The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-17
THE CAMPAIGN WORK.
Earnest and Enthusiastic Meetings in Delano
and at ColWich.


stating the object of the meeting. intro
duced Mr. Eckstein as the first speaker.
Mr.. Eckstein argued the causes leading to
the stringency of the times and reviewed
the legislation of the Republican party for
the past ten years, showing that the party
had been faithful TO the pledges made to
! the people. He commended the organiza-
ton OF the Alliance, and said the deciara-
tons OF the Alliance were right, and that
the farmers should organize for their bust
ness interests, but that as soon as they used
the Alliance for partisan purposes
| its benefit to the farmer would cease, and
1t but follow organizations of like charac-
ter and sink into oblivion That the Re-
publican party was composed mainly of
farmers who dictated the policy of the
party, and was the party trusted to make
all the reforms demanded by the Alliance
He discussed the silver question at
length, showing the fallacy of the claims
that the circulating medium had con-
tracted, and that the silver bill recently
passed instead of demonetizing silver
added over S6O,OOO,OOO yearly to our cur
rency. He said that while the tariff
bill was not exactly what the
west wanted, it still reduced the
revenues, and as a compromise measure
was good thing.
He said the Alliance was manipulated
by Democratic Office seekers, who ask Re-
publicans to elect them to Office under
pledges that are visionary and that would
never be kept A Republican would gain
nothing by electing a Democrat to office,
and that all the demands of the Alliance
he A~t4
party. He referred the union labor alarm
lst to Jerry Simpsons record on the
labor question, showing how he paid them
by store receipts upon which he made
profit by way Of percentage, and compared
him to the gallant leader of Republican
principles, Col. Hallowell
Judge Martin, the next speaker, review
ed the history of the Republican party and
reviewed the legislation of the party dur
ing the past twenty-five years, showing
thst the Democrats had hardly a thought !
not originated in the counsels of the Re |
publican party. He reviewed the |
actions Of the party on the financial |
question, showing that it was abundantly |
able to handle the currency question at the |
present time as it was all questions, in |
which the farmer was interested. He also |
spoke of the tariff legislation and the |
building up of our infant indus |
tries-in diversifying employment and |
that 1t was the policy of |
the party was to place the tariff |
so that it would be the least burdensome |
to the people.
He reviewed the acts of the Republican
eXtoled their past services and
their work in the interest of the people
and trusted that the people would not be
deceived by the false utterances of the
Democracy of the opposition He said it
was the duty of every Republican to see
that Republican representative was
elected, to cast his vote for the return
of that grand statesman, John j. Ingalls,,
to the United States senate.
Mr.. Phillips was then introduced and
showed his position upon the questions
dear to the farmer, and reviewed the ACTS
of the last legislature ana said he was
in favor OF a stay law and
dwelt at length upon a uniformity of
school books and that these should be
issued by the state at cost. He spoke also
Of his stand on the Alliance question, and
while he was in perfect accord with the
principles of the Alliance he did not en-
1orse its partisan methods.
The Republicans are in earnest and will
give the usual Republican majority.
THE CoLwICH MEETING.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.
Jesse Ask and Mr.. Stems was made chair
man. The night was dark, cold and
stormy and very much affected the
audience and yet goodly number of the
citizens Of the township were present in
he city hall, which was pleasantly seated ,
and lighted. The chairman stated that he
was not a speaker but was glad to see so '
many persons presenton so stormy night, J
{ was an evidence of the fact that the Re- I
oublicans Of Union township were in line t
lie noticed that Mr. Rohrbaugh had {
hung his hat on the school globe and re- !
marked that one of the speakers had put {
he world in his hat and would be able to t
discuss some of the minor issues and there /
lpon introduced z. A. Rohrbaugh, of this c
ity c
Mr.. Rohrbaugh said: 81 am Republi- 7
an because the Republican party is [
he intelligent thinking progressive party /
# this county-a county stretching from [
eaboard TO seaboard 1900 miles east and }
vest, and from the frozen lakes on the I
orth to the burning sands on the south. s
With almost as many climatic influences /
nd diversified interests as we have states a
D the Union All of this interest has to G
G subserved. The Republicans of Maine d
nd other eastern and nothern states want b
high protective tariff; the extreme west 7
ANTS free trade. The east wants no dis I
1rbance in the money markets; the west Z
ries out for free coinage. Here they stood, u
lese two mighty powers, in the ranks of
he thinking progressive party of the age.
1t over against each ottsr What was to
Q done' Should each refuse to yield and
nus defeat both elements? No, the part q
wisdom was shown. these powers came =
,gether, compromised their difference as .
est they could, secured the best results !.
hey could and while the west did not get .
Il they wanted, they got halfof what they :,
Sked for, the tariff was reduced on many !,
lings, the west was interested in binding :
vine and lumber. both of which has been :,
,duced 80 per cent The duty on horses, :,
title, hogs, sheep and all kinds of farm :,
roductS has been increased, thus shutting ;,
he foreign competition out and giving | .,
the American farmer the home =,
arket. Again, while we did not get .
ee coinage, we did get from the last con- =,
resS, an additional circulation that y,
mounts to So ,O0U, 600 year. 1t is in this :
ay all legislation is secured, and the =,
emocratc party has never been broad q
lough to compromise on any measure Of -
terest TO the people With a majority :,
both houses of congress, they made no :,
VS. for our good. The Republican party \,
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