The Iola register., 1900-11-02
IS THAT THEIR BEST?
The Much Advertised Fusion Inspiring
Rally Prove a Dreary and Emaci-
ated Piece of Enthusiasm.

not have been. 1t changed not vote,
it left no impression save of wasted
ammunition.
Advertised? 1t was heralded far
and wide. The official Porulist paper
said Webster Davis was expected.
1t didn't say where and Web did not
and uevereXpected tocome. But it was
thought the ad. would help draw a
crowd. Marion Butler was also ad-
vertised. He didn't come. David
Overmyer came as did also DR.. Mich
OILS of NewINoik City.
There was a good crowd in town as
there always is on Saturdays. but the
fusion rally was not responsible
forthe coming OF 500 people. The
band was secured and played and MIR.
Overmycr spoke for two hours and
sixty minutes out in the public square.
He made u good speech from the
fusion standpoint and nearly as many
Republicans as iusioni,ts heard it,
He wa, impassioned and patted the
railing with hi, hands, worked his
body up and down. and shook his
head until he was red in the face.
The fusionist- enjoyed it and prob
ably believed what he said The Re
publicans enjoyed it and did not be-
lieye what he said. Mr.. Overmyer
says ye have no title to the Philippine
islands Spain had nothing to sell
and we could buy nothing. He did
not explain why W. j. Bryan worked
to have that treaty passed whereby we
paid out 5lO,OoO.0OO for wind title.
Never said q word about that.
He failed also 90 recall that our
purchase of Louisiana, Alaska. Flor
ida. and H.. other land we have SEE
cured was exactly similar So lar as
regards the requirement OF title. The
Indian, and Sraniard- whom Thoma,
Jefferson took into the country were
not asked it they wanted in.
MIR. Oyermyer loves Aguiua'do and
his Tagalos. After Dewey licked the
Spanish fleet i'm Manila bay land
strangely enough Dave think, that
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Athen, when devoted band of
thousand men from Plutaea held the
pa,, at ThermonyIae and turned hazel,
the Persian horde to ifs da.tru,ti,n
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l. fomcd i'm sopo and .to,,. inr II
sayed the enIiobteoed civiIilotion. of
Atbep, from absolute and total
de.r,oictiouo tbe bondsoft,e per.iap.
And David. tine oroto,. lilxoued that
ocrinn of tbe Fufnipu ARMY which .o,
ON H., bnuurba, around tbe ou,sl,i,,.
nf Manila ,,,itin,. .i,.,.,t ii, ..,a i..,,,
|tue,iry and was only urryontrl b,
the American soldiers to thr r,moI.
hand at Tbeymonyroa
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pari.on. so much reason. SD mYrb
/ Iooic- inst .o much os trcr, ,yo- I'm
the rest OF his talk. lie could have
wont at the inprotinldc tbi. ,nuutr,
seems inclined to exhibit towprd tbat
tribe of Filipipo. which soyed tine
United State. from total ,,rocl, ot tbe
hands of the Spani,l army I'm AIonu
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