Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-30
He Comments FavOrably On Mr..
Harrison's Ability to Handle
the Issues OF the Day.
History Quoted Showing lnsurmountable
Argument in Favor of Protection
to American Labor.
A Prominent Knight Of Labor, a Lifelong
Democrat, Declares for Home Pro-
acknowledgements Politics
Judge Thurman Speaks
Briefly.
WEATHER BULLETINS.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, sept.
29.-The highest temperature was 73.o0.
the lowest 44.7o, and the mean $3.50, with
gentle E veering slowly to NE wind
slightly warmer clear weather and very
high barometer.
The maximum velocity of wind was
E9 miles per hour at 600 a. m.
Mean barometer reduced to sea level was
att a. NJ 30.371 inches; at p. m. 3o.2l4
inches, at o. m. 80. 22S.
Mean relative humidity 62 per cent.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Sept. 29-The indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Sunday, Septem-
Der 80, at Z a. M, are as follows:
For Missouri: Fair; warmer, variable
winds shifting to southeasterly
For Kansas: Fair, followed IN extreme
western portion by light rains; slightly
warmer southeasterly winds.
NEW YORK, Sept 29-In the northern
part of this city, seven miles from the
post Office, the throng of people is estima-
ted to have numbered 100000 tonight,
gathered in and about the polo grounds to
hear Republican speeches made by James
". D. ID. L
of Maryland; A. S. Morrison, of Arizona.
and John Finnerty, of Illinois. A rush
with rapid filing up of the great space
within followed the opening of the doors,
and the crowd from the very outset IN
Rugurated a round of cheers that outlasted
the meeting itself President Humphrey,
of the Harlem Republican club,
introduced Hon. j. b. Foraker,
of Ohio. who addressed the
crowd Before he had finished there were
cries of "Blaine," Here comes Blaine"
and that gentleman appeared on the plat
form A scene of indescribable enthusi-
asm followed. The band struck up Hail
to the Chief" and cheers rent the air.
When the turmoil had subsidized the pre-
siding officer told the people that IN the
Chicago convention that a delegate told
the people that James g. Blaine would be
in the thickest of the light, which begun
in New York. 1t began at Harlem and
would end at the battery. 1t would land
Harrison and Morton in the white house,
and here then was Mr.. Blame, whom the
chairman introduced
When Mr.. Blaine could be heard he
began his address by commencing
General Harrison's remarkable ability In
condensing whole argument within the
dimensions of proverb The same had
been true of Franklin and Lincoln. Cen
eral HarrlSOn'S reference TO QOSmaUlc Tree
traders as students of maXims and not OF
markets had exposed in sentence the fall
lacy of their creed. Mr.. Blaine then went
into history and his speech dealt entirely
with the record of high tariff and low tariff
and the relative effect of each upon the
country the various tariff measures from
thu first in 177S down TO the issues of 1874,
between Clay and Polk, after which the
free trade of Robert J. Walker, Of Mlssiss-
ippi, who became the secretary of the
treasury and under whom the protective
tariff of 1912 was broken down and the
free trade tariff of 1916 was placed
on the statue books. Jefferson's messages
to congress in which he discussed the
several methods of disposing of the sur
plus were cited in comparison with the
ntterances of Mr.. Cleveland on the same
subject and at each juncture of the ma
tional history where tariff issues were in
volved Mr.. Blaine instituted comparison
between the Democrats of then and those
of now and held up the disastrous results
of 1887 as a warning that the tariff
should not have been lowered as
it was, nor should it be now.
Mr. Blaine's address WAS designed to
present the historical tariff situation and
In each case his deductions were strongly
In favor of the election of Harrison and
the defeat of the Democratic endorsers.
Hon. J. L. Finnerly, Rev. w. b. Deer
rick (colored), and others also spoke.