Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-10-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


Prohibition, Democrat and yot it
very doubtful if any new convert
were made to either of these parties
Our honest opinion is that the vote il
Stevens county for the Peoples party
the Prohibition party and the Demo
cratic party will be just about tn
same next November as it would hav
been had not Donnelly, Hector ant
Lawler put in an appearance here
But still the people We're pleased t.
hear these gentlemon, SO it is all right
1t was understood that Donnell,
and Hector were both to speak from
the same platform at the court house
Saturday evening, dividing the time
equally between them; but late in th'
afternoon this arrangement was up
set, Donnelly claiming that as he was
candidate for governor, the colorec
brother should withdraw in his favo1
and give him the entire evening; bu
our Prohibition friends couldn't see il
in that light, SO Hector occupied the
hall and Donnelly spoke outside.
The court house hall was crowded
and Mr.. Hector delivered an excellent
temperance speech. He kept his auG-
ionce in the best Of humor by his apt
illustrations and comparisons. The
singing by Mr.. and Mrs. Hector and
the young white man who travels
with them was decidedly good, and
not only received enthusiastic APP
plause, but made the lecture all the
more interesting.
The speaker roasted the Peoples,
Democratic and Republican parties
severely for their subsorviency to the
rum power. Prohibition, he contend
ed, would settle the tariff question
and labor troubles and the financial
question, reduce crime and the num-
bor OF poor house inmates, make hap
Ply homes and a prosperous, content
ed people.
We must be allowed to remark that
when Comrade Hector discussed the
protective tariff, reciprocity and free
trade, he gave conclusive evidence
that he was not any more familiar
with those subjects than are Blaine,
Cleveland and Mckinley. However,
taken as a whole, we are free to say
that we consider the lecture a good
one.
Mr. Hector preached in the Metho-
dist church Sunday forenoon, lect-
ured in the court house in the after.
noon, and in the Congregational
church in the evening. This lecture
was one of the most forcible and i'm
pressive Temperance lectures we ever
listened to. We have heard John B.
Cough at his best, but never did we
hear him make more effective and
intensely interesting speech than did
Mr.. Hector last Sunday night. He
was born of slave parents, who under
the accursed system of slavery, were
sold in the market like sheep and
cattle; but as soldier in the Union
army, he helped wipe out slavery and
free his race.
While Mr.. Hector was -endeavoring
to save the people from the damming
effects of liquor drinking, Donnelly
was doing his best on the outside Of
the court house to save the poor farm
ers-one of whom he is which, as Tom
Corwin used to say-from being
ground to death by monopolies, COM
bines, trusts and plutocrats, and Gre
ated immense enthusiasm when he
told them what poor, miserable slaves
they were. He had quite a large
crowd to listen to him, and the speech
was a repitition Of what he has said
on almost innumerable occasions
purely Donnelly. Simply this, and
nothing more:
On Monday evening the Democrats
had big time. A torch light pro-
cession of $50 torches-procured for
the occasion in St, Paul-was formed
and marched through our streets and
then proceeded to the court house,
where was assembled a very large
crowd Of people, the hall being filled
to its utmost capacity. The fame of
Mr.. Lawler as orator made every one
anxious to hear him.
W. f. Kelso, Democratic candidate
for congress from this district, was
present and made his ''maiden polit-
ical speech" as he said. He made
feeble attempt to showt tina protection
was running the country, but as he is
not used to public speaking, we are
not disposed to criticise his remaks,
but will say that he is evidently
clear headed, honest farmer and no
doubt a good business man. We are
of the opinion that he will not be
called upon to warm a seat in con-
gress for some time to come.
We were pleased to see SO many
Republicans, Prohibitionists and Pop
ulists present to hear Mr.. Lawler. It
was evidence that our people are dis
posed to show proper respect to pub
lie men, of whatever party, who may
visit us. In other words, it speaks
we'll for our town, and Mr.. Lawler, in
a few well chosen words, thanked the
people of Morris, irrespective of party,