The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-29

BUCKLrN, Kan, Oct. 2S-[Special. l.
The meeting addressed here yesterday by
Hon. Chester l. Long was not SO we'll at
tended by 1.-The followers of the prophet"
MS perhaps might have been the case had
they not been in full session of prayer
over the condition of the Alliance store
''co-operated" in this place by the Ford
County Alliance Exchange company,
which enterprise is indorsed by those of
the ''reformers" of our district who have
acquired more financial credit than busi-
ness sense; and which experiment for the
destruction of the offensive 'middleman"
seems to be in the last stages of material
ruin" to the great CONSERVATION Of the
well-fixed farmers upon whom the unpaid
obligations of the concern will fall.
WhiIs Mr.. Long was speaking some one
handed him a copy of the Kansas City
Star, brought on train just arrived, and
which contained a full account of the
conspiracy(O against the physical ex-
istence of his opponent. He glanced over
1t, smiled, and said:
'I truly hope that nobody will try to
kill my neighbor. would not have him
killed for the world, especially at this
time as it would only be subjecting me
to the danger of being opposed by worse
man for my chances) than my nelghbor.
But if MY opponent will agree, in his
further travels over the district, to join
me in debate. l will promise to fully pro-
tect him from personal danger. l will sit
near him when he speaks and stand near
him while speak; will be with him at
his meals, and share my room with him
at mig bt; put my own person between him
and violence, and take care that none of
the bankers or representatives of the
money power-however enraged they
may be at my opponents position and
utterances concerning the relative respec.
liability of outlaws or robbers assail him
habits to do so. will take him under my
charge. and they shall not harm my
neigh bor."
Many were angry at what they believed
was another attempt on the part of Simp-
son to again draw the attention of the
world to the lawlessness Of the people of
western Kansas, where none existed, and
to emphasize his assertion made in n meet
ing of the committe on territories, of
which he was u member, when he said
that it was q notorious fact that law and
order did not exist in western Kansas at
the time that Attorney General Speed of
Oklahoma, witness before the commit
see, said: "What the gentleman SAYS is
aOt true. In western Kansas there is law,
aud order and education. But if the gen.
tleman wishes to blacken his own state,
will not further interfere.
Mr.. Long said further: "At last my neigh
bor seems to be in favor of protection, and
has supplsnted his glee club with a body
guard. But am of opinion that my op-
ponent more fears the ballots of an out
ragged constituency and a maligned people
than the bullets Of asssssins of the char
acter of his esteemed friends, the Daltons.
He need not fear for the safety of free
speech in free and enlightened Kansas,
however much he may have reason to fear
that his party may suffer the same 'politi-
cal rain in Kansas that has overtaken it
in Georgia and the other states of the
sunny south"
The meeting was success in every sense
and the audience was profuss in its meas
ure of cheers and appreciation. After the
close of the meeting young voter of the
Peoples party came to the speaker and
shook him warmly by the hand, and said
that while he thought that government
ownership of railroads, etc, might be all
right (he owned no rallroads), he did not
indorse Mr.. Simpsons scheme of govern
meat ownership of farms as advocated by
the congressman in his proposed single tax
upon the land of the country, and told Mr.
Long that he Wished him success and
hoped that he would be elected.
There will not be much trouble about
the Democrats here. They are getting
more Disguised every day with simpsons
extravagances and antics, and, while six
weeks ago it looked like he would sweep
everything here, it now appears that he
will have slim picking" and that this
section will give Long booming majority.
JERRY AND THE FAKE.
GARDEN CITY, Oct. 2S AT the close of
Jerry Simpsons speech at the opera
house last night a correspondent asked
him what he knew about the alleged plot