The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-20

that it is proud thing to he. Democrat
there where they are fighting fer princi
pie. Let mo tell you also that it is q proud
thing to be Republican in Kansas this
year, In Missouri this same Peoples
party is trying to combine with the Re
publican party to down rs Democrats.
| but let it be said to the everlasting credit
of the Republicans of Missouri that they
are rejecting their propositions with
scorn. He then went on to give
the history OF Democracy in Kan
sas and how it had progressed until
the place hunting unprincipled tricksters
of the party had basely surrendered for
the revenue and pelf there was in it for
them and them alone He spoke about
the great progress of the state, the build
ing of schools, churches, railways, etc.
and then deplored the fact that after the
state had made such phenomenal strides,
the people should advance men to public
positions whose first work was to maiign
and Islander il and create the impression
abroad that the people are tramps and
beggars; immoral and dishonest. 1T is. :"
said the speaker. "in my opinion an out
rage for which we are now suffering as .
people and as q commonwealth" He
said that he had been speaking in
Kansas as q Democrat for over
twenty years and that no Republican
or set of Republicans ever tried to prevent
him; that freedom of speech has always
been respected in Kansas till these days OF
fusion, Socialism and Anarchy. "But,
thank God" said Colonel Harris, this
thing will not always last; the Sth day OF
November will cternally settle it."
He asked the Democrats what they
gained by helping the Alliance two years
ago, and referred to PETER and his Cooper
Union speech, in which he viilifed and
trad uced the state which he represents In
the senate. He then referred to the Demo
cratic convention held at Topeka July 8,
when the party surrendered to the Popu-
lis;s-''body and breebes." He said the
convention was called for the purpose of
nominating Democratic ticket, but that
instead of nominating a Democratic
ticket it Endorsed an Alliance ticket. He
characterised that act as treason to De-
mocracy. and said no one was bound to
abide by it. They call it fusion, but it is
nothing more nor less than a shameful
and cowardly surrender. Since that con-
vention his office at Fort Scott has been
flooded with letters from prominent DEM
ocrats all over the state who will be heard
on the Sth of November in such way that
Will be effective and which will result in
the intermeut Of the fusion outfit beyond
hope of resurrection. He then gave his
tory of the '.stslwart" convention and its
action in DETAIL" He predicted that
new Democratic party will spring into life
early next month and that when the flu
sion Democrats are beaten they will
be coming back with afidavits denying
that they ever been with the comm unist
gang. He said the majority of the Peo-
pies party and even fusionsts were honest
but that the leaders had them deceived
and were leading them like sheep to the
shambles. He predicted that the eyes Of
these people will soon be opened and that
they will see their leaders in their true
light. ut is business we are in," said the
speaker. land not politics this year, and to
save the state and restore its credit and
good name we are compelled to snow
these people under. The state would sue
coed and prosper under Democratic ad-
ministration or under a Republican ad-
ministration. but give It over to these
people and the result would be worse than
all the combined blights that have ever
afflicted US. We are not here to say
that honesty Is crime and
hypocrisy a virtue" said the speaker,
but to build up the state and restore it's
credit and fair reputation. / for one doti't
believe in turning so fair a state over to
tramps and anarchists without showing
fight. There are men in this state worse
than Parsons, who died at the end OF a
rope at Chicago. and theirs are men who
are today guiding this party and inveig-
ling the honest Democrats Of Kansas into
it through alleged Democratic leaders, who
are rs corrupt rs the other leaders are
dangerous. He said the Democrats had
been fighting the Republics for thirty
years on their te ndehcy toward paternalism
and showed that there was as much differ
ence between Republican paternslism and
Alliance paternalism as there Is between
the light of an ordinary candle
and an electric arc light. He
then took up the subtreasury and
railroad naturalization schemes and
showed how absurd they were. He said in
this connection that the Alliance party
claimed to be the friend OF the working
man and that they were the first people in
recent years to advocate the disfranchise-
ment of the laboring man, and in proof o,
this be ssid that one of their railroad ns-
tionaiization schemes was to disfranchise
all railroad men SO that they could no,
add TO the political power of the admins
tration they may be working under He
paid fine tr!bnte to Wichita: said tia,
great city OF her; but that II the Popui.sas
get the state it cannot progress, owing to
the impossibiIity of getting capital In
from outside the state 90 this
particular point he made fne
argument and one that elected cheers
from even third party men who saw the
force OF his remarks
Coicue. Harris made some very pathetic
remarks about his war record that actusli.
brought tears TO the eyes of his many
hearers. lie wsxed extra eloquent on thi.
sebiect and when he said that he fought
like man believing then that he was
right, several old soldiers said they res
pected him for il. When the war was over
he told his wife that they must leave for
the land of the setting sun and that they
should build nex home in Kansas where
the virus o. human slavery was never
known Since his arrival here be has LIVED
amoug Union soldiers and never
IN ali that time las bis rights