The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18
AT BENTLEY AND CLEARWATER.
Republican Alliance Members Declare that they
are Now Tired OF Political
Polk Alliance.

ESQ. The meeting was held AZ Tees hall
about sixty voters being present. Every
voter present belonged to the Alliance, bu,
many declared that they would vote the
straight Republican ticket.
Charles Mackey, an Alliance man. presi.
ded.
Mr.. Eckstein, the first speaker, referred
to the hard times, argued that it was due
to natural causes, and especially the specu-
lative mania of the people few years ago
He reviewed the legislation of the Repub
lican party of the past congress, and show,
ed that the same was in fulflment of the
pledges of the party. He refuted the ar
gument of the Alliance leaders that the
currency had contracted during the past
twelve years, and that the recent silver
bill was the best that conld be obtained by
the west, and that the same increased the
circulating medium nearly 81 ,O0O, 900 per
month and he answered the argument that
the same demonetised silver after July l,
1891. He said that the farmer dictated the
policy of the Republican party and that
they could get through that party all the
demands made by them. He referred to
the pension legislation, and that the old
soldiers of Eagle township would not for
get their old friend and comrade, Colonel
Hallowell.
Senator Bentley said he was a Republi-
can from principle and believed in bring
ing about certain reforms within the party,
that the party was abundantly able and
! willing to meet the demands of the people.
He declared he was for Senator Ingalls,,
and that it was Democratic move to OBJ
tain his defeat-the movement against him
being engineered by the Democratic mem
bers of the Alliance. He made a strong
appeal to the old soldiers and the true Re
publicans. He compared Jerry Simp-
sons record in the army and his
subsequent career with that of Colonel
j. R. Hallowell, the gallant soldier and
the representative of Republican princi-
Piles of western ideas. Senator Bentley
has personal acquaintance with every
citizen of Eagle township, and he appealed
to the Republicans not TO be taken in by
the Democratic schemes but to suppOrt the
ticket as the only true representatives of
the reform demanded by the farmers.
Judge Buckner who was present, upon
being called for made a few remarks, and
said the Republican members of the Alli-
ance made a mistake in going into the
partisan move of the Alliance, that he
! thought it a mistake and knew that the
| future of the Alliance would bear him
/ out That the reforms demanded by them
could be best made within the party, and
| that the party was ready and willing to
perform its duty in the interest of the
/ farmers.
THE CLEARWATER MEETING.
| At o'clock the hall was filled with cit
! liens of Clearwater. More than one Hmm
bred and fifty voters were present Many
of the ladies of Clearwater were in attend
ance. W. 5. Roberts, one of the most
active Republicans in the county, had the
meeting thoroughly advertised and
promptly at O'Clock called the meeting
to order and stated that the Republicans
of Clearwater were all in line and as their
presence indicated tonight. Some one
moved that the venerable Joe Hammers
be made chairman. Mr.. Hammers de-
clined to act saying that he used when
younger to enjoy filling that post of honor,
but he having become so deficient that he
had about released his party from this
obligation to him, and nominated Daniel
Murphy, who was unanimously chosen
as chairman. Mr.. Murphy then intro
duced p A Rohrbaugh, who spoke for
about an hour The speaker said:
There is a hearsay abroad in the
land that there is a great
gulf fixed between the farmer
the labOrer and merchant, the lawyer and
other class Of citizens of this country; this
is not tire; this is dangerous doctrine,
one that alienates the different classes and
tends to anarchy, confusion and the de-
structiOn of the best interest of all good
citizens We are one people, actuated by
one patriotic impUlse-the good of COM
mon country When the farmer stops to
think for moment he will discover the
gigantic fraud the would-be political
leader the arrant demagogue. the agitator,
for that is his right name, would perpe
trate upon the people of this state for the
sole purpose of securing an office. We
cannot, we dare not, forget that the
armer produces everything we eat and
wear, and that makes up the sum total of
what man wants in this world. Now, the
farmer can't eat all he produces and lie
must have some one to purchase these
products. and the men who manufacture
shoes, clothing and all other articles
which the farmer has not time TO
make for himself, buys these products
and in turn sells the farmer his
manufactured goods. Now it follows if
the farmer is not prosperous he can't sell
70 the manufacturer; he has nothing to
pay his bills with and the manufacturer
suffers because he must draw his susten-
ances from the farmers who produce The
rest of the world are simply waiting on
the farmer and furnishing him such
things as he wants in exchange for his
crops of corn, wheat, stock, wool and cot
ton, and these men who are seeking To
poison the farmers mind against all other
classes are simply agitators. They tell the
farmer there has been no legislation by
the Republican party in their interest !
The fact is that although the Democrats
did not enact any laws for any body while |
in power. the Republican party last winter |
passed in the interest of the farmer a tariff /
bill which reduced the tariff on things |
which they buy, and raised the import I
duty on nearly everything they sell to 4
almost the prohibition point. the giving /.
the entire American market 70 the farmer. (
II also passed labor bills, making the /
eight-hOur system law, prohib- (
hitting the use of convict labor. /
excluding cheap contract labor, and I
in fact the whole session was given to the 4
interest OF labor. The election law. the 1
silver bill and the bankrupt law are all in 4
the interest Of the laboring man" he 4
spoke of the Democratic scheme to use the /
Alliance 70 defeat John J. ingalls,, and the
fact that the Alliance county ticket IS
Democratic throughout. He said he was a
Republican because that party was in /
hearty sympathy with the toiling