The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-26

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Confessional Record shows that no bill
was presented. Dennis came home and
we wanted to know why, and he said
he was getting them in the notion. He
went back again. We petitioned again.
jYou know the Bible says ask largely
that your joys may be filed and we
just kept on asking. We asked him
again to get us free homes. He return
ed from that congress and no bill was
presented, according to the Congress
| ional Record, but he said: I have got
! Mr.. Reed in the notion at last, and Is
going to help me when / get back to
get the free homes bill through and
didn't he make the campaign all over
| this country with that understanding?
Now il so happened when he returned
to congress, a couple of Republicans,
whose names 1 can give if necessary,
approached Mr.. Reed and said: Reed,
we want this free home business push
ed Mr.. Reed said: What free nome
| busineSs?' why, We want free homes
in Oklahoma Why he says, do you
expect we people down IN Maine to help
you pay for your land?' why, certain
1 iy,' said they, IS there not an agree
ment to that effect between you and
Mr.. Flynn BY no means said Reed.
They Immediately went to look up
Dennis, but he was so busy looking af-
| ter the free home bill that ne had not
| the time to spare to talk to them Now,
l fri &c
have got to meet, and that is why /
presented it here tonight, that we may
have a clear understanding.
Now I viii say this, If Mr.. Mckinley
IS to be elected, and if the next congress
! is to be Republican, it will bea wise
| thing for you to return Mr.. Flynn to
congress; for undoubtedly, according
| to his statements, made time and again
| throughout this country, a mon ought
toB have influence with the party that
! is in power OF course ne would, be-
cause he is a goid-bug says ne is. If
! you don't believe il, ask him; get his
statements branding every man who de-
clares for the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver as being a repudiator. Bur,
my friends, with the present senate,
being a free silver and Democratic
and Populist senate, and with W. j.
Bryan in the chair as president, great
applNnse) who under these circumstan-
ces will be the most likely to get the
free homes? (Crses OF Callahan, Cal
fahaA)
Then, again, my friends, what about
the free homes bin anyhow? That is
what we want to know; tell US who
got it through the senate? (CrieS, no
one) Mr.. Flynn tells us that-or at
1rao ct h.. he pf
Kingfisher, just a while before that
winter convention that you doubtless
heard of. If you don't know anything
about it, IT nominated a candidate for
congress. / say winter convention be-
cause it was very near winter. Just
awhile before that convention, Mr..
Grimes-I guess the name is familiar
to all Of you-came running up to me
and said: Callahan, the free home bill
! has passed the lower house." and hand
ed me telegram Sure enough il said:
"F1ynn's free home bill has just passed
the house by a big majority" Now,
Mr.. Flynn came down to the convention
and said there to the people in the court
house that Mr.. Ken of Nebraska and
Democrat down in Georgia opposed the
bill and voted against it; but it so hap
pened that the records show that the
bill went through by consent, without
a vote recorded against it; and 1 have
inmy pocket Mr. Kem's letter denying
that hee voted against the bill, and
branding Denis with that which / do
not care to repeat just now. II there
is any man here who questions this,
after get through it can be read aloud.
The bill that Dennis introduced was
for Oklahoma only-the lands in Okla
J hsarr II r.. -a~l-
/ view of the fact that there are portions
in Iowa, the Dakotas, Nevada, Arizo-
IA, and other places that have Indian
lands and people praying for free homes
! df 1t would not have been a wise thing
for Dennis TO have introduced a general
! bill IL he ever expected to get II through.
Now then Dennis did introduce bill
! asking for free homes for Oklahoma,
| but Mr.. Lacey of Iowa at the same time
| introduced a general bill. There are two
amendments offered to Dennis bill that
| demanded or made of il a general bill.
The two bills went before the commit
tee and the committee reported favor
| able to Mr.. Lacey's bill and pigeon
holed Dennis bill and it is there today,
| and yet the Republicans of this Terri
! tory are telling US that it is the Dennis
| Flynn free-home bill that IS to be push
| ed through the senate. Some fellows
say they assailed Dennis about not
! pushing il on further. Well he says,
81 got IT through my house and that
! was abost as far as could be supposed
| TO get It" And yet he wants you to
return him that fle may get il through
| the other house. Why didn't he push II
| there before? Then, my friends, with
| these facts before us the question nat
| to pursue
And now am going to leave that.
| am going to close. / want to leave
here proposition: Will you men, you
/ republicans. and / respect you-you
| have a right TO your views: 1 never
| judge any mans integrity because Of
| his politics, but / grant you the right
| TO your private opinions@but my
| friends, before you challenge me. before
| you demand OF me that l retract any
| thing that / have said. as Mr.. Flynn
| does, / challenge you 10 bring him to
| this platform and let he and / settle
| this question before this people (Ap-
! plause.p Now then, i want you 10 bear
| these facts in mind, and when you go
| TO cast your ballot. be sure that you
| are advised in reference 10 the matter
| and Il you have any question about IL.
| say again. bring Dennis and let he and
! I, face TO face, settle this question: II
l go down before him, cast your ballot
| for him in November. (Cries wen
! never do IT'D
Now my friends. am going TO close.
| I am sure / would beglad 10 talk 90
| you another hour. but II you VIII just
| take into account that this is an every
| day business with me. and sometimes
rWi~sa a iaN Won will r~Nncz<f,a thai I
| ought 70 spare myself for the future: