The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-02
GREAT SPEECH OF COL. J. R.
HALL0WELL,
Republican Candidate for Con-
gTeSS,
At Garden City, Kansas, octo-
Der 7th, 1890.
FELLOW CITIZENs:-


continuing the pensions OF our decesse
orphans. II the ladies could vote, woul
defeat him by more than fifty thoussn
majority. daughter and spplause)
THE CANDIDATES..
The so-oalled peoples party at thei
Great Bend convention nominated LII
Bimpson for Congress.
Our friends OF the Democratic part,
met at Pratt City Sad passed q resolution
declaring II inexpediert to nominate q cSa
6idate. The vote upon this resolution
stood thirty niue against 10 forty five FOX, o
the latter number ter of them were cas-
by one delegate from Sumner county, b.
being the only delegate present from tha
county Upon the passage OF the resolu
ton Mr. Denton, Of Barber county, mott
ned the convention that Jerry Simpson
name should never disgrace q Democratic
ticket in Barber county, and openly cherg
ed Simpson with being an anarchist and %
speaking Unexpectedly Of the flag
Sheriff Hoffman, Of Hamilton county, 1
life long Democrat AID an old Union sol
der, denounced Simpson AID said he nevel
would support him. Hon Charles Butcher
Of Harvey county, another life long Den-
ocrat warned the delegates agsinst els
ruptirg the Democratic party and declared
he wes for Hsllswen At this jupcturt
some one proposed three cheers for Halo
well, which were given with Will nnd
the Democratic convention Of 1890 for the
Big Seventh district broke up IN disorder
Our friends Of the third party prohibit
tionists at their convention ut Mcpherson
nominated gentleman who, am Inform
ed, has gone back 30 his former home IN
Ohio. The Republican party ia their con
vention at Dodge City honored me With
their nomination and the race is now single
handed between jeremiah and Jim
(lsughter), and you must choose between US.
THE OPPOSITION AND ALIIANCN.
In referring to the opposition in the
course of ray remarks mean the so called
peoples party, and when allusiOn Is made
20 the Alliance It Is with the best
feeling and not from any desire
20 belittle OF gainssy It's objects. have read
their declaration OF principles and consti-
tuition and examined their ceremony OF In
itiation, and observed that their obligation
is not TO interfere IN any manner with the
members religious or political belief or
principles. The object Of the Alliance be
ting for the advancement and improvement
OF itE members, mentally, morally, socially
and physically, It is lsndRble, ana the agri
culturalistS have Just as much right TO
maintain such an organization for their
benefit as any other clsss Of our fellow cit.
izens have TO organize for and in behalf of
their interest No man has q right TO A.
tempt 90 impesch their object or to crit
else their motives, hence we do not attempt
70 combat the Alliance, but 60 contest the
effort being made by such designing DO
liticsl demsgogues as Glover, Simpson,
Scott, and Others, TO divert the Alliance
FROM iB channel Of good to one Of politics
In aid OF their endeaVOrs 10 obtain political
preferment.
The Old time democrat does not find IN
the 90 called Peoples party my Of the
councillors or leaders Of hts party, whom be
delights to honor and follow; nor does the
republican had In that party any of the
men whom ne has delighted to honor. The
fact Is, the 80 called Peoples party is made
up Of the old Greenbsck party, the Union
Labor party, the Anarchist party, and those
who worship In the camps Of AL isms and
BsSms. The party "a IKE the mule, with
but pride Of ancestry or hope of posterity."
Ben Clover and Jerry Simpson have been
n every political parry In Kansas except
the democratic and republican party and
have been repudisted by the people, aud
bow they assume to lead the Alliance IN
their OWE political interest The question
bar will democrats and republicans thus be
led by them, or Will you stand by your
principlesP VIII you follow the flag Of
your fathers or viii you stand under the
red flag Of anarchy Simpson worshipq
the latter and ISLANDERS the former. GCheers !
The opposition claim In their speeches
that the financial legislation Of twenty-six
and twerty-f0ur years ago was so shaped
ard passed as to enslave the American
people financially, and point out the
'GreenbAck" acts, the bond acts, the
strengthening act, and the national bank
act, RRd claim they were all passed in pur-
HuSRce of a conspiracy among our public |
men TO rob aud cheat the people. That is |
10 say that Abraham Lincoln, Solomon p. |
Chase, Edwin NJ Stanton, Thadens Stew
ems, Oliver p. Morton, Charles Sumner,
Ulysses 5. Grant Roscoe COnkling, Hannibal |
Eambliu and others of that long list of |
distinguished statesmen, whose memories |
the American people without distinction of |
party, love to honor, and who gave so /
much OF their time, ability and energy 20 |
guide safely the old Union ship through |
The storm OF war and the unsettled times |
after the war closed, were conspirators. |
working against the interest of the people. |
them and enslaving them. Out |
With such argument aud to Hades |
With such propositions. You, my country /
nen, are not ready 20 slandar such names. |
md belittle their memories by even a
passing thought against them. Tremend-
BUS applause.
The truth is, a. recorded in history
,Sored, that when the war cloud burst
lpon Mechanically this nation was with
but credit at home or abroad and such
ierns rs could De made by our statesmen
with mOnied men, had 10 be made under the
pressure of times and We can as consis-
emily criticise Grant, sherman, Thomas.
Sheridan, Hancock or Mead for some battle
pr movement, in the light OF the days oil
twenty-five years later ss TO criticise and
Eait Ind tia legislation at this time. The
organization Of National Banks origi-
latsd in the patriotic desire Of Lincoln and
Chase to place our securities with our own
Seople Rnd millions uerc so placed and
had Jeremiah Simpson been engaged with
Is in suppressing the rebellion instead OF
wing in Canada he would know more OF
NE hlHtary OF those dark DAYS than hs |
Ieems to know now. loud oheerinCl Bal
We are not bore 10 defend or advocate the
National banks Of today; thew have served
heir usefulness and as banks Of issue
wight 10 be abolished; hut let them go in
Desoe, like the govern ment mule WHO did |
10 much 10 aid the srray in It's work.
The opposition talk about the great bur
len OF The national debt, bat Always fail
% inform the people Of the amount The
ruth Is the entire interest beRriag debt of
his government Is less than S3O0, O00. 900.
Ind since the 4th day Of March. iSSe. we
lave been paying 10 At the rate OF IS. .O5 eco
Der month, or nearly $40. oOe 900 annually.
At this rate we would liqeidRts the entire
interest besrin debt in seven years. but 20
- perfectly fair, we cannot pay IL in that
4ne uRless We 70 iDte the market and buy