The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-10

the Lord, yet am better qualified to
| try this case for you because-weil,
because am in favor of the free COIN
| age of silver What would you think
Of Mr. Galatians argument? What
would your neighbors think Of you If
you hired him? What would you think
| of yourself? Ny friends, this is an
| illustration of the political situation in
| the Cherokee Strip on delegate to con-
gress.
F'USIONISTS' FALLACIES.
| "But the fusionists say: The question
\ of free homes is settled Well, if that
be true, who settled it? Did ]. Y. Cal
| 1ahan? Do not, in the name Of all that
is good, add ingratitude TO the other
| political crimes of this year. But Is
| il settled? Let us see. The bill IS
| favorably reported by the senate COM
| mittee and now stands on the calendar
| in its regular order. The life of the
| present congress is ninety days Of work.
| ing time. 1t may pass the senate
| in its turn, then it must return to the
| house for concurrence in the amend
nients made, and then, after all is ready
| it goes to Grover Cleveland. Who
| knows but what he may take his cue
from Hoke Smith? If he does, there
would be veto to overcome, and oppo-
sition would spring up then against
the bill in the most unexpected places.
WHAT DEFEAT MEANS.
Besides, If Dennis T. Flynn is de-
feated, congress may wonder why the
people of this territory have forgotten
him and his great work everybody but
a few politicians in Oklahoma concede
he has done. Stranger things have
happened in congress than for a gen.
erai bill TO be changed 1t the last mo-
ment and be defeated, and while know
that Mr. Flynn is great enough and
grand enough and noble enough TO
work industriously for you until the
bin becomes law, 1 do know that his
influence would be terribly handicapped
by his defeat in this campaign. VIII
you elect him or not? 1 never will
believe that he is defeated until the
people have spoken and told me so.
IN CASE OF DOUBT.
"And now, in conclusion, knowing as
I do how you love your party and the
tender memories of the past history
and thegrand men composing it, and
to whom you have already looked for
counsel, 1 do not ask you TO leave that
party, whichever it may be, and to
WHICH, III past YOU nave plC0SCQ gOul
fealty and support, but L do say that
when the time comes for you TO cast
your ballot and you step into the little
quiet booth set apart TO you for the
time being by the sanctity of law and
you are left alone to make your choice
between these two candidates, remem-
Der your home on the prairie, your lit
tie ones, your wife and the good God
who reigns over all; and, remember
ing them, cast your ballot for Dennis
T. Flynn. But if there is a lingering
doubt in your mind as to your duty
in the matter before you vote take the
stamp and the ballot back to the clerk
who gave ii to you, and then HE your
self back to that home where you have
always ben welcomed, find the good
and true wife, who has stood by you
SO faithfully through all the vicissi-
tudes of this struggle for home; take
her by the hand as you used to do in
the early days when life was new and
the world was bright and the flush Of
youth mantled her cheek; remember
her az you did wwhen the glance Of her
eye and the toss of her head set your
very nerves tingling, and then tell her
once again the old sweet story of your
love for her, and she will listen pleased,
however old she may be, for love is
ever young, and then tell her you are
in trouble. Be man for once and
fees up
CALLAHAN, OR FLYNN?
"Give her a brief sketch of the varied
career of the ex4Reverend Callahan.
Tell her first, of course, that he is for
free silver. Tell her all about the
mixed school question. Tell her Of his
utter inexperience in legislative affairs
and do not forget, because Ii is so GER
name to the subject, that, though Mr..
Callahan can neither vote nor speak
upon the subject, yet he is really and
truly for free silver. Then tell her
about the little Irishman, Dennis T.
Flynn, and Of the thirty-four bills that
he has enacted into laws. Don't go
into details too much, or you will not
have time to vote. Tell her that Mr..
Flynn has redeemed every pledge that
he made to the people in 1894. Tell
her that the tireless activity of this
delegate in congress has made IL pos
sible for you to get your home free.
Tell her that woman's intuition is
better than mans mature judgment.
Remind her once again of the weary
years of struggle and misfortune, and
u lH- pr HpIilt with the IlOI lSdSc
on ii. And then tell her what you
know to be true, that if Dennis Flynn
is elected again, free homes will come
10 this people as surely and as nat
urally as sunlight follow darkness. Tel
her all these things, and then in words
spoken in the old tones of long ago,
ask her what to do? And she will
say: Though party ties be strong, our
love for home is stronger. Do no.
trade horses husband mine. while cross
ing the stream Take no chances this
time. Vote for Dennis T. Flynn and
secure a free home"