The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

Hon. David Dvermeyer, the gen tleman
whom Democracy and the fa,es have or
dained 10 irot for three mouths over the
prairies OF Kansas chasing q ninble will o
the wisp, was greeted at the auditorium
last night by large, cultured. an intelli-
gent and hence non demonstrative audi
ence.
During all day yesterday the Democrats
chased over town hunting for pictures OF
Cleveland and Stevenson to hang en- the
stage, but they couldn't find any
Whether it was done in the spirit of sar
casm or By chance the stage presented
something more emblemstic of existing
Democracy; for bank receiver
Major Ewing-sat on one end Of
the stage. while bank receivers attorney
Fred Beniley-sat on the other end
There WAS no visible representative OF
prosperity there except the new postmaster
Thomas q. Fitch, aud Internal Revenue
Collector c. W. HUFFMAN. These four
gentlemen represented, it may be said, the
sum total of Democratic achievement.
Sam B Amldon, Esq, was the Chairman
of the evening and presented the speaker
as the brainiest man in Kansas. To be
right truthful with David he made good
speech from Democratic standpoint
That is he picked out aud presented all
that was good in Democracy aud
all that was bad in the other
parties. He charged the Republican
party with vicious legislation way brck
during the time he was CONSTANT Re-
publican himself and sIudiously avoided.
while discussing those twin sisters. Pop
ulIsm and Anarchy, any reference TO that
Anarchist speech he made few years ago
| himself and which Is one OF the things De-
mocracy is keeping ''out of sight. He
made some clever hits, too. He spoke
about LewelliDg ranking himself with
! Jesus Christ, and said there was one diff
/ ference at least between them; Christ rode
! into Jerusalem on an ass. Lewelling rode
| iato Topeka on a pass. He roundly scored
the Democrats who voted aCsiust the VIII
son bill, and with them PETER to whom he
! referred as the man with the mighty
name David was eloquent in his
silence about Grover Cleveland. He
never mentioned his name which
must be constructed that he -
rot great admirer of Grover, for IL Is
: customary with orators 10 at least refer
/ To their party leaders He net only treated
/ Grover with silent contempt, but he took
occasion to give 1.-THE stuffed prophet o I
/ Wall street" powerful hit below tue
| telt. He said that Democracy was like a
great COW that had her horns on the south,
her feet uDon the west and the tip OF her
tail hanging over the Allegheny noun
tains. Some day In the near future n
political frost Will come along and bite
| that tail Off. A western man, he said,
! would be nominated by the Democrats the
next time for the presidency aud little
corner of the country surrounding Wall
| street would be deprived of the usurped
authority of debating who should be pres
ldeut. 1t WAS a terrible slap at Grover.
| good
ments against Prohibition; and faIrIy
bounded all the folly and nonsense out OF
heads of the woman's sutfragists present.
He grew eloquent rs he talked about the
ladies' and appealed To the manhood OF
Kansas TO save the fair sex from the s!ums
mire Of politics. II, through any posi-
bilIty he gets elected, it Will lie
through his level-hesded arguments
on the female suffrage question.
Mr.. Oyermeyer is an eloquent speaker,
n nice gentleman personally, has franz
disposition and II he could see national
questions in the right light, would, In
time, make statesman.
NOTES.
The Second Regiment band furnished
the music.
Dr. Neeley. the Uaited States marshal.
eraced the stand with his dne, martial
form.
During his speech. Mr. Overmeyer drank
just fourteen glasses Of water. A wouaer-
ful record for a Democrat
The hall was nicely decorated with
national hsgs-left there since the Bepub-
licun meetings few weeks ago.
Captain Frank Gilmore Of Wellington,
as well rs FL Herring IL the same place.
were present. The captain Endorsed every
thing but the references to prohibition and
1 womans' suffrage