The Lamar register., 1892-10-15
The Republican Rally.

F. Shafroth, Harry Tarbell and Geo. w.
Swink reached Lamar about noon last
Wednesday, the train being an hour lats.
They were met at the station by COM
mittee and escorted to the Alamo hotel,
where they took dinner. Later they
took in the town generally, and met
nearly every voter in it. The hearty and
bluff ways OF the governor, and the gen.
ial manners of the other gentlemen,
broke the ice at once, and everybody re-
gardless OF politics gave them cordial
greeting. The mill and court house
were inspected. All were especially in
terested in the display that Rev. w. /.
Taylor has gathered to represent the ag-
ricultural interests Of Prowers county at
the Worlds Fair. All praised it highly,
and Mr.. Swink said it equalled, il not ex-
celled, any other in the valley.
The threatening weather OF the after
noon prevented large delegation from
Granada from coming, as it was the in
tention to drive up. and it also kept
many OF the ranchmen at home who
would otherwise have been on hand;
many however were present Rain COM
menced to fall about seven o'clock, but
notwithstanding, about 10 men were in
the torch light procession. The torches
made very pretty appearance. There
we're were number Of transparencies
with appropriate designs. Among the
inscriptions were the following: Free
Silver, but not Free Lead" "Protection,
Reciprocity, Silver Fusion is Fake
Welcome Governor Routt, Congressman
Eddy, Auditor Tarbell." '.One Good
Term Deserves Another with por-
trait OF President Harrison &c. W.
Swink, the Next Senator"
Owning to the rain the march OF the
procession was greatly curtailed. Form
ing at the band stand it marched up
Main street to Olive, then to Fourth,
then to the Alamo hotel, where three
cheers were gwen for General Harrison,
Governor Routt, our next congressman,
Mr.. Eddy Also for Mr.. Tarbell, MIR.
Swink and Mr.. Funderburgh. Then on
the motion OF Governor Routt three
hearty cheers were given for Colorado.
From the hotel the procession marched
10 the NJ. f. Church, where the speaking
occurred. A large ard enthusiastic audi
ence filed every portion OF the church.
Mr.. Goodale presided, and introduced
Harry Tarbell Mr.. Tnrbell spoke briefly,
and was followed by Governor Routt.
The governor made quaint and happy
speech. mixing good sense and good ad-
vice with some politics. The picture
that he drew OF '.snoozer" was under
stood and appreciated. He was followed
by Mr.. Eddy. The proposition with
which Mr.. Eddy started out was that
the conditions at the present time were
new in Colorado politics, that it was the
duty MS well Us the desire OF all good cit
izens to cast their vote for the best IN
terests OF the nation and state. Colora-
do was unit on the silver issue, and the
only question was how best to forward
the silver interests. He denied that the
third party as imported into the state
was the party OF free silver. Its plat
form, from which he quoted freely, made
IL impossible. The sub-treasury bill as
endorsed by the party in caucus, and in
troduced into congress by Simpson OF
Kansas, provided for the decentralization
Of both gold and silver. and their retire
ment ms legal tender. He denied that
weaver was now or had ever been free
silver man, and quoted from his former
utterances TO prove it The speech was
an xrgumentative one, clear, concise and
convincing. Mr.. Shafroth used the for
mer speeches of General Weaver in
which he bitterly denounced the demo-
cratic party and its leaders, TO show why
every democrat who regards his man
hood should support him. The addresses
were listened TO attentively and the
good points were enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
The meeting despite the unfavorable
weather was a great success All the
gentlemen have made many friends by
their visit, and the republican cause has
been greatly assisted here. The party
left on the morning train for Rocky Ford
where they spoke on Thursday evening