Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
THURMAN AT LIMA, O.
Grandpa Talks About The Important Sub
iect of His Old Bandana

LIMA, o., Oct. 2o.-F aureus MUSIC udii
was pached with an enthusiastic audience
this afternoon who came to hear Judge
Thurman The speaker opened by eulo-
giving the party and President Cleveland,
and referred by name to several old clti-
zens of Allen county who were old friends
of the Judge and were present in the meet
ing. In speaking Of Geo. w. Hull, the
chairman of the meeting, he said:
lam glad to see here today our friend.
the president OF the meeting, man that
saw not long ago in Columbus. coming
home from the St Louis convention and
upon my word, | thought he was Co
manche Indian [great laughter for he was
the funniest dressed man that ever saw,
but when got good look in his face, L
found that he was the same true. vahant,
sensible George W. Hull tapplausel. Ana
now, speaking about his dress, for he had
more bandanas on him than l ever owned
Tlaughterl and looking at these beautiful
ladies before me, defy the man who IS
not friend of mine, or is disposed to dis
like me, to deny the assertion that have
done something at least for the dresses OF
the people of the United States More
laughter and applausel. Why. L spent
last week in the neighboring state OF Ind
ana and addressed meetings so large that
they ceased to talk about numbers OF men
and women and only talked about
how many acres of people there
were [Great laughter and ap-
plausel And in those multitudes
| aw more picturesque costumes, more
singular and graceful head dresses, and
shawls. and scarfs than | ever expected TO
see IN all my life | had been in Paris, the
center OF fashion and of modes, L had seen
the most beautiful dresses at the grand
opera and the French theater in that
city of fashion, but never saw
more taste displayed nor finer
costumes. homely though the material
was, than | saw in the state of Indiana,
where the Democratic girls were dressed
ND in bandana skirts. [Merriment and
cheeringl. SO | claim, if | have never
done anything else for my country, the SIN
eular occurrence at which l have laughed
to myself repeatedly, is that that, my old
bandana, should become a political en-
blem but above all that it should set the
fashions and make young ladies wear cos
TUNES that make all their beaux fall in
love with them instantly. prolonged
laughter.
Judge Thurman then in few words dis
missed the above subject with the remark
that he would proceed to the more i'm
portant business of the day and proceeded
to brief discussion of the tariff issue, ex-
were to be addressed in the evening by
Speaker Carlisle. He continued:
Another reason that l have for emitting
to say much on that theme is that we nave
been talking upon the subject of the tariff
now for about month. About
a month, nay for about six months
L might say, or even gong
back to the debates in congress for twelve
months we have been talking and debat-
ing on the subject of the tariff and l think
| may safely assert to every nam who is
willing to open his ears to the truth that
in this long discuss on the Democratic
speakers have had the victory on their
side and that our opponents feel this to be
50; it is very evident, but it seems to me
from several circumstances. Among the
circumstances alluded to was the REJECTION
of the fisheries treaty.
Judge Thurman also criticised the Re
publican attitude on the Chinese question.
The Murchison-West correspondence he
characterized as bungling Republican
trick to be used at Blaine's Irish American
meeting in New York last night. Speaker
Carlise followed and denounced the letter
as downright forgery. Judge Thurman
returned to Columbus tonight.