People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-23
GRAND OVATIONS.
Prof. Gaines and the QuenemO Glee
Club Carrying the County
By Storm,

Club Carrying the County
BY Storm.
Hon. H. n. Gaines, candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction
on the Peoples state ticket began the
the canvass Of the county Monday af-
ternOOn with an address at Coles
grove, four miles northwest of this
city, There was fair, earnest, ap-
preciative audience, though not as
large as it would have been if held at
at time when the farmers were not
so busy. However, it was an enjoy
able picnic for all present and the
speech of Mr.. Gaines and the singing
of the QnenemO Glee Club enthused
and cheered the listeners. His speech
was fnll of food for thought and pre-
Sented the issues in such a clear and
fOrcible light that there is no excuse
for anyone voting ignOrantly or
blindly. Mr.. Gaines is a pleasant
speaker, a born orator and uses Splen-
did and choice language. He is a ris-
ing young statesman. He was follow
ed by MeSSrs. FOrney and Meeker in
ten minutes speeches, both of which
were pointed.
AT NIGHT.
In the evening Mr.. Games spoke at
Liberty Hall in this city, The house
was crowded, the windows, aiSleS and
dOOrwayS being occupied, with many
outside listening to the remarks and
singing through the open doors and
windows. Chairman Hinchcliffe pre-
sided and the meeting opened with
singing by the QuenemO Glee Club.
This club is composed of Misses Meta
and Mauda and Ed. Murphy, sisters
and brother. They are all earnest
and enthusiastic POpulistS, which
probably accounts, in part at least,
for the pleasing and fOrcible manner
in which they render their selections.
They receive an ovation wherever
they sing and the audience never gets
tired listening to them. Their songs
are sentimental and instructive and
are not to be compared with such rOt
as was inflicted upon the people al
the tent Saturday.
Mr.. Gaines was introduced and in
stead of wasting time ridiculing anC
abusing political opponents, he went
at once to the discussion of the ISSUES
of the campaign, the causes that hav,
made new party necessary and tn
importance of united and prompt aC
tiOn. He did, however, everlastingl,
scorch the OppOserS of progress ant
showed that no great reform, inven
tiOn or development had ever been es
tablished without the opposition ant
disproval of the men who lay claim +
intelligence, but who are so preju
diced, jealous and opposed to any
thing better than they have enjOyeu
in their day that they stand in tn
road, a stumbling block for those VIII
would take a step forward. The
object ridicule, h0Ot and declar
lyon can't do it." He cited the cas-
of Columbus, the discOverer Of Amel
lea, and showed that he was locke
upon as a visionary crank, abused
slandered and prosecuted. Yet n
one is now sorry that Columbus live
and had the nerve to stand up TO
progress. he referred 10 Udllle'
Robert Fulton, DR.. Harvey, Willial
Lloyd Garrison and Others who wer
hampered and denounced because G
their new ideas and advance
thoughts. He referred to the numbe
of reforms and new inventions tina
are now under way and will surely
accomplished, Notwithstanding tn
doubling ThOmases and OppOsers
progress.
Speaking on the tariff he quote
Blackstone, in proof that a tariff is
tax and is ultimately paid by the col