Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02
Opened for ReSubmiiSSiion!
GOV. CHARLES ROBINSON WITH US.
A Large Audience Greets the First Cover
nor of Kansas the Next One
AT the Grand.
Resubmission and Prosperity the War Cry.

Resubmission and Prosperity the War Cry.
Maay citizens of Great Bend will, in
after years, when the invincible efforts
that are now being made to place Kan
sas op an equal business footing with
her sister states nill have succeeded,
recall with Ceilings of pleasure and
gratitude the visit to our city last Satur-
day of Ihaa grand old Man, Charles
Robinson, Che frst governor Of this
proud young staae, and the one who, at
the preser1a simes stands head and
ssshoulders aSove his competitors in the
eace for the 0oxt governorship.
Charles Robinson is indeed grand
old man, rPe in years but vigorous In
constitutions powerful of voice but
plain of speech, a mind stored with
knowledge gained by life of useful
ness, but withall man as plain and
unassuming of mein and demeanor as
any of our sturdy tillers of the soil.
Accompanied by Mayor Clements, of
Wichita, the Governor reached our
city in the forenoon of the 27th, and
was met at the depot and escorted to
the Morrison by committee of leading
democrats and republicans. In the
afternoon they were driven about the
city in carriages BY the reception com.
eI, 6x,a ~ uoS
and attractions of our city and its sur
,roundings. The speaking not taking
place until the evening, the Governor
and Mayor Clements held a reception
at the Morrison, and rich and poor,
high and loae democrat and republi.
can alike, Cook pride in calling upon
them. ~ were treated alike, and we
genture Che assertion that all alike will
odma chat our honored guest is the
Uese cited man IN the field to head the
government cd Kansas for the next two
yoarss
6t 7:3o 2. M. m audience began
pahesing at tie Grand opera house,
fhat, BY q O'Clock had swelled to as
targe Proportions as any the house has
eWS eontained. The audience was
! diWdea about equally between the three
parties now IN Che field, and all gave
attention 20 the words of wisdom that
9ell from the Ups of the earnest speak.
01s.
Ca&. ". f. Peck, who during the
day vas et one time the most popula,
candidate foG representative before the
Tepublican county convention, but who
Rst gIeat number of his followers il
aie couSention because he had the man
hood to refuse to be nominated until h
xnew what platform he would b.
eequirsd 10 stand upon, gladly acted a
9hairmaa Of tho meeting, and in nea
speech introduced ''the next Governo
a Kansas" to the audience.
sn starting QUE the Governor spoke Q
she early history of Kansas, when he
hardy sons were fighting and undergoin
Aards6pe and privation, contumely an
imprisonment in order to keep the ours
of black slavery out Of her borders
He said that black slavery was tprne
back, but " its stead, and far NOR
. calling, had come the white slavery 6
today; Che slavery of the poor groun
down "a . mere existence by the cruz
legislation of the eastern money power
de said that although Kansas ha
Hlenty Il fHealth her poor are increas
Ing IN greater proportions; and in plai
and uodisputahle language showed ho
the Nealth of the nation Is being co.
densed MO the hands of few by pei
nicious tariff lass. He said he care
not whaf party gained supremacy ''s
long as the people were served fairly
thae Gas the issue, and not that this {
@hat Party should succeed"
10 teduce the Surplus our co9gre,
Dad raised the tariff SO high that .
6areign goods could come into tn
aauntrys and therefore pay no reven,
Auto He treasury, and he plainly demon
Sfated that only the rich manufacture
9ere MADE richer by thus increasing II
eriff. The tariff barons say that s'pr
oection" Is Cor the benefit of the Anne
&an laborer, but who ever heard of
protecOd manufacturer raising Il
wa1s q his men because of Il
increase in tariff taxess On the 9th
hand, when American workmen asked
higher wages they were told to go. al
!heiF places were elllefal opt Of the FFaap, FFaap,
ct the thousands Of foreigners WHO q
yearly coming to America.
Here an earnest old farmer who S
beside US objected, saying: ..No, tha
a mistake; the tariff protects US fre
pauper labor" The Governor ask
him ''hows" 'sGod konws, can't I
you" was the reply. "but the reput
cans can-ask them"
Continuing, the speaker dwelt up
the money question the silver h