Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-27
DEMOCRACY ON DECK.
0vermeyer's Meeting at Herington
Was q Hummer.

From Saturdays Daily.l
The first meeting Of the Democracy
in Dickinson county this campaign
was held at Harrington last evening,
The town was gaily decorated with
flags Iand bunting and the visitors,
among whom were a score or more
from Abilene, we're well entertained.
The opera house was filled to stand
ing room. s. G. Cooke presided and
briefly introduced David Overmeyer,
Democratic candidate for governor,
who was received with cheers. He
said he represented 1.-THE unterrificd
invincible Democracy which has sur
viyed for 100 years because it de-
served to- Then followed an argu-
ment for limited government and
strict construction Of the constitution.
Liberal construction has led to pres
ent conditions under Republican rule
While no party is wholly responsible
for depression, that portion attributed
to legislation rests on Republican
shoulders, not Democratic. He
claimed that the depression came be-
fore the Democrats came into power
and wanted Democracy left out when
Populists said evils were due to 1.-THE
two old parties
lie attempted to show how the
Democratic administration had helped
the country and said It has pacliied
discordant elements; settled war is
sues; repealed the Force bill; brought
corporations to time by making them
amenable to the laws of states in
which they do business; made green
backs taxable; and passed the tariff
law, thus changing the whole fiscal
policy Of the nation. He introduced
the usual list Of tariff reform argu-
ments and illustrations and declared
the new law the best since the Wal
ker tariff Of 1854. "Ncither McKin-
ley nor high protectionist will ever
be president, he declared.
Sugar. yelled a man in the audi
ence. 81 expected that said Over
meyer, and he discussed sugar for
ten minutes, claiming that the sugar
schedule had broken the sugar trust,
saved to the people the bounty and
any increased cost would be many
times Offset by cheaper clothing He
praised the income tax and con-
demned PETER as acting with the Re-
publicans. Martin was Kansas only
real representative he said. The
slow action Of congress was ascribed
to recreant and traitorous Democrats
Of the East.
Discussing silver he said the Pops
should shut up on the subject--they
we're paper men and he denounced the
theory of fiat money. He demanded
better control Of corporations and
railroads and said Lewelling sitting
with folded hands with pass In his
pocket could do nothing III he
would pay his fare and work like me
he would have a chance he re-
marked.
The prohibitory law was declared
farce md disgrace to Kansas, causing
perjury, turning away immigration,
injurilg business. lie devoted con-
siderable time to an argument for re-
submission, Equal suffrage was the
closing topic and he had unsparlng
scorn for hc advocates of the amend
ment. He eulogzed woman as the
home make and man as the pro-
tector and made . strong argument
against the intrance of woman into
politics. "lhc chief agltators," he
said, care wGking for money only
and to carry tie amendment will fill
the State witheastern cranks that we
don't want her.
The speech WIS closely listened to
and received viii frequent applause.
J. &. Lowe wp was also to have
spoken missed TRAN connections and
was not present.