The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-04

Yesterday was Labor Day and mighty
crowd turned out TO honor the event.
Griswold's park was crowded and
jammed with horses, carriages. bicycles,
drays, improvised excursion wagons, men
women lassies and children,
1t was like a circus day with tents.
booths, banners and hawkers crying out
their wares.
The lake was alive with boats in which
were lovers galore whispering to one
another soft words of prospective happi-
ness,
There were presen, the dude and the
swain, the town belle and the country
lassie, the statesman and the constituent,
but above all the laboring man, who was
enjoying his day out, his Industrial
Fourth of July. It was his holiday and
! he enjoyed it with his wife or his sweet
| heart.
The principal feature of the festivities at
the park was the speaking Colonel Hal
lowell was invited to speak on labor
from Republican standpoint, 5. b.
Amidon from a Democratic standpoint
and Congressman SIM son from ID Popnlist
standpoint.
George Whitlock, president of the Cen
trail Labor union. presided.
Hon. l. NJ. Cox. mayor of Wichita,
opened the meeting with Il few well Sc
lected and appropriate remarks after
which S. b. Amidon was introduced. Sam
made a pretty fair talk from Democratic
standpoint but he read his address from
manuscript which fact spoiled its effect.
When Colonel Holloweii mounted the
stand he was given quite a cheer aud he
proceeded slowly, but after speaking n
minute or two he waXed warm, pulled OF
his coat, rolled up his sleeves aud went at
his subject in his usual vigorous style. He
sugar coated nothing and told facts that
wers not pleasant to the ears
of the Pop politicians who As
usual, tried TO mouopolize the
meeting. The actual laboring men"
wanted all their guests TO have a fair
show, but the unruly Pop statesmen
wouldn't have it that way. It was per-
fectly shameful how they treated the
speaker who never fiinched, but waited for
their inelegant and disturbing yelis TO pass
away when he would again renew his
speech. For two minutes they drowned
his speech at one time on pTetense OF
cheering for Jerry Simpson. Colonel
Hallowell never missed word aud re-
tired amidst applause.
The respectful attention Mr.. Simpson
received at the hands of the Republicans
was in noticeable contrast TO the attention
received by Colonel Hallowell. Ii demon
apostles of hope aud confidence over the
apostles of despair and calamity.
When Mr.. Simpson arrived he
was given quite an ovation. His
address was not long and WAS
listened to with respectful atten-
tion.
The Second regiment military band
furnished the music.
Tue programme of sports was not car
ried out in full owing TO the size of tie
crowd which was estimated at between
5,000 and 5000 persons.
That part of the program carried out,
however was interesting and fully COM
pensated the crowd for the time occupied
by it.
In the evening Mr.. Simpson opened
his campaign for the district in the udi
forum, before a large audience. Mr..
Simpson said nothing new, his speech
being almost au exact duplicate OF what
he said on all former occasions i'll Wicbit a.
The story that he is weak and suffering
is grossly exaggerated. He looks almost as
well as he ever did. and his voice did not
betray any loss of that coarse. rustic vigor
which is characteristic OF it.
He was followed by Judge Eoote of
Marion, good speaker but rank dem
agogue.
H. Is. Kelly, the recent apostate from
his life long political faith, did not show
up, aud the meeting adjourned.