Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1908 — EVERYBODY CAME OUT TO HEAR MARSHALL [ARTICLE]

EVERYBODY CAME OUT TO HEAR MARSHALL

And Standing Room in the Opera House Was at a Premium.

A PACKED HOUSE Several Hundreds Were Turned Awayt SPEAKER CAPTURED HIS AUDIENCE And Held Its Closest Attention All Through—A Masterly Address By Indiana’s Next Governor.

No better political meeting Was ever held in Rensselaer than the Thomas R. Marshall meeting Wednesday night. Every inch of space in the opera house was occupied and several hundred people turned away because there was no more room. It was the largest au--dience that ever assembled in Ellis’ opera house, and the best of order prevailed throughout. The speaker held the close attention of his hearers from start to finish. i Mr. Marshall was in good form notwithstanding he has been delivering two or three speeches every day for several weeks, and nobody was - disappointed unless he be a very bitter partisan. His entire talk was plain common sense, and the logic of his arguments could not be gainsaid by anyone—they all knew it was facts that he was dealing with though they had not called to their attention in just that way before. The speaker impressed his audience as t being, the clean, honorable man that his neighbors and friends say he is, and as one republican remarket Thursday, “that man makes voters every time he opens his mouth.” The address was a masterly one indeed, 'one of the most logical aad convincing that was ever delivered in Rensselaer. Every question of importance that has been fired at him during the campaign by the opposition was answered and answered tn a way that l left nothing more to be said, while he propounded some questions for the other fellows that they dare not answer.

Mr. Marshall is not a politlcan, like his opponent, has never sought the nomination for an office in his life, and if ever there was an instance of the office seeking the man, here is one. Mr. Marshall tells his audience the things that lie believes in, the reforms that should be made, points out in an unoffending manner the extravagances and the abuses that the people of Indiana and the nation are suffering from, and then ends it up by saying that he personally cares little for the office of governor of this state. “I -am not the candidate of the brewers, not the candidate of the Anti-Saloon League, not the candidate of the lawyers, the doctors nor the preachers—nor the candidate of any other class — just the candidate of the democratic party. If you want me I will serve you honestly and faithfully, but I have not got to have the office to exist. I have been able to make a*, living for myself and family and I can continue to do so without the salary of governor. I have got a job to go back to when this campaign is over, and if you don’t

want me, don’t vote for me.” "The brewers nor no one else has put up a dollar for _my campaign. 4 am paying with my own money for my campaigp, and neither have I promised an ' office or an appointment. if elected, to a solitary man in Indiana, nor will I. are no strings tied to me in any way.” For two hours the big audience listened intently to every word the speaker uttered, and when he mentioned, after talking about an hour and a half that he was talking too long, cries of ‘‘go on, go on” were heard from all parts of the house. And this, too, when many must have suffered considerably from the cramped position they were obliged to occupy, either sitting or standing, because of the great jam. The Marshall Glee Club, assisted by the Healy Orchestra, sang some inspiring campaign songs that were, heartily cheered. We have not the time nor space to give an extended write-up of this, the greatest meeting held in Rensselaer this Campaign, and will net attempt to do so’. One had to be there to appreciate it and no words of ours could do justice to

Mr. Marshall’s splendid speech. Mr. Marshall spoke at Morocco Wednesday afternoon and was brought over here by Senator A. J. Law in the latter’s auto. He was accompanied by District Chairman Risk, and while here they were" both entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, a splendid six o’clock dinner at which a few friends were invited being a feature of the entertainment. Both Mr. Marshall and Mr. Risk left on the 11:05 p. m., train for Lafayette, where he joined his wife and they went to Williamsport yesterday morning where he spoke in the afternoon and it Attica at night. Mrs. Marshall has accompanied her husband about in his campaign, but did not come here frmn Morocco because she would have had to make the trip over in an auto, and she got a scare in the first auto ride she ever took and has since had a horror of riding in one. She is a very charming woman and both she and her husband are greatly devoted to each other.