The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-09

majority over calamity that no more, in
| the immediate future at least, will the cry
of despair and the wall of dissatisfaction
| be heard in the land. Everybody knows
| what the redemption of Kansas means,
politically. 1t means that the tongue of
SANDER will be stilled and. if not entirely
| stilled, it will be confined to the naturally
narrow limit and scope of its chief libelers
Jerry Simson, John Davis, ct al.-which
| Is a township or, at most, a county.
Hutchinson never looked more gay or
lively.
The streets were thronged with people
at very early hour of the forenoon and
all of them seemed to be thoroughly
cognizant of the fact that the dawn of
! more blessed era was near at hand. From
every door post, window, flag pole and
house top the national colors kissed the
breeze and a bluer sky never was gazed
upon by mortal man. 1t was day that
was cheerful and therefore day that was
by no means conducive to calamity feel
ing.
AT II o'clock the procession started up
Main street, forming at point near the
postoffice. 1t WAS headed by the Second
Regiment band one of the finest musical
organizations in the state This was fol-
lowed by uniformed fambeau club about
100 in number, and after these came 4S2
old soldiers on foot and every one of them
in the middle of the road and right glad to
be there, too, apparently, for they were
about as enthusiastic band of marchers
as one could find in years travel. After
them came other bands and a procession
of carriages about two and half miles long.
How many carriages and wagons were in
the procession the writer is not prepared
TO say for they were really too numer-
GUS to be counted. Somebody says there
were between $50 and 400 which is not too
high an estimate, The paraders carried a
bountiful supply of banners upon which
some very appropriate motto's and quota
lions were inscribed and characters illus
trated by William Kay who. by the way, is
Wichita man. These designs, motto's
and quotations were indicative of the
thorough belief of the Republicans of the
Arkansas valley counties that Jerry Simp-
son will be defeated so badly next month
that he never will have the satisfaction of
| knowing what happened to him. When
the procession reached the Santa Fe hotel
Ex-Governor Joseph Benson Foraker, the
distinguished son OF the Buckeye state APP
peared on the verandah and when the old
veterans saw him the shout that went up
was tremendous, particularly the shout OF
the old veterans in line who, no doubt,
were inspired by the recollection of his
positive and patriotic act in connection
with the incident of the Rebel flags
| when he made the stuffed prophet of Viii
liam street tremble in his boots.
| Aud who will forget the appearance
| of the brainey Ohioan rs he
stepped foreward to review the procession
Greatness was stamped on everything
about him. That easy dignified stride
was ma jestc that quick twinkle of his
eve was magnetic and that grand form
! and intellectual face were both command
| ing and inspiring. He had an essentially
| military bearing in every particular which
! contrasted nicely and noticeably with his
courtesy which was not stiff or formal, but
warm and friendly. Ii Governor Foraker
appeared suddenly in a strange assembly
| they would, if they understood human
nature, see at glance that he was great
| man and still not be able to discern where
| his greatness lay. There is some indie
! finabie something about his every action
| He is a natural born political leader and
! it is no wonder at all that he occupies the
position he holds in the politics of this re-
public.
| Among the first who shook his hand was
| Colonel Nicholas Bird of this city who
used to practice law with him at Cincin-
matt, and when the governor recognized his
old friend who. by the way. is fusionist.
| the haudshaking was continued most
| heartily Both talked a good deal, all Ar
once, and when Mr. Bird announced him
self from Wichits the famous ex-governor
| said a half hundred pleasant things
about the fame of the Peerless Princess in
Ohio.
| THE SPEECH,
The speech was announced for o'clock
at the mammoth auditorium in Riverside
side park handsome place on the banks
| of the American Nile. This building had
been provided with a seating capacity for
| 5000 but when the marshal of the day ar
rived there at 10 o'clock to see that overy-
thing was in order and at that early hour
found the hail packed to it's utmost capac-
| ity. There were at least 4. 600 people still
on the streets which put the marshal of the
day to his wits ends. He did the very best
| he could which was TO turn the people out
of the hall, to remove the seats out into
the park and TO lock the doors. The next
thing done was to build a platform and
when this was done il was found that the
crowd was so large in front Of the stand
| that the loudest human voice ever heard
| could not reach every ear. Necessity is the