Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-01
BLAINE AND LOGAN.
A GRAND REPUBLICAN
RALLY.
The Wichita Republicans Don't
Propose to be Showed
Under.

Under.
A TARIFF FOR BUNCoMBE
Fireworks, Music, Good Speaking and
Three Thousand Enthusiastic
True Blues.
Yesterday. without any previous an
noupcement. save brief paragraph in
these columns, it was resolved by the ke-
publicans of Wichita thAt q ratification
meeting, such rs would give . proper ex-
preston to the feelings Of the party 10 this
county, and old-time. old-fashioned hnrrah
such rs should reflect the enthusiasm Of
every man for the tickets, state and nation
al, and such one as would forever put
a quietus upon the Democratic
blow that Sedgwick county would go back
on its record, was resolved upon. Another
incentive to the move was the fact that the
county and city had been honOred by hav-
| ing one of its best and truest citizens placed
upon the state ticket.
In the afternoon platform was erected
at the intersection of Douglas avenue aud
Main street, which was decorated with
| bunting.
| At an early hour ID the evening the
strains Of music from Stearn's band and
pyrotechnic display was the signal for the
assembling OF two or three thousand peo-
ple. Many ladies were present and on the
| outskirts of the crowd were q number OF
family carriages with families as occupants.
The meeting was called TO order by
Judge Jewett, who nominated Charles
Hatton for president with the following
list Of yice-presidents W. NJ. Swentzell.
John Motif, E A. Dorsey, J. F. Sherman,
W. T. Stem, E. r. Hovey, Mr.. Connel, l..
ID. skinner, J. c. Williams, S. Z. Jocelyn
aud b. d. Hammond.
Judge Ruggles was introduced as the
first speaker of the, evening who made .
brief speech Of congratulation on the fav-
| orable auspices Of the hour, favorable to
not only the state but to the nation. He
alluded to the make up OF the last late state
! convention, to the high character and the
sober determined action Of its
! members, admitting that seldom
in life had he been so impressed by
a body OF men composing = political con.
vention. He next touched upon the char
acter of the ticket, clean, honest and able
without an exception, such as any man. no
matter what his politics, could conscien-
tiously support and vote for. He then
took up the tariff issue and the perform
ances OF the Republican party as the con-
servator Of American interests and the pro-
tector Of American labor and fosterer OF
American products. He demanded free
| ballot and an honest count and wound up
with tribute to the national and state Re.
publican tickets.
Col. J. II. Hallowell, United States attOr.
ney for the district OF Kansas. then follow.
ed in speech Of nearly an hours duration,
which was a mastery and earnest effort
file opened up by calling the attention Of
his hearers to the great contest with which
the American people were confronted. lie
declared that there was no doubt that the
principles enunciated and upheld by the
Republican party to be solely in the inter.
est of the American people as whole, and
that James G. Blaine was the greatest liv'
ing personal exponent Of those principles
| [Cheers and hurrahs.i He did moi
himself intend to indulge in any
mud singing, and as for any Of that
kind OF work from the other side
he cared nothing. fora partizan COMMITTEES
in congress, made up partly Of ex-rebels
and incorporating enemies, had exhaus-
ted itself in an attempt to blacken our
proud leaders character and had SO signal.
ly failed, that afterwards they
one Of the highest positions in
the Republic; and not only that
but Blaine's own state after all that was
said and done; declared the charges to be
calumny and lie by electiDg him three sew
eral times to the highest Office in their
gilt os n statC aho 80 . PSVP'S. <Ao ~
John A. Logan, that grand and gallant
volunteer soldier Of the Republic, he had
wiped out every character OF Demo cratic
SANDER with his own blood from wounds
received on the battle fields Of his country
fighting for its honor and perpetuity.
Loud and prolonged cheering from a
thousand throats. He next took up the
tariff question and the platform Of the Dem
ocratic party on that question, declaring
that their plank was simply q declaration
in favor of tariff for buncombe only.
[Great Iaughter.] The Democratic party
they never can expunge their record
made last winter on the Morri-
! son horizontal bill and the election
Of Carlisle on an English free
trade. American depressing platform,
and that such men in their advocacy Of
such tariff were the enemies OF America,
her liberties and progress, and enemies to
God and their own families; q policy
which, in destroying the manufacturing in.
terests OF America, must inevitably depress
the wages OF the lsbo rer and destroy all
living prices for the producer. As to the
cry OF the Democrats for change, its only
incentive came OF desire for power; they
were out and wanted in, out of meat and
must appease the hunger OF their hangers
on. As to their record, they hadn't made
any in this country except
in spots during the past
twenty -four years and by the help Of God
and the votes Of the Republican party they
would not be permitted to make any for
the next twenty-four years. This howl OF
"turn the rascals OUT came rom class Of
Democrats whose foreheads were so low
that when they cried the tears ran down
the back Of their necks. tCheers and laugh
teri lie next took up the subject of land
grants to railways and gave the history OF
the movement showing that it came from
the people and, SO I ar as Kansas was con
cerned had resulted, for the present gener-
alton at least, in all that We here see and
have. No party except tbs Republican
party in the history Of this nation
had ever caught, condemned and punished
its own members for theft or misdeeds, but
he had remarked the AK Of reform was laid
by the Republican party at the root Of the
tree found to be rotton, about as many
Democrats as pretended Republicans jump.
ed out Of the tog and took to their heele.
[Great laughter and cheers.] As TO the
blow that Independents and dissatisfied
were leaving the party to vote
for Cleveland, for every such desertion the
would gain at least fiten
loyal, liberty.loying sons Of old Erin.
Col. Hsllowell closed in q splendid tri-
butte to the great national party and was
followed by DIR. Z. b. Allen. nominee for
secretary Of state, who thanked the audi |
ence for the marked honor which was moth !
ing short OF an GRAFTON. lie was not aware |
that any one had done anything that en-
titled him to all this honor, but rather |
thought they sought to celebrate the fact
that the great southwest had been able to |
make her power felt In the state. He
further said
l desire TO acknowledge tile obligations