The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-23

counter-marchIng. they proceeded
sIngly, doublV and eight abreast, with
the wheel, The whirl and many OF the in
tricAte figures so recently and SO beauti-
fully performed by 'Our" broom bri-
gadc. Soon began the pyrotechnIc DIS
play.
This was, with the exception Of Mr
Ingalls, wit, the most brilliant display
the people Of Emporia eyer witnessed.
Amid all the iAtricacies of the march,
roman-candles, sky rockets and fiery
meteors OF all kinds were dartlnR dag
onallV perpendicularly, cross-wAys ana
every way, flying as If some imp had
unscrewed the lid to the internal re-
gIOns. The burning powder
and birthstone was another
premature reminder. The lurid glare
of the blue, red and green and variaRa-
ted lights added peculiarly impressive
hue to the scene which will long be re-
membered. This display was magnIf-
cent In the extreme.
AS soon az the doors of the opera
house were opened the tide of humanity
which had been waiting a. the door, on
the steps aud in the streets for nearly an
hour, poured in as If dam had broken
loose.
In few moments every seat in the
house was taken and all the available
standing room was filled. Still fifteen
or twenty thousand people We're clamor.
ing for admission.
Those who filled the opera house were
not missed from the vast multitude
more than drop is missed from the sea.
OVERFLOW MEETINGS
were held on the streets. The one on
the corner of Sixth and Commercial was
addressed by Gen. Caldwell. of Topeka.
The round after round of applause which
greeted the sentences AS they fell from
the lips of this eloquent gentleman was
indicative of the appreciation with
with which the people regarded him.
At the other end of the block, l.. w.
Pulies, a colored man of Council Grove,
now in. the pension Office at Washington,
talked to those of his own color on the
corner of Fifth.
IN THE OPERA HOUSE
The enthusiasm was unbounded. AS
the speakers fled across the stage
about 7:45 O'clock, Colonel Martin,
DR.. KrOhn, and last but not least
the tall and familiar form of Senator H.
gals, the audience as il with one i'm
pulse, raised u spontaneous and vocifer-
Gus applause. AT S:1O Col. Taylor arose
and announced the first feature of the
program as a song from the Welsh Glee
club, who sang beautiful song and re-
sponded to an encore with ave Shall
Meet, but We Shall Miss Him." The
beautiful and swelling chords of this
fine and familiar old song touched the
warmeSt chords of sympathy in the
hearts of those present.
In brief and fitting speech Col. Tay-
Tor introduced the Hon. John A. Martin,
the next governor of Kansas. The gov
ernor came forward amidst great APP
plause and enthusiasm. Following is a
brief synopsis ofhis address:
/ IACoAuCnL anu SlttZens.
Every intelligent American citizen
who Identities himself with political
party must give reason tor the faith
that is IN him. will give you the rea-
sons why am q Republican. For
twenty-eight years 1 have been
addressing the people of Kansas, but
through written and printed words, and
l beg you to overlook the deficiencies OF
one who has never been trained In the
school OF an orator.
/ am Republican, because l believe
that party to be the most intelligent and
progressive political organization in
this or any other land. [Cheersl 1t
has been enriched by the record OF the
most splendid achievements. 1t has
abolished slavery. II has enacted the
homestead law. 1t has girded our con-
| tinent with railroads. 1t has dignified
and protected American industry. II
has glorifed our history with long list
| of Imperishable names along the line
from Lincoln to Blaine. [Applausel.
These will never perish-these can new
er die.
l am Republican because l am a
kansan. lCheersl. / came when the
territory was governed by the Democrat
&c party, who were masquerading under
the name OF law and order. haYe seen
men denied their civil and political
rights. l have seen slavery In
all and in its most horrible
forms. know Ksnsas Democratic his
tory by heart. No chapter is so sciled
and sullied by crime and bloodshed.
have seen Kansas grow from q strip OF
Kaw bottom to broad commonwealth
to 700 sch ols, 1000 church and 800,
600, 900 worth of property.
am Republican because l was a
Union soldier. Prolonged applause. ]
The Democratic party, as a party, has
has been persistently disloyal from the
hrst flash at Sumpter to the last shot OF
the war. While honor
and respect Individual Democrats,
who fought for the Union, 1 deplore the
party which made 1t necessary to lay
down the lives of SO great and good
men, and shall never cease to execrate
that Yilest and meanest of all human
beings, the copperhead. [Cheersl.
The speaker then proceeded to show
the prevalency of southern ballot-box
stufflng, with beautiful eulogy of the
tree ballot and a picture of its true dig.
nifty. All other questions are dwarfed
in comparison.
am a Republican because l am
OPPOoSA " lllC OOllludllOu Ol
a solid south. They are
feeble in all that makes nation strong
and great. They have been kept solid
by the worst menGces that ever assaIled
u free government. Cheers. The Re-
publican party should remain in power
until every Republican is as free and
safe in Louisiana AS u Democrat is in
Kansas. When that time comes, and il
will come, the south will vie IN doing
honors to the heroes of the north. No
Republican ever reioiced at a union de-
feat or wept at a union victory. No
Republican ever belonged TO the
kuklux khan. No Republican was ever
In Quantrell's gang. No Republican
ever slancered the tair name of u fond
wife and a loving mother, or defaced
the tombstone of an innocent babe sleep
ing its last sleep.
am Republican because / am op-
posed to change for the sake of q
change. A change must have q reason
Tor it. We see on every hand the WIS
dom of Republican administration.
The Republican party has been u party
| of performance, and the work has been
| done by men upon whose names the
future historians shall dwell and the
poets sing.
The Republican party can look back
warn without shame, ana forward
without fear. lCheers 1t has
right tn expect the con-
tinued devotion ut the people.
did not vote for the present prohibi.
ton amendment, hut it has been carried
by majority of 5000 Kansas citizens
and the supreme court has pronounced
it valid. The duty of the governor is
plain. 1t was legally adopted, and il !
am elected
SHALL NOT BE A NULLIFIER.
Prolonged and renewed applausel
| shall not take the oath of office with per-
jury on my lips and falsehood in my
heart.
Blaine and Logan are going To win in
November. Cheersl. No power can
prevent IL. Renewed applausel. The
Republican hosts are marching Oh 20
victory, and if that is the kind OF Repub-
Hcans you are here in Lyon county ioin