Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-10-30

The poorly fed and scantily
clothed women and children OF the
country appeal to every voter to
do his duty next Tues day. Vote
for sound money and protection
to American labor.
The free silver movement is
an indirect census of the querulous,
the discontinued and the designing
classes of the country. The result
will no doubt prove an agreeable
surprise to the good people in gen
eral.
Two years ago local Demo
cratic speakers could not think of
too many epithets and anathemas
to hurl at the Populists. Those
same men to day have hidden
themselves under the wing of
Populism, hoping to evade the
political justice they deserve. 1t
is a spectacle to impeach Ameri-
can dignity and self-respect
In the last general assem-
bly, there was fight made on the
Normal schools. The fight will be
continued in the next general
assembly. With S. NJ. Pickler as
our representative, we need have
no fears of legislation adverse to
our Normal schools. Vote for
Picker.
The Wabash Agent at Kinks
vile in advertising the Bryan ex-
curs1on train to Ottumwa says:
''Don't miss the last opportunity
to see and hear the greatest living
orator. We had expected Mr..
Bryan to 60 into private life after
November 3. but hardly thought
it would be so private as the Wa
bash agent, who is a strong Bry-
an supporter, would have us be-
lieve.
The tax payers will b.
called upon to put up 100000
to finish a new capital building
if the capital is moved to Sedalia,
just as Pettis county had to do
when the county seat was moved
from Georgetown to Sedalia. The
removal cost Pettis county 5000,
600. Don't forget to scratch eyes"
and vote "no'' on capital removal.
Sedalia only promises to dupli-
cate the present buildings. If We
are to have q new capitol let us
have one commensurate with the
dignity of our State. The effort
to move the capital from Jeffer-
son City should be defeated. State
institutions should not be baul.d
about from one place to another,
and the way to prevent it is not to
begin it.
One of the most disgraceful
scenes ever witnessed in Kinks
vile was enacted at the Wabash
depot Thursday morning when
the special train came in bearing
Rev. Jno. Snyder of st. Louis, a
life long Democrat who is now
stumping the State in favor of
sound money, good citizenship
and honest government. 1t had
been circulated about town that
special was coming, but no one
seemed to know who were to be
the speakers or what their mis-
sion. At Republican Headquarters
nothing was known about the
train until few minutes before it's
arrival. 1t seems,s however that
the opposition had gotten the
word that the speakers were sound
money Democrats, and they quiet
~ got their hoodlums together,
and had them at the depot either
10 break up the meeting, or pre-
vent the speaker being heard.
When the train pulled in it was
greeted with cheers and yells for
Bryan, and many insulting re-
marks. DR.. Snyder, 1however,
who has a national reputation fol-
learning, wisdom, and patriotism,
and whose democracy has never
been questioned by thinking, law
abiding citizens, made his way to
goods box and asked to he heard
as Democrat speaking to Demo-
Gratis. 1ells and jeers drowned
his words, and for several mo-
ments the speaker could scarcely
| he haord of oil III; ,