Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-30

June 29-The indications Tor IWenJy-lout
hours, commencing Saturday, June ~,
at Z a. m, are as follows:
For Missouri: Light TO fresh southeast
erly winds; slightly warmer, fair weather.
For Kansas: Light to fresh southeasterly
winds; warm fair weather.
NEW YORK, June 29.-The Metropolitan
opera house was crowded tonight from the
outermost edge of the topmost gallery to
the furthest extremity of the stage with
RepnbIicans who had assembled under the
auspices of the Republican club OF this
CITY to ratify the nominations OF Harrison
and Morton. Hundreds who tried to gain
adnittance were unable to do SO. In the
large audience assembled the number of
ladies present was noticeable. The presid-
ing officer Of the evening was Edward r.
Bartlett
warm praise of the Republican platform
and of the candidates who stand on it.
When the speaker alluded to Morton, a
picture of the candidate for vice-presdent
that stood by the side of the stage was
raised aloft and was greeted with enthusl-
astic applause.
The first speaker Of the evening intro
duced was Congressman Roswell q. Horn,
piause and the applause was increased
when he said. 81 come to you from the
far west simply for the purpose of saying
to you people of the east that we intend to
Join hands with you in redeeming the
United States of America" Continuing
he said: 81 sat as delegate in the con-
vention at Chicago, and although it did
not select the man | favored, it did its
work fairly and well. No convention ever
held q more single object in view. 1t was
written in the features of the delegates. 1t
was plain TO see they had come with one
single purpose, that of nominating a
ticket that will win. ['And you have done
the speaker, the platform is com
plete. 1t gives US the clear
cut Tissue of protection to the
industries of America. The issue has
been narrowed down TO the question which
had better manage this nation-the Re
publican clubs of this country or the Cob
den club of England. Enthusiastic ap-
plausel. The speaker referred to the in
furious effects ON business which would
follow the passage of the Mills bill, and
spoke of the Michigan industries of wool,
lumber, copper and iron as being marked
for destruction.
Mr. Horn charged the present admins
tration with insincerity and referred bit
terly to the presidents course in the case
of union soldiers. He said the soldiers do
not admire Cleveland nor the way he
treated them. One soldier | know who
left one of his legs at Gettysburg was
removed from his postmastership be-
cause he edited a little temperance
paper which told Republicans to vote
for James g. Blaine. [Great cheering
His place was secured by a Democratic ed
ltor who had to wait until he served his
term in Jail for robbing pensioner before
he could take it. The Democrats tried to
add responsibility to their ticket by nomi-
noting for vice-president man who was in
advance of his party and so they nominated
man who used a pocket handkerchief.
The motto should have been displayed
when this ticket was nominated, mo sold
fer need apply" They tell me | should not
talk of the past thatsI should not fan to life
slumbering lmbers, but like to and | am
proud that the grand old Republican party
has past that we can look back to with
pride. If | were Democrat | would like
forgetfulness and consider it a divine
power
Mr.. Horr concluded his remarks by pre-
dieting triumph and victory.
The secretary read letter from General
Sherman acknowledging and accepting
the invitation to be present, but request
ing that he might be allowed to occupy
the seat in his box without being called
on TO speak. The letter was applauded
and the band played Marching Through
Georgia" A telegram from Chauncy NJ.
Depew expressing regret at his inability
TO be present was then read.
Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll was then in
troduced and was warmly greeted. He
said:
Let us see what was the spirit which
animated our party in its recent conven-
ton. What was our country, when this
party first took hold of it? Every man was
9 blood hound pledged to sid in catching
human beings flying to freedom led by the
light of the northern star. When this
great body came together in Chicago what
was its first act? 1t was to honor the
names of the greatest men that this coun-
try had produced-Lincoln and Grant.
The next resolution offered by this conven-
ton was: I'VE earnestly hope that we
shall soon congratulate our Irish fellow
citizens upon the recovery of home rule in
Ireland" Wherever human being wears
q chain there you viii find the sympathy
Of tthe Republican party with him. The
Republican party does not believe in state
sovereignty but in reserving to the state
those rights given by the constitution
We deny that any state has the right to
deprive n citizen of his ballot. Whoever
refuses to count an honest vote or casts
a dishonest one is a traitor to
the principles on which the country was
founded. The next things in the plat
form is protection for American labor FL
tell you why | am in favor of il. | want
this republic substantially independent of
the rest of this world. | want this coun-
try so that it can live if at war with the
whole world. For my next reason the
man who raises raw material only is eX-
ternally poor The farmer who raises
wheat is always Door because he only gets
one profit and that is generally a loss.
The farmer who raises wheat and pork
and beef and horses makes a second or a
third profit and gets rich. The country
which grows raw material will grow poor,
while the country TO which it sells it and
which manufactures it into fabrics and
sells them back TO it again will grow
intelligent and rich. Just TO the
extent that you mix mind and muscle you
give value. The south raises cotton and
sells il. Just so long as the south does
this it will be poor / am for protection
because it will enable US TO raise greater
men. We want to rock the cradle of lib
erty so long as there is a baby in il and
when he gets six or seven feet tall I'Weu
get another one cried man in the gal
lery]; no, we'll let him shift for himself"
answered Colonel lngersoll. How little.
after all, the laboring man receives for his
work. Even under protection said
another man in the gallery Yes,
ask you this, my Democratic
friends" answered the speaker. III the la
boring man is not paid better here than
abroad, why do we not fud American
workingmen emigrating TO Europes" This
reply was greeted with the most enthusi-
astio cheers of the evening, men in all parts
of the house Joined in the prolonged APP
plause that followed it. There is no place
In the civilized world where the laborer