Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-23
Two Nice Deals.

Two Nice Deals. 8.
The Republican speakers sent out
by the committee on Wednesday
evening to two meetings had rather
unpleasant experiences.
At Ripley town a few OF the op'
pone.ats Of the Republican party at
tended the meeting tn q drunken
condi ton, and constantly inter.
rupted and insulted the speakers.
The speakers were Hon. G. 3. Buck
man andJ. B.A. Paradis OF st. Paul.
The free silverites who were engaged
IN the disgraceful conduct seemed to
object to having the, facts Of the
compaign placed before the voters.
AS usual, such methods reset ON the
perpetrators, and the respectable
people of that community will show
by their votes that such tactics are
not endorsed. :. .. .-., s..,..s... %. +.
The same evening E. p. Adams
went to Parker. town to speak at
the iowa hall, according to an as
signn.ent made by the Republican
campaign. committee several days
before, and w hich had been duly Id
vertised by bills. The Democrats
had also advertised q meeting for the
same place ON the same evening,
neither committee knowing that the
O cher had ia ade such an appointment.
When Mr.. Adams arrived, and
learned for the first time that E. F.
Shaw was also to speak at the town
hall that evening, it was naturally
supposed that a joint discussion
would be arranged, or that each
sneaker would be given a share OF
the time. The Parker officials, who
apparently control the town hail.
showed a disposition to entirely ig-
more the rights Of the Republicans In
the matter. Mr.. j. w. Gish was
elected chairman, and he introduced
Mr.. Shaw as the speaker of the even
ing. The Republican speaker beleived d
that If the Democrats could afford
to plainly decline to allow him any
time to speak, the Democratic cause
could not gain anything by it.. .@ r.
Mr.. Shaw showed before he had
talked five minutes that his thoughts
were more on occupying time than
81 making any argument. Fhe more
he talked, the palmer it was to the
Republicans present that the speech
of Mr.. Shaw would not advance the
free silver interests any. Hespent a
large share of his time attacking
Palmer and Buckner, reading from
the, Palmer and Buckner campaign
book, and discussing theories about
binetallism that would weaiy any
audience. He referred once kto the
Democratic county ticket, and the
only plea he could make for them
was that they were all supporting
the free silver national and state
ticket. and should therefore be sup
ported by gil free silverites. He
spoke till nearly II O'Clock. and when
he had closed. the chairman asked
him to "explain the amendments" "
The chairman was evidently afraid
that the time occupied had not been
long enough. Mr.. Shaw, then did a
little explaining of amendments.
The chairman then called ION Phil
NORM, candidate for sheriff, and he
occupied some time. ..*
-s When the Democrats had got
through, and the time for closing
the meeting arrived, MIR. Adams was
allowed to state that he would have
been pleased to answer Mr.. Shaw,
and to have had part OF the time,
and regretted that the appointments
had conflicted, if the opposition OBJ
jected to discussion.
Mr.. Adams then announced a
speech for the same place on Wednes-
day evening of next week. ..~.
We wish to assure the promoters
of the free silver plan in Parker town,
that the people of that town will
consider. both sides of the question
before election, and the side that dis
plays an unwillingness to have both
sides heard will not gain by their
methods. Any free silverite is in
vited to share the time with, the Re-
publican speaker on next Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Shaw would be pre-
ferred as the victim, and ThOs.
Bailey. Henry Goulet and Phil NORM
are urged to be there and see the
result OF u Joint discussion. r.
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