Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
SHOW At W|GWAM,
Faithful of the G. O. p. Turn Out
to Open City Head.
quarters.
SEYMOUR AND PRINCE SPEAK
Crowd Cheers When Latter I'm.
Intentionally Compliments
Mr.. Bryan.

The inner circle of the adherents of
the e. o. p. held conc!ave at Turner
hall Saturday night, at which the
customary doses of anesthetics were
distributed. Happily it was very
exclusive affair-it Was advertised as
the formal opening of the city repub
lican headquarters-so the soothing
potions were partaken of only by
those whose systems had long been
Injured to the treatment and the pub
lie damage wrought was insignificant.
Previous to the comedy proper, 80
mem bers of the marching club went
around back of the garden at the
rear of the hall, where there were
some new clothes, in assorted sizes,
and proceeded to rig themselves out
in full mourning. Then each was
given all the Roman candles he could
carry, in which he decked himself out
till he resembled a porcupine with
the quilts on the wrong side of hi
body. Being thus equipped, the I'M
daunted handful sailed bravely forth,
marching through several of the
streets.
When the preliminaries were over
and all the big and little
guns were marshaled into the
hall there was still room for more.
To be sure there was thin crust of
politicians around the edges aud even
few of the seats in the center were
taken. But as the main attraction of
the evening was introduced and came
Coz or-I bn or NriSffnl PlonRa n ~
the outer darkness as though he would
like to see more-inside. According
ly johnny Rinck ran out and told the
crowd of the curious on the street that
the whole show was free and that
there would be no collection taken.
Thus encouraged, several made bold
to enter. but made themselves scarce
again when the fake was uncovered.
On the stage William jackson, h
A. Weld. DR.. f. NJ. Sala, II. A. Nc
Donald, and McKinley's picture tried
to fill all the space. The latter
showed over it's right shoulder
big crop of wheat and over the left
river with a good stage of water for
navigation, the inference being, of
course, that Mckinley was RESPONSE
BILE for both.
Boosts the TaIin.
Charles W. Seymour, of Chicago,
presented the first and main solution.
He said that politics are good for us.
We 90 to meetings to learn something.
Turning back to the early COS, when
the fruits of republican misgov-
eminent had matured in a democratic
administration, he drew tears from
his hearers, and then rapidly working
up to the subject nearest his heart, he
told about the lovely tariff the repub-
lican party had sprung all by it's lit
tie self, and held that it was the whole |
cheese. He showed how easy it is to
be taxed when we don't know it on |
the same principle that men have bled |
to death unconsciously. He took |
from package he had brought |
all the frailties of human nature, |
stuck them together and said the |
name of the result was Bry gan. Then |
he took the pieces away one by one, |
turned them wrong side out and
threw them into the corner to. be
gathered up and used again on his
next audience.
Mr.. Seymour assured his hearers
hat he knew a few things about the
orient; that he had been there in fact,
md almost claimed the honor of a
personal acquaintance with Aguinal-
10. Made confident by this reflection,
lie took a run at the question of i'm
,erialism and tried to butt it off the
,arth. After he had picked him self
earrings again, ne told his audience
L 81. h.
nyhow. The democrats say it's the
rump, but they have a strong suit
ard up, their sleeve. and all they are
Waiting for is chance to get the lead.
n conclusion, he exhibited the access
i BILE portion of a bloody shirt, Just to
how that he was wearing it, and Po-
Itely bowed him self to a seat.
Audience Cheers Bryan's Name.
Then the Glee club hollered and
Prince took the boards.
lie said Seymour had made a bully
peech and had covered the ground so
thoroughly that about the only thing
to democracy that was left
n pieces large enough to be tangible,
vas Bryan's speech of acceptance.
% he proceeded 10 wool that about,
ensuring the author for failing to
resent the details of the whole
cheme of government in a 10, 900
-ord speech. A tribute was paid TO !
IcKinley for the guarded manner in
-hich he expressed him self on the is
ues of the day. Mr.. Princes only in :
consistency lay in letting his enthusi- :
SIN carry him so far as to pay an in =,
oluntary compliment to Mr.. Bryan :
5 one of the highest products of our 7
merican civilization, and his audi
nee so far forgot itself as to applaud }
le sentiment. :
But the Bunch Was Tired.
By this time about all the crowd
ut the city and county officers had L
:csped from the room and they were C
nl-inrr La