The Globe-republican., 1891-07-29

j. ~ VIC uoy go oPo1s
for the Grand Opening Rally of the
fall campaign for the Peoples party
OF Ford county. The most thorough
preparation was made to have a grand
success of this meeting. The famous
McGrath, President of the Kansas
State Alliance, Van B. Prather. State
Alliance Lecturer, and J. II. Trebil
cock, Chairman IF the Ford County
Alliance party, were engaged las
speakers Of the day. The District
court room was placed at the disposal
OF the new party for that day. Fer
weeks past flaming posters have been
distributed and startling announce
ments graced the official newspaper
proclaiming the great occasion. The
weather was all that could be desired.
In the morning Il light shower sprink
led the dust down and the afternoon
was fair and delightful Messrs Nc
Grath, Prather and Trebilcock were
punctually on hand and the first
named gentleman Addressed such AS
were present in the afternoon. The
evening session reached the climax,
the crowd being much greater than
in the afternoon. Men, women and
children kept thronging up the steps
until there were no less than seventy
souls; including the speakers. By
unanimous choice Hugh Swan was
selected to preside over the assembled
multitude. and right gracefully did
he perform this arduous duty. The
audience was Composed almost entire
ly of citizens of Dodge City. whose
uncovered heads exposed massive
brows indicative of high order of
intellectual development. The first
speaker introduced to this critical
audience was ]. H. Trebilcock whose
gray hairs commanded respectful at
tention even before his eloquence
had made itself felt. The worthy
man denounced both old parties in
the most scathing terms, and dewelt
with glowing enthusiasm upon the
virtues Of the late lamented greenback
party, giving some of the happy hits
be used to get off when stumpiug it
during the brief but brilliant career
Of that i'll fated organization. His
style Of speaking was a tumultuous
and impassioned demand for more
money. Almost any method Of scat
tering legal tender among the people
suited him. He wanted the govern
ment to loan money ON real estate and
crop products. Uncle Sam could
afford to blow his money in when
other lenders get tired of holding the
sack on broken down real estate
boom, and Brother Trebilcock was
quite willing to stick the old chap.
Mr.. Prather was little more lenient
with the old political parties than
was the first speaker, and his elo-
quence was not of so horid type.
He admitted there were good men in
the old parties and pleaded with them
to come and go With his people. The
speaker did not like national banks
for some reason which he did not
take occasion to explain very clearly
but came sqnarely out in favor of the
sub treasury loaning plan, with the
real estate and crops as security. He
said this part u the platform was Il
stumper to him for quite while, but
he finally gulped it down, and in con
sequence he is now enjoying u salary
Of $4,000 per annum rs State lecturer.
He explained the part relating to the
staple products Of the Soil as security,
but did not feel able to the task of
wrestling with the scheme to make
Uncle Sam tackle reale state mortg
ages. We are inclined 70 think that
it will be necessary to double the gen
tleman's salary before he can proper
ly expound that point to as intelligent
an audience as faced him on this &c
casiOn. Two statements Of the learned
gentleman impressed us as peculiar.
He said the mortgage Indebtedness
Of farm lands had increased 40 per
cent. during the last decade, then,
afterwards III mentioning the total in
crease Of mortgage Indebtedness for
the same period, placed it at 103 per
cent. 1t is customary to make state
ments concerning farms being badly
encountered to prove that farming
does not pay, but when it appears
that cities and towns are in the same
boat to much larger extent, this
particular plea loses much OF its
force. After the meeting Il few Of
the more prominent members of the
new party remained in the hall for
private council with Lecturer Prather.
Among the number we noticed G. VI. /
Hoover, J. H. Trebilcock, DR.. C.. 4. [
Milton and W. E. Hendricks, the
latter gentleman being the favorite I
legal adviser for the new party for I
Southwestern Kansas What was
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