The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-31
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
General Caldwell and State Senator Long at the
Old Court House.

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the crowd for over two hours commanding
close attention. He was followed in a
short speech by State Senator Chester
Long, of Medicine Lodge. who was en-
Enthusiastically cheered.
| l.. I. Allen, chairman of the Republican
committee introduced Harry L. Arnold
as chairman of the meeting Mr.. Arnold
said that he appreciated the honor cast
upon him in making him chairman of
such large and intelligent audience. He
was not expected to make a speech but
would have the pleasure of introducing a
man who, during tho war was engaged in
trying to reach Richmond. He was still
engaged in like warfare
General J. c. Caldwell was received with
| prolonged applause. General Caldwell
said he had never before witnessed so great
an interest in the principles of government.
| The people had in all elections to fear
more than any other one thing, indiffer-
ence. This campaign the people were
thoroughly interested. The men elected
to the legislature and congress are not the
rulers, the people are the sovereign power.
There is large party in this county
shrieking calamity, making the farmer
against If it be true that the farmer has
been neglected it is the farmers fault, as
they have always been in the majority in
the legislature. The convention which
met in Topeka was largely majority of
farmers and they could have nominated
| every man or the ticket. The laws are
made in the interest of the farmers and
laboring men and so it was plain that all
these laws are made in the interests of the
laborer. Ia England it is not so. "If
there is anything which we can be proud
of it is the laws of Kansas, as they have
been made for the poor man"
The farming class in Kansas have not
been so prosperous as some other localities,
but it is the result of natural laws. The
farm lands have been largely increased,
and the crops have increased. The corn
crop this year will be less than will be
consumed. No political party could con-
troll this. If the farm shall increase in the
future in the same ratio then these hard
times would continue, but this is not So
Uncle Sam has given away all the farm
lands he has to dispose of and
in the future the people will
gain on the farm and in three
y
the fern and prices will 90 on increasing
and the farmer will increase in wealth.
The speaker said the farmers have the
same right to combine as any other class.
1t is their duty to do so. They met at st.
Louis and adopted platform. They de-
clared against combines and trusts. The
Republican party passed a law against
trusts and combines. When, however,
they say that the government shall take
charge of the railroads, this was to big
thing; to do so would increase the office
holders 100000 of men and these would
be all party appointees. and such an army
of men an open door to fraud. There are
only two ways to get them; that is they
must purchase or steal; that is confscate
them. If we buy the government must
have the money to do so.
Not one of the speakers confine them
selves to the platform. The platform
might have the small pox and not one of
their speakers would catch it, Applause
But they talk Of borrowing money at to .
per cent and they must borrow it at
per cent to lend it at 2 per cent, and the
people being thu overnment mus loan
the money 10 themselves But tile gov
ernment has no power to lend money to
anybody until the constitution has been
changed. This could never be done, but
these speakers only seek to benefit one
class-the farmer. In the name OF God is
not the man who deives in the earth and
brings up the black diamonds to turn the
spindle are they not producers Of wealth?
Shall they not be considered?
Another scheme referred to was to build
warehouses to deposit the grain in. Why
think of storing one crop raised in Kansas
II the crop of one year raised in Kansas |
was put into cars of 800 bushels capacity, |
each car being forty feet long this would |
ill a train of cars starting in Boston would |
reach across the continent to San Fran |
cisco and back to St. Louis, more than |
1900 miles. Great Godl Think of the |
sheds necessary to store this corn; and yet, /
this is but one crop. The wheat, the hay, |
the cotton, the coal. All men must he en-
titled to the same benefit. No, Kansas did /
not think so; they said in their motto: |
Through the rough to the stars" not |
through the rocking chairs. These men
who founded Kansas went through the |
plague aud crop failure;
through the rough to this great empire"
This was a nation of toilers; other coun-
tries seeking to find something for the
toiler to do; but here, seek to find men to
do the work. Constantly inventing labor
saving machinery; it is the necessity of |
our position.
We belong to a understanding race; we /
make government to suit our people.
The Americans make government like
our mot hers made our clothes; if they
pinched she let them out; if they bagged
she would take them up until they fitted.
So, with our government; we make it to
fit
No man would rejoice more than the
speaker to see the toilers of England,
France, Spain. and other countries, raised
up to the level of American laborers; but
let them level up to our standard. But
we cannot level down TO the prices Of for
eign labor Now, am going TO summons
you into court. In thirty years you have
seen the wages of hands steadily increase.
Thirty years ago you could hire farm
hand for $40 a month. And you have seen
IN all these years every article Of consump-
ton becoming cheaper and cheaper. We
used 10 go 30 the store from the farm; we
a pound of ten penny nails and
now you can buy the nails for pint of
milk the same is true
Of all kinds of things you wanted
10 buy; and now. thank God,
.oday that the breakfast table is wholly
lntaxed, tea, coffee, sugar and oil, aud
now thousands of farm houses in Kansas
nave pianos. Great God, what would we
have thought of piano in farm house,
when we were boys. And now if the wife
IF the lahnrin- man on her WAY 70 oh r1rch |