Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-08-31
KEYTESvILLE. MISSOURI, FRIDAY, AUG. 81 1894
rHE PoPuLIsr PICNIC.

/ THE PoPuLIsr PICNIC
Monday, the 27th inst.. was Pop
ulist day In Charlton county. Fo
weeks the imposing event that wa
to inaugurate their campaign Of ed
ucation for purity and non-partissn
ship in politics had been impressive
ly and industriously advertised. II
was to be expected then that they
would put forth their very best ef-
fort, marshal their forces with tAe
most imposing effect. The "high
muck-s-muck" Of the order Of an the
nucks in this state, U. d. Jones. oI
Edna. Mo-, candidate for suprsne
Judge. was billed for the main spsseh.
but It was promised and expected
that other "mucks" would be pre-
ent to assist in adding the REQUESTS
weirdness to the DARK picture of me-
tional degeneracy and woe that 10
the Populist stock IN trade.
The morning dawped bright, warm
and exceeding dusty, judging by the
condition OF those who came from
the country. Mr.. Jones came in on
the early morning train from the
east, and recuperated himself for the
dsy's work at the hospitable Sneed
hotel. ri
Along about 10 O'Clock the Bee
Branch and Cockrell contingents OF
the Pop army were seen entering
town by the way Of the public school
building. They were accompanied
by the Prairie Hill band. The band
must have been corrupted by some
malicious Democrat, for they made
the most. depressing music It was
ever our misfortune to hear. The
procession carried numerous ban
nsrs with "strange Devices" One
read "Get In the middle OF the rosdY
and from the dusty appearances Of
the crowd they had been faithfully
obeying the command. Another
said that there were "a million hun
cry children. but IL the big wagon
lood % httis girls vas intended 10
represent the kind OF hungry children
meant, then hunger must produce
very happy, bright and healthy
children, and We will not waste any
Of our sympathy on them. Alter
moving down Bridge street to the
courthouse and back. the process
sion wended its way to the fair
grounds that by the courtesy oil
Mr.. Vim. E. Hill had been secured
as the rendezvous.
Contrary to the general expecta-
tion the speaking was begun In the
forenoon. J. Weller Long. Of Kirks-
vile, state secretary Of the +. & L.
o., occupied the time until the ad-
journment for dinner. he was the
same j. Weller Long that has ap-
peared before the people OF Charlton
county and Keytesville on three 9TH
er occasions this season. The same
epeech and even the very same stereo-
typed smile that had greeted Us on
former occasions was brought forth
to do duty last Monday morning.
We have reported him before and do
not see the necessity OF reporting
him again at this early date. Sufa-
cient to say that it was the same old
story OF woe and Of goicg to theeter
nal demnition bow-wows unless the
people elect Populists to the offices.
The tale Pop orators always tell
reminds US of q personal experience
"Uncle George" Kimbrough, of
Boone county, used to relate.
1t is probably worthy of remark
that "Uncle George" was regarded |
by his intimate associates as q won
derful romancer-a sort OF local Bar |
on Munchausen. "Uncla George"
said that during one OF his trips |
across the plains in an early day he
became separated from his compan-
ions and ran onto q band Of hostile
Indians. An exciting chase ensued.
The speed of his horse, however. en-
abled him to maintain q safe dis
tance between himself and his pur.
suers. The race began to grow mo-
notonous and his horse very tired as
well. But his savage pursuers seem-
ed in No hurry to press the situation.
The cunning devils knew their game
vas safe.