Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-28
Big Democratic Rally.


most continuous rainfall, not less than
800 people gathered to hear Hon. j ohm
M. Atkinson, Gov, Gardner and 9th
ers discuss the issues-mainly the
League of Nations-which are engag-
ing the attention of the country. ]
copy from the St. Louis Globe Demo.
Gratis report. 1t will not be accused
of exaggerating:
The meeting was a regular Demo
cratic rally, and an hour before the
time Tor the speech the courtroom of
the courthouse was filed. Gov. Gard
ner was also speaker of the after
noon. The crowd at the meeting
which was scheduled for 2 O'Clock, was
so large that they were unable to gain
admittance to the hall. Arthur T..
Brewster, candidate for Congress, and
o. L. Munger, Piedmont lawyer and
prominent Democrat, made addresses
to the crowd in the courtho ouse yard.
The meeting was originally planned
to have been held in the yard, as the
Democratic leaders expected an over
flowing crowd. But rain started early
in the morning and caused the origi-
nal plans to be changed. The crowd
in the yard stood through the rain to
hear Munger and Brewster. The at
tendance in the hall was estimated at
$50. A large per centage of the peo-
pie came from distance of fifteen to
twenty five miles to hear the speak
ers, and many were women.
Mr.. Atkinson, introduced by Hon.
VIM. R. Edgar, amid the plaudits>of
the crowd, first took the rostrum and
for two hours discussed tthe various
issues, State and National. Those who
came to hear the truth in regard to
the World League were edited by
having the facts plainly set forth.
Every disput& point was fully con-
sidered. No half-truth, no camou-
fage distorted or hid>the meaning, in
tent or purpose of the covenant. The
issues of the State were briefly but
not less forcibly considered; the ad-
ministration of Gov. Gardner COM
mended; and our people congratu-
lated upon the prosperous condition
of the State--out of debt-money in
the treasury, and every obligation full
filled to the utmost.
Gov. Gardner had been delayed in
his coming, but entered the court
room few minutes before Mr.. Atkin-
son concluded. Mr.. Edgar, with a
few, we'll chosen remarks, introduced
the Governor to the cheering assem-
blage, and an address of an hour and
half followed. 1t, too, was devoted
to both State and National issues. He
set the Republican candidate for Coy
ernor-they call him Hyde, believe,
though read that in his own commu-
nifty he is more familiarly known as
"Three Ball Art'' because of his alleg-
cd usurious financial methods-the
Governor set him right in facts and
figures, and briefly recounted the con-
duet of the State affairs for the four
years about to end. Then he took
National questions, the chief of which
is the League of Nations. For an hour
he eloquently pleaded for the meas
are which looks toward the Cessation
of wars and the gradual disarmament
of nations; pointed out that the only
people now out of the League are Tur-
key, Germany, Mexico ,and-the Unit
ed States He showed the falsity OF
the assertion that under the League
our boys would be taken over the wa
ter to fight in the disputes over there.
He quoted from Grant, Mckinley,
Roosevelt and Taft-all urgently de-
claring in favor of such a covenant as
is now before the American people
for approval or rejection.
The marked characteristic of the
meeting was the earnestness of the
speakers; they did not appeal to par
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yictions of the men and women be-
fore them. Every word uttered came
from the heart and bore the impress
of truth-earnest impassioned an
convincing. The big audience was
with the speakers, the spirit of Amer
icanism which impels to freedom and
peace and the welfare of all the ma
tions of the world prevailed. In fact
it was an occasion long to be remem'
hered by the men and. women there
with pride aud satisfaction. The out
bursts of applause were frequent and
hearty. Every ear was attuned to thu
words af the speakers, and never have
. the walls Of the old courthouse wit
messed a greater enthusiasm than tina
they enclosed that afternoon.
n From here Mr.. Atkinson vent to st
Il Louis and Gov. Gardner took trail
! No. A for De Soto where he was bille'
i to speak that night