The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-05
ANT|-FREE SPEECH SOCIETY.
PARTS OF MISSOURI HAVE PROF.
TIED LITTLE BY THE MARCH
OF CIVILIZATION.
PALMER and BUCKNER ATTACKED.
A Howling Mob of Uncivilized Natives
Attempted 10 Do Violence to the Vet
Grams at Fayette-Furious Fight
for Five Minutes.

Gems. Palmer and Buckner received even
worse treatment than at Paris and for d
time violence was threatened the cand
dates. The party was greeted by a howl
ing mob, which seemed bent on causing
trouble from the moment the train
stopped. No sooner had the two gen.
erals emerged upon the car platform than
n Bryan banner bearing the inscription:
"Fayette Democratic club" was thrust
into Gen. Palmer's face by its bearer.
A citizen named Williams tried to urge
peace and the gold men rallied and rushed
the banner back. This only made the
disturbers more ugly. A man tried to
Williams seized it, and the crowd rushed
upon him and began beating him. The
rioters then tried to get at the generals
and strike them with their banners.
Scores of men fought bitterly around the
cars; women were pushed about and
knocked down and many blows were eX-
changed.
An old farmer climbed on the rear end
of the car and shouted: "You are carry
ing Missouri for Mckinley He was
pulled down by the crowd
After five minutes of fighting, scream
ing and footing of horns, the train pulled
out without the candidates even at
tempting to make speech. Most of the
rioters were young men and belonged TO
the so-called Fayette Democratic club.
They wore high white hats with Bryan's
name inscribed thereon and white badges.
Most of them seemed to belong to the
well-to-dO element.
Mrs. Palmer and Buckner, who are ac-
companying the candidates, were wit
nesses of the scenes of disorder
Aboard the train the party showed the
utmost surprise at the treatment accord
ed them.
Said Gen. Buckncr: "All through Iowa
we were treated with great courtesy. |
did not believe we would be shown such
disrepect in Missouri"
The men who stood on the rear plat
form of the car ut Fayctte were Pope
Yeamans of Columbia who was between
Gen. Palmer and Gen. Buckncr; Maj.
Lewis of the Hannibal watcrworks, Il. b.
Bucknar of Kansas City, Thomas b.
Skinner and Arthur Lee of st. Louis, Ru-
fus Anderson of Hannibal and j. w.
Richards of Chicago, who We're in charge
, of the train for the national democratic
g.. committee They all saw the men seize
Williams and declare that while one gar
.rotted him another twisted his beard,
while others held his legs and arms. They
saw the man who bore an American flag
sweep the spear point at Gen. Buckncr
They say the large Bryan banner was
pushed forward by poles until Gen.
Palmer was fairly forced back. They
saw the Central college boys rally and
fight the banner back, and saw the lads
overwhelmed by numbers, still fighting.
The Central college boys ran after the
train and with loud cries begged the gen
erals to believe that had they known the
plan they would have stopped it with the
aid of the good citizens and the old sol
ders. Women stood in the station while
this riot was going on and wept.
At other points along the line the party
was greeted by respectful crowds. and
the remainder of the trip to Kansas City
which place was reached this evening
was made without incident
INSULTED BY HOODLUMS.
An Unwclcome Greeting for Palmer ant