Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-16
RATIFICATION.

RATIFICATION.
The Republicans Of this city gave gram
torchlight procession, last night, which wa
followed hy big ratification meeting .
the court house, in honor Of the kepnoli
can victory ia Ohio. The court room wa
hacked 10 IFS utmost capacity.
Hon. Z. B. Jeuett called tie meeting tf
order and on motion Mr.. w. A
Thomas was unanimously elected se
preside. Mr.. Thomas on coming FORWARD
Sas loudly cheered. He stated the oe)ecs
of the meeting and followed with snor'
wei! timed speech. In referring to the iste
victory in Ohio, he said. that with the entire
state and Federal machinery arrayed against
them and a Judas in their own ranks, the
Renublicans of Ohio bad won splendid
victory, which was evidence that Ohio was
Republican state.
VII. Grattan, of the EAGLE, was elected
secretary Of the meeting. Then Hon. w.
Z. Stanley was loudly called for, who step
ped on the platform with alacrity and de-
livered one of the most pointed and clesr
speeches ever heard in this city, in which he
did no. fail to make some well timed allus-
ions to our local ticket and the plain duty
ofevery Republican in the premises. de
opened his speech by saying that twenty-one
years ago Union army was sorely pres
sed BY foes at Cedar creek, in the state OF
Virginia, but that while torn and bleeding
and discouraged, that gallGut soldier, Z. d.
Sheridan, by his great courage and daring,
turned defeat into victory. Thus, the work
of one man had transformed what promised
TO be an ignominous defeat into . brilliant
victory; so it was in Ohio yesterday, when
the Republican forces of Ohio were beset
with foes intrenched behind the state
and Federal bulwarks, and with
traitorous band within their own lines, de-
feat WAS thought TO be almost certain, but
one man who had the courage of his con-
vict;ons. threw himself into the eminent
deadly breach and the electric current
flashed the result across the continent on
Tuesday night; that man was John Sher-
mvn. loud spplsuse). His own party
thought he was making mistake BY waving
the sanguinsry garment, but he deter
mined TO wave il as long
r it was bloody. Such a vic
tory, after seven months of Democratic nat
ionsl administration, and with all the power
of a state and Federal administration arrayed
against them and backed up by third par
~, was rebuke TO Mr.. Cleveland. 1t ment
that tha. the people of Ohio said to Mr..
Cleveland. "we disapprove Of your reform
administration" He referred 10 the charges
of fraud and corruption that were the rally
ing cry in the last national campaign, and
said that many Republicans thought
it well TO have a change and investigate
matters. but with all their Investigations
they found not a dollar Incorporated.
Coming Gown to local matters he piled up q
pillar Of reasons why Republicans should
support their own county candidates. He
instanced the kicking out OF Office Of honest,
big-hearted, whole-souled Dick Walker, not
because they could bring any charge
against him, but because he was
Republican. They put frank Dale in his
place, a man who had done his utmost
against every Republican in this city since
he came here. Now said Mr.. Stanley, they
say that in local elections party lines ought
not to be SO tightly drawn. Where had
they ever supported Republican. Refer
ing to John Fisher and Charley Derby,
he said he had nothing against
them personally, they were good
fellows, but those nominated By the Repub-
licans for the same Offices were just as good
fellows. BE paid fine tribute to Mr.. W.
W. Hays, and gave good reasons why
every Republican should vote for him. In
the local organizations Was the place to
build up in order to be in trim for the ns-
tional battle. As an evidence OF what Re
publicans might expect from Dem
ocratic officials, he cited the case Of
Miss Sweets discharge by the pension bu-
r,au, Dick Walker and Col. Dyeris dis
charge, as well rs nearly all the postmasters
of the state, with the exception of Col.
Murdoch, and the only reason he WAS not
bounced was because the local Democrats
couldn't agree among themselves. He struck
giuia, which had mounted guard
{, put down Republican voters in that
state. He touched the administration on
their policy of turning the rascalf out, and
told what sort of rsscais they put in; noto-
rious criminals and Others Of no better
standing.
Mr.. Stanly made very able speech, and
went over The whole ground, but time and
space viii no. admit of even fair synop-
sis. His speech was warmly re-
ceived. Mr.. W. S. Morris WIS then called
for, but some one called Armstrong,
and that gentleman responded in q very
vigorous and highly humorous speech. He
said they told him Ohio would 60 Demo
cratic and he thought that with all the
forces of the Democrats and prohibitionists
against them, the Republicans would be
beaten, but the morning after election he
picked up the Wichita EAGLE and
found that the Republicans had
gained the victory. His speech
caused much laughter, but it was drawn out
a little too long. At its conclusion Mr..
W. 5. Morris. il response 70 loud calls ad-
dressed the meeting in few well timed re-
marks in which he called the attention of
the Republicans Of the county, and city TO
the necessity of standing together in the
coming election. The meeting then ad-
journed amid three rousing cheers for Ohio.