Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-02

in the words that made the crowd
wake up as they had not walked before
during the evening, and Mr.. Ward de-
serves sincere thanks. He had to sing
part of If over again.
W. ID. Foulke was then introduced,
and be made the speech of the evening,
He knows much of Spain and the
Spaniard and has particularly ex.
tended acquaintance with Cuba and
SPANS other American ex-eolonies
and the countries she originally con
quered and lost. Before speaking OF
Spain, however, he took up Wayne
county. la the late war Indiana was
not excelled in loyalty by any state in
the union. and when the silk banner
was offered 10 the county for the
quickest response to call for volun-
teers, that prize came TO Wayne
county. He referred to the wor der
fully effective Fourth of July Grafton
of Oliver P. Morton at Cambridge
City July 4, 1868. as one of the great
est patriotic speeches on record.
Spain has accused Americans of hav
ing lost patriotism IN their struggle for
wealth. We must show them that we
can look after something higher. He
recalled the words of Morton in 1861 !:
The time for argument is past. We
are confronted with the solemn fact of
war" So long as the question was
in the future there was room for doubt,
thre were reasons for delay and differ
snce of opinion. Now that we ale
confronted with state of war we are
all of one opinion. This is not time
for party. There should be no party
now. You know that | am an indie
pendent, sometimes called an accused
muswump (laughter), yet there
should now be no Independent, no Re-
publican. no Democrat Loud and
prolonged applause.) There should
be NJ party, no tariff, no silver ques-
ton
The two fiags-the stars and stripes,
and the banner of blood and gold
were contrasted. The Spanish flag of
yellow and red typifies the gold the
Spaniards have ever sought and the
blood that has marked the trail where
they have sought 1t. Spain's bloody
and merciless career in her new world
conquests were reviewed graphically,
and was contrasted with that of
the Pilgrim fathers, who came seek
ing not gold, but liberty of mind
and conscience. He gave brief and
Mandatory description of Cuba, enun-
ciating some of its many advanta yes.
Matanzas IN particular was spoken of
as place
Where every prospect pleases
And only man is ylle.S
The vileness is not that of the Cuban,
bat of the Spaniard. He said there
were some good Spaniards, but that
cruel and bloodthirsty A number of
quotations from Oliver P. Morton pal
ricularily applicable to the present
time. we're given. HE, being dead,
yet speaketh. The spirit of the great
var governor rules today The
1ercism of Cuba in her previous ten
years war was mentioned. After
that Cuba was given representation,
but that means only two seventeenths
of the power of Spain, not enough
strength in the cortes to accomplish
anything, and the Cuban captain-gen
eral has absolute authority
and unlimited power over the life, lib
srty and property of the citizens Of the
Island. The speaker fully Endorsed
he action of the President in all that
le has done. THE time for argument
S pass d. We must stand or fall to-
yether." Shall the banner county
# Ii di ina fail to fill company of lSS
nen9 The county should always have
! milit ,ry company. In that other
all, 900 were asked for at first, and
he so end n there ssss were SOW over 800! ~ 1aa.
lshed by this state. We should not
10 as was done in 1S61-underestim
he extent of the fight ahead O. us
The north thought the confederates
'ould not fight, the confederates !
hought one southerner could whip six |
n eight Yankees. In the end they
ound that both were good fighters.
Jake Abel: You betty Spain
las brave soldiers, and will fight hard.
then complications may arise until we
hall all be needed. We should be
eady. What is there in life but to
lose it honorablyi
The peroration of the address was
me. The audience was worked up to
pitch of real enthusiasm at the mas
erly and eloquent address.
Mr.. w. II. Smith then stated
he object of the meeting and presented
ne muster roll.
Eugene O'Connel then burst forth
It'll an impassioned and stormy reel
alton of Barbara Frietchie.r That
attled it and the boys were ready to go
} war. Some seventy signed the
luster roll. That made the
REAL SUCCESS
the meeting, The muster roll was
led with exception of some six or
ght names. More names were added
ssterday and today.
MAYBE A CHANCE
Yesterday, on information that the
rees at Indianapolis were being de-
eted, Mr.. Smith wired Adjutant- Gen-t
al Gore asking that in case any COM
my be rejected, our company be given
chance.
lr. Niles Heart Cure +
Cures Prominent Attorney.