Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1886-10-30
OONOORDIA.

The democratic club is not dead nor
does it consist of "twO members" )"
Democrats, vote early next tuesday,
and see that your friends vote with
you.
Frank Heimbrook and wife. of Hig-
| ginsville, were visiting relatives here
last Sunday, oath inst.
The Bennie Gee Novelty Company
gave an entertainment at the opera
house, 2lst inst, to a good crowd.
Mr.. +. G. Cook, in his recent Kan.
sas visits, has learned how the people
of Kansas get all the whisky thew
want. MIR. Cook is reliable. He states
that 1t ID no trouble to get plenty of
drinks, beer or whisky, by little
shrcwdness. He has passed through
the operation and can open the eyes Of
any prohioitionist " no is not too blind
| to see.
A move is on foot to build a Catholic
church in Concordia. The COMMITTEES
has large subscription list, some of
whom are the best citizens of Concor-
dia. This is a good move. The more
churches the better. Another church.
especially OF the Catholic faith, IS need.
ed to complete the religions work of
the city. 1t will bring more trade and
citizens 10 locate here The people of
C1ncordia are never behind in good
| movements.
a. al hoff Is making the Commercial
Hotel one OF the best on the road. He
Keeps an excellent table.
VIM Schumacher has :wenty six pupils
enrolled at County Line school.
Uncle Matthew Ward was in to hear
Judge Rylani speak last Saturday.
Ii 1t had not been for the Ominous
clouds and heavy showers, last Satur-
day, Judge Ryland would have had
such a crowd that seating capacity
could not have been found in Bruus'
hall.
The following candidates were here
last Saturday at the rally: Judge
Aenophon Ryland, Matthew V. L. Nc
Cielland, VIM. 3. Steele and Jno. B.
Santmyer. They were well pleased
with Concordia and the treatment they
received.
The leaven of Know Nothincism
continually crops out of the republican
party in ii!-c nces'ed dislike to put a.
fOfeign-born citizen on its ticket y ,i,e
a number, however, put themselves on
1t this year by capturing the republican
conventions.
The man that Is opposed to pauper
labor cannot with good grace vote the
republican oppressive high tariff ticket.
Stephen Wilson was here on legal
business last Saturday.
Wheat fields never looked better at
this season of the year.
Pastures are looking fine. The graz
ing in this neighborhOOd is fire fol tho
stock.
The democratic rally last Saturday
was good success. Du,i,g the fore.
noon the threatening clouds and ire.
qnent showers were discouraging, bat,
nevertheless, by half-past two O'Clock a
good crowd had gathered in Bruns'
hall. A.. Sparks introduced Judge
Aenophon Ryland. and it Is said that
The Judge delivered one of the finest
speeches ever delivered in Concordia.
Inc speaker held his audience for full
hour. In his frequent allusions to the
issues OF the parties OF the past, his
.ioquence was keen and pleasant. He
irew largely from history being an old
soldier, he was at home with his COM
'ades in expressing the views that so
richly filled his breast. He spoke
pleasantly and candidly of the issues
)f the different parties. He spoke of
being an old soldier aud suffering the
roubles OF the late war common to all
tie said that the pioneer Germans
stood by hlt father and voted the dem
)cratic Ticket, and he couldn't see how
hey could vote against the principles
u liberty their fathers loved. He said
hat some bad men, enemies OF the gov.
had pillaged and murdered
ome loyal citizens. and he among the
,umber would have been a victim, if
his lot had been in this vicinity. His
lie was at risk in the self-ssme patriotic
auee with all true loyalists. Because
II this trouble unreasonable bias has
.ept some men voting the republican
lcket against their own interests. He
howed by history how the republican
'arty in its incipiency opposed foreign
RS, and that II those principles had
lol been thwarted by the democrats no
oreisn born man could vote to- day. He
'rietiy touched the false theory of high
protective tariff, advocated by the re-
telling OF the pauperism, op-
'ression and suffering brought on the
aboring classes by protecting the rich
at the expense of tie la
oriug man; at this juncture the Judge
SO much pathos and warm
ceiling that more than one eye was
loist. The judge had one of the best
nd most attentive audiences of the
ampaign. The good behavior and close
ltention paid 10 the speaker bespeaks
good name for Concordia and the
ospitality of her peace-loving citi-
ems.
The protrac'ed meeting at New Hope
"Sed, Monday 18th inst, with several
,nverts.
There is talk of organizing a lyceum
Concordia. The day for the organ
alton has not been set. 1t is q good
owe 10 organize literary socity
here the young people may improve
ourselves i'll debates, select reading,
saws and recitations. The leading
lizens are solicited to assist the
ceum.