The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-10

| THIS year. The delivery OF his remarks
occupied fully two hours, and there was
not man in the house who regretted the
time, for the senator repaid them all for
their time by the information he
| impaired to them, and information is
more valuable than time in these days
when men need a steady light to guide
them, threatened as they are, in their
! journey along the straight highway TO
prosperity by political will o. the wisps.
When the senator is billed for a speech
anywhere he is sure to be greeted by
crowd of happy faces. and last night was
no exception to the rule.
At 7:90 the opera house was packed from
the Jootlights to the ceiling and most
every one present was a voter.
1t was significant fact that mostly all
those present were of mature years;
men, too, who are prominent in the COM
munity for their conservatism, intelligence
and good sense
1t was not what might be called an en-
thusiastic audience in the accepted sense
of the word. 1t was an audience of men
who simply sat and quietly drank the
ideas of the senator aud relished them
without any excited or intoxicated mani
festations.
The proceedings began with few choice
selections by the Eagle band which were
ioudly applauded.
AT o'clock the band played Hail to
the Chief and simultaneously with the
commencement of the tune Senator Plumb
accompanied by W. S. Morris, chairman
of the Republican central committee. and
about twenty other Republicans OF local
distinction filed down along the south
aisle of the opera house and mounted the
platform. When the senator arrived on
the stage be was loudly applauded W.
S. Morris called the meeting to order and
announced the name of Colonel NJ. NJ
Murdock who was selected to preside over
the meeting The announcement was re-
ceived with another round of applause
which was repeated when Colonel Muir
dock arose and bowed to the
audience. When the applause subsid
ed Colonel Murdock in a few
well chosen words introduced Mr..
Plumb and another cheer shook the mag
nifcent building when the senator stepped
forward.
He commenced by saying he renewed his
faith in the bright aud glorious destiny of
which he alluded as unquestionably the
best town in the state. He said the city
was typical of the courage and enterprise
which has made Kansas famous through
out the length and breadth of the great
republic of which she is one of the great
component parts. He referred to the
activity and hustle he observed on the
streets and stated that he saw the eviden- |
ces of business life more apparent in
Wichita than in the west any
where. He then rolled up his |
sleeves, opened his vest and applied him
self to the task of demonstrating the fact |
that the Republican party is the sheet an |
chor of American liberty, American hap |
mess and American prosperity. He re-
ferred to this being one of the off years |
when Republicans usually neglect their |
duty to their party. by following strange |
gods for the purpose of venting their spite |
over the result of former elections He |
counselled them to refr lin from this Gus |
tom this year. observing that this is just |
the year Republicans should be getting |
their house in order for next years cam
paign. Don't think of the past. said he. |
but think only of the future. l am more |
of Republican today than l have ever
been in my life before"
He then entered into discussion of the
work accomplished by the Republican
party and challenged any man to point
out a single unworthy act of legislation
passed by that party between 1e6l and
1878, while the party had absolute control
of all branches of the government. "The
only charges that have been made against
the Republican party are, said he their
acts since 1873, during which time the
party had never full control of the ma
chine~y of the government till two years
ago"
He then referred to the financial con-
dition of the country when the Repubh
can party took it out of the
hands of the Democratic party
in 1861 He described the monetary sys
tenn then in vogue and spoke about the
red dog and wildcat money that was in
which he said was worth
more at a distance than iJ was at home.
This system of money was what the Re
publican party inherited from its prede-
cessors, States rights being killed the Re
publican party applied itself to the task of
killing state money aud he believed that
the result WAS the admiration of financial
men all over the civilized world.
when the war was over" said he, ''the
national debt was - 600 100, 600, while now
II is only 500, OO0OO0, and vet the opposi-
tiou accuses US OF extravaganza. AT that
time the circulating medium was S1S4, ,000,-
900 and notwithstanding statements to
the contrary the amount per capita is as
great as c was then; in fact our per capita
,1-rs h,v ,f /
other country on earth. with the exception
ot France The Republican party has in
creased the circulating medium cor
with the increase Of populs-
ton aad business. and will always do so. |
He reviewed the work and political COM
Dlexion Of congress since 1881 and forcibly
illustrated The inabii " OF the Democratic
party. when it was in power, TO find a sim
sle mistake made in the legislation of the
by the Republican party during
he period from 1851 TO 1873 The party.
he said made bra-s when it received u
majority in the house in 1874 10 repeal the
avs passed by the Republican party, but
t Was found after the Democratic congress
nad ended. that only one law Was repealed.
and that was one passed under the admin
STATION OF Washinston-
lie Illustrated very clearly and forcibly
be necessity Of Reefs Rules" in the las
congress 70 choke of hiliOustering Demo
cratS from ohstructing needed legislation |
aud complimeuTed Mr.. Reel very highly
N the nerve. courage and patriotism he
displayed ln establishing parliamentary
precedent, which the speaker predicted
Will be followed in parliamentary bodies
Tor long succeeding generations The
work OF the last congress and OF the present
Rennhllcan Administration was detailed !