The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-25

got Inc uoors anu oNeE miAdi III
of the ladies, demanded a COM
Women's Republican league. in session at
Odd Fellows hall, the greetings of the
convention. This carried with whoop.
Tom Anderson Objects.
It was here that Mr.. Tillotson made a
grand play.
81 move" said Mr.. Tillotson, 'that the
committee that is to call on the ladies,
invite them to attend the evening meet
ing at which Congressman Doliver of
Iowa is to speak in body and occupy
the front rows.
This brought Major Tom An
derson to his feet on a question
of personal privilege and he
demanded to know if he was to be COM
PEELED to give his prerogative of SO Oc
cupying the front row.
Mr.. Smith then arose with a resolution
to allow Mr.. Anderson to Etsit with the
girls" and there was a demand from an
other hairless man to know if Tom An
derson was to be a baldheaded row all
by himself.
This sudden creation of a demand for
baldheaded seats was too much for
Chairman Sheldon, and he was about to
give it up when some little man with
big idea that was struggling for suprem-
acy arose and said, that he
would prefer to look at the Ia
dies rather than their hats, and
moved they be given a place on the
platform. This was great scheme and
the convention was not slow to see and
Tom Anderson and the baldheads went
down with a crash.
Mr.. Sheldon here called Vice Presi-
dent Morgan of Emporia to the chair
while he retired to wrestle with the
committee questions.
Mr.. Morgan advanced with bright
smile and d new suit of spring clothes
and took the gavel which was nearly as
large as himself. He was greeted with
cheers.
1t was then Mr. Morgan's turn to tell
what the convention and league were
for. He varied it a little, however, by
saying that one of the objects was to get
good looking men on the platform and
that 1t was succeeding admirably. This
bit of sarcasm was regarded as a most
cruel stab at Secretary Gault.
Then They Called on Baker.
Mr.. Morgan touched match to the
convention by suggesting that some ebody
be called on to make speech.
There were immediately loud cries for
"Baker," and Senator Baker came for
ward greeted by tremendous cheering.
After the usual preliminary remarks,
Mr.. Baker said:
ave have Assem- bled here not to die
tate policy, but to meet and express
our views on some of the important
questions that are now before the paople.
at is understood that we are united on
the tariff, but we are greatly divided on
the money question, but [ believe we
should dictate no policy further than the
one advanced in the Minneapolis plat
form of 1892 and endorsed by the Re-
pubIicans of Kansas in 1894.
81 do not like the idea of
sectionalism. I do not believe
in division on the question
of the south and west from the
north and east. The Republican party
saved the country once and it is large
enough to save it again and it will with
out division.
Willing to Follow Harrison.
81 am willing to follow the lead
ership of Harrison and Allison
upon the money question. I am
willing to wait and see if we cannot get
an international agreement on the money
| question.
II believe in silver and I believe in
| gold. do not believe in placing one
above the other.
eve are in favor of an aggressive for
eign policy. For ~ last two years we
have been under a foreign policy
grace. Our flag has recently a been eel
fired on, and there is no demand
from our executive for an apology. As
a result, British men-of-war are sailing
the ocean and l believe preparing to
usurp the commerce of Venezuela,
which has recognizedly belonged to us.
| If she does that, it is the duty of every
man and every dollar in the treasurery
To or - e
duty to extend our flag from the gulf to
the Arctic ocean. tLoud applause
alexander Hamilton formulated the
! principles under which we have de-
veloped wealth, prosperity and popula-
tion faster than any other nation in the
world.
HE favored aprotective tariff to raise
part of the revenue. The national
! bank was his idea. For a hundred years
or more we thave been at political war
| about these things. just now the
Manchester idea of free trade prevails
and ne want no more of it-not now. In
the past the opposition has met US with
the argument that the national bank
should be replaced by state bank and
state money.
81 believe in reciprocity and l believe
reciprocity is dear to every American
! heart
81 believe in America. 1 believe in an
American policy and 1 believe in Amer
lean money when the time comes.
81 do not like the sullen roar of the
lion. l believe that whatever can be
manufactured in this country should be
with the protection of the government
thrown about it.
'We will settle it all in '96, and settle
it right Then we will be respected
again Our future is bright and glorious.
Let US be united"
Mr.. Baker retired amid great applause
and cries of Burton" Horton y calder
head" and Long"
To sort of split the difference Mr..
Morgan called for the quartette and they
sang "Glory, Glory. Hallelujah," while
the audience found vent for It's enthusi-
asm by joining in the chorus