Wichita eagle., 1888-10-21

lation who are helplessly Republican, con
siderably less than half that amount:
EApplause]. Such political gambling ano
personal sporting with funds OF the com,
mon treasury of the people of the United
States has never been dreamed OF before
in the country Think for a moment, II
any man had proposed law that with all
balances in the treasury beyond the I'M
mediate requirement of the government
the secretary might loan them without
interest, under the guise of deposits
to whom he pleased and place them where
he pleased. Was there ever senator and
| representative bold enough to vote for that
| measure? and yet it is precisely what
Secretary Faircbild is now doing with the
surplus in the treasury; [Applausel
Sixth, and lastly, the Republicans ar
raign the president for a deliberate at
tempt to destroy the protective system of
this country by using against 1t as an
argument its power to produce surplus
in the treasury, when not one dollar OF
surplus would be there if the money had
| been lawfully expended in reducing the
public debt, instead of being loaned out to
| pet banks and for the benefit of political
| favorites. The friends of the presi-
| dent, apparently authorized by him
self, pending his election gave the
people of the United States
pleuge DEaU the DemOcrdtlc party WOulu
not, during his administration, assault or
endanger the protective tariff. 1t, there
fore, came upon the people as a genuine
surprise when the president charged the
protective system with being the cause OF
the surplus which had been industriousiy
accumulated to the neglect of public duty.
As to the pretense that there was no au-
thority to buy the bonds at the premium,
that was long ago exposed in both houses
of congress and the people now see that
money loaned for an indefinite period to
Mr.. Jordan's bank in New York or placed
in the Covington banks to aid the election
of Mr. Carlisle, ought long ago to have
United States bonds and the
reduction of the public debt. [Cheers.]
In my judgment the people of the United
States can not be hurried into free trade by
panicky cry from president or secretary.
Too many interests are dependent upon it,
interests of capital and labor, interests in
the east, in the west, in the north and in
the south, great interests common to the
whole union. / shall not tonight argue
the question further than to arraign the
president for precipitating it in an I'M
precedented manner and for having
used extraordinary means to create preju-
dice against the protective system and
with delusive arguments to commend the
destructive theory Of free trade to the
people. When understood by the people,
the presidents method of approaching the
question will strengthen the cause of pro-
lection and not weaken it and will, in my
judgment in the end prove one of the
potent causes of his defeat at the approach
ing election Tremendous cheers
THE RALLY:AT GODDARD.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
GODDARD, Oct. 20-The Republican
meeting held here last evening was IN
every sense of the word q grand success.
Although this is Democratic township,
and will give, according to Democratic
authority, after being polled by them, a
majority of sixty for their party, the meet
ing of last evening nevertheless brought
CONSERVATION to the hearts of our political
opponents.
The opera house was filled with an en-
thusiastic crowd and very gratifying to all
was the fact that SO many ladies were
present. The audience appreciated every
word uttered.
Mr.. Rohrbaugh was the first to speak,
and in most manly and successful man.
ner did he expound the Republican prin-
ciple with repeated applause.
Mr.. Stanley spoke next. He stood for
the whole Republican ticket-no scratch
ing-and if ever speaker held an audi
ence spell bound.it was he. The facts Mr..
Stanley brought forth were so oyerwhelm-
ingly convincing and so ably explained as
to cause some of our Democratic friends to
feel nervous. and for fear of being con- |
WINGED of the folly of the theories to which |
they so blindly chung. they left the hall |
and such cheer as then went up was |
never before heard here.
In spite of the late hour, Mr. Morris, |
the candidate for county attorney, was |
called for to speak. While his speech was |
full Of wit. it nevertheless contained facts |
food for the brain. which wnen digested |
will have the result of feeding the hungry,
Mr.. Buckner, the candidate for probate |
judge, was then called upon to speak, but
being so late, he addressed the meeting
but briefly, however, convincing the aud
fence of the fact that he is particularly fit |
to fill the office of probate judge, not alone /
because he is modest and unassuming, but
because he is - competent
Hereupon, it was requested that Mr..
Lyman, who voted for Harrison and Tyler
in 1910, lead the audience in three cheers
for Harrison and Morton, which was done
with such gladness, joy, good will and
as to almost raise the roof of
the building.
The Republicans of Attica township
have every reason to be eXfultant over
this success, and they surely secured a
l. L.