Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-03

ferred to the fact that he is a candidate
and proceeded to tell about what metro
politan sort of representative be
would make and before long told the
crowd that the people OF the city
are very smart and nice people. He then
referred to Kentucky in the 'fast horse
and fair women" chestnut and some now
tried to make the statement an argument
for the people to vote for him. lie prom
ised if elected he would try to get resub-
mission to the vote of the people OF the
prohibition laws. He favored high license
instead of the present Kansas law on that
question. He announced that man could
get all the whisky and beer in any town IN
the state he wants if he has the money to
pay for it. He thought poor old Mis-
souri, would soon be changed to rich old
Missouri" and poor young Kansas" he
said it seemed that Republicans in some
cases did not want to go away from home
to buy articles. He predicted that he
would make good record at Topeka, and
would not be influenced by "short-haired
women"
w. w. Thomas was called upon and said
he had not been guilty of making polit-
commence.
1t was not long until he got around to
his original election scheme "the family
racket" OF cour Sc Sedgwick being Re
publican he insisted that party lines have
nothing to do with voting for probate
judge.
Mr.. E. w, Moore was introduced
by the chair and was soon
in the midst of the tariff arguments, dat
ing from the year 1900 down. He thought
the Democratic party had gained strength
by it's position on the tariff question. He
made the remarkable statement that the
Republican party is today without prin-
ciple upon which it can unite. The party
of Lincoln and Seward was not the party
of Blaine, Foraker and Pat Ford.
| Fred Bentley was called, and the chair
man announced that Fred Bentley could
leys. Fred thought it very annoying to
have so many people shaking hands with
him and congratnlating him on his sure
thing of going to Topeka this winter. He
thought o. H. was trying to go to Topeka
on Fred's good looks and reputa-
ton" He thought neither of the
Bentleys wanted to be a relative of the
other The speaker said he had had moth
ing to do with "a paper railroad. and
soon after referred to the Kansas Midland
railroad, seemingly thinking it is paper
railroad. Fred accused o. H. Bentley OF
being an attorney for the Kansas Midland,
and then admitted that he himself was the
attorney for the Santa Fee.
| The speaker insisted that Z. V. Healey
did not change his politics when he came
| to Kansas, and such could not be said OF
| o. H. Bentley. He thought it was not a
| question of politics after all, but ques-
! ton of who had done the most for WITCH
! tia. He then put in few words for Harry
Hill and C S. Ebey. He seemed to think
| local pride should supplant all political
| feeling.
This was followed by criticism of jim
! Blaine's position on the tariff. He proceeded
| to talk about the Chicago convention, say
ing there was no enthusiasm when Harri-
son was nominated and none in the Re
publican party in the campaign. He said
the committee on resolutions in the Chi
cago convention was packed" and did not
voice the sentiment of the party. He said
the Republican party was trying to up
hold confederacy enslaving working men
in the east and farmers in tine west that Is
more hellish than the southern confedera-
cy that favored negro slavery.
| The meeting closed with Mr.. Bentley's
| speech without cheering.