Wichita eagle., 1888-05-13

tie, D. L. Grove.
While this committee were making
ready their report the unterrltied
! seemed anxious for speech
Judge James r. Shields being loudly
called for took the stand and said: Il fee
complimented in being requested to ad
dress this convention of Democrats. | an
glad of this opportunity TO look into the
faces of Kansas Democrats. l can see II
your eyes every indication that you are
ready to battle for principle. lt requires
nerve to be q Democrat in Kansas, and
that is a quality possessed by all Demo
Gratis. \ political party relying upon
prejudice wiz not long survive. The
Democratic party is party Of principle
and its perpetuity does not stand upon
prejudices. Now, my friends, / am not a
politician and did not come here to engage
in that business. | have settled among
you to make my home here and practice
my profession. In the state Of Missouri
where ] came from they did not need
many politicians. Whatever Democratic
majority they want over there they have
onlyto let the people know and the same
comes to pass. Iaughter). / have heard
pSOl)lS tAAI 1IC-i4O-
Gratis do not want 10 give the colored man
show. My friends, that is a mistake.
We give them schools and we give them
office. We, perhaps, do not give the col
ored people SO many promises as the Re
publicans, but we give them more sub
stantial things. Don't You be alarmed.
the colored beople are coming around and
they will soon be voting the Democratic
ticket. ICheers.l The Democratic party
has gone up through tribulation for twen-
ty-four years. and finally redeemed the
general government, and we will get Kan
sas by and by. Loud cheers. The Demo
cratic party is as old as the republic itself,
and ii this republic is immortal the Demo
cratic party Will live forever. loud and
prolonged cheering.l One would think, to
hear Republican leaders talk, that that
party had made this country, when the
fact is they fought their first battle in
1856. Ny friend, Colonel Hallowell, told
me the other day that Cleyeland's shirt
collar was entirely too large for a states
man. All the reply that | ever expect
TO make to this shirt argument
will be to say that Cleveland wears an
honest shirt and it is paid for. [Cheersl.
AbGuV the tariff | will only say this.
can see the sense in people living in the
manufacturing cities of the east demand
ing high protective tariff, but when |
look over these magnificent prairies and
find these agricultural people IN Kansas
talking for high protective tariff l think
the Lord have mercy on them for they
know not what they do" [Laughterl.
~ Shio1Hc Snal-a or leDotb and
claimed the Mills bill would surely
pass congress and he thought the people
would sustain it. The judge said he was
willing to stake his reputation as a politi-
cal prophet that New York would give
Grover Cleveland $1,000 majority next fall.
This was loudly cheered, as many Demo
Gratis here never supposed they would carry
New York at all.
Judge W. p Campbell was the next
speaker called tor He said. Il have been
today an interested spectator. All my
past associations have been with the Re
publican party, and it is with pride that l
remember its achievements. | would
be glad if could stand
with that party today as
l suppose Conkling would have been glad
to stand with that party The principles
for which such men as Conkling used to
battle do not count for much IN the Re
publican party today.
The Republican party today is bowling
down to the golden calf from Maine Qoud
cheers.) Mr.. Blaines lackeys think now
that the great Conkling is dead there is a
better show for their idol. In that they
are mistaken. l have been a soldier and
like to see my old comrades, but I can not
see that on that account l
should follow such marplats as Blaine and
Ingalls,. [cheerS.I do not have the cheek
to say that | am good Democrat, but so
long as they put up such men as Grover
Cleveland propose that they shall get my
vote. cheers. His name makes the chills
run down the back of the Republican
party every time it is mentioned. laugh
teri The judge proceeded to explain that
be thought Democrats We're loyal
to the flag: after which able
speeches were made by Judge
Harris, Judge Glenn and Mr. 'tcCoy.
These gentlemen discussed the issues of
the day in way that seemed very salts
factory to the Democrats present, as they
we're literally cheered. oTheir speeches
were too lengthy for our limited space.
The committee to select delegates for the
various conventions reported as follows
for state convention at Wichita:
P. v Healy, C. S. Ebey, John T. Kelly,
H. g. Toler, J. L. McMeachan, Joseph
Coates, B. h. Brown, f. J. Beattle, j. n.
Haymaker, w c. Glenn, J. ". Mckee, c.
;. Watson. s. f. High, Vheo OswiIder.
HaSi-i7s Cbas Inv,
can, l. g. Pratt, Hardett, Adam Hauf-
beaur, 7. {. Cartrite, Harry Hill, w. 5.
Mccoy, j. C. Winch, D. G. Grove. VI. W.
Hopkins. Nike Cook. w. B. Aldrich.
DELEGATES TG LARNED.
Delegates-Sam Major. Fred Bentley,
". P. Campbell, r. Z. Coats, NJ w. Hop
lins. w II. Ebey, p b. McNair, c. A.
Edwards, W. \. McCrag, o. Il. Smith, VI.
:. Cook, Chas. Guyer, Il. Cone, Ed Heay.
Alternates-C. Carlton, W. g. Carr, d.
}. Williams, G. Waltz, Amos Burns, J.
I. Schoonover, John I. Kelly, 5. B.
Noah Fiuck, C. Redmau, j. T.
Iassel, II. Soule, H. IL. Powell, W. Wal
ace.
DELEGATES To LEAYENwOETH-
Delegates-Lew A. DEAN, H w Stew
.rt, c. Smith. r, I. Bean, Chas. T. Coal
nan, Amos Harris, John Ratlitf. William
3ehring. II. G. Toler, W B. Hotchkiss, T.
;. keller. +. B. Whitemore, Perry Allen,
T. L. NcHenry.
Alternates-B W Aldrich, A a Glenn,
ieorge ". Ceilings. John Farrell, NJ ".
Anderson, sam Nolan. George Dodisman,
John H Hughes. l. G Jones, Q. y. Phil
ips. W. T. Sikley, j. X. Brown, Barry
smith, ". {. Ctz.
NEW CITIZENS.