The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-04


He then discussed the tariff and said
the Republicans and Democrats were
together on the. question and differed
only as to its application. In closing he
said capitalists who had now monopolized
everything were intently watching
the experiments of science in the art Of
rain making that they might clap a
patent on the very moisture OF heaven.
He said that he apprehended that they
would next try to put a patent on God
AImighty's law Of gravitation and
would even try to exact = tribute from
the spheres for the privilege Of rovoIy-
ing about the sun.
Gen. J. c. Caldwell next appeared to
give reasons why the labOrinR men
should vote the Republica ticket. He
said that much was said against corpora
tions but to them was due the opening
up Of this western country. II join with
the other speakers in fAvorinR govern
mental control Of the railroads but there
Is a wide difference between governor
control ana governmental OWNERSHIP. /
am not in favor Of turning this nation
into a vast pawn shop"
He said that it isn't true that wages have
gone on decreasing under Republican
rule but that they had continually in
creased until 1892.
~That's q Iie," shouted A A Avery, a
printer IN the crowd There were cries
of ''put him OUT and Avery was finally
suppressed
a'That man" continued the speaker, "is
about sixteen wears old. / trust that
there are older men and honester men
here who know what / say is true"
He said that things had been cOntinu-
ally i'm proving and that there are now
thousands of pianos and organs IN homes
all over Kansas. did you ever hear Of
anything of the kind when you were
boys? Even the employees at Pullman
had 100000 in the banks when the
strike was commenced 1t WAS the
threat of tariff extinction which is re-
spOnsible for the present conditions"
Gen Caldwell said that political econ
Omist5 are a strange class who won't
work and who fashion impracticable
theories of government He said that
the Democratic party was committed to
free trade which he called s.will-o-the-
wisp." The south makes their plat
forms and their laws and they are simply
the tail of the southern Democracy.
They have given every important chair
manship of committees to southern men.
They supplanted Springer with that ex-
Confederate soldier Wilson of West Vir-
ginia and Holmes with that ex- Confeder-
ate artillery man Savers Of Texas"
The speaker said that the Popullsts
had shown a disposition to go of after
new things. He said they were like =
dog which ran after train, aud old
man said he wondered what he would
do with it if he caught il. He said that
Congressman Simpson favored issuing
money on the gold aud silver to be found
in the future and that Senator Feffer
favored abolishing both house and
senate.
The Republican, he continued.
shave something on every page of the
statute books of the state and national
laws which benefits the laboring man"
The Contests.
The programme of contests was cut
short by the rain and very little more
than half of them were successfully car
ried through.
The judges of the contests were Chas
Figg, w. H. CuIp aud John jenkins.
In very few instances we're the names
Of the winners of the different prizes
given to the judges in full Following
is the list:
Standing broad jump. won by Dumont. i
z feet g inches.
Running broad jump. Miller, 16 feet.
Standing high jump, Miller, feet
Standing high kick, Dumont, feet IL
inches.
Running race, free for all, 1OO-yards,
Miller. first; Frank Bradshaw, second.
Running race for boys under 10, 100
yards, Bradshaw, first; George Butterfly,
second.
Pole vaulting, J. Petzen. feet II
inches.
Putting shot. Morgan, 1s feet 5 inches.
Raising fifty pound dumbbeil, w. T. |
Wallace, "a times
Rope climbing, free for all, Fritz Bow
man.
Cut off contest, Z. J. Bayzer, time, So /
seconds. E. F. A CLARK. second.
Rip saw contest, E. F. A Clark, time.
"a seconds: E. J. Bayzer, second
William Sullivan had charge Of the la I
dies prizes and the gate prizes were as
follows: The numbers given have not
yet been turned in and there is no way
to tell the names of the winners till they 7
are:
Gate Prizes-First, So satin and lace
embroidered corset, given by Barnun &
Co., No 662. Second-$3 so bonbon box.
James B. Hayden, 1888. Third-$350 I
silk umbrella, Crosby Bros, 1885, Fourth {
Dozen assorted bottled pickles and cat [
sup, Topeka Preserving Works, 1853 (
Fifth-$2 writing desk, WATSON & Crom- T
well, 1904.
The first prize for the best cake was
awarded to Mrs. d. K Swearingen: Mrs. T
E P. Pollard. second. Best bread, Mrs.
A Jacobson; Mrs. McLallin, second I
Needle work, Mrs. H Lawrence. Mrs T
Jane Bovey. second.
In the base ball game the cigarmakers
beat the printers by q score OF fifteen to
three. :
Il was very successful Labor Day. |
NO LABOR DAY ARRESTS.