Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
NATE KENDALL
NOTED ORATOR
DecOrai' Visited Last Night by One of
IOwa's Most Brilliant Men, Who
Gave a Most Notable Ad-
dress for the Victory
Loan
MADE A STRONG
APPEAL TO OUR PEOPLE
Audience Fairly Carried Away by the
Speakers Eloquence. Dubuque
College Band Rendered
Great Music

Decorah was visited last night by
large delegation of Iowa people,
out in the interest of the Victory
Liberty Loan. A special train bearing
the Dubuque Catholic College band,
Hon. ~ E. Kendall, of Abba; Hon.
Frank O'Connor United States Dis
trict Attorney of Dubuque, David
Murphy, brother Of Louis Murphy,
Internal Revenue Collector, and
Captain Dan Newquest, of Des
Moines besides other we'll known
residents of Dubuque. And last but
not least, there were sixteen young
red blooded American soldiers, who
recently returned from service over
seas, many of whom were badly
wounded in the big drives over there.
An immense crowd gathered to
hear the talks and our people were
given a treat that they will not soon
forget. Two of the speakers spoke in
the open air, standing in an auto
in front of the Grand. They were
Hon. F. A. O'Connor and David
Murphy, and they were introduced
by President A Leytze of the COM
mercial Club. Both men gave talks
of patriotic nature that were listen
ed to most attentively, and they
both had something to say too, and
said it in a most convincing way.
| They We're orators of no mean
ability. Their talks were supplement-
ed with music by the excellent Du-
buque college band, which plea I'd
our people immensely.
At $3.50 the people filled the
Grand to overfowing to listen to
the chief address of the evening by
Mr.. Kendall. Before Mr.. Kendall was
introduced, DR.. F. w. Conover, spoke
few we'll chosen words and intro
duced Captain Dan Newquest, of
Des Moines, of the 16Sth U. S. In
fantry of the Rainbow Division, who
recently returned from service in
/ France, where he won the CroiX De
/ Guerre for distinguished bravery in
action. He cited some of the work
done by the American boys in the
! big drives over there, and his talk
proved most interesting to all.
After he finished Mr.. Kendall was
introduced, and we don't believe
that a Decorah audience ever heard
a more eloquent address than Mr..
Kendall. delivered. His delivery was
impressive. and he had flow Of
language that fairly hypnotized his
audience. Mr.. Kendall in his opening
remarks reviewed the history of Am
erica from the time of the civil war
up to the great European war. He
dwelt on the destruction wrought by
the Huns, brought up the sinking of
the Lusitania, and pictured to his
audience, the reason and cause for
America entering the war. One thing
he brought out was that the Armis-
tice should never have been signed,
as Germany was a beaten nation
then, and the Allies should have gone
through and imposed the extreme
penalty on them, or in other words
cleaned them up, so they would not
have a leg left to stand on.
Mr.. Kendall planted the seeds or
patriotism in the breasts of his hear
ers more firmly than it was ever done
before, and his visit here and words
OF patriotism will long be remem-
bered
He is one of Iowa's greatest ora
tors. He has been speaker of the
Iowa house of representatives. In
his opening remarks last night he
referred to the time he was in the
house and spoke feelingly of his coll
leagues, from this city and county,
the late DR.. P. NJ. Jewell, DR.. j. 5.
Roome and A. Jacobson, who We're
members Of the Iowa house when he
was there. He was also member OF
congress. We understand that he is
being groomed for governor or
Iowa on the Republican ticket, and
we believe that he would make an
ideal governor.
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