The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-10-06
THE WORK OF THE PAST WEEK

EDITOR ELECTROMAGNETIC us
look back over the past week and see
what has been accomplished for good
or otherwise:
First, we had the Hon. Il. b. Bullene
with us on Monday night. Other than
a far display made by the lambeau
club, the whole thing was a failure
The speech OF Mr.. Bullcne, instead OF
being a benefit to his cause was an in
jury. Tho people here are tired OF
having such men as Mr.. Bullene toll
them that he does not know "anythlng !
about the great public questions, and
then go ahead and make mis-
statements and false representations to
them. HIS speech made many votes
for the Hon. John G.. Tarsney the next
representative from this district in
congress.
On Tuesday night the Hon. John s.
Blackwell addressed a large and enthu-
siastic audience at the court house, on
the tariff. Mr.. Blackwell handled the
subject in a mastery manner, showing
the iniquities of the present tariff law
and the f~allacies of the z. o. p. on this
question. The continuous applause
showed the high appreciation of those
present of Mr.. Blackwell's address.
Thursday night a rather young and
inexperienced gentleman from Rich
mond addressed an audience composed
about equally of blacks and whites, at
the courthouse. About ali that can be
said OF his effort is that it reminded the
writer of some school boy in his first
attempt at public speaking. He on
consumed the most OF his time in telling
his audience that the tariff tax worked
so insidiously that the tax payer could
not tell when he paid it, and shaking
"Johnny Bull" in tho faces of the few
Irish that were present. He also gave
his hearers the benefit of the forged
clippings from the English papers, that
have long since been proven to be for
geries, and which no well posted re-
publican would think of reading to all
intelligent audience.
He was followed by a man, claiming
to be a ~bricklaycr, from Kansas City,
which. we think, showed that he was
out of his sphere. We have often read
about ward bummers," and if this
nan was not one, there never was such
a being on top of the earth. There was
nothing at all in his speech; it was
simply all mouth and no argument. II
the republicans of Lexington and Kan
sas City think that they can make votes
by bringing a nal here to address the
citizens OF this city who will get up in
public and use the vile, vulgar, proiane
and indecent language that this man
used they are very much mistaken. !
am satisfied that the decent republicans
who were present were ashamed of him
and would have given anything to have
been out of the room before he finished.
Col. N. V. l.. McClellsnd addressed
a large audience at the court house, or
Friday night, and made one of those
stirring and thrilling speeches OF which
he is SO capable OF making.
MIR. G. Is. Silverman, a rising young
lawyer of this city ,on the same evening
made his maiden effort. His address
was clear and to the point. 1t was full
of fine points throughout and showed
conclusively that although young IN
years, his mind is deep and well train
ed. He surpassed the expectations o
his most sanguine triends. We predic
for Mr.. Silverman a brilliant future.
On Saturday at two o'clock, Gov,
Chas. Z. johnson addressed one of thu
largest audiences ever assembled at
political gathering IN this city. Hi
speech was a mastery effort through
out. 1t was full of telling points, ant
made the i%niquities of the robbsr tariff
so plain that no one could help but sc,
them.
Winding mp the week the Bandana
and the W%orkingnen. together will
train, at six O'Clock, Saturday night, TO
Concordia, to attend the monster ratif
cation at that place, there being a
least three hundred that went dow
from this city and vicinity. Arrivin!
at Concordia, we were simply amazed
We found there fifteen different demo
cratic clubs from the counties of Saline
Pettis, johnson and Lafayette, an,
from three to four thousand peopl
present.
This wound up the weeks work
What will this week bring forth?
MIR. Editor, l would like to offer
l suggestion to those in authority
, Would it not be well for us to show
little more activity? 1t is true we hav
been having a few speeches, but Their
! seems to be a lack of enthusiasm. w
, think there ought TO be at least tire
speeches delivered in this city ever
, week from now until after the election
Get up a hurrah, and let the good citi
3 zens of Lexington see 1ambea
club; they have seen the other one,no'
| let them see what we can do on on
side Of the house. TARIFF REFORMER.