Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
AT THE GARFIELD.
THE HON. RODOLPH HATFIELD AD-
DRESSES 4. GOOD SIZED CROWD.
TIE Labor Questions Discussed in an
A0le Manner--A Good ALI Round
Republican Speech.

Hatfield on the political issues Of fhe day.
, In short time the hall was fairly filed
by an appreciative crowd
The appearance of the speaker on the
stage was greeted with cheers. He was
introduced by Mr. J. ". Adams, president
OF the Young Mems Republican club. Mr.
Adams said it would seem that Kansas
was not doing its duty ualess 1t took po-
sition in the front rank of the Republican
column The speaker said he did not be-
lieve the colored voters of the state would
vote in the interest of the party that had
done all in its power 20 keep them in sla-
very Due 20 the fact that either the Re
publican or Democratic party would
succeed in this campaign. he insisted
that other parties could not hope 20
even help themselves. The Republican
party desired that the people investigate
all the issues while the Democratic party
was eyasive on all questions. Mr.. Adams
closed by introducing Mr.. Hatfield, who
stated that every fourth year the people
were permitted to study the great national
issues Had sometimes thought it best TO
! have longer presidential terms. But as
perperuity of the republic depends on gen
eral enlightment it may be well TO have
extensive discussions every four years
| Perhaps frequent discussion is best as it
gives the foreign element better chance
TO learn of American institutions.
But few years ago the military man
was the chief man of the world. but today
his homer was turned TO the statesman.
America is today the brightest star in the
galaxy Of nations owing TO its Lincoln.
Garfield aud Harrison.
The proper relation and existing relation
| between capital and labor would be dis
cussed. Labor is the foundation of all
| prosperity There are many kinds OF
! labor. All labor primary has for its
! object food In some countries people
/ could live without clothes, but in no coun-
/ try can people get along without bread.
People must have bread Muscle, money,
earth enter into production. The trouble
comes from division Of the profit. Each
must have equitable show or there viii be
! trouble. Fifty years ago the people were
nearly independent By communities. An
nual product twelve billion dollars now
! All the men, women and children who are
wage earners receive about ninety per cent
/ of this product and consume it. While the
wage Garner receives this amount, the
! capitalist gets 10 per cent. 1t means that
ing amount of an increasing product while /
with the capitalist Of course it is the oppo-
site, getting a smaller per cent for capital
each year. Labor and capital must De
harmonious-neither can ignore the other.
The time of discomfort is when times are
hard: when idieness prevails there are
hard times. This is productive of all kinds /
of issues" Have some OF these in this /
L Iy,rfl Il,
Henry George, Mrs. Emery, Herr Most, /
add to the evils instead of detraeting.
Unrestricted emigration is an enemy TO /
labor. More than foyo)o.090 people /
came here since 90 Gets the laboring /
classes who come here and not aristocrats. /
Notwithstanding this the increase in I
wages since go has been 40 per cent. Over
100000 have come here from Ireland I
alone. Almost as many come here as can /
be found in Ireland dodag.
Out of the late unpIeasantness come all
the troubles that the Union Labor party
is complaining Of today. Uncle Sam was
rich and something had to be done The
first thing nescessary was to get aid;
money necessary to put men in the field.
1t was necessary to have money no matter
what interest demanded The national
banks did away with wild cat banks"
and established credit in the land.
The speaker related how people
were placed at disadvantages under the
state money" plan which the Democrats
sometimes say was better than the present
money system
At the close of the war the national debt
per capita was SS4, and was soon reduced
TO SO per capita A large portion of the
trouble of the rich man and wage earn er
come from social habits The damnable
trusts should be crushed out The first
man to inquire into this subject was John
Sherman. The leading men who control
trusts are Democrats. Havemeyer. sugar
trust: PAYNE, Standard Oil company;
Brice, of Democratic central committee in
the anthracite coal trust. These ara facts
which the lsboring man should consider
The speaker read statistics showing the
producing power Of money each year for
twenty years past. No material contrac-
ton of the currency In the last twenty !
years wage earners have received an in
creasing share OF en- increasing production :
and capital a decreasing share Of the
products. The speaker read statistics 10 I
prove his statement.
Railroads, modern concerns. were the
originators OF tramps The Union Labor
party wants 70 buy the railroads, costing
nine or ten billion dollars. The speaker
said ne believed the railroads ought TO be
under federal management. He read sta
tistics showing that railroads were not de-
cloring the dividends of former years.
The Republican party had favored the
poor man 5y passing the homestead law.
which resulted II a fast development OF
Kansas The Rep1blcan party cared for
the disabled soldier. The first thing the
Democratic party did was 10 veto pensions
Referred to the Republican party's record
on protective tariff
The speaker said he had cham pioaed the
eight hour law in the house and was proud :
Of IL The bill was killed IL the senate,
but that not the fault OF house representa-
tives. The Kansas legislature had made
railroad corporations pay employees IN !
money and not in script The Republican
party had declared IN favor Of lower inter
EST
The speaker referred 70 the county ticks.
as being all that the people could wish:
the nominees being Of the best timber in :
the party. He advised the Republicans 20 :!
vote the ticket from Harrison down. :
The speaker referred 10 tie many
-baazes IL the east from the Democratic
party 20 the Republican and predicted :
victory. He vas frequently in !.
.eyrQpSsd with cheers
cheers for the success Of the Republican