Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-10-03
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PARls Sept z7.-rnder two great
oak trees the only ones in a broaE
held. william ]. Stone, q ST. Louis
and Casnp Cark, q Pike county,
openea the Senatorial campaign herr
this afternoon. Each candidate made
a speech, something over an hour in
length, from 3 wagon. The listeners,
3 vast crowd from three on four com
ties. sat On the grass as the tive great
Misso1rians outlined their positions
On the issues in the public mind
Governor Stone made no direct al
fusion 10 his candidacy. The greater
part q bis speech was devoted to the
statement that be had never far an
instant receded from the position the
party occupied In 1895 and in 1900 He
recalled his Washington park, Kansas
CITY. speech, and declared for j re
affirmation Of the Chicago and Kansas
City platforms He said also that he
deemed it unwise TO submit TO news
paper interviews on important que-
tons without either writing the inter
views 0f seeing the subsequent proof.
HAD SOT DECLARED AGAINST RATIO
or SIXTEEN TO ONE
He said that he had not declared
against the ratio Of 1s to i, but that
ne would be willing 10 change that
ratio as a concession in order to Sc
cure a repeal Of the act Of 1878 and to
restore bimetaIlism.
Nh. Clark made direct answer to
this point.
He said that he meant TO stand by
the whole 81 the KansasC City platform,
emitting no detail, and that be meant
By this that the ratio would continue
as set forth. He said that concession
meant 0tIedt.
Many uncommon circumstances at
tended this meeting to-day. Until
this morning neither candidate knew
that the other was TO be present. Mr..
Stone was on his way to Lamar and
Mr.. Clark was booked for a speech at
Moberly. Both were invited to stop
here and address the people at the
fair grounds.
ARRANGEMENTS NOT EXACTLY SUR.
ABLE ron THE SPEAKERS.
When the speakers reached the
grand stand at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
they found a baby show in progress.
On the other side Of the amphithenter
there was enteFprising music that
could not be stopped. Mr.. BaSsett,
chairman Of the committee on arrange
ments, announced the oratorical plans
for the afternoon, presenting Cover
nor Stone as the first speaker. Cover
nor Stone, looking better than he has
appeared in several seasons, stood be-
fore the audience and waited for a lull
in the music. There was none. He
brushed his famous locks back once or
twice, smiled at the great crowd and
at the chairman, and took a seat.
Then some one said that oId-faghioned
stump-speaking would come closer to
the Monroe county idea for the launch
ing Of the Senatorial booms. There
we're two great trees a quarter of a
mile away. What did Messrs. Clark
and Stone think about it? They were
much pleased.
RECALLED BENTON CAMPAIGN Oh A
HALF CENTURY AGO.
So the crowd, good natured and in.
terested, started. 1t was like the
Benton campaign half a century ago,
told about by Senator Vest last sum
mer down at Sweet Springs. The two
speakers, one tall and slender, the
other talland thick, led the procession
across a stretch Of fall p~asturage. The
crowd was 50 great that some one sug-
gested two meetings. This was voted
down.
There was some delay in finding a
I place for the speakers. Then a slight
spring wagon that yielded TO every
violent move Of the orator was wheel
ed up. Governor Stone mounted IL
and after bis characteristic survey Of
the great crowd, began by saying:
81 shall begin a brief speech by call.
ing your attention to my peculiar posi-
tion. You win observe that in the
afternoon programme / am wedged In
between a horse race and Champ
Clark Can you imagine anything
more awarkard?h
SERIOUS AND CAREFUL SPEECH on
DExOeRATTo DOCTRINES.
But Mr.. Stone did not stick long 70
humor. He at once began a serious
and carefully thought-out speech on
Democratic doctrines, treating II
literally with an argument against
the reorganization Idea.
Mr.. Stones speech contained 10 ap-
peal for himself, but 1t was a very
clear declaration Of principles. He ex.
planned that the Kansas City platform
needed no lettering; that the test Of
a mans Democracy should be a record
Of unfaiiing fealty, and that there
would be no Reorganization. " because
there was no occasion for it. He felt
that defeat did not mean error, and
that the principles that were good and
true 10 1896 and 1900 are good and true
now.
Mr.. Stone never made a more forci-
bic speech than he made this after
noon He was exceedingly fit and the
circumstances surrounding the open
ing Of the campaign were inspiring.
CLARK BEGINS BY OFFERING A PROB
LEN N AATHENATIos.
The wagon was in the center Of a
great crowd, the inner portion Of which
sat Fat On the ground. Then came
another circle, half On their knees and
outside Of this there vas a third cir
Gle standing. Mr.. Clark sat on a cane
bottom chair by the side Of the wagon
on which Governor Stone spoke. He
vas In the sun at the conclusion Of
the frst address
Mr.. Clark ellmbed OYer the side Of
the wagon and taking his hat of, mop
ned A bedeHed brnw The crowd stood