The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-03
GOOD WORDS FOR LAFAYETTE.
William S. COwherd Talks of Mis-
sOuri's Typical County.

From the Kansas City Times.
There is no more representative coun
ty in the state of Missouri than il
Lafayette. y county in which there il
no large city more properly representa-
the idea of Missouri than one i'll which
there is IL city, for Missouri is not {
state of cities, but a state of farmers
Lafayette county is a part of the Fiftl
congressional district, which consist:
only of Jackson and Lafayette, and il
many ways it acts as a balance wheel
Missouri is q free silver state, and La.
fayette county is a free silver county.
The reception given William S. Cow
herd i'll Lafayette county was some
thing almost unprecedented. COwherd
is II of the most eloquent advocates OF
free silver i'll the west, and therefore
this is nOt surprising. Mr.. COwherd
has been unable to speak for several
days owing to Il severe cold, which
temporarily cost him his voice. He
will take the stump again tomorrow,
however. He has made n canvass of
Lafayette county, II speaking of it
yestesday, he said:
The campaign in Lafayette county
was organized by the county committee,
the congressional committee joining III.
We had meetings in every township in
the county, and in nearly every town in
the county. The meetings were well
attended, and the interest shown was
unusual. In q umbe of the smaller
places the attendance would largely
outnumber the vote. The democracy
of Lafayette county is united. There is
no bad feeling Of any kind, and the
democrats were never more enthusiastic
and aggressive than they are in this
campaign. The populiStS' vote i'll the
county, | was told, two years g ran to
about GOO votes. This year Il large
number, if not a majority, of them will
vote with the democrats. Conservative
men figure that the democratic majority
in Lafayette county this year will be
about 1.500. The democrats who for
merly favored the gold standard have
very largely accepted the results of the
Chicago convention, and are working
for the ticket. In several townships,
when they attempted to select delegates
could be found TO attend the county
l was told hat in order
to get one township represented at the
county convention, q ianitor was EN-
ployed and his fare paid.
Il estimate That the vote for the
Palmer ticket in Lafayette county entire
will be less than 100. | was told that
there were but two men at Odessa who
would support the boilers ticket, a few
ut Lexington and H~igginsville, N this
practically, was their entire support.
the other hand, a large number of
republican farmers have openly an
nOunced their allegiance to the cause of
free silver and joined the Bryan clubs;
and the sentiment among the miners,
who heretofore have been largely repub-
lican, seems to be almost unanimous for
The miners realize that pro-
can't help the price of coal, and
while they have been able to keep their
wages up to practically the same amount
per ton, rs in former years, yet they say
that even a fairly good miner will not
average much owe 81 so per day, and
or the last year has averaged less than
.hree DAYS 4 week, while many men
will not make as much as slips per day.
can obtain but TWO or three days
work in a week. They find IT almost
absolutely impossible to obtain even the
icanty necessaries of life while work is
10 scarce.
AT Waverly, where Judge Ess and
Stephens spoke, there was a large
'ery attentive audience and a very
enthusiastic one. AT Odessa, the opera
was full of people, every inch of
Dol taken, the hall and
crowded, and an overflow
Meeting on the outside, calling on some
ne to come u and speak to them
The club printed 600 badges, and all
nut twenty were called for and worn
he night of the meeting.
1.-The county ticket this yearin I.afay-
tie is an unusually strong one. and
While a nomination in that county
ssures an election, the nominees are
al active and vigorous cam
aign that will add many votes to the
tate and national ticket.
1.-The congressional campaign is i'll
he hands of experienced managers, who
ave shown their ability in many vic
Ories, and the county committee is
omposed of an able and aggressive
ody of young democrats, who are
utting an unusual amount of vigOr
nd energy into the campaign"