Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-12
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
Ebey sweats Before a Physically warm Crowd.

Ebey sweats Before Physically warm Crowd.
Mr.. c. 5. Ebey appeared before the foot
lights last night at the Garfield the first
time since his nomination as Democratic
candidate for congress from the Seventh
district. 1t was said TO be the opening gun
from MS battery of the campaign, bat also
stated that he some time ago went out TO
Greensburg TO try it. After giving it q
. trial there it is said to have bounced
around little too much, had the bore on
one side so il failed TO send the ball where
it looked, had a bad axle, and, in fact, car
/ riage generally deficient The defects as
/ proven before that audience ne has been
/ trying to remedy assisted by such other
workmen as he thought best. So last
night was the second time the friction
/ primer was applied and the command,
ready" given.
The affair had been rather thorOu ghly
advertised through Democratic medium
and dodgers" covered the streets. Boys
/ spent the day thrusting the notices in
pockets, under arms and everywhere it
was thought one would likely be induced
to De interested The band which was
( expected to go up the street at a beautiful
/ Democratic cadence for sixteen Democratic
dollars did not go. This, it was said par
TALLY suggested the cause for a smaller
crowd than was by some expected. 1t was
a few minutes after o'clock when the
/ speaker of the evening arrived, and 1t is
safe TO say at that time the hall, which IS
not very large any time, seemed larger
than common, for it was less than half
full. The speaker reached the stage with
little difficulty, for the aisle was not
crowded. He passed up on the stage pre-
ceded by Judge Harris, and compliment
tary cheer was extended. Waiting a few
minutes for more TO come seemed to be a
small paying business, as the congrega-
ting was slow and some of the
leaders we're trying to blame
others for the fact OF so few
people on hand. For some time
after. Mr.. Ebey commenced speaking addi-
tions were made slowly until it is safe to
say the house was about two-thirds full.
The speaker was pres entedby Judge
Harris, a member Of the congressional dis
trict committee. He stated that some had
thought it bastto ho,d a meeting on the /
street, but it had been concluded that it |
was asking too much OF Mr. Ebey to do |
that in the face of Il hard campaign, the |
most of which is in the future. Accord |
iugly the hall had been secured and for |
time it might be less pleasant owing to /
the oppressive heat.
It was $40 when Mr.. Ebey faced the .
crowd as a man hungry for votes. He .
commenced 10y naming some principals I
that be said both political parties agreed .
upon. Both parties now accepted the con-
stitution to guide the footsteps of the Re /
public. Both are now joint owners IN the .
country's greatness. Coming on down /
with his now he reached the point of diff /
ereuce st the tariff In his /
opinion the Republican party proposed 10 /
change the mathematics OF political econ
omy by ataxatiGn known as the tariff. /
The first time he seems TO have seen the I
term tariff IN the history OF the United /
states dates with the late Unpleasantness.
He tabled the tariff as modern tyranny.
and for 4 time some expected him to in
vent some ancient language 10 prove that
both words came from the same root. He /
called tariff a child Of aristocracy and a
question OF political economy worked out
by men not intellectually inclined or of
that sort OF turn Of mind: He kicked up
the dust around Henry Clays bones for
his belief on the question.
The most grievous result Of tariff. it
would seem in his estimation, was the fact
that some people 90 over 10 Europe. From
his many statements and references to
that feature it would seem that he thinks
10 one goes TO Europe except high tariff
men. This thing of going abroad
from his argument might be stopped by
knocking out the tariff
a-~1r7, srr.--- MA r,.---l I
abundance on John Bright and Richard
Golden After doing this be made an ef-
fort TO make them coincide with American
institutions and the wants of American
capital and labor. Argued that q patent
was exactly the same II lis effect rs a
tariff II q struggle 70 gain some votes
from the colored men lie arraigued the Re
publican party by declaring it had reduced
the tariff on cotton. One suggested that
the arraiganlent was complimentary from
a Democratic standpoint
Down 20 this time, about one hour and
q half. the conclusions as reached by data
produced were Enthusiastically FOR free
trade. He now ruhs up against the NILS
bill and commenced 10 talk about
the tariff. DO you believe 3 re
duction Of FIVE per cent. means free
trade, said the animated speaker IN
jumping attitude. The charge that "a
iQctlon OF i've per cent Is free trade Is an
falsehood,' he continued.
coming back 10 a more solid footing.
Then give rs free wool that II 1lay slim
ulate manufacture" was another coRclu-
SIGN that made even some Democrats look
81 each other II g that s-another- break
manner.
The speech was about TWO aud onahzlf
hours long and the last hour devoted 70
the tariff according 70 the NILS
version. The meeting adjourned with
J Judge Campbell proposing three cheers for I
the national and state tickets plus Ebey. +