Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-20
REPUBLICANS AT CHENEY.
one or the Largest and Most Enthusiastic
Meetings Ever Held There.

q Western early yesterday morning. Thel
report the meeting remarkable success.
The large hall that was provided for thu
occasion was entirely inadequate for the
large crowd, at least one-half Of tho PEG.
pie being compelled to listen from the
sidewalk in front.
The township committeeman, Mr.. w. S
Marble. called the meeting to order and in.
troduced Colonel Rogers, who rendered g
national song in his inimitable style. The
first speaker was Mr.. J. E. Henley, chair.
man of the Republican central committee
he having been specially invited to ad.
dress the people on that occasion.
Mr.. Henley, in an incisive and forcible
manner, stated the issues involved in this
campaign, summing up with the declara-
ton that it was merely the question OIL
whether the county offices are tc
occupied by Republicans or Demo.
Gratis and that this campaign
was only preliminary and preparatory tc
the campaign Of next year when matters
OF public intent and issues Of grave i'm.
portance would be involved.
He stated that, such being the case, il
would be weak and futile for US at this
enemy which would be done if we gave the
enemy county offices.
He showed with caustic force the subter
fuges of the Democrats have resorted to in
their efforts to delude weak kneed Repub-
Hcans with the false issue of resubmission.
He exposed the ridiculous attitude the
Democratic party had assumed in their
platform, which treats solely of the
whiskey question when that questions is
absolutely foreign to this campaign.
Said he 1.-The Democratic plat
form starts out with beer and
and growing stronger with each additional
section ends up with straight
bourbon whisky and the Beacon is so
stuck on this whisky soaked platform that
it each day hoists it up at the head of its
mission question is the burning issue of
the hour and yet the party managers deter
mined to make still hunt this campaign
and not hold any public meetings.
If resubmission is a burning issue why do
they not take the stump and pub
licly discuss this burning question before
the people Put that down in your little
paper Cunning to the Beacon reporter.
No, my friends, it is the same old Demo-
cratic deception that is used not for resub-
mission, but for the county Offices"
He appealed to the history of the Repub-
lican party to prove that it 'could be
trusted. at the proper time to grasp this
resubmission problem, as it has always
done the great questions of national
policy during the past thirty years. He
showed that all public questions in this
state for the next generation must be met
and handled by the Republican party and
those Republicans who have an interest in
this resubmission matter will best promote
that object by a strict adherence to the
Republican party, thereby keeping the
richest and best county of the state in
harmony with the dominant party-by
which means we can eXere a commanding
influence in shaping the future policy of
the party, but on the other hand if such
permit the Democrats to cap
county will be shorn of all power or infiu-
ence in Republican councils and we will
be constantly confronted with the charge
Of being Democratic county," The
speaker then explained how great
damage had been done the Republi-
can party by the election of four
Democrats two years ago. That meant
several thousand dollars given by Repub-
licans to enable Democrats to defeat them
this fall. The result OF electing J. r.
Brown register of deeds then did not stop
there but the earnings of his Office are
now brought into requisition to help the
entire Democratic ticket. He spoke gen.
orally of the Republican ticket, averring
that all of the candidates were men of the
people, possessing the qualifications of
Of honesty and capability and worthy of
The confidence and support of the people.
Mr.. Henley closed and was generally
applauded by the large audience.
After another song by Colonel Rogers
the chairman introduced Senator Bentley
rs ''the Honorable o. H. Bentley" Sena-
-or Bentley was cheered when he stepped
to the font and began by saving that
when he was boy on the farm in New
Y DIRK he never thought he would be called
honorable" That sounded big Neither
lid he ever think that he would ever be
around the country by news
paper reporter, especially Democratic re-
He didn't think the Democrats could eX-
,ract much comfort from what he would
say; that he talked as a Republican
,ut and out, and stood squarely on
he platform of that party. The
speaker then proceeded to score the Bea-
,on for the false charges made by that pa
,er that be would canvass this county on
lis own responsibility. He assured his
auditors that all his engagements to speak
would be under the auspices of the Repub-
lean central committee.
He showed up the hollow pretenses of
he Democrats on the resubmission ques-
ion, reciting the Republican platform of
asst year, which was in favor of a consti-
utional convention, and the Democratic
platform at that time declared sQuarely
gainst that proposition. He said Demo
rats as rule were the last people in the
world to vote for resubmission The
resent condition of affairs suits the Dem !
cracy precisely and is their stock in trade |
nd if changed or obliterated would de- |
troy their hope of getting any of the Of |
ices. He showed the record of the Re- |
ubican party on the resubmission Ques- |
ion and explained that next year would |
e the appropriate time TO discuss that |
natter. Mr. Bentley then gave an elabor- |
tie biography of the Republican |
sndidates which elected loud ap-
lause. With reference to county |
ON missioner he said that everybody |
new honest Uucle Tom Randall. a man
gainst whom no reproach can be made. /
Jncle Tom for the past three years has |
erved as county commissioner and not /
the vast amount of public |
during that time and the