Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-18
PROTECTION.
THAT WAS THE SORT OF TALK COL.
JAMES r. HALL0WELL
Gave the People at the Meeting Of
the Young Mems republican
Club Last Night.
An Eloquent and Logical Address Listened
to Intently by 1000 People-An
Enthusiastic Meeting.

| people were present last night a. the open
air meeting of the young mems Republi
/ can club, which was addressed by Mr.. Z.
! Z. Oliver, very able young colored Re
. publican, who was delegate from South
| Carolina, and Col. James R. Hallowell,
who was delegate at large from Kansas TO
| Chicago.
On account of the fact that East First
street, between Main and Market had
been torn up for the Fair
| Mount motor line there was at first con-
/ Siderable uncertainty as to where the
meeting would lie. 1t was finally agreed
/ that it be held on the south side of First
at the head of the alley. Here platform
/ was improvised by placing section OF
/ sidewalk upon a number of coal oil bar
rels. Upon the platform were the speakers
/ of the evening, Mr.. J. w Adams, presi-
/ dent of the young mems Republican club,
| (who presided over the me-tnig,l and
! Hon. w H Robinson, of Fairfield, H., a
/ Republican candidate for presidential
/ elector at large in his state.
| About $50 the Metropolitan cornet band
/ paraded up Main street and took position
/ at the platform. After several inspiring
airs, the meeting was opened by Chairman
/ Adams, At this time there were fully
! 1900 people within hearing OF the speakers
/ voices, and they all stayed until the meet
/ ing closed.
! Mr.. Adams. after few opportune re-
marks, introduced Mr.. Peter Z. Oliver, a
talented young colored attorney, who was
] delegate to the Chicago convention from
/ the state of South Carolina.
/ Mr. Oliver began by saying that any
man should consider it an honor to plant
his foot on Kansas soil, the state in which
there had been so much done to advance
/ the cause of freedom. The Republican
party is the party he said, has always been
the party of progress. 1t was organized
for the purpose of saying TO slavery that it
should go no further. And an element in
the party which favored the abolition of
slaverp prevailed OF these slaves they af-
forwards made soldiers and then citizens.
Speaking OF the methods adopted by
Democrats in South Carolina, the speaker
said that the shotgun policy had been dis
carded to large extent, and that now
& ey had a separate ballot box for each
office. The colored voters who Were una
bic to read the names on the boxes dropped
the right ticket in the wrong boxes and
thus the vote did not count. He also ex-
planned how the Democrats manipulated
| the registration so as to prevent
the colored people from voting.
! South Carolina, he said, is Republican.
No man, here in Kansas, he said, whose
skin was dusky like his own could afford
to vote the Democratic ticket for single
candidate. Every man who did he de-
clared to be a party TO encouraging the
frauds in the south.
Mr.. Oliver made very good speech and
impressed the audience very favorable as
a gentleman who knew W hereof he spoke.
He was frequently interrupted by
applause and greeted by cheers at
the conclusion # MS remarks.
NJ da rs tlen int uce1 Col James
r. HaIvwell as OILS III tue leading Repub-
lcans of the great Republican state of
Kansas.
Col, Hallowell spoke for nearly an hour
and a half and held his audience spell
bound until he had concluded. Several
times he intimated that he would soon
close, but was urged on by cries OF go on,
go on" His handsome presence and mag
niicent voice and forcible delivery
marked him as a typical stump orator,
while his eloquence and logic impressed
all who heard him, with the already we'll
known fact that there is not in the state
of Kansas "a more effective political speak
er than Col. James Z HallOwell.
After acknowledging the compliment
paid him by asking him to address his fell
low Republicans the colonel proceeded TO
pay his compliments 10 the Democrats for
thei, free trade and other heresIes. He said
he could not go fully into details, but
he succeeded by brief but concisive
stated points, to knock the life out OF
many of Democracy thin pretenses. He
said that when he was honored by the
state as one of its representatives TO Chi
cago he said that he believed that their
work would mean victory, and he is now
convinced of it. Ever since that time
Democracy has been lowering around in
the shades of gloom. Laughter The
Democrats at first tried TO get us 10 nomi-
nate James G. Blaine, the poor fools,
not knowing that we loved him and
admired him above any other
American Now they are vainly endeaY-
oring 10 stir up discord in our party. But
Mr.. Blaine from across the water said,
gentlemen, your candidate | can not be. "
The $50 delegates 10 that convention de-
liberated carefully among the large num-
Der Of names presented, anyone of whom
was more than the peer more than the
equal of any man who could be named by
the Democrats, and there are hundreds,
thousands, yes five hundred thousand Re-
publIcans. who like the electric light To
the candle would compel the
the intellectual light OF Grover Cleveland
20 fade into insignifcance. tapplause.)
They said let Us take a man who had the
nerve to volunteer in defense OF his coun-
try instead of being represented by sub
stitute, who was allowed TO die in a poor
house. applause We chose this banner
exhibiting national hag) instead of the
red bandana) cheers and adopted a plat
form which By the brains of the press OF
the country, is characterized as the second
Declaration Of Independence
We have just passed the threshold Of the
campaign. The people are now TO deter
mine between the great principles OF tie
two parties. You have from now until
the 9th Of November 10 deliberate OF your
verdict. l have heard men say there was
very little difference between the two
parties. Task you Is that sos tCries of
No, no. tell you that the great gulf
which separates them now is as wide and
its banks are as high as IN 1s6I. when the
owner OF slaves called the roll OF his
property by pedigree
On the other side We're the law abiding
people of the north. who said slavery
shall not longer exist in the country
And now on the other side is Grover
Cleveland saying 10 the laboring man: