Wichita eagle., 1886-09-29
THE REPUBLICAN
Campaign Opened Last Night at Val
ley Center With Large
Crowd Present.


: Crowd Present.
M. w. >. Norris Is tho Orator Of the Occasion
and Filings Thunderbolts at the Tottering
Ranks OF the Democrats.
Last night the Republican campaign o
Sedgwick county was opened at Vale,
Center.
A large number of citizens from that ant
the adjoining townships assembled at tn
school building to hear the the first guns O
the ''of year" campaign. All the Republican
candidates were present, and Mr.. W. S. Nor
ris was orator Of the occasion. Mr. W. L
Stanley expected also be present and parti
cipate in the occasion, but was detained a
Ell Dorado On legal business. Mr.. Morri
proved equal the occasion.
The meeting was called to order by
electing Mr.. w. NJ. Davis chairna,
and Mr.. A. E. Hodge secretary. It was S:3
O'Clock when the orator of the evening too.
the rOstrum.
He said: ''Ths political contest is com
monty known as an ''off year" campaign. L
is generally understood that this means &
quiet time. You know our friends, the Dem
ocrats, consider that their strong hold con
sists in their ability to succeed in still hunt
As far as l am concerned am not opposed
to campaign. All great questions are set
tied under great struggle. Al
have been settled in the fire
and smoke OF a bitter campaign
The people are better prepared to settle
aroused. We viii not this year appear Oh
streets with long professions and the pictures
of the candidates, but will meet in schoo
houses and discuss questions of national and
local interest with comparatively little ex
element
| There is a maudlin idea in this country
with which am by no means in sympathy
It suggests that no good man has a right tC
participate in politics. You take the other
class and they are always on hand. If a man
is good, upright, honest citizen he should
take part in all questions that effect
public good. Each Amer lean citizen
should belong to a party. When a man is
| too good to be in politics, he is too good for
anything. What does it mean. 1t means
to exercise the right to vote and pay atten-
| ton to the public welfare.
| Nineteen months have passed of Democrat
| ic administration Ample time has been
given to correct errors and make mistakes
Ample time has been given to draw q con-
clusion whether they will succeed or fail.
Ny opinion is now that the vote of Maine
the other day was largely regulated by their
idea OF the soIndness of the Democratic ad-
ministration. Gas goes Maine, SO goes the
union, is the motto that for years has been
in the mouth of every politician. Maine's
majority spoke against the administration.
Two years ago the Democratic party
sent out orators to bring you glad tidings
On q plain, simple, inference you would
have imagined they would scatter the dol
lars as thick as you ever saw snow flakes
fall. They said they knew you were all
honest, but your leaders are corrupt If
you will give us chance we will show that
we will show you some Of the greatest
frauds that the world has ever zeen
So they talked. You well know that the
most important chapter of history in the
history of our country was received while
the Republican party held the. reins of gov
ernment. More money was handled than
by any other political party.
Well they got to see the books. They
failed to unearth the great fraud, anl were
compelled to say III a reluctant manner that
the money was ali there No higher ccmpli-
ment could have been paid any political
party. Cheered.
They said more than that. They said they
would release you of hard times | want to
ask you how it worked. l am greatly ia
hopes they will do what they promised, and
the hard times will soon disappear. I want
to ask you if there was ever such depression
in business in the last thirteen years as in
the last two years! Was capital ever so
cautious about investing.
In every single promise they have failed.
In every thing they know today they have
failed.
am prouder tonight of the Republican
party than | ever was. When they failed to
detect frauds can't we stand by the party as
firmly as ever. They say we will never rally. |
| want to tell You that in 'SS the Republican
party will be in the finest fighting trim it |
ever was in-cheer, cheers The old ticket or
any other good one can be elected Some of |
the Democrats themselves way down deep in
their hearts would be glad to see the change. |
It has been demonstrated that the Demo-
cratic party is not able to assume the control |
,f ihe government with success.
The mission of the Republican party will
lot be done until equal rights are given to
Ill. 1t will not be done until all our
are properly protected 1 am for
America against the world. l am
With the Republican party on the tariff
question. am glad that the party favors
protecting our industries
The Democrats claim to be as much Aueri-
an as we. What effect did the Morrison
ill have upon our industries II crippled
hem by doing away with the tariff and had
tendency to assist in bringing about free
rade. This question is the creates: that pre-
ents itself to the American people today. II:
IN for tariff that win protect our laboring
.asses from starvation wages Some say i
he Republican party is not a friend of the
oor people, but favors capital. The record :
hows that the party has done more for the
oor people than any other party. I
Some say figures are too cold. They i,
bject to the Hon john Shar1nan's /,