
an.
Mr.. Moran wsnted to stop at the eonclu-
On of his argument on the tariff, but Il
e crowd shouted, "Go on" ard he did so,
voting the remainder OF his speech to J
cd words for the democratic candidates Z
r state Offices. The speech was 4 brill
ut effort.