The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-13

| ment? ana all or 1t done under the admin
lstration of the Republican party! that
party which this new school Of theorists
that never did anything, insists shall be
turned down and forced out of business.
Wichita, alone according to the speaker
and III the light of fact, has thirty nine
churches and eighteen public schools. In
1917, only twenty two years ago. her popu
| iatioa was fifty; in 1880 it was 4,9l1: il
1871 1t was 70 So, and this year it is %. 1000,
ia round numbers. In addition &c
these she has twenty-seven wholesale
or Jobbing houses. forty-eighr manufactur-
| ing establishments, with a total capital
employed in both eggregating nearly s3e,
co., 00 Did any body ever hear Of such a
record made in twenty-five years, and all
done under the fostering care of a Repub-
lican administration, and in the face OF
two or three provideutial calamities9 How
can the logic of facts be disputed success
| fully IN this case?
! Then again the speaker referred to other
| important industries, such as the stock
| yards, with the business during the year
! 1891. According to his statistics. there
were handled during that year, 90. coz head
Of cattle and 275.043 hogs. What an i'm
nlense amount OF business, when one be-
gins to think of it. What would become
OF this gigantic youth in our family OF
industries If the Alliance maxim In
freight rate bill passed thaough the legis-
lature last year, with its destructive, dis
| eliminating features, which would make
it well nigh impossible for any producer
to ship his live products to this market
IN hp hap Is
referred to, with their capital
OF s.. 055.000 In circulation in the
various avenues of local trade and
commerce. He also referred to the COM
mercial territory of Wichita, including
twenty counties. In these counties there
was produced in 1891 %, 1876. 325 bushels of
wheat and IS, 413, SAB bushels of corn.
After quoting and commenting on all
these figures and facts he asked. What
are our interests; what policy shall we
pursue that will best serve us?" We
grew, said he, to our present greatness
under Republican laws and we will best
serve ourselves, our city, our county and
our state by still keeping our confidence
and our hope in party that has done so
much for US. He then referred to the
freight rates, railway legislation, ETC., and
made not only a fine argument but con-
vincing argument on them, greatly en-
lightning his hearers and dispelling all
uneaslness from the minds of the doubters
He referred to the natural outlet for Kan
sas products, quoted figures in support Of
the same, and made some intelligent re-
marks concerning manufacturing inter-
ests.
He then turned his attention to the gen
eral issues of the campaign and ripped
the faliacies of the Peoples party to
pieces. He showed how absurd it was to
send the Popuiists back to congress and
proved beyond the suggestion of a doubt
that all the present Peoples party con-
gressmen never, during their entire con-
gressional life, did as much for the inter
ests of the people as one Republican
congressman could have done even in the
face of 4 big Democratic majority. He
paid a glowing tribute to Plumb and In
gals and Peters, and showed how they
conserved the interests Of their constitu-
ents. He ventilated O'Bryan in excellent
shape and showed that young man up in
his true political light. He reviewed the
record of Stnator Bentley in an able man
ner and in such a way as to leave no pos
sible doubt as to the wisdom of sending
him to the senate for four years more He
drew a contrast between Farmer Smith
and Lewellng that was very striking, and
their records as citizens of the
state and producers of wealth. He made
an eloquent appeal to the voters in support
Of Chester |. Long and compared him with |
Jerry Simpson in Il manner that was strik- |
ing He also paid fine tribute to Pres:- |
dent Harrison and TO his remarkably |
business administration. |
He cut Jerry severely, but he stated that |
it was not because he beat him in the |
race but because he was a
citizen of the Big Seventh and had right |
10 criticise representative who had fail
ed to do his duty to his constituents. He |
hen alluded to the plea made by certain |
parties for votes for Lewelling because he
was a citizen of Wichita, and showed how
he same source slandered, villified and
opposed him when he was candidate for
congress, Notwithstanding the fact that
le, too, was citizen of Wichita.
1t was generally conceded that Colonel
Hallowell made the ablest speech made
aere this year.