The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

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mains were shipped from Pine Grove yes
, terday afternoon and viii arrive abou
. noon tomorrow.
: SOME PLAIN. POSITIVE FACTS.
p. a. Rohrbaugh Captures the Garden PIai
People With an Array OF Republican Facts.
: A splendid meeting was held at GardeI
) Plain Tuesday night The house was wei
filed with a large and enthusiastic au
dience A number of the candidates weru
present. P. A. Rohroaugh made th
speech of the evening. After discussing
the failures of the old Democratic and tn,
Alliance parties the speaker spoke a
length of the magnificent record OF III,
Republican party. II am a Republican
said he because of these gigantic strides
of intelligent progress found only in tht
Republican party, because the old Repub
lican party has for thirty years moved
steadily toward the goal of American
greatness, the greatest good TO the great
est number We can understand better
what she has done by general outlook
taking in the result of her hears of power.
Our Democratic and Alliance friends say
we have been going backward, now let Us
see.
In 1870 the revenues of the government
amounted to S9.69 per capita, in 1890 TO
S644, reduction of one-third.
In 1870 the expenditures of the govern
ment were S72. 000, ,000 greater than in 1880,
| with an increase of more than "a, 000, 900 in
population.
In 1870 the national debt was, less the
cash in the treasury. s., 1872, ,0S0, S35 in 1890
it was 1884, 230, ,496 In these twenty years
we paid off s. .357, 800, 500.
| In 1870 custom duties amounted to 81 96
per capita. and in 1890 TO S9.62.
In 1870 the. bounty on sugar amounted
to $50, $40. .04l; in 1890, sugar, coffee and tea
are all free. discounting to people on their
| grocery account on these articles alone
$50, 600, 600.
! In 1870 our foreign commerce amounted
to S913 305 021 in 1890 to 81, 7l5, 293 S39. with
Europe indebted to US for merchandise
| In 1870 there were III the United States
A, Ga miles of railway; in 1890 there were
about 10000 miles
Today dollar will buy more food and
better food than at any other time in the
last thirty years. The people are better
housed, better clothed, better schooled.
for labor, better hospitals and charities
than ever before.
The trend of trade is all in our favor.
We have much to sell and need to buy but
little. Our grain has blockaded the rail
ways until millions of bushels are stacked
along the roads waiting for transportation,
and gold is pouring in from France, Eng
land and Germany.
While the reciprocal clause in the tariff
bill makes it possible for the United States
to trade only with the nations who are
willing to give US the best of the trade,
and its fruits are being felt. Already the
Brazilian markets have increased their de-
maGd on American markets more than
three-fourths and in the four months be-
tween April and July, 1890, we exported TO
that country in manufactured goods, en-
gines, carriages, etc, and in the products
of the products of the farm millions more
than during the same months last year,
thus giving to America the right to choose
her own market And then, too, by reason
of wise legislation the American hog goes
into Germany and finds q comfortable
home.
am Republican because no other par
ty has produced statesmen who were broad
enough to accomplish these stupeudous re
suits. l am a Republican because the Re-
publican party is party which be-
lieYes in the people, and takes
its strong men from among the
peasants and not the princes and make
princes out of peasants. When you look
back over the history of the party you
love it and l love it, because in times Of
strong party passion; in times of greatest
financial stress there was patriotism
enough in her ranks to turn away from
everything but the country's good and
select from the many aspirants for the
presidency that man who had the wisdom
to choose the abiest men in the nation for
his cabinet; that man who had the cour
age to give the country an able, clean and
honest administration; that man who
could address his fellow citizens in every
part of this vast country with its diversi-
fed interests, throughout the east, west,
north and south at all times and under all
kinds of circumstances, and utter no
word to afterwards become the subject OF
adverse criticism: that man who had the
patience in the face of taunts, jeers and
ridicule to bide his time to show to the
world that grandfather's hat was none too
large for Benjamin Harrison.
Mr.. Rohrbaug's remarks were "home
hits" and the facts therein contained were
so strong and positive and at the same
time so easily understood that they carried /
with them conviction to the hearts OF
those who might have INDUCED in doubt /
with reference 10 the ability Of the Re /
publican party TO manage the affairs of 4
the government in such manner as to 4
benefit all the people without regard to /
class or clan. His remarks touching the /
idea OF the party were received I
with enthusiasm, while the mention Of /
President Harrison's name brought down 4
the house.
The meeting was one Of the most sue /
cessful held this year. The attendance I
was excellent, and he enthusiasm mani I
tested was decidedly TencouragiHg. When \
the returns will come in from taat section /
of the county the night Of the election 4
they will show gains undreamt Of By the 4
most sanguine friends Of the present sd- 4
rnirable county Republican ticket" This !
was the remark Of one of the most con
servativs Republicans who attended the 4
rally.
The order Of Railroad Telegrsphers Is
one OF the booming secret society institu-
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