The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-07-29
The Noble Cause of Tariff Reform
Ably Sustained The Force
Bill Denounced as RevO-
IutiOnary.
COngressmen Heard, Stone and
Others PreSent-Tariff Re.
form Clubs From WarrenS-
burg, Pilot Grove, and
Other Towns
Notes.

lit lubCfCst III tuS
people, regardless of party or class
was clearly demonstrated to-day. A
heavy rain storm ushered in the day,
but despite the rainfall delegations
and clubs came long distances to listen
10 the arguments of the Texas states.
man.
Before noon the streets were
thronged with the representative men
of Central Missouri. All regular in.
coming trains we're crowded, and spe.
eial trains were run on both the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the NJ, K. d L.
The Pilot Grove Tariff Reform club,
$50 strong, arrived early in the morn
ing, and little later the Warrensburg
Tariff Reform club. accompanied by
the Warrensburg band, paraded the
streets In drenching rain.
THE DISTINGUISHED PARTY
Congressman Mills. with Congress
man Heard, spent a day of rest at
Sweet Springs yesterday, and they ar
rived In this city at 1890 this morn
ing. They were met at the depot by
large assembly who loudly cheered
Mr.. Mills when he stepped from the
train. The distinguished party took
carriages and were driven to the
Sicher hotel.
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
Owing to the severe storm that was
raging it was decided to have the
speaking at Woods Opera Honse in
stead of at Association park as origin
ally intended. The committee of ar
rangements went to work at once and
by 10 o'clock had the stage hand
somely decorated with bunting and
the stars and stripes.
AN ABLE ADDRESS.
The address of Mr.. Mills was one
of his grandest efforts, replete with
illustration and convincing in argu-
ment. The Texas orator is little
above the medium height, and his
form is straight as an arrow, He was
as quick of step and gesture as many
q man of thirty years and he shows
but few traces ofthe fifty-eight years
he has passed in active toll, in labor
ious work in and out of Cong ress.
His hair is nearly white and his mus
tache and goatee are entirely so.
Square cut features, clearly defined
aud a, bright eye give the expression
of frmness coupled with good nature.
Roger @. Mills, speech was one
that should have been heard by
every farmer of: Missouri-the most
complete report would fail to do the
speaker Justice. There was a magnet
ism in the way of delivery which
marked each passage with emphasis.
Mr.. Mills confined himself almost
entirely to the question of tariff
reform and in a master
ly manner arraigned the republican
party for increasing the taxes on all
goods coming into this country.
He touched lightly on the free
coinage of silver and denounced in
most scathing terms the villainy con-
tanned and concentrated In the Lodge
force bill.
On the platform were large mum.
Der of distinguished gentlemen, in
Guiding Congressman Stone, Heard
and G. G. Mafitt, chairman of the
state. democratic committee !;
Mayor Stevens. r. F. Walker, secre-
.taryof the State Democratic commit
tee, and many others. Many ladies
vera seated on, the stage and in the
body of the theatre.
Mayor Stevens as chairman of the
meeting explained that expensive pre-
parations had been made to entertain
the people at Association park but
owing to the storm the Opera
house was the only available place
where the speaking could take place.