The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23

tue NlCIOEl over WHICH 80 many Hdu AZ
sembled to make merry. About two
months and half ago the Democracy
had met at the same place TO nominate
a man for governor on thsir ticket, and
now they come back to the same spot
To celebrate the victory achieved as a
result of the wise choice made on that
occasion. He then introduced
HON. GEO. W. CLICK.
who was greeted with considerable APP
plause. Mr.. Click said it was a great
pleasure to him to again meet the citi-
zens of Emporia. They had treated him
with great consideration on more than
one occasion and the magnificent audi
ence which confronted him was suil-
cient TO assure him that he could still
claim their friendship and good wishes.
1t was in Emporia that he received the
nomination which placed him where he
was on this occasion, and he would ever
entertain the most ardentfeeling of good
will toward this place and its many
large hearted citizens It was contrary
to his wishes, hopes and expectations
that he was placed at the head
of tire Democratic ticket;
he looked upon the nomination as a
forlorn hope, but when once honored
with the position he felt it his duty to
show his appreciation of the good will
of his fellow Democrats, and he went
toto tba capanaign NTH tho dafarm;no
ton to "get there if hey could, and,
thanks to an honest, MISUNDERSTANDING
ing people, regardless of party, he was
now the victor of struggle that would
long be remembered by those who had
participated in it, 1t was not a party
triumph; it was victory of the people,
for the people and by the people, and
the people. regardless OF party, had u
right to rejoice and did rejoice over the
triumph.
In speaking of the issues on which
the campaign was fought. Mr.. Click
said the question of prohibition was one
that should not have been dragged in,
but it had received its death blow, as
the election on last Tuesday fully at
tested; the people had said by the YER
dict OF November 9TH that they did not
want prohibition in the state of Kan
sas prohibition was a measure that did
not properly belong to the affairs of
government; it was contrary to all prln-
ciples of good government; it meant
,,,ran,, and cOarc;on IF man, "a inst riOhfa
and he was glad the foolish fanaticism
touching the matter had received its
death blow in the manner it had.
Another great triumph of the people
was the blow they had struck at rail-
road monopolies; the people of Kansas
wanted and would now have proper
legislation on railroad questions; their
necks would no Logger be ground by
the iron heel of monopolists of any
description; the death-knell TO all
monopolies had been sounded, and an
era OF prosperity and just principles was
now dawnIng, and he believed the fu-
ture of Kansas was now brighter than
had ever been dreamed of. Such
would not have been the case had his
competitor been elected; oppression and
depression would have gone on as il
had done for years past.
Another peculiar and strange victory
had been achieved by the late election
namely: that our churches hereafter
shall be dedicated to the worship Of
God, and not be desecrated by political
tramps. This was n thrust at st. John,
of course.)
Another point in the victory was that
people wanted to protect and keep pure
their courts, and not have corrupt judges
and perjured juries. When whisky
or any other prosecution was under
taken they wanted to see it justly dis.
posed of, which, he said, was impossible
under the old regime,
Referring to his election, he again
said it was not personal or party VIC
tory, but the result of the sober
second thought of the people, re-
gardless of party. The American people
were of such cast that you could
always depend upon them TO rally to
the support of principle and right as
against foolish, unjust measures,
tyranny and bossism. He said it would
be ungrateful TO 10000 brave Republi-
cans to CLAIM his election as Demo
cratic triumph; to them belongs the
victory and the credit for the overthrow
of fanaticism, hossism and ihird-term-
ism as much as to the Democracy.
II inaugurated governor, Click
pledged himself 10 discharge his duties
to the very best of his ability and in
accordance with the wishes of the peo-
pie. He had been maligned with re-
gard 70 his personal character and as to
what he would do if elevated
to the position of governor of Kan
sas, but he had been indicated by the
people, aud he-proposed to show them
that they were not acting without
due consideration when they voted TO
place him in the high position of chief
ruler of so great state as Kansas.
He spoke very commendatory of the
local press, and acknowledged with due
appreciation the fairness with which
he had been treated by it during the
campaign. He took his seat at the con-
clusion Of these remarks amid loud APP
plause.
Hon. John Martin then stepped
for ward and, in a very appro-
pirate and eloquent speech, pre-
sented to Mr.. Click an elegant
silver basket containing some of
Flora's choicest gems, the gift of the
following ladies: Mrs. H. E. Norton,
Mrs. Sallie A. Mckinney. Mrs. ]. p. G.
Kremer. Mrs. whitley and Miss Minnie
Norton. The governor elect responded
in his happiest vein, and said he should
try and never forgot the names OF the
good ladies who had been so thought
full and kindly disposed toward him.
HON. n. +. ACRES
then took the stand and said that the
result of training under the Democratic
flag for twenty odd years, was not such
as to make him great orator on an oc
casion like this. The present was the
first demonstration of the kind that
the Democrats of kansas had ever
had a chance to participate in. Alter
elections 1t had always been the custom
for them TO take back seat and let the
other fellows rejoice. The thing had
changed now, however, and although he