The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-03

Friday evening. A large crowd was
present and everybody of both polite
al persuasions was well pleased with
the effort. The speech consisted of an
array of facts and figures, and was
expressed in the Colonel's usual elo-
quent and forcible style.
Fredonia Citizen.
Though but limited notice was CIV
en- that Col. Plumb would address the
people of this county on political issues,
and but a small proportion of the peo-
pie knew of his coming, his meetings
last week at Neodesha, Altoona and
Fredonia were largely attended and
| awakened an enthusiasm that is graf
flying to all who feel an interest in
| the Republican cause. At Needesha,
the city hall was filed, and although
Col. Plumb did not open his speech
until quite late hour, he was listened
to with the utmost interest and elicted
rounds of applause. His speech
strengthened the party materially in
that place, where more detection has
existed than in any other locality in
the county.
At Altoona the school house was
jammed with people and the speech
was fine one, and the many warm
L
tor his mastery effort showed that it
was appreciated by his auditors.
Praise of 1t was INDUCED in by nearly
every one, and many declared it the
soundest, fairest anu best political ad-
dress they had ever heard in the State.
A number of Democrats gave way I'M
der his convincing arguments, thor
ough and faithful presentation of
the issues of the hour and
the great Importance to the
nation of continuing the party of 10y
atty the director of the affairs of the
country, and admitted that danger
would attend Democratic restoration
which implies Confederate rule.
Plumb made the Republicans many
votes at Altoona by his grand and
electrifying speech, and inspired the
party there with degree of zeal and
vitality it has not felt tor several years.
In Fredonia, the court house crowd
ed when Col. Plumb spoke, an unusu-
ally large number of ladies being in
attendance. His speech was not the
same as the one delivered at Altoona,
and, in truth, his speeches were ali
materially different, and yet he never
lacked in making strong" points " nor
in finding different subjects to discuss
20 show up the imbecility and unrelia-
bility of Democracy as an organization.
His effort in Fredonia was accepted by
every body as the ablest of the cam
paign, and evoked general approval.
He dealt in truth, submitted the in
controvertible facts of history, and re-
viewed the finance question and the
money panic and their causes in a
learned and logical manner, getting
down co the foundation of the subject,
and illustrated by practical and cor
rect course of reasoning the causes
both of prosperity and hard times.
His handling of the greenback ques-
ton showed him to be familiar with the
financial status of the country. The
greenbackers wanted more money,
they wanted paper money issued equal
in volume to " The demands of trade. %
Their remedy for the supposed hard
times was imitation. This of course
would give temporary relief. It would
not be lasting. The crisis would in
evitably come. They were advocatin e
a doctrine which they could not COM
prehend or explain, and Col. Plumb
pointed out the defects of their party
in admirable style. His speeches
through all the various topics discuss
ed were eminently sound, sensible and
ustructiVe-were devoid of all dema-
goguory and any attempt to arouse
passion, and proved of immeasurable
benefit in fortifying the cause of right
in this county.
Winfield Courier
The evening meeting was much
larger, and if possible more enthus-
iastic than the one in the afternoon.
In addition to the farmers from the
neighb0ring communities who re-
NAMED, our Winfield citizens turn |
ed out en- masse to hear, for the first |
time the Arkansas valleys choice |
for the u. s. Senate, Col. p. B. |
Plumb, of Emporia. He appeared |
upon invitation and under the au-
spices of the Winfield Hayes and
Wheeler club. The club was out |
with tourches burning, colors f1y-
ing, anviIs sounding, and as they |
paraded the streets in their Cont
mental uniforms, headed by the sill |
YER cornet bald, they presented q |
gala appearance. By o'clock the
court room, jury rooms and halls /
were packed till even standing room /
could scarcely be found. Many ladies /
of our city, filed with the enthus-
iasm of the hour, added their pres
ence to the occasion. The meeting /
was called to order by Prot. Lem
mon, and the Hayes and Wheeler
glee club enIivened the audience
with a splendid campaign song, en-
titled "As Hayes goes marching
on" After winch Mr.. Plumb VAS
formally introduced, and for one