The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-09
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
Speeches Of Messrs. Clarke, Akin
e and Hoyt.

80 and Hoyt.
Notice was sent here on Tuesday that
our Congressman, Hon. Sidney Clarke,
accompanied by L. L. Akin, Esq, and
Col. George Hoyt, would speak. here
on Wednesday night. Although the
notice was short, a large audience as
sembled at the Court House to listen
to the speakers.
Major E. p. Bancroft, President of
the Grant Club, called the house to or
der and introduced the speakers.
Mr.. Akin spoke first. We kept no
notes of his speech, and can give but an
imperfect sketch of it. He told the
people that he had not attempted a can
vass of the State beforehand confined
himself to political "bushwhacking"
about home, always on the right side
and for the regular ticket" He gave
his sentiments on the Indian question
had no use for the noble fred man."
and thought if a few of the New Eng
land philanthropists had their "hair
lifted" it would effectually cure them
possessed of about the Lo family. He
urged those who could do so to assist in
filling up the companies now being
raised by the Governor to drive the
Indians to their new reserve in the
Southwest.
He next "went for" Click on the
finance question. He read figures from
a report of the Treasury Department,
which showed that about eight hundred
millions of the public debt had been
paid instead of one hundred and fifty
millions, as Click stated. One item
Click and Blair did not like to talk
about, in explaining where the money
had gone, and that was the heavy ex-
pense of bounties and pensions to SOL
diers, sailors, widows and orphans.
They occupied the position that the
soldiers fought in an unholy cause, and
they don't like to talk about the ex-
ipense of paying them. They did not
give the Republican party the credit for
its liberal policy toward the defenders of
the Union, and had not the honesty to
tell that this accounted for large item
of the debt.
Mr.. Akin showed that the expenses
of the last Republican administration,
outside of those created by the war,
were only S65,OO0,0OO, or $11,0O0,000
less than those of the last year of Bu-
chanan's administration.
Mr.. Akin wound up with an enthu-
siastic tribute to Grant and Colfax, and
with an urgent appeal to the people to
do their whole duty on the Sd of No
vember. He was heartily applauded
during the delivery of his speech.
Hon. Sidney Clarke took the floor,
and made one of his most earnest
speeches, reviewing the history of the
two parties since the commencement
of the rebellion. He thought the true
issue before the people was not Nation
al banks, or taxes, but whether justice
and liberty should prevail, and the
South be reconstructed on these princi-
Piles, or whether the Government
should be overthrown by placing in
, power men uttering such reasonable
sentiments as those of Blair. 1t was a
question of continuing the Government
in the hands of loyal people, or hand
ing it over to rebels and rebel sympathiz-
ers. Blair declares that the State Gov
ernments set up in the South by Con-
gress must be overthrown.
Mr.. Clarke's speech was replete with
interest, and was listened to with great
attention. He was loudly applauded
throughout its delivery. He eulogized
Grant and Colfax in the highest terms,
and his opinion was entitled to the
more credit because he is personally
acquainted with both our candidates.
Col. Hoyt spoke briefly and eloquent
: ly, giving Click, Blair, Seymour and the
entire party some hard ticks. The Col.
is an earnest and out-spoken radical,
: and always meets with applause.
We have not room for further COM
ments, but express what every Repub-
lican feels when we say the cause and
party were strengthened by the visit OF
these three gentlemen.