The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-27
OkI AHOMA POLITICS.

Ell RENO. O. T., Sept. 6.-lSpeciaI]-The
| Peoples party of Canadian county held
| their convention last Saturday. After
| nominating full ticket they organized
into campaign meeting. They were ad-
dressed by their candidate for congress.
Mr.. Word, and also by one OF their candi-
dates for the legislature, Mr.. Light. also
their territorial lecturer. Ward and Light
extended an invitation to the Republicans
and Democrats to share the time with them
in Joint debate. Although the meeting
was advertised extensively. they were very
careful not to give notice of their intention
to invite the Democrats aud Republicans
to participate until after their meeting
was called to order. Mr. Light, the light
weight speaker. stepped upon the platform
with grip fall of books land well-worn
speeches and began at once to annihliate
English grammar and Webster's diction-
airy. to convince the audience of the feasi-
bility of his pawnshop scheme in the way
Of government elevators. where the farm
ers could pawn their grain for so per cent
of its value. Ii the grain should happen to
depreciate the government would be the
loser. He next got tangled up in the finan-
cial question, and followed this by diving
clear out of sight in the Mckinley bill.
When he came back 10 where the audience
could see him, be apologized for consuming
so much time. and took his seat.
1t might be added that little light on
the private morals of this Light might
give more light to the farmers in looking
after Light
Mr.. Ward succeeded Mr.. Light. He
opened his remarks with a vituperative
attack on the Democrats and Republicans,
repeatedly condemning them to hell
(without abbreviating) for eternal punish
ment, phrase with which Mr.. Ward,
markably familiar. and concluding each
sentence with Put that in your pipe and
smoke it." He challenged any one in the
audience to stand up and refute his state
ments. and granted every one an Opportu-
nifty to ask questions. In his attack upon
the railroads he charged the Democratic
party with being the leading and first
domain TO corporations. AT this point
Charles Howard, Democrat, of Hays
City. Kan, asked Mr.. Ward to permit him
to ask him a question, to which Mr. Ward
willingly assented. But before Mr.. How
ard had stated half of his proposition the
willy preacher saw that it would expose
the failacy of his argument on government
Wv VA iailEOdQs. OO w dIu
rupted him and the Peoples party men
present, consisting about one half of the
audience, took the cue and yelled. Put
him outr' Get outr' sit downn' But
Mr. Howard would not get out and, wait
ing till the tumuit had ceased, asked them
If they refused him his constitutional right
OF free speech when it WAS in answer to
their charges, and demanded that their
confiue himself to argument
and cease abuse. This was heartily cheered
by many present. who were imbued with
that American spirit of fair play.
After order had come out chaos Howard
proceeded to chastise in unmistakable |
language Ward aud his followers pre-
dieting that the Democratic party OF Okla |
homa would plant their banner upon his |
political grave On Nov. 8, and telling Mr.. |
Ward to put that in his pipe and smoke it. /
Howard then took his hat and left the hall |
amid tremendous applause. The Repub-
licans kept quiet and watched the fun. |
Mr.. Flynn's campaign will not open in |
the county till Oct IA but from that time !
On his friends will be busy in his interest. !