Wichita eagle., 1888-10-23
REPUBLICAN EVENING.
JUDGE Il. S. CLARK, OF ILLINOIS,
PROF. CHARLES, OF INDIANA,
And John Waller, of Topeka, Speak
at the Garfield Last Night
A Rousing Meeting.

J 1t was announced in Sundays EAGLl
that the Hon. H. S. Clark. of Nation, IL
linois, would speak at the Garfield las
night. MIR. Clark was in the city visiting
friends and had been prevailed upon b!
his many friends to favor the city with {
speech.
The speaker of the evening was one O
the distinguished lawyers of Illinois
Judge T. B. Woll remarked last evening
at the Carey that he remembered distinct
ly that when he was boy Mr.. Clark was
recognized as the finest criminal lawyer OF
southern Illinois. The decision was
voiced by the general estimate of the peo
pie and the bar dockets of many counties
| in his state confirmed the general belief
He has ever been a stalwart Republican
and always took an active part in the cam
paign in his own state and has been es
peclally active in every national contest
for many years. He is known by many
people OF the city who were anxious to
| hear him on the political issues of 'SS.
Most of them-really, it would seem to be
in line of fact to say that all had heard
| him before the masses on the questions OF
| the times and, of course, no others were
| more anxious to hear him than his many
personal friends and acquaintance in the
| city.
The Wichita drum corps at the usual
hour marched from the court house to the
front of Garfield hall, where they rendered
number of selections The crowd was
not slow in reaching the hall. The ap-
pearance of Judge Clark was greeted with
cheers. The hall was appropriately deco
rated for Republican meeting.
General Eggleston called the meeting to
order and introduced the speaker He said
it was pleasure to have the honor to pre-
side over the meeting owing to a certain
circumstance. Twenty-Five years ago two
men met him in Ohio and wanted a school.
They got schools, and after through one
went home east and the other got acquaint-
ed with lady there and married. Went
into the army. then studied law and COM
menced to practice law, and tonight Il
have the pleasure of Introducing him as
Judge Clark, of Illinois.
Mr. Clark said he came here tonight to
ask how goes the fight of Republicansm
in Kansas. A yOice-''never better" The
speaker said in Illinois they proposed to
to elect Private Joe sFifer governor by
10000 majority" wild cheers.
Came here tonight for the purpose of
talking Republicanism. Look back with
pride upon the history of the Repub-
lican party. Its the party that unfolds
its banner to the glorious sunlight of free
dom. To the toiling millions, the Repub-
lican party holds out the American flag and
says protection to American industries.
The campaign Of go was fought upon a
platform directly opposite to the Demo-
cratic party. The Republican party claims
for itself the homestead laws. resulting III
making the American desert to blossom
as the rose The cry from Dakota 7000 900
strong, asking admittance to the Union
and kept out by the perfidy of the Demo
cratic party. Coming into power in '6l
under adverse circumstances, depleted
treasury, seeding states, no credit at home
or abroad. 1t is said the war is over, the
bloody shirt should be forgotten. True the
waa is over, and the Democratic president
never refers to it more than man refers
to his record who has spent a time in the
penitentiary. So long rs the Union soldier
is treated with insult and 50 long as
this nation represented in foreign nations
by its enemies and supreme judges come
from the rebel ranks, so long viii this IN
pleasant record be referred to. The war
went on, money was made, the country
developed. The protective tariff started
industries The southern confederacy had
free trade and human slavery and did not
develop. Much credit Que to manner of
support in those days. In the north no
one but the soldier felt the war; industry
went on. A rifle captured, it was replaced
by better of American make.
In the south the cotton was picked by
hand no manufactures to rely upon. The
insist that much was done
by legislation to put down the rebellion |
The Republican party in 81 turned the |
over to the Democrats Life is too
short to tell all of the causes for such re-
suits. Many Republicans are ashamed of |
their action in that campaign. One good !
thing about it and that to find out there |
had been no rascality. The rascals were
turned out but no rascality found. The |
Democratic party is now called to account /
for their misdeeds. They came into power
by saying there should be but one presi- |
Dental term and now they are violating
that. The civil service violated. They /
have painful disregard of the campaign |
fund and the president himself guilty
The Democratic party unable to conduct |
the finances of the country Foreign policy
such as to make America ridiculous before
the world. Grant made England pay Sl5.-
10000 in gold TO the United States
for a less violation of inter
national law than that Cleveland
allowed to go with but retaliation mes
sage when compelled to do that. The adj
has exercised the veto power
to the extent of humiliation. From
Washington to Cleveland seventy five We
tos and Cleveland has used that power
three hundred times; two hundred and six
times used on soldiers pensions.
The Democratic party approve the presi-
Tents message, Mills bill and platform of
81 The St. Louis mass meeting said
here Grover we give you all we have and
hat is all we can do" [Cheersl Then
,rowned MIN lord of all. Cheers
The leading question is the tariff. Ire
and in 1872 passed tariff law. From
hat time until 1881 Ireland had protect
on. Said by some tariff local issue but
/ has been a national issue since 30.
The reduction of the tariff has always
brought financial panic or financial en-
There Is not q free trader
who is not landing the Mills bill and not a
rec trader who is Republican.
\ tariff Is a tax on a man who brings
FOODS from another country and sells
hem in this country. As to wages in the
-arious countries. workmen come to this
country and don't so away which answers
he wage question.
h.. 4 IL !