The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-02
The Closing Rallies.

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The Democrats and Republicans had
their closing rallies here last week, the
Republicans holding theirs on Friday
night and the "other fellows" held
theirs on Saturday afternoon.
The Republican rally consisted of
fine torchlight procession. rough-rIder's
parade and general big time all aroun d.
The speaker was Hon j. L. Minis, Of
Carrollton. The court house was packed
to overfiowing; the people inside were
packed, like sardines in box, and not
wlthstaniing this, they kept in a good
humor, and the speaker was frequently
greeted with rounds Of applause. The
crowd was so large that had the COM
mittee anticipated such a turning out
another speaker might have been Sc
cured in time, and he would have had
equally as large crowd to talk to rs
was on the inside.
No speech delivered here during the
campaign received closer attention, or
was more enthusiastically received. 1t
is simply impossible for us ut this time
to give brief synopsis of his mastery
address, suffice it to say that on national
issues he completely demolished the
bugaboo Of imperialism and militArism
in logical and augumentative manner
The SENTINEL. congratulatcs Mr.. Min
mis- in his able effort, and the Republi-
cans feel better for his having come
among us.
The two bands of our city furnished
the music, and added much to the spirit
of the occas on.
On Saturday afternoon the Democ-
racy had their turn, and although it
was on day that the larger crowd us
uaily comes-to town, We do not believe
that it came up to the expectations of
the leaders of the party. Delegations
were expected from the adj Dining town
ships, but only Forest City, as dele
CATION was represented. The court
house was filled, but there was standing
room. The speakers were ex-Congress-
man Il. p. G.. Wilson and Senator
Haynes. Mr.. Wilson confined himself to
national issues, and Mr.. Haynes to state
matters. Both these gentlemen han
died their subjects in a strong way from
their standpoint, and we presume salts
fled the leaders of their party, but to
the Republicans, who largely made up
the audience, they were disappoint-
ment. We think MIR. Haynes in hand
ling the school fund question, made a
complete failure. 1t matters not how
much dust they try TO throw in the eyes
of the people, these truths stand out:
When the Democracy took charge OF
the state in 1871 they found handsome
school fund (see supreme court decision
18th Mo. page 532) that was brining 10 a
handsome sum in interest from outside
sources, without cent Of taxation upon
the people. Today the nearly 100000
of state school moneys have disappeared
and in its place debt of like amount
has been created, upon which the
taxpayers are called upon by
direct taxation to pay an
annual interest charge of S2JO,O00 In
other words, the people are,payrng s250,-
600 annual interest on the proceeds Of
the sale of their own property, and on
the gifts of their fellow-citizens. We
speak more in detail upon this question
elsewhere in this issue.
The music for this occasion was fur
nished by the Corning and Mound City
bands, and they furnished the people
the very best, and everybody was es-
peciaily pleased with this part of the
Democratic rally
The little thirteen year-old son of
Charlie Noland, recited suitable seiec-
tion, and was very pleasing part Of the
program.
At night the Democracy had ''rouser"
at Forest City, and it came up to the
expectations of the leaders there.