The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-20
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The joint debate yesterday after.
noon between Congressman John
Davis and the Hon. J. r. Burton, ct
Gypsum city, drew quite . crowd
who we're anxious 10 hear the man
who hes attempted TO represented
this district In congress for the past
two years, and the man who will
represent 10 for the next two years,
talk on the Issue, Of the day.
John Davis was given one hour
and . quarter to open the discussion.
He occupied most OF the time In
reading statistics and quoting from
other men'sspeeches, trying to show
BY them the terrible condition this
county 10 In. In his all wise and
egotisticsl manner he proclaimed oil
statesmen failures, and told what he
proposed TO do with this and that
question. He defended his land loan
bill, and claimed for Il merit that
up to date even his party managers
have been unable to discover. He
rambled on, almost recklessly, dis
posing Of great legislative questions
In few sentences, told all about
foreign power, and their prosperous
condition, dwelt . long time In the
eastern cities, but when he got to
Kansas II was the same old cry OF
mortgage Indebtedness, watered rail-
road stocks, etc. He had o good
word for oil other countries except
our own, and left the impression that
all states, with the exception of Kan
sss, were getting along nicely. He
occupied oil his time, but IL was hard
to tell when he got through just
what he had said.
Mr.. Burton, was then introduced
and spoke for one hour and half.
Ex-Governor Click vas on the stage.
Mr.. Burton commenced by reading
from the peoples party national
platform where they denounce both
old parties. Turning to Mr.. Click
he asked, "How can you two fuse ?"
and what will the product be II you
do fuse?" We will not attempt to
follow him closely, but Mr.. Burton
was at his best. II was . relief to
alliance men and republicans alike
TO listen to his clear cut reasoning
after such . TRADE Of woe and dis
pair ~ old man Davis had given
them. Mr.. Burton did not lose q
time. He took up Q line
Of argument and followed IL closely
throughout, dwelling most Of the
lime In Kansas, and the Fifth Con-
gressional district instead OF In
foreign countries. He got down
close to home, and examined into
conditions, instead Of
figuring out the prosperity Of other
,limes. But the climax was reached
where he tackled the now ridiculous
~ famous Land Lean bill Of Davis
which was never delivered In con-
yress. He ripped the old man up
The back and down the side, and
showed by letters from prominent
leaders Of Davis own party, that Il
was considered the product Of q |
'hallow-brained old fool.
Davis was allowed fifteen minutes
10 close the debate, but he might
Just as we'll not had any time allow
I'd him, for he could not even get
started In that length Of time. He
lid not attempt to answer anything,
but he said that the man who had
attacked his bill had been retired
rom their party.
Such \ meeting could have but
me result. The one speaker /
iull, tiresome and egotistical, the
'ther keen, entertaining and logical.
Even II Davis should be elected this
lime. bis own party II In existence, |
would retire him ut the end Of his
ERIN. Click tried to smooth things
'ver after the debate, by ad-
lressing some good democratic |
doctrine to the few who remained to
,esr him, but II was Of no use. Even
ilick himself does not believe In the
Wild theories Of Davis. and 1t was
lain to see that not many In the
udience did either.
1t was quite day for Gypsum,
md the republicans OF that section
Vere feeling we'll satisfied at the re-
ult of the meeting,