The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-09-26


EDITOR EAGLE: On last Thursday
evening we had large time at the
third regular meeting Of the Lincoln
Township Grant and Wilson club, on
which occasion several gentlemen of
the legal persuasion of your city were
present and contributed to the interest
and enjoyment Of the meeting. Among
J the visitors were Judge Emerson, J.
/ II. Balders'on, ". L. Kirkpatrick and
/ Mr.. Stanley.
The president of the club called the
| meeting to order and introduced Mr..
/ Emerson, who in short and spicy
. speech Introduced the business of tb.
evening, after which Mr.. STANLEY took
the floor and for. the space Of two
hours ceased NOS 10 pour hot shot into
the liberal conglomcrased conglomera-
ton camp. He reviewed the doings of
the republicans party since lis birth
dwelt at length Oh some Of lis most
prominent and immortal deeds. and
that notwithstanding the inyetcrate
and persistent opposition Of the de-
niocracy it had pressed on to ultimate
victory. He answered in clear and
logical iaahner every objection made
10 the reelection Of Gen. Grant In
relatloa to the past services of the re-
publican party lac said: Il call npom
you tonight. when so many want by
cones to be forgotten, to coant the cost
of that war. We have spent nearly
eight billions Of money and lost half
million of the noblest and bravest men
of the nation. But this is not all. As
our armies swept through the country
they DESTROYED values tina; cannot be
estimated. And yet, within the last
eleven years we have prospercd as no
other nation under the sun has pros
pcred. We owe debt. il is true: vet
no: man in the nation has the least
doubt of the capacity and the deter
mination OF the government to pay
every dollar of it, The result of the
war, the financial success and the wise
policy of reconstruction under the
party that saved the nation in time of
war, is the best possible evidence of
the wisdom and patriotism of that
party, and the best answer to the
charge that our affairs have been badly
managed. The financial policy of the
government has been wise. While the
democracy prophesied and hoped that
this was the rock on which the repub- |
lican party would founder, yet the
debt was being rapidly reduced, our
certificates of indebtedness had gone
steadily up, and gold had gone down.
greatly to the establishment and cha
grin of the democratic party"
Bat ii is useless here to attempt even !
a brief synopsis of all that Mr.. Stanley
said. Suffice it to say that lie was lis
tened to throughout with much inter
est by large and appreciativc audi
encc, who showed their appreciation
of the speech by frequent applause.
After Mr.. Stanley's speech Capt.
and Mr.. Kirkpatrick were
called out and made short speeches
promising at anv time in the future
that the club might designate they
would speak at length.
Three rousing cheers were given for
Grant and Wilson. and the meeting
adjourned, every man feeling that the
first fight in Lincoln for Grant and Will
son had been "a triumph and success.
Our club is in good working order.
with The following officers: President,
L. y. Woodcock vice presidents. W.
i. Iagel, Lewis Sticklcy. Owen Smith
md j. III. Baker: secretary, ii. j. Mer-
i'll: corresponding secretary, s. Clark:
reasurer, Philip Osmond.
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