The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-07-28
The Mayyiew Picnic.


one Of the hottest Of the summer the
occasion was greatly enjoyed by
everybody present-some twenty-five
hundred or three THOUSAND people.
The hospitality which has always
characterized the Mayvlew community
was exhibited on this occasion in a
dinner Of prodigal bounteousness.
And though the picnic was advertised
as Woodmen affair, no thoughtful
man could contemplate this cookery
exposition from the fried chicken to
the pies OF every open faced, overlaid
and cross fenced variety without
being impressed with the reflection
that the moral Of the occasion was
not so much, "Young man, insure
your life in the Woodmen lodge" as
"Young man, keep your eye on
MAYHEM for a wife.
In the afternoon the Woodmen had
their inning. Thomas A, Walker, Of
Higginsvllle, introduced District
Deputy Dobie, VINO spoke upon Jne
history Of woodcraft, and state
organize JOHN Sullivan, who spoke
about everything that pleased him,
and it being just after dinner almost
everything was pleasing to him.
The political part Of the programme
was to have been a debate between
Congressman Robert Lamar and John
Welborn. Mr.. Welborn was not
present. Mr. Lamar came as a
substitute for MIR Hamlin, who had
an appointment to speak In Benton
County on this date. Lamar is a
favorite in Lafayette County where
be has been heard in several
: campaigns, MIR. Lamar began his
speech by supposing that a
manufacturer should come to Mayview
t and offer to establish a factory.
y Suppose he should tell the people that
J. the enterprise could not possibly be
profitable and ask the people to sign
K contract, each man promising to
"a pay him a few dollars month for the
II remainder Of their lives to keep the
+. factory going, The speaker asked If
there was a man in the Mayview
a neighborhoOd who would sign such a
contract. He then ask his hearers
4 to suppose ii at the people accepted
y this proposition and gave this
monthly support for years, and
suppose that they finally found out
that the manufacturer was a liar,
. and that he was selling his goods In
other communities at a third less
= = than to the people Of Mayview-how
- then would they feel about the
TRANSACTIONS This, said the speaker,
is a fair statement Of the protective
D. tariff proposition.
K Mr.. Lamar then took up the
q subject Of trusts He said that few
u years ago the democratic ranks were
lu greatly demorallzed by the advanced
s- stand which President Roosevelt
n
u processes to take upon this subject
3 He acknowledged that he himsel
as had had much faith In the president
-. But the utter failure Of the trus
u, prosecutions, the utter neglect Of tn
80 criminal clause in the Sherman
d; statute had made it apparent tina
be the curbing Of the trusts would hav
me to be done by the democratic party
0 He said that If the federal govern
No. meDt pursued the trust makers witt
one-tenth Of the relentlessness
ht- exhibited toward poor rascal VIII
rs. used Cancelled postage stamp, or Gu
try an armful Of wood from public land
of or made few gallons of moonshiu
of whisky from pawpaws gathered
lie the Businesses of the Ozark mountain
T there would be an entirely differer
H. tale to tell
ne, Mr.. Lamar'S speech was we
rita received He is popular campaignC
ge- wherever he has been heard
ne. Missouri, and the democrats
ed, Lafayette county greatly hope th5
oy- his district will return him
vas congress this fall.
nn- Bells baud from Lexingto
The furnished the music for the occasion
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