The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05

tificates of disability in over 1000 claims.
| and absolutely stole millions from the old
soldiers. He then demonstrated how
many with claims pending for years had
| died in want and their just dues been with
held, and claimed that the Interest on
these claims, after satisfactory proof had
been made, was absolute robbery and that
in the aggregate the government had made
$50 on every 81 thus detained and unpaid
the soldier. His speech was a fine speci-
men OF the thoroughly trained, accom-
| pllshed business man and statesman. 1t
| abounded in good logic and uuanswerable
| argument. He was listened 10 with rapt
attentlonNand made splendid impression
| upon the audience.
ANTHoNY's SPEECH,
Ex-Governor Anthony, the cold man
eloquent" was then introduced and began
by showing that parties were necessary In
the very nature of republican governments
| Tor their safety and prosperity. he then
demonstrated that one OF the two great
parties. the Democratic or the Republican,
| would hold the reins of government in
| their hands after the great battle in No
vember was fought, The independent
voter had no voice in the affairs CT the gov
eminent for he had no party and repre-.
scented no issue or policy, only declared for
himself and set himself up against the gov
eminent as there could be no policy per-
sued by the government that was not the
voice OF the aggregated voice Of one or
the other OF the great parties
In the fight for supremacy. The in
dependent voter disfranchsed himself by
his own misunderstanding his own
wisdom greater than the aggregated wis
dom of the peOple-such was the man of
one idea, like the Prohibitionists and
Others who had no voice is the policy or
measures of the government. From this
he showed the disposition of certain self
Inn ted statesmen to form new
parties and with ideas entirely
at variance with existing government.
That the Popuiist party Was not a party of
reform but were attempting to tear down
and destroy not build up. Iu every essen
tlal tie party was socialIstic and anarchical
IN Its measures, and existed only by mag
nifylng the mlseries of mankind. He then
quoted the declaration of Senator PETER
StreatOr and Others to sustain his argu-
ment The doctrine that when child is
born it was born with q right to a home
and the government was bound to provide
1t one, was held up In the most scornful
and absurd light. He asked il anyone be-
lieved this doctrine and some galoot said it
was true. When the governor took up the
question In its fullness aud showed how the
government was to protect NE citizen in It's
lnalenlabie rights, in the pursuit OF happi-
ness, etc, not in the bestowal of a home.
He then showed that every citizen had the
same chance to accumulate and enjoy Il
home and blessings of life; that such "A
doctrine as the government bestowing
homes as a natural inherent right upon
the child was an violation of natural and
moral law. The idea he illustrates
If the doctrine of the Pom
ulist was carried out by fair estimate
-one in every four has a right 10 a home,
for illustration: Put "A Populis5 presi-
dent like Peffer In the White House. elect
congress like Davis, Simpson, Streator
and the Populist in general, there would
come tramping through Kansas and other
They would stop at d farmers aud say we
want to survey and divide up your farm
The farmer asks why! They answer. Won
own this farm, but then there are three
other men who do not own any farm or
land and we want to make all equal under
the law. He further illustrates this BY
facts presented in the requirements of other
properties. He illustrates Gods purpose
IN the life OF man by the truth that man
must earn his bread by the sweat OF has
brow, etc.
He gave the parable of the ten virgins.
five with their lamps filled and burning, |
five without, etc He carried this idea in !
an amusing application as 10 the |
parties. When the five with lamps burn |
ing presented themselves at the tenn |
pie they were admitted, but the |
live foolish virgins were sent |
away into outer darkness. The foolish |
virgins had begged the wise virgins for
some of their oil but were refus- d and /
went off mad. The Populists are the fool
ism virgins. They want Us to divide orr
oil with them that we have earned By in
dustry, toll, etc, aud we refuse and they
20 off bowling mad because they can not
enjoy what is ours by the right of obedi-
L. 4, F.,
he parable of the ten talents TO one, five
10 another, ETC., and his application was
aud forcible. A more eloquent
appeal to the wisdom and common sense
of people was never made than this show
ing and argument Upon the question of
the government owning the railroads he
showed the fallacy of such a pol
icy and pat=rnalism and gave
a history of the railroads run
IN Belgium and France and that this was
1 policy pursued by these countries born
Of necessity, etc, then followed showing
IF he receipts from these roads in other
countries. In Belgium the engineer re-
;eived % cents per day, in this country
hey receive s. per day, and thus he went
through the schedule of wages, and proved
also that IL was a sort of semi-military sys-
EN- and would be so under auy govern
nent. While he was friend of all sec
ions as regards the best possible rates and
of railroads to and for the
interests OF the people. he showed that this
could not destroy the railroads
without infiiciing permanent injury upon
Ill the industries of the land. |
or under government control the
'ates of necessity would be higher
han under existing conditions, etc. He
made AN appeal to the people to defeat aud
destroy the spirit OF socialism and anarchy
low breeding in the land, nursed and
rained 10y the Populist party. ''As they
owed their homes, their country and their
Tod. bury it we'll"
The meeting closed with the singing of
My Country. IT'S of Thee" by the glee |
hub, the entire audience joining.
JUMBO IN LUCK.