Wichita eagle., 1889-10-31
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
Republican Oratory on East Oak Street Literally
AppIauded by Large Crowd.


street last evening was well attended and
the speakers together with Colonel Rogers
did good work. The crowd was quite en-
thusiastlc and the many telling hits at
| alleged Democratic principles and lodges
in the hope of getting votes. and the
! various rackets being worked by the Dem
ocratic candidates, were enthusiastically
| cheered.
The meeting was called to order at S
| o'clock by one of the members Of the CEN
| trail committee from the Fourth ward.
Chaplain Harmon. Colonel Rogers brought
| the crowd to a cheer by some of his patri
| otto music, after which the chairman spoke
| a few minutes on the situation in an
earnest and interesting manner He
seemed to think from the way the music
| had been received there were GER
tainly some Republicans present.
Mr.. A. L. Museller was introduced who
| said it was very true the Democracy never
| INDUCED in such patriotic songs. The
speaker said that in the face of the cir
cumstances all Republicans should vote
the ticket straight despite whatever local
difference might be presented. The fight
Of last year was not to be forgotten. This
fall in the county two tickets as usual
but the Democrats had held no meetings.
They were on still hunt hoping to agree
with the people in every part of the
county: some places prohibition. some
places resubmission and vary according to
the circumstances. One meeting had been
held on the IesubmisSion dodge.
The speaker paid his respects 10 the
wild statements of D. NJ. Dale last Satur-
day night. Reference was made to the
last state Democratic convention when it
concluded not to adopt resubmlssion
platform. Last year the Sedgwick De-
mocracy endorsed the state platform op-
posed to resubmisson. 1t was natural as
the Democrats were not in the habit of
submitting anything to the people. Last
year was the time to make 1t the issue
when a legislature was to be elected. Only
on such years was the resubmission talk
logical. The speaker made a prophesy
that next year the Democrats would not be
in favor of resuDmisslon because in his
opinion the Republicans would be in favor.
Ii would be impossible TO get resubmlsslon
through the Democratic party. The
speaker insisted on the voters not forget
ting that on election day it would be a Re-
publican and Democratic ticket, and if the
latter was successfulth there would be a loud
growing and the Republican mugwumps
would be remembered. The Democrats
have only Democratic ticket and no re-
submission ticket.
1t was amusing to hear the howl about
j. r. Browns poverty. Three hundred
and twenty acres of the best land in the
county, lots in almost every town in the
county and holds mortgages on property in
Wichita. A good deal OF cheek in the face
of that to try and get in office on the pow
erty dodge. He had much more property
than the Republican candidate, Captain
Murphy, but Republicans were not max
ing pitiful poverty dodge for Captain
Murphy.
Referring again to the resubmission
question, he said the Republicans next
year would elect members of the legisla-
ture and instruct them to vote for resub-
mission as they have been doing. The
matter would reach the people through
the Republican party. He insisted on
voting from the top to bottom and bottom
to top. Wanted to see Coroner Clark sit
on the corpse of the Democratic party.
The speaker was cheered heartily.
Professor Rogers gave another selection.
1t was Lon Holdings IF Resubmission
Ever Comes Republicans VIII Do It," 1t
was wildly cheered.
Chaplain Harmon said he wanted to say
he had a Republican to introduce and
wanted to call him Republican for fear
they would not find it out. He announced
Mr. NJ. r. Payne. He said that back in
the fifties the Democrats had lost their
head and ever since been wandering
around like tadpole. Personally he was
in favor of resubmission. He believed the
people the source of all power, and when
the people wanted to vote on a question
the Republicans wonld let them do it.
They had done it in Kansas, Pennsylva-
MIA, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, and in
every other state where asked for. In the
resubmission agitation in Kansas not a
petition in that line had ever been sent to
the legislature, but despite this the last
two legislatures had come near giving the
state resubmission.
When Captain Murphy was in the legis-
lature of Kentucky, taking his life in his
hand, voting to ratify the thirteenth
amendment to the constitution, Jim
Browd was voting the Democratic ticket
with the rebels of the south. This state
referred to the Democratic union soldiers
voting for all the Democratic candidates
for president yet IN Sedgwick county one
of them wanted the Republicans to vote
for him, putting him in fat Office, and
Jim Brown voted for Cleveland, even, not
later than last year.
Had voted for Tom Hendricks against |
J ohm A. Logan and yet wanted Repub- !
licans to vote for him. shame on him or
any other Republican who would vote for /
him" This was received with tremend- !
Gus yell.
The Democrats claimed they wanted TO !
teach the Republicans lesson in the /
counties of Sedgwick, Shawnee and Leav- |
The idea OF the Democratic |
party teaching anything was ridiculous. /
1t was plan to try and get some votes /
from the Republican party. The Demo- !
cratic office holders in this county had in /
Republican deputies. One of them even |
had to import Democrat from Harvey /
for Democrat.
As to the resubmission question only /
two senators last winter voted against /
convention and the neces- |
sary two-tnirds in the house failed only /
by six votes under the championship of /
Geo. l.. Douglass, who ii will be remem |
bered made a mastery speech in favor OF /
the move aud the presence OF all the men, /
bers OF the house would have passed the /
resolution in the house.
The speaker recalled the ticket and each /
was received with enthusiastic cheers. /
He urgrd the importance OF hard work on |
election day and ! 800 majority should be /