Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-13
4 GREAT MEETING
Republican Rally at Delta Largely At
tended-An Enthusiastic Crowd of
Nearly One Thousand PeOple-Con-
vincing and Thrilling Addresses.

The opening meeting of the Repub-
hcan County Campaign at Delta last
Thursday evening was a great success
IN every way. Republicans and few
Democrats from every township in
the county were present and filled the
City Hall to overfiowing. The hall
will seat 800, every seat was taken
and it was standing only. with many
glad to get that, when C. R. P. Waltz
called the meeting to order, welcomed
the delegations from other townships
and began to introduce the speakers
of the evening.
The Delta band furnished some in
spring music and the big crowd
seemed to catch the spirit of it, it
seemed almost like an old time coun-
ty convention and every body pres
ent seemed to be happy to be there.
G. r. P. Waltz as president Of the
Fulton County Hughes -Willis-Herrick
League under whose auspices the
meeting was held, presided at the
meeting. j. F. Outcalt, chairman of
the Republican Executive Committee,
o. W. Curtis, secretary of the execu-
tive committee and organizer of of the
League and F E. Kenyon, Vice Presi-
dent were present on the stage with
the, speakers. Hon. Chas. C. Cass,
candidate for second term as State
Senator was first introduced and made
a brief speech that was very much
to the point. Hon. N. E. Matthews
followed with facts and figures re-
garding the effect of the Underwood
Tariff upon the prices of farm pro-
ducts, making a specific local appli-
cation by giving the figures concern
ing the importation of condensed milk
which is one of the items placed on
the free list by Underwood Tariff bill.
Mr.. Matthews remarks were clearly
and forcefully stated and indicated
what conditions will be in this country
under Democratic administration when
the European War ends and the SEM
blance of prosperity in this country
occasioned by the business in provid-
ing war munitions for the beligerent
nations, comes to a sudden end
The principal speaker Of the even
ing was Col. I. W. Meekins of North
Carolina, who proved to be the most
eloquent speaker Fulton county has
had the opportunity of hearing for
many a day. Mr.. Meekins held the
close attention of his large audience
as he gave the history of the condi-
tions which have prevailed in this
country under protective tariff and
under free trade from the earliest
period of the Republic down to the
conditions which prevailed under the
operation of the Underwood Tariff
previous to the out break of the Euro
pean war which counteratced the per-
iod of industrial and financial depres-
sion by the extraordinary demand for
the manufacture of munitions and
accessories of war in this country.
Historical facts. figures, dates and
names were given with remarkable
rapidity and accuracy and the speaker
forcefully and unanswerably pointed
out the only sane and logical conclu-
sion concerning the Democratic prin-
ciple of Free Trade. In a similar
manner Col Meekins handled the facts
in regard to the Mexican situation
the Adamson Bill and the Democratic
Campaign slogan, "He Kept Us Out
of War" Col. Meekins tried in vair
to discover what "war he kept US out
Of" For more than an hour the speak
er held the attention of his auditors
and then there were many who ex-
pressed themselves as wishing tha
he would continue for an hour more.
One of the features of the even
ing was the singing of campaign
song led by D. E. Corbin of Delta
the tune was the "Battle Hymn o.
The Republic" and the audience made
the hall ring with the notes of the
tune made dear to the hearts o1
Americans by use since the days o.
the civil war.
The enthusiasm engendered by thi:
meeting will sweep the county to th'
largest Republican majority ever re
gistered in the county's history.
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