Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-26
Farewell Tour.

Iowa as governor. lie came at $40 q.
m, and was met at the depot by be-
tween sixty and seventy faithful fol-
lowers who formed an escort to the
hotel. The band played lively circus
air as the train rolled in and led the
procession up the street. The COVER
nor and his little band rode in carriages
with tenders and lanterns on, while the
| I. I. marched In solemn procession be-
hind. The rear was brought up by q
drayman hauling load of wood, which
suggested the thought to mechanic
that the fuel might be made use of to
warm up the crowd, for it was cold
day and all the boys features were
blooming with goose pimples. An
other mechanic. also a republican, was
delighted with the spectacle and said:
"Boys, that's all we've got to beat;
cause Bradley always gets 'em all out
And thus they marched heroic and
cherries under their new flag bearing
the names of Boies and Bestow. Sew
eral blocks behind, on the sidewalk and
unattended by the escort, came Mr..
Brinkerhoif, the candidate for the leg
islature, ignored and to all appearances
| forgotten. Something unusual was the
sight of Mr.. +. L. Bradley back among
the walkists. Men are scarce when
Brad does anything more than map out
| the route for the other fellows. Indeed
| they were 80 scarce that one of the I. I.
urged n commercial traveller to join the
procession plaintively saying: "Fall
In, there are but few of u.s." TIE
REPUBLICAN is glad to say that the
governor was respectfully received In
Audubon, but in point of numbers,
there were not one.half so many as es-
corted Frank ID. Jackson, the next gov
ernor, on the occasion of his visit here
| last week.
A large crowd was in town in the
afternoon. IL was not nearly so large
as that which came to see and hear him
two years ago, but 1t was very credit
able gathering. Court was adjourned
| meeting and the hall was
filled TO overlooking. 1t was announc.
ed on the street that Mr.. Boles would
speak ut the opera house, but when Mr..
Funk announced In the hall that Mr..
Brinkerhoff would address the opera
house crowd until the governor came
| from the court room, the crowd tum-
bled over itself down the stairs as 1t
does when the show is out or there Is
cry OF fire. However half an audience
waited patiently through Mr. Bs
| dreariness till the governor came.
IL il not necessary to undertake an
extended resume of the governor
speech. Beyond the limits Of tho
henchmen Of his own party there Is
very little curiosity rs to what he says
or does. lie Is u threadbare and worn
out factor In idle politics, and it 4
universally admitted in this vicinity
| that he will be turned down this Year.
| The burden OF his tedious argum ent
was on the prohibition question, and
he can only hold his own party in that.
Republicans are united upon plat
form Of their own making, and despite
the governors studied effort to create
discord every republican voter in Au.
dubon county Is more than satisfied
with his own platform and tic ket.
And so, his honors remarks on this
question are thrice told ta,e.
lie discussed ut dreary length tho
state institutions and found some fault
with their management. But he made
no impression, because his hearers 70.
gard that he is using the subject mere
ly rs campaign wadding. During his
four years occupancy of the guberna-
torial chair he has not used his inhu-
ence TO in any way alter the situation.
| hoy huNu Dttu Mtil
enough, with improvements made as
demanded, until he passed from spirit
| Of passive submission to his present
tantrum of scolding and fault inding.
The governors style of campaigning
is not ut all adapted to the prevailing
situation. lie does not meet the issues
as he has In former tours. He practic-
ally denied the prevailing depression
which now holds the country PROSTATE
in its grasp, but begged of democrats
to hold the line,unbroken. To thus prac-
tically ignore all that is supreme in the
minds of thinking men and that which
is admittedly perpetuating the hard
times, lost the governor all of the pres
| tige he has enjoyed. And beyond that
he cannot harmonic his professions as
TO third term with his practices. Mr..
| Cleveland recognized the situation aa
alarming" but Mr.. Boies ignores it.
The speaker did not refer To his pre-
dition of a year ago that wheat would
advance 30 cents and corn Is cents, and
has not even noted the contrary fact
that prices have slumped. He didn't
tell why three million laborers are out
of employment; why the free silver
plank was eliminated from their state
platform; why congress has failed to
do that for which 1t was summoned in
special session, nor did he explain any
of the plumbers Of his party since it
came into power. He didn't explain
lIoke Smiths act In striking ten thous-
and veterans from the pension list.
Last year the governor went to Chi
cago and spent 1921 600 of state money
Mt the dedication of the Worlds Fair.
Among the items of expense were
white horses" at Sl6 apiece, 'laudaus,',
kindred expenses" etc, on this "tour
OF duty" amounting in all to about
1921 600 The governor did not open
his affidavit face" on these matters.
| The meeting was the result of two
weeks drumming. 1t attracted good
crowd, but did not bolster up the stag
gering hope Of the local organization.
Perhaps we ought tr mention that two
of the three bands advertised were not
in sight.
1t is conceded that the governor has
worked his AFFIDAVIT face" for all it is
worth and that he is practically elimi-
mated from the contest now so near the
close.