The advocate., 1892-06-22
THE GREATEST CONVENTION EVER AS
sEMBLED UPON KANSAS SOIL.

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chairman Of the executive committee, at
1890 O'clock on Wednesday, June Is.
The official call was read by the Secre-
tarY, w. d. Vincent. Rev. J. W. Love, Of
the Reform German church, offered
prayer. This was followed by song by
Mr.. Jones, OF Butler county.
Mayor Carey was introduced, and de-
livered the address Of welcome on behalf
of the city of Wichita. He said 1t afford
ed him great pleasure to extend the
welcome Of the city to the great conven-
ton there assembled, representing the
industrial and business interests Of the
state Of Kansas, and he actually extend
cd the freedom of the city and turned 1t
over to anarchists. Not only this, but he
said he was proud of the privilege of
doing so. What on earth is the country
coming TO, anyway, when the mayor of
one of the first cities Of the state will de-
llberately, and with malice afOrethought,
do thing Of this kind. Nevertheless,
the truth must be told. Great applause
followed the surrender of the city.
L. D. Lewelling was then introduced,
and proceeded to do for the entire county
Of Sedgwick what Mayor Cary had done
for the city; he extended welcome to
the calamity hOwlers Of the state, and
turned them loose upon the defenseless
citizens of the county. The following
are his remarks:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of this
Convention:
am this morning laden with distin-
guished honor. It is to convey to you the
heartfelt welcome of the citizens of this
county and her proud but hospitable city.
It is to bid you welcome here as citizens of
this great commonwealth, and thrice well
come as soldiers of the revolution. We are
here to enjoy the hospitality Of our friends
and the ohivalry of those with whom we
have crossed our lanoes in the arena of poll
tics. But Wichita, God bless her, lays aside
her weapon Of combat in her recollection of
the duties Of citizenship.
Therefore, again I bid you welcome as
citizens and three times welcome as the
fighting men of the great revolution Of
1892.
In Gods providence revolution Is prog
ress, and we are met to-day to direct the
movement of a greater and grander army
than ever before went forward to victory.
Our battle is not for supremacy, but for
equality. We demand NO patronage at the
hands Of government, but we do demand
protection from corporate vultures and
legalized beasts Of prey.
We ask in Gods name that government
shall be 30 administered that the honorable
citizen shall have chance.
If government is device for the benefit
of the people, how shall it command the re-
speCt Of the people when so large a portion
are abandoned TO become victims of in
ferior cunning and the insatiste greed Of
a few2
Why, even the rats know too much TO eat
through the hulk of the ship which carries
them, but the voracity of certain nameless
land animals of our day is unparalleled in
the history of the world.
And it is for such as these that the Peo-
ple's party is here to set the "desth traps"
And shall we succeed5 Two years ago the
people answered, Ayel And as God lives,
the votes Of our party at that very time
elected the governor Of this great state.
Why was he not seated? Ask the little
band of Republican leaders and their con-
scienoeless henOhmen in this and other
cities.
We have no quarrel with the individual
citizen who really believes that thereare yet