The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-31
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY
THE FIGHTING GENERALS.
THEY TRY TO BULLY AND BROW
BEAT TIE PLAIN PEOPLE.
But Their BIackguardism is Met With
Patriotism and Hot In-
dignation.

mer and Buckner arrived here this
morning on a trip through Missouri,
and were met at the depot by 500
people. 1t proved an unwelcome
greeting and the party was compelled
to pull out without accomplishing
anything.
The men who stood on the rear
platform were Pope Yeamons, of
Columbia, who was between Gen.
Palmer and Gen. Buckner; Mai. Lewis,
of the Hannibal water works; T. II.
Buckner, of Kansas City; Thomas b.
Skinner and Arthur Lee, OF st. Louis:
Rufus Anderson, of Hannibal, and j.
w. Richards, of Chicago, who was in
charge of the train of the National
Democratic committee.
Kansas City. Mo, Oct, 30.-The
Times will tomorrow pr}nt specials
from Paris ami Fayette, Missouri,
which state that Generals Palmer and
Buckner provoked and were in a large
measure responsible for the rlotious
disorders at those places this afternoon.
The Dispatch from p;giS says;
When Col. Rufus 4, Anderson, OF
Hannibal. came ont upon the rear plat
form of the ear to introduce Generals
Palmer and Bucl1ner, his appearances
was the signal for q wild Bryan de-
monstration from crowd of Demo
Gratis who were bearing a huge Bryan
banner. When this had subsided, he
said: Il ann glad to meet you all, with
a few exceptions"
This thrust provoked a still greater
demonstration by the Bryan crowd,
who brought their banner closer.
Then, pointing toward a man carrying
the banner, Gen. Palmer continued:
II see a sap-headed fool over there
with a Bryan picture. Why does he
not come out from behind the picture
so we can see who he is? / have OBJ
served all through this campaign that
the men who say they are for Bryan
have to go labeled with their candi-
dates names so that they will not for
get who they are for"
This sally provoked a Bryan de-
monstration which overwhelmed the
speaker and General Palmer retired in
anger. General Buckner then appear
ed, and there was another tremendous
shout for Bryan. AS soon as the
Southerner could be heard, he came
back at them with the following re-
tort:
"You can holler mighty loud for
Bryan, but not one of you can give a
sensible reason why you are going to
vote for him. May be the man who
/ is screeching Bryan's name out there
can count as much as a hundred with
out making a mistake, but / doubt
| 1T. [ also doubt that he knows the
| alphabet and am certain he can't say
it backwards. The gobble of a fool
is utterly incomprehensible to me and
therefore I'll pay no further attention
to what he may have to say" At
this juncture, some one shouted 'Hur-
rah for the Mckinley aid society" Il
am glad some fool has said that re-
torted Gen. Buckner who endeavored
TO continue his speech, but the crowd
surging around the car by this time
became so uproarious that he speaker
was obliged to wait long time before
he could proceed and though he
said only a few ords, afterward his
speech could be heard by only a few Of
the assembled crowds.
When the train left Paris, the Bry-
an men at that point who were ag-
grieved at the language used by the
candidates, telegraphed ahead ITO
Fayette and these telegrams, accord
ing to the Times Fayette correspon-
lent stirred up the Fayette Democracy
almost to the fighting point. The re-
suit was a demonstration so tumult-
uous that Nhen the train arrived at
Fayette the campaigners were made
TO make themselves heard and gave up
the contest to their opponents by
whom they were greatly over-matched
in lung power.