The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-04
KANSAS RISES UP
SUNFLOWER STATE GREETS THE
APOSTLE OF PATRIOTISM.
Progress Through Kansas One Con
tinued OvatiOn-Occasion Made a
Purely Republican Day-IIutch.
inson damned With an Immense
T,hrong of People.

ToPLKA, Oct. 3-The home of Populism
was invaded by Ohio's governor today. A
special train started from Kansas City at
7:20 a. M, over the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad, headed for Hutchinson
| and stops and speeches were scheduled fol
! eleven places enroute. Cyrus Leland, jr.
chairman of the Republican state commit
/ tee and a number OF Republican workers,
General Passenger Agent Nicholson and
General Freight Agent Gay of the Santa
Fe accompanied Governor Mckinley. The
first stop was at Argentine. where a few
words were spoken. At Lawrence there
We're fully 1000 people at the station who
cheered Justify when the train stopped and
gave earnest attention rs Mckinley spoke
reminiscently of Lawrence as the
scene of some of the earliest
struggles for freedom and statehood With
apparent reference to Populism, Governor
Mckinley said: 1--WE might as well un-
derstan;i now that one or the other, the
Republican or the Democratic party. is
going to conduct the policy of this govern
ment. and il is for you 10 determine which
one Of these parties will conduct the policy
of the government in such a manner as To
best subserve the interests OF The people of
the United States.
Topeka was reached at $3.50. 4 cavalry
escort preceded the governor as he was
driven through the streets TO the state
house grounds wnere platform had been
erected. There was an immense crowd as
sembled and the greeting given to the dis
tinguished visitor WAS very cordial. Gov.
ernor L-welling offered TO be present snd
officially receive Nc Kinley, but the Re
publican managers declined, saying that
they wanted to make the occasion a purely
Republican one.
All along the route the country folks
have apparently been advised of the COM
ing of Mckinley. for at every little station
there We're groups of cheering men. Short
stops were made at Scranton, Burlingame
and Usage City, where hundreds of miners
and farmers were congregaied to see
and hear the author of the Nc kinley law.
Emporia was reached at 1890 Fully
5000 men and women in Humboldt park,
adjoining the railroad tracks, set up a
shout as the train came in, and cannon
doomed out deafening salute. The gov
eruor spoke for half an hour, then contin-
ued his journey westward.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, Oct. 3.-After speak
ing TO the large crowds that gathered at
Peabody, Strong City and Newton, Cover
nor Mckinley arrived here at O'Clock.
Hon. f. y. Morrill,, republican candidate
for governor, joined the party at Topeka
aud at several places introduced McKiu-
ley. jor Morrill, is a native of Maine
and handed 10 Thomas B. Reed his first
certificate emitting him to teach school,
but at Strong City he took occasion TO an
nounce Governor Mckinley as tie nan to
be given the prshideDtisi nomination in
1896 AT Newton, the last stopping place,
the governor gave utteraEes TO some sig.
niticant words. lie saids
Il see before me many Old soldiers,
members Of the Grand Amy of the Be
public. ] am glad TO welcome them here
today. We are not only in favor Of pros
perity but the Republican party is in
favor of patriotism. What We want here
is a little mere ps,rf3tism and little less
anarchy. We want 10 rem I'm her tb at the
freedom to make laws does not give the
freedom to break tn, IN. Wiilieyas, Que of
the signsrs of the Decf. raifoP o. Sudspend-
ence. said, Our blood can batter be spared
than our principles and a great New
York merchant said. Our goods are for
sale, bnt not our principles What we
want is a revival of patriotism in the
United States. aud protection is part of
for protection stac3S for our
country and our flag"
Here at Hutchinson Governor Mckinley
was given the greatest popular ovation he
has yet had. Thousands followed him
yelling and climbing iuto bis carriage
aud demanding grasp of his hand. Ok
lahoma, Indian Territory, Nebraska and
even Texas have contributed TO the enor-
nous crowd whose number is vaTiOusly
at from twenty ID thirty thou
sand. One railroad alone brought in fifty
Car loads of people. Governor Mckinley
made two speeches here, one INN sdlttely
on his arrival and a second in the evening
A special train on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific took him to Lincoln,
Nebraska