The Globe-republican., 1895-10-24
FORT DODGE IN A BLAZE OF
GLORY.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES AND SOUL
INSPIRING MUSlC!
An Enthusiastic Gathering!

An Enthusiastic Gathering!
The county canvass had been regarded
as tame affair until j. r. BurtOn'i
speech in the opera house, ON Monday
night of last week. His address brought
out the latent political sentiment lying
dormant, and rendered discussion OF
issues possible. But for outright energy
and Inspiration, the meeting at the
Soldiers Home, Saturday night, aroused
the political excavation that had been
slumbering under its suppression for
months past. Men of one mind politi.
cally, through the ordinary processes of
human action, find their sphere narrow
ing, but when brought in contact with
outside influences and inspiration their
ideas enlarge, their prejudices are SUBJ
dued and their patriotism il broadened.
If political convention makes few con-
verts, it finds its compensation in the
arousing of sentiment into action. 1t is
like the steaming up of a locomotive,
pulling open-the throttle valve, and put
ting the wheels in motion, and crying
"All aboard
The candidates have been making
what is called ''still hunt" but even
this usually wise political course is too
slow for the fullest measure Of success.
Several meetings have been arranged and
probably the meeting of Saturday may be
considered the opening of the campaign.
At the Soldiers Home, Saturday night,
a large gathering of people Of the home
and surrounding country had assembled
in the school house to listen to some
political addresses.
The principal speaker Of the evening
was Col. j. W. Moore, of Marion, Kan
sas, who is Secretary of the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board. He was intro
duced by Adjutant Thomas, of the
Home. Preceding the call of the meet
ing to order the speaker and other in.
vited guests had repaired to the school
house under the martial air of the Drum
Corps of the Home. The corps is COM
posed mostly of boys, and make excellent
Beeson's orchestra arrived as the meet
ing opened, and played several national
airs before the speaker proceeded with
his address. Col. Moore complimented
the orchestra very highly. He said he
the audience on having
within their reach such excellent music.
In all his travels he had not found an
orchestra that would excel this one.
When he talked to old soldiers he felt
like obeying the scriptural command
that God gave to Moses, stake the shoes
off thy feet, for the ground on which thou
stand is holy.'
Col. Moore gave an interesting histori-
cal account of the country and the wars.
He referred to the war commencing in
lS61-of the sentiment growing in the
south and eliminating in civil war.
He spoke of the sentiment In the north
for the protection of liberty. An instance
Of a negro's condition in the south was
given. He said the negroes condition
in the south-referringt to his bodily CON-
forts-was not 4 contingent in bringing
about the war. 1t was the preservation
of the union and for freedom that the
war was waged. The bravery and
patriotism OF the soldier during the war
was dwelt upon. Recounting the glories
Of the war was not flannting of the
shirt
Our country Was not defined alone il
its area, bat the institutions, the laws
and customs were our heritage. Calamity
howlers who took it upon themselves to
howl upon the distresses of the country.
would not exchange America for "A home
in foreign lands.
Our duty is to teach loyalty to the
Under this flag will be found
most industrious people in the world.
10 the young people he said, be temper
lte, be loyal. and vote the Republican
ticket
What country this would be if every
nan loved his country. There were some
whom he would trade off for loyal Irish
men. They were better than the fault
hiding Populists, though these were
native born. OF the foreign immigrants
le would keep out the mendieant and
crime tainted. He did not endorse all
hat was said regarding the restriction
If foreign immigration. except to ex-
dude the class referred to- OF this class
lie would ship them back with the native
There was treason other than that of
secession. Ii seems that some of the
,Oys in blue endorsed it. He referred to
he incendiay talk Of populism. He said