Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18

OF her wealth, enterprise and Intelligence.
that Wichita was the best, the largest and
brightest city in Kansas, and Sedgwick
county the banner county of the state Mr..
Bentley then took mp the question OF the
hard times, membranes on lands mort
cages on homes in Wichita and Sedgwlck
county. He said that in addition to votin g
for Senator Plumb he was in favor OF re-
demption law for Kansas like unto the
redemption law of Ohio, Illinois and Older
states. That Kansas now has no such
law and needed one, and that if elected he
would favor such legislation. you know, u
said he, that am a lawyer. work for
pay and try cases for pay the same
as you work in these car shops.
try cases for farmers for
mechanics, for railroads, for corporations,
and for any and all clients who favor me
with their patronage. The man who says
that because l try a case for a corporation
or particular client that this fact will in
fuence my legislation, if elected, simply
insults your Intelligence and insults my
integrity" Mr.. Bentley said that he had
nothing to say of his competitor, Mr..
Pat Healey. That Mr. Healey was a gen
tleman and most enterprising citizen of
Wichita only he is upon the Democratic
ticket. "Your banner" said he, "and the
watchword of your club is, vote the whole
straight Republican ticket. Will you do
this!" AS Mr.. Douglass has carefully and
exhaustively discussed the great national
issue of the tariff. / will simply say in
passing that you must bring this matter
home to you. Take the matter of your
oor ch NNban yvprRaH III fha
bonus to build these shops and secured
them for our city, it was said that from
800 to 1000 men would be employed here
you have at least conyeniences and work
ing room in the pleasant buildings for 500
to 500 men. You are working today
80 men. Why are not these
works running to their full capacity? Be-
cause of lack of funds. Let congress begin
to tinker with the tariff and capital dives
into its hold, becomes timid; every old
woman in New Hampshire puts her little
roll of money away in her stocking, under
the corner of the carpet or sews 1t up in an
old bed tick. Elect Ben amin Harrison,
wipe the free trade theory from the adj
ministration and your car shops will pros
per; all industries will thrive. You will
hear in your shops in this little village the
hum of 800 men where now you work $50
men. All great industries will be encour-
aged. Great enterprises will take shape.
We will build more railroads out of Wich-
ita. We will tap the coal fields Of Colo
RADIO. We will build down the Arkansas
valley to the gulf. We will build great
railway shops here in this city. Other
packing houses will follow the Dold plant,
and we will have again a general era of
prosperity, which will pervade Wichita,
the happy valley and the entire state and
nation. Mr.. Bentley then paid his respects
to the Union Labor ticket. He put the vote
of that party upon the basis of his personal
observation and examination of the
strength of the party in Erie and Eagle
townships, in this county. At the same
time he was not averse to receiving Union
Labor and Prohibition votes, as he could
not be elected without votes. Mr.. Bentley
closed by referring in very complimentary
terms to his associates on the county
ticket. He confidently predicted the cleo
ton of the entire ticket by a very hand
some majority. The meeting was very
one and the boys are in line for
the whole ticket.