The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-15
A Republican Field DAY F!
A POLITICAL PENTECOST
AT EMp0RIAI
How the Spirit DESCRIBED upon the
People, and
The Gift OF Tongues Sat upon Woodford,
Plumb and Ryan.
A season of Refreshing that viii slim "a
late Republicans tO a RenewaIoi iieir
Covenant Vows and IA More Faith
faI Performances Of Eu-

faI Performances of Fu-
tars Duty
The visi. of General Woodford To Enl-
poria, on last Saturday, was the occasion
of what, in SIetiludistic Parlance, would
be termed precious season of more than
ordinary JUNCTION and refreshing. The
degree of interest and enthusiasm mani
tested ON that occasion gave evidence of
the fact that. while there has been but
little activity in the canvass in Lyon
county up 10 the present date, there is
still a sufficient measure of leaven pre-
served in Republican vessels to make it
decidedly interesting for the opposition
between nOw and the election in No
vember The distinguished reputation
of General Woodford warranted the
hope of much larger outpouring of the
people, but at the appointed hour for his
address, large concourse of the
voters of Lyon county gathered at
Norton's grove TO listen 10 one of the
ABLEsT POLITICAL ARGUMENTS
that was ever delivered on Kansas soil.
Great as is the excellence of the subject
matter of Gen. WoodforI's addresses, in
vinciblc as are the arguments employed
by him in terrifying his positions,
newspaper report fails TO convey the
real power Of the orator, which is great
~ emphasized Ivy an extremely prcpos-
sessing appearance, "a voice whose lack
of commanding power is more than
atoned for by the harmony of its intona-
| tions, and an aflable presence, the gen.
NAL influence of which is speedily CON-
municatcd 10 his hearers. The line of
argument employed by General Wood
ford in his plea for the continuance of
the Republican party in power, was pre-
dictated upon the vital importance 10
the perpetuity OF Republican form of
government of
FREE AND INCoRRUPTIELE BALLOT,
right which. in the language even of
the Democratic national platform, is
"right preservntive of all rights" and
without which the theory of popular
government falls to the ground. In this
connection he showed by the most in
vincible proofs that the solidiication of
the south, which by the way, is tile only
condition upon which even hope of
Democratic success can be entertained,
has been accomplished by the forcible
| Acknowledgement of the voters of at least
SIX of the late rebel states, in which the
Republican vote in less than six years
has been cut down from an aggregate
majority of 100000 TO numerically moth
ing. The controlling power which this
section will exercise in our national leg
Islation in the event of Democratic as
cendancy was shown up by aclear revel-
alton OF the methods employed by the
Democratic caucus, and the citation of
the past record of the party in this re-
gard. In concluding an array of facts
and figures which cannot be gainsayed,
General Woodford,
IN 4 SPLENDID BURST OF ELoQUENCE,
said that he was willing to furl the Re
publican flag wherever boy who wore
the blue, or Republican of any kind
could enjoy the same liberty in the ex-
preston of his views, and the recording
of his ballot in the south, that even the
most ultra rebel was accorded on the
free soil of Kansas. where, of all other
places, spirit of intolerance against
the men who sought to plant upon its
soil the
CURSE OF SLAVERY
and make il national, might most fitting.
ly burn.
Naf Loo, f,tI a. ~
was the speakers tribute to the humble
boy, who, struggling up through all the
dispiriting surroundings of poverty and
pioneer life, had lifted himself by the
might of his own splendid intellect 10
the proud position of the candidacy foI
the highest Office in the gift of the peo
pie. Much greater space might proper.
~ be devoted to General Wcodtord's
magnificent address, but it will sui
flee for us to say that his brave utter
ances inspired his hearers with renewed
zeal and will quicken their devotion to 6
: cause which has not accomplished It's
, mission till every voter in the land, how
E ever humble, shall enjoy all the civil
. and political privileges vouchsafed by
the constitution to every American citi
zen. General Woodford was followed by
j SENATOR PLUME,
: who, in an admirable speech of TIVE
i hours length, on the currency, the FIRE,
exercise of the ballot, and other import
ent canvass, acquitted himself in such
r manner as to render his constituenc
i doubly proud of their able represents
I tive. The senator's argument on til
a financial question was especially able
II and abounded in telling points agains
# the fallacy of initiation and its atteDdan
d evils. The matter of personal respons
G bility in the administration of individua
- affairs was very clearly set forth, an
IL the sophistry of those demagogues VIII
hold the government responsible for pc
sonal lack of prudence and business di
h erection was ably unraveled. The sem
= tor held The closest attention of his al
- diencc, and at the conclusion of his spleI
!. did effort was enthusiastically cheere'
a IN THE EVENING
| dAAtANCA AAOAh AOPNh
:, in the persons of Hon. Thomas Ryan an
n T. J. Anderson, the latter of whom w,
:, accompanied by the flambeau club (
q that city, which with the X. T. band
y, its head, and followed by the Empori
flambeaus, took up the line of march c
Commercial street at about O'Clock ar
o contributed largely to the finest pyr
Ell technic display ever witnessed in tn
70 city The street fairly blazed with Il
X flare of torches and the sky was FILE
Sc with the light of Roman candles and Il
ne glow of thousand rockets. 1t was, i
III deed
es MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY
er- and Emporia is under many obligatio
ny to Topeka for what she did in the w
cir of contributing to the success of 4
lid demonstration. Pending this para
ne Bancroft hall began to fill with peoE
to hear the address of
HON. THos, RYAN,
RS who favored his constituents with
by view of the Democratic party and
nd plain, convincing statement of its reco
; a which could not fail to convince a
lis reasonable man of the danger of
it'll trusting it to power, in view of its a
he in congress and its authoritative expr
tho sion from time to time through its
hes tional platform. Succeeding Mr.. Rya
the excellent and telling speech the
old TOPEKA GLEE CLUB
be- sang couple of popular campaign a
to which were loudly applauded, al
ON. which Mr.. Dawes, of Mcpherson Cen