Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-20

change. We propose, my fellow citizens,
on the first day OF next January, to take
charge of the affairs in the state of Mis-
touri. We have confidence that the peo-
pie of Missouri have viewed the question
election day as Senator Vest says. We
are confident, / say, that the state shall
be put into the hands of the party OF
Mr.. Lewis speech was listened 10. with
rapt attention. So closely was IL followed
that Mr.. Lewis was not interrupted nan hai
II am afraid that ! have devoted too much
time TO the money question; / wanted 10
say something about The tariff TINS rms
was met with cries Of more; more give
us the tariff, too.
great laugh was caused when some
old fellow near the front cried give him
heIl'' when Mr.. Lewis mentioned Senator
SieWart's name. Mr. Lewis made de-
cidedly strong impression. His handling
Of the financial question was felt by al
10 have been mastery. and many ex-
pfessed themselves 50 afterward. The
whole effort showed plainly that he was
and thoroughly knew and believed IN the
cause he so forclbly presenting lie
showed himself a rhetorician. too. He IN
duieed in little ordtoTy. but the DIS ne
used were introduced With effect.
The next speaker was General John X
Thomas or illinois who was assigned to
fhis meeting by the national Republican
committee. He Is A big man. Whlte halreh
and fine looking. He has been elected from
81 district IN '-EEypt IN IlBIlolS S-|eIal
times in succession. Mr.. Filley introduced
him as the man who looked Ike ncie
Dick" Oglesby. OF Illinois, and was thought
just as good speaker.
General Thomas began by saying that ne
had been warned not 70 come 10 NoFth
Missouri because IL was 'full Of Demo
Gratis anyway, and Unreconstructed John
MES The good quality of the audience
and its evident intelligence reminded him.
he said, Of the Irishman who took his
girl 10 church. "Biddy," said he. ''Oi had
intended
the place, but oil foind all the empty safes
sre fun" This conyuised the audience.
which had been slowly growing so that II
now numbered nearly 1900. The general be-
came very popular with his hearers long
before he was through his speech. His
bucolic references were so apt and so funny
the crowd was delighted. He said, pres
emily: II understand Lon stephens has his
eye on the governors chair. All can say
TO him Is he'd better take IL off or Bob
Lewis Will sit on 1t before long and smash
He called the silver Democracy a three
headed monster which was not the, true
Democratic party. why" he exclaimed.
ITS no more like the true Democratic
party than a fac sipiIe is like sick
The Populists were described as calves
looking around in a blackberry patch and
as 100 green to burn, even in Satan's do
main. Many of the saJies led Perry Free
man, candidate for secretary of state. to
bft up his voice and give the noted Mis-
souri, hog YELL When General Thomas
marked: why. they've fetched a calliope
up here for us, haven't they? / wonder II
the fellow that did that is hunting for the
per capiter."
He was followed by DR.. A. C. Pettyjohn,
candidate for the lieutenant governprship.
Dr. Pettyjohn spoke briefly. but in such a
quiet, sincere way that he was heartily
applauded when he stepped to his seat.
when Mr.. Filley introduced ex-Aayor
Davis. who Is extremely popular in this
part OF the state. cheer on cheer were
gwen him. He made a speech not unlike
that OF General Thomas, replete with
humorous thrusts at the Democratic party.
Like General Thomas, he confined himself
mostly to a discussion OF the tariff. Or
the conclusion, the crowd, led by Chairman,
RILEY, gave three rousing cheers for Nc
kinley and bob Lewis. This was the
last act of the afternoon.
Tonight the streets have been packed
with people from far and near. farmers,
poitcians. citizens of this place. children
and young men with their best girls. The
crowd d was greater by far than at any
other lime since the league meetings be-
gan. The attraction was a parade BY the
Iocal 'iiambeau club assisted by the two
81. Louis bands. the Cameron band and
one OF the two Chillicothe bands The
Ilambeau club made n brave appearance
indeed. and used rockets and roman can,
dies by the dozen. The public square was
snlrted I'VE or six times. Marching with
me bandsmen were numerous bows carry.
ing Dig pictures of Chauncey l. FiIIev,
whose expression We've got 'em " first
Uttered at the Springfield convention was
repeated several times this afternoon in
inc tent, amid laughter and cheers The
festivities ended with the parade
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