Wichita eagle., 1888-10-09

Kansas HE crowd was soon yell0g lof
Harrison, 'she's all right What's the
matter with both OF rhem-Harrison and
Morton" and the crowd would join as one
man in a response They are all right"
The stage was ittingly decorated with
flags and portraits OF national candidates.
The crowd was enthusiastic and yelled for
music, some crying band and others Lotus
club. The band responded and the Lotus
club came in response 70 a unanimous
call. They were loudly cheered and called
out second and At the close Senator
Plumb arrived which Was the signal for
loud long and enthusiastic cheers. After
the club gave the Veto song which was
well accepted
Mr.. Downing introduced, IS chairman OF
the evening. Col NJ II. Murdoch, who said
it was unnecessary TO tell the people who
Senator Plumb was, and introduced him
without comment.
The distinguished gentleman said he
had occasion to say some time ago that
Wichita, with her ID 600 people, is greater
city than any other city OF 10000 people
He claimed he ought TO have apoiogIzed
for, it is a larger city than any other city
of 25o, 900 people. He did not mean that
as simply a compliment. He had been
asked thousand times what there Is IN
Wichita to make a city. and when asked
that question did not have a copy
of the EAGLE, but said Witch
ita's feet amt locked in superstition
So 1 say of Kansas. Made up of men OF
enterprise from ali over the Union and
who make Kansas leading state and some
of you intend 10 make Wichita the leading
city OF the greatest state"
The speaker said he did not come TO deal
in compliments or to lead the city To think
it was all OF Kansas When he read the
daily papers and came 10 Wichita three
years ago he concluded the hall had not
been told.
The speaker said the meeting was 10 de-
eide whether the Democrats are TO be
continued in power four more
years. He insisted that there
is room in this country for
only two great parties. The opposition
had claimed that this was 70 De a discus
sion of the tariff. When into the discus
sion OF the tariff liable 10 become lost The
tariff according to Republicans means
the development Of our natural resources
by ourselves" In order that a nation
may be strong it should have diversified
| industries. \ nation OF single industry
! is not strong Diversifcation makes
strength. Had occasion to see the benefit
OF diyersifcation. the speaker gave an
instance showing an army composed Of
men of variety Of business is better than
/ one Of men who followed only one indus
| try.
/ The distinguished gentleman observed
/ that the ores are of little use unless they
are taken from the mines.
| Not necessary TO discuss whether tariff
has increased wages Only country in the
world to which people are coming and the
/ only country from which no one is going.
/ This condensed way OF putting 1t was
! greeted with cheers.
| The speaker stated that the tariff was
/ tax and paid by the people. The govern
ment rested on the people and not the peo-
| pie on the government. The Republicans
wanted to raise the money necessary 10
run the government in way TO assist the
/ infant industries which give promise of
/ development Tie Democrats desire TO
raise the money without regard 10 any
| benefit that could be derived The speak
er said that the Republican plan partially
1 brought the desired money from the for
! eigners.
England used America as a dumping
| ground for :'kuockdown" sales. A tarif
apDroSmating free trade would throw
open the American markets and crush out
American production The speaker i'm
pressed upon his hearers to remember that
the people OF this country pay the taxes
( and in the presence of free trade foreign
people pay nothing and have none Of the
duties TO bear. The South America table
| land was showing itself able to be com
petitor in corn, wheat, beef and mutton.
Germany and England opening up Africa,
which viii soon produce such articles and
also be competitors.
The speaker showed that America
in time would be compelled to
/ give up selling foreign countries the
cereals and rely on selling them manufac-
/ tured articles. He concluded his argument
on this topic by referring TO the dog and
/ bone story, the democrats wanting to give
I'D what the country has for the shadow Of
/ something else.
! In China the survival Of the fttest is the
survival of the man who can live on the
/ least. Each year the Chinaman lives be
cause he lives on less than on the former
I
able to eat more than on the former year,
and since the war the development OF this
country has been internal. The close of
/ the war found people coming 20 Kansas.
+ instead OF building steamships, building
railroads, building railroads west. IT
/ rigate east and them put steamships
/ on the seas and sweep off England
/ Germany, France. and be prepared 70 take
| the whole word commercially.
/ The speaker insisted that the tariff
/ should not be made a party issue Il
might be party issue in regard TO sched-
! uIes, but II seems TO be .wIlled 70 be
party measure rs to principle. In 1883
( the tariff law was lowered and wages still
protected The speaker asked why such
destruction exhibited By the Democrats.
/ The solid south favored IL. They did not
until they thought they could see cotton
was king. The south wanted the north
/ TO raise its corn and wheat
Tie south came into power Ike Rip Van
/ Wrinkle. having forgotten nothing and
/ learning nothing The south went out Of
power tryiug 70 keep Kansas out OF the
union and when it came back its first act
was 70 keep Dakota out OF the union In
/ the Mills bill they leave protection on tie
southern products aud take i OF the
northern products.
[ The speaker referred 70 election frauds
/ in the south and told a coatest OF Mr..
/ Nackey. a Republican IN South Carolina,
who made many efforts TO HAYES his votes
counted. The elections IL the entire
south practically a farce"
The speaker asked If they wanted any
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