The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-31
HELD A SLIM RALLY
ANOTHER ONE OF THE BURNING
ISSUES HEARD FROM.
Frank Neal the Prohibition Candi-
date for Congressman Tells His
Side ofthe National StOry-Prohi-
bitioI VIII Solve all the Problems
Which Confront Uncle Sam.

Colonel E T. Neal. the Prohibition
] candidate for Congress in this district
spoke at Garfield hall last night to ninety
eight persons.
The ''Colonel'' is a young man about
twenty years of age and las lived mos
of his life down at Caldwell engaged in the
| banking business.
In the early years of both his own life
and Of that stirring town, he was an active
| young Democrat, but, be 1t said OF hin
that he was always moral, religious,
clrau and temperate young mn.
A. s. Allen and R.v. Mir. Howard occu-
pied SEA on the platform
Mr.. Neal Was dressed resplendently in n
| suit of black, displayed au elegant shirt
front and generally speaking made a fine
Appearance.
Frank, as he has always been called, is
not eloquent. He lacks that STAGE
nerve which characterizes trained
politicians and, III consequence,
has to wait sometimes for his words TO
come to him He lacks that power and
force, 100, which moid- sentiment from
the forum, hut this. doubtless, Is at
tributable to his youth and lneXp-rlencc
in public discussions of protane subj C 5
such MS those which agitate tue body
po tic aud turn every street corner into n
ucDdtlUG SEOuLO IlC ouOWS
self To BE- possessed OF an lnexhaustIbie
fund of prohibition statistics and eoEsid-
cradle general Information on other ua-
tional subjects which, in the hands OF all
older man, could be huilt up into rat
tiiug and enthusiastic speech. According
to his idea every other national issue Is a
side issue 20 the prohibition OF the rum
power. For Instance. he says that The
annual sums of money paid for rum would
buy up he railroads of tue country in ten
years. This j, how he would solve that
subject dear to the Populist heart. the
ownership of the railroads. Again he says
that the labor question Couli b. solved
most simply by prohibition he argued
that if there was 10 rum sold the people
would save s1.2t0,000.00o annually, that
this sum would De utilized In business ami
would give employment 10 hundreds OF
thousands of men. This ide, would also
solve the tramp question. lie disposed OF
the national banking subject. the tariff
SUI ject aud in fact al other subjects IN the
same manner. He seemed o lean strongly
towards his first love, Democracy. He SAID
that the first prohibition law passed Was
passed by The Democrats in Maine and
said hat the Kansas law was passed By
the vote OF one Democrat in the legislature.
He severely criticized Congressman
Simpsons attItuie with refereuce ID the
LIQUOR traffic. He charged Mr.. Simpson
or being living il house. owned oy Mr..
Gsary the president of the whisky trust
and with signing petition In Washington
for the establishment Of saloon in his
neighborhood contrary to law. The law,
it appears, says that no saloon Can be
opeDed within 400 feet OF church and
that in this Case IL was located through
tho influence OF Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Simp-
son aad others within $50 iert of n church.
He also asserted that Mr. Simpson said
that the saloon was public necessity.
When Mr. Simpson was at Caldwell he
acknowledged that ali these statements
We're facts. He insisted that when Mr..
Simpson, signed that saloon petition every
voter in the Seventh district signed it for
the reason that he was their representa-
tive. He spoke highly of Senator PETER
but insisted that Mr.. Simpson WAS identi-
fled with the whisky trusts and liquor
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