Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
The Kiowa Meeting.

ufoay. Speaking and various games
were the order Of the day and every one
In attendance was able to find enjoy.
ment somewhere. At 2 o'clock T.. M
the speaking began by an opening and
non-partisan address by T. A. McNeal
which was well delivered and proper.
tlonately we'll received. At his conclu.
sion, he fOrewarned the multitude OF
the political hash which was coming
and the audience presently realized that
Tom was not joking when Joe Ady was
introduced. Mr.. Ady's speech consist.
ed OF charging the state administration
with incompetence and corruption, the
national administration with insincer.
lty, but reached the eliminating point
OF monstrosities when he said the re.
publican party is the only party that
Will reinstate silver; that the party il
not responsible for its record on silver;
that such responsibility must fall on
individuals and not on the party. Mr..
Ady went on with such rot so long I'm.
til the crowd became so thoroughly
disguised that the brilliant (?) speaker
was Kissed. This OF course brought
MIN down a notch and he left the sill.
yer issue severely alone and devoted
himself to pOpulIst individuals at
which he also made a miserable out.
Ills own party was getting weary of
him and several republicans in our
nearing manifested Il desire to see MIR
Ady take his seat, which desire was
soon gratitied by the chair mans an
nouncing that his time bad expired
From that time he rested complacent-
ly until Messrs. Simpson and Gaines
disproved all the material statements
of his entire speech, when his humilia.
tlon must have been even greater than
| his gall.
The next speaker introduced was
Sidney Cook, democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor. He had it in for
prohibition and woman suffrage to
which he devoted most of his time. He
favored free coinage OF silver but failed
to show why there was any reason to
believe that it could come through his
party. The only thing wrong with the
pop party, according to the speaker was
that it wanted 10 legislate for classes.
by alternating the burden of the farm
ers and laborers. He pointed out the
Inconsistencies Of republicanism and
the obnoxious legislation of that patty
In BETTING manner and indirectly
roasted his own party. If he was to 20
east of the Mississippi river with such
a speech, his party would not own him
The next speaker, according to the
agreement Of tie committee, should
have been Long, but the nice man and
alders and abettOrs could not tolerate
the idea OF having Long followed by
| Simpson, and hence the chairman an.
nOunced Simpson az the next speaker
This OF course, was somewhat of a sur
prise to Jerry as well as a disappoint-
ment, especially because the men who
had treated him in this manner were
heretofore reputed to be honora.
BILE men. But the audience was there
TO hear Jerry and he made a powerful
speech in spite OF the outrage commit
ted upon him. He started by giving the
committee a much deserved roasting
for breaking the absolute agreement
which they entered into few days be.
fore. He then took hold Of the Twins
issues and handled them in a mastery
and able manner and was frequently
interrupted by loud and prolonged ap.
plause.He took up the statements made
by Mr.. Ady and proved each and every
one OF them false by referring to the
party record in congress. He explain.
ed the duty ola congressman to Mr..
Ady, thing that the latter had never
thought Of before; he informed the
learned attorney that there is q differ.
ence between introducing bill on his
own responsibility, and introducing il
by request. He informed the gentle.
man that he (Simpson) always observes
the right OF petition and will continue
to do so Notwithstanding the rant of
politicians. Mr.. Simpson spoke one
hour and twenty minutes and would
have spoken longer if be had had the
time. The old time enthusiasm was "a
great as ever and at the close Jerry
was cheered and applauded beyond
measure. He would have been allow.
ed only 40 minutes had not Sen. Ian.
withdrawed from the program in favor
of him.
The next speaker introduced by the
chairman was James McKinstry, dem.
ocratic candidate for attorney general.
Here the republican eel-horses be.
gan to yell for Long, which was repeat.
ed several times before the crowd was
quieted. They had no use for anything
but republican speaker. After thew
concluded the democrat could not be
cried down, they gave him q halfway
decent hearing. Mr.. McKinstry's talk
was practically the same as that of Mr..
Cook, except that he went one better
and condemned Grover Cleveland.
BY this time the crowd had fallen
awav until only small crowd was left,
But despite all this, Chester 1. was In
troduced and spoke for twenty or thir-
ty minutes. He attacked Jerry for yot-
ing for the tariff, but didn't touch the
issues. He made bad break when he
wound up by asking asking what have
thepops done?, 'for Supt. Gaines was on
had with figures from the records and
was abundantly prepared to tell what
they have done. When Long closed, a
rev republicans tried to cheer him. but
made lamentable failure.
Prof. Gaines was next introduced.
ana While the audience was now ain ost
entirely republican, he presented solid
and convincing facts as to challenge
'he admiration of the most rabid
politician. He showed from the roc.