Wichita eagle., 1888-10-28
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
on SHORT NOTICE 4 VERY INTER-
ESTING MEETING Is HELD At
THE GARFIELD.
The Hon. J. C. Caldwell Delivers One
Of the Finest Speeches Of the
Campaign---Emmett CAL
lahan, Esq. Also
Speaks.

Owing to the fact that the Republican
meeting, held at the Garfield opera house
last evening. had not been advertised, the
crowd which gathered was smaller than
should have greeted the old fashioned en-
thusiastic speeches which were delivered
At $50 Chairman Downing called the
meeting to order and Judge Wall intro
duced Emmett Callaghan, Esq, who, after
the band played Marching Thro' Geor-
gis," delivered very eloquent and logical
reason for his being Republican 1t is
he said. because the Republican party
guarantees to all our citizens protection to
labor and liberty consecrated by the blood
of the Grand Army Of the Republic
In very concise manner he compared
the condition OF England under
comparative free trade and the
United States under protection. The
former with 100000 paupers calling for
bread and the condition of labor raising in
the latter. England with +o00o,o0 peo-
pie buys products valued at 81, Geo, o0
from the United States; while New Eng
land, part of the home market" so dis
paraged by Democratic politicians, with
1000, 900 buys products valued at s797. Co.,
O0O Which shall we keep? His remarks
were greeted with applause, and as he
closed General J. c. Calweu entered the
room. General Caldwell will be remem-
bered~by many old soldiers as the man
who at the crisis of Gettysburg held the
key to the position and gave victory 10 the
union arms After the band had played
medley of popular and war melodies he
l Al; 3. l-yy,v,
ments for the success of the Republican
party with which this city has been favored
this campaign. He was introduced by
Judge Wall and greeted with enthusiastic
applause.
GEN. CALDWELL
In his opening remarks he referred to
St. Paurs church, London, which was de-
signed by Sir Christopher Wren; when the
traveller viewing this grand edifice asks
| where is Sir Christopher's monument, the
guide replies, Look around you" So we
may say of the monument of the ReDublI-
can party, Look around you; Wichita and
her marvellous growth; Kansas and its
wonderfully rapid development; and the
union whose growth has and will be the
miracle of The age" From occupying the
fifth or sixth position among the nations
of the earth, in point of wealth, in 1850
being rated at sl4, 0o0, 900, leap forward
at one bound IN twenty years to the first
position, worth $40 goo, 100000. He paid
glowing tribute to the unequaled bravery,
patriotism and grandeur of the Union SOL
der who. having demonstrated his PROV
ess in war, has proved even greater in
peace. The secret or the
/ great advancement made since
the war, must be traced to the indepen-
dence and love of liberty, and the desire
for projection TO labor and it's fruits in the
forefathers who first settled this country.
And ever since the formation of this gov
eminent and the enactment of the first
law, protective periods have produced
prosperity and free trade desolation and
disaster follow. The reason the Demo-
cratic party is committed to free trade is
the same which made it the political repre-
sentative and defender of slavery. The
pen which struck the shackles which
bound 100000 colored people also
emancipated the souls of $4,000 600 white
people, for slavery produced another great
evil other than its own inherent inhuman-
ity, and that was the shackles it forged
for free labor in the north. Democracy
has always received its inspiration from
the south; it has dictated its platforms.
The cause of labor throughout the world
is advanced by the success OF our Republi-
can form of government and the last 81
years has proven the benefit CT the one
policy we have adopted-protection. He
scored the political economists who make
beautiful government-on paper, but they
won't work in practice. They may be
horror-stricken at our financial system;
but nation, which at one hundred aad
twelve years of age. increases n wealth at
the rate of eight hundred and seventy mil
lion dollars per year. while old England
only increases two hundred aud thirty
seven million, can afford to let them think
as they please The Republican party looks
to the upbuilding Of the standard Of com
fort among the wage earners; and in proof
the laborers here are better paid. wear
better clothes, have better food and more
of it than they did twenty years
ago IN our own country or ever
did IN any other In no
other is he looked up TO; labor IS today
crowned king Of commerce and CONNER
cial progress, ard the sweat distilled from
the brow of honest labor is a prouder tiara
than the crown of nobility in other lands
In addressing himself TO our Union La
Dor friends he said: I'VE should not con-
denim the christian religion because it had
a Judas; neither should we condemn a
party because it does not or has not given
all we wished. The condition OF the la
borer is so much better than 1t was thirty
years ago that they, themselves, would
not have believed it possible then"
Addressing those who will vote this
year for the first time ne said: Do not
cast your first vote for party for which
you will have to apologize the first thing
In his closing remarks be gave bril-
liant description Of the position in which
future generations would regard the pres
eut generation, and the protective policy
which il has so earnestly, honestly and
faithfully maintained As he concluded
the audience cheered the speaker tumult-
ousIy As stated in the opening this was
one of the most thoroughly logical and
interesting speeches We have heard this
campaign and lack OF space alone prevents
fuller report
HALLOw ELL AT THE CRAWFORD.