Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17

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lions of human beings from bondage; estab.
lished universal education; raised the cur
renew from thirty-seven cents on the dollar
to par; built thousands of miles of railways
increased our exports more than one-third
built up manufactures and commanded the
admiration of the civilized world He did
not claim that all this ought TO be credited
to the Republican administration. Among
other things the republican party could not
claim that they were guilty for all the in
crease of population: the Democratic
standard bearer it was said
was Untitled to some credit in that connec-
He was not here to discuss such matters; he
was here to give good and sufficient reasons
whv the people Of Sedgwick county should
give their undivided support to Blaine and
Logan and to John A. Martin, and TO the
whole Republican county, state and national
ticket. He knew John A. Martin twenty
five wears ago the editor of John Brown
paper while he. ingalls, was n briefless baris-
ter in an infant Kansas town. 1t gave him
pleasure TO Weld 10 him unstinted praise fol-
mis- fidelity to friends, family ard national
ity. He then reviewed Col. Mar
tins public career and paid al
eloquent tribute to his bravery in the dark
hour Of the nations peril. He called upon
the soldiers of Kansas to rally TO his support
and give him the same majority they would
give Blaine and Logan, 5000. He said the
central committee did not send him here to
denounce his opponents; he had many Dem
ocratic friends; he knew great many Dem
ocrats who were better than their party, but
he never knew one that was worse. The
Democrats had never adopted policy that
thew did not afterwards repudiate. That
party Systematically opposed every pro-
grcssive measure brought forward by the
Republicans. They were always in the atti-
tude of the man on the wheel holding on
and CRYING whoa. The Democratic
party was the trash neap of creation where
the festive billy goat wentto chew the poster
and the goose went to the pasture.
The receptible of defunct cats and dogs, cast
off clothing and oyster cans, has been ITS
position for twenty years. They had never
done an act that they did dot afterwards
apologize for; they adopted every measure
cast off bv the Republicans. These were the
men that were posing as the champions Of
political purity, that were walking the streets
after night in order to catch some recreant
Republican. Their leaders were loud in the
language of vituperation. Calumny and de-
traction was their stock in trade. They
even went so far as 10 liken Lincoln to an ape,
and babboon, and characterized Grant rs
the drunken butcher of Galena, they
slandered Garfield. Mr.. Blaine has been a
leader in congress for more than twenty
wears. The name of Blaine was received
with tremendous cheers. The Blaine and
Logan clubs were called the Mulligan
guards; they said that Logan could not
spell a word correctly; the idea of Demo-
crnt talking about. spelling-why they
spelled the name of the Redeemer of the hu-
man race with small j. One good thing
about Logan was he could always make his
mark.
He next reviewed the attack on Yr.
Baine's family relations, and characterized
| II as a .cowardly assault on virtuous
woman. He was not afraid to contras.
Blaine's family relations with Cleveland's.
Blaine married the women he loved and
raised respectable family-Cleveland plac-
ed the woman he betrayed in q madhouse
and Maid her $500 that he had received for
hanging an Irishman. He admitted that the
Republicans had committed errorsand mis-
takes; that they had bad members; no party
had monopoly of honest men. but because
| they had a Brady and whiskey ring that
was no reason why the whole party
should be held accountable. Because
Judas had been recreant TO his
trust that was no reason why the other
eleven apostles should be found guilty.
The financial legislation of the Republican
marty needed no vindication. He referred
| TO the action of the Independents and said
that they were like the Gentle Of old who
cried out that he was holier than the
publicans and sinners. He secuted the idea
of such as they talking of running on moral
issues. Before the campaign had got well
under headway their moral attitude was
| slightly embarrassed. II was not Republi-
can paper that first gave currency to the
| Cleveland scandal, it was the Rochester
! Union edited by William Purcell, who was
leader in the Democratic party. Mr..
Cleveland was an innocent young creature
of fortv-two and ought TO have charity eX-
tended to him in that little matter. Mr..
Beecher invoked the same char
/ itv for him had been
extended TO himself. The senator charac-
terized the stories about Blaine's great
wealth as ridiculous. He had no more than
any man of ability could have honestly ac-
cumulated at his age; he never kept horses
or carriages in Washington. He explained
the origin of the Mulligan letters, and said
Blaine had read them to forty millions of
people. He then entered into an eulogium
| Of Mr.. Blaine, and said that demagogues
| claimed to be fearful Of his foreign policy;
that it might involve the nstion in entang-
! ling foreign alliances or war. Blaine would
( lew: that under his administration
the public domain would be held for
! actual settlers to the exclusion offoreign
monopolists. His political creed was the
American constitution; the American eagle
would perch upon his left shoulder He
would not be able TO carry England, in fact it
was doubtful if he could get the electoral
vote of any country of Europe. Bismark
and Victoria would be compelled to eat
Kansas pork or we would know the reason
why. What was good enough for Kan
sas farmer was good enough for prince
He referred to the Panama canal and the
Panama r, ilroad, and said that Baine's
policy could not be too speedily imprinted on
the minds of the American people. He re-
ferred to the war record of Hendricks and
Click, read reasonable letters of southern
Democrats, he reviewed Marmaduke's career,
said he was educated at the expense of the
government and that he was a perjured trai-
tor. He related the particulars Of the Co
piab county, Miss, murders and read the
comments Of the southern press eulogizng
the perpetrators Of those dark deeds. He
said the Democrats had detained against
waving the bloody shirt, but he would con-
tinue to exercise that privilege un-
Ill every man was MS rs safe
10 vote his sentiments in Copiah
AS in Sedgwick county. loud and eontin-
uous applause.) He explained how the
hemp industry had been killed in this coun-
try--bow the taking of of the tariff on wool
had affected that industry.
Lack of space precludes the possibility of
following him through in all the details of
the tariff and other questions involved in the
campaign. His presentation Of all the issues
involved was most complete and he was
listened to with the greatest attention and
his arguments elected repeated rounds of
hearty applause. He concluded in an elo
ouent peroration at the end of which the
assembled multitude rose and almost rent
the hall with their cheers.
The rink was packed TO the doors in the
evening 10 hear the speakers who were to
address the people at that place, though the
great center OF attraction was at the opera
house to hear Senator Ingalls,.
Hon. John Kelly presided, and intro
duced as the first speaker Mr.. j. l.. Waller, i
of Atchison Mr.. Waller, is colored man
who publishes the western Recorder" and
il man of ability and culture. He made |
speech that was well received and literally |
applauded He compared the north and |
south as regards school tax, as an indication \
of education in the two districts of our coun- /
try, and urged the colored people to en-
brace this road to honor; also spoke Of the
bad effects of the use of liquor, compared the
two great political parties as to what had
been done for his race. He closed with a
tribute to John A. Martin.
Judge Perkins followed in short though
logical and forcible speech in which was
many good points, and it is regretted that
lack Of space will not permit giving it in
full.
Col. Sewers, of Lawrence, closed the
by few well chosen and
pointed remarks l