The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-11
The dalieita Daily "Wednesday Fornno areh H. 1895

again entrust this government 10 the
hands Of the Republican party Let US
not be rnisled by local questions; let
US not be weakened by local jealousies
or disturbed by side issues
II any Republican has a debt 10 pay
against a brother. or is infiamed TO re-
venge an imaginary wrong done him
in politics, let US remember that all
such considera tons must be laid aside
The weapon this year must not be
knife. it must be a gun; gun with
bayonet, and il must be for the enemy
and not for a friend
The people OF this country are suf-
fering for good government, and the
work, the great work of this campaign
is 70 give 70 them. and they can get II
in no way except through the success
Of the Republican party
Animated by this spirit for party
success. let every Republican soldier
in Kansas do his duty and when the
glad shout of victory is heard through
out the land next November, Kansas
will again take her rigfHful place at
the head of the Republican column
Newspaper representatives were de-
termined 10 have al least one represen-
tative from their ranks and by united
was called out and spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen-The calling
OF myself before this convention is the
result of deep and damnable conspir-
acy on the part of the press gang on
my life. 1 have no speech and they
knew it and with fiendish malvolence
they desire TO expose me before this
handsome and intelligent assemolage.
If I had political speech 1 would hard
~ dare to impose il on this convention
and l assure you that have no speech
and you need not let a single wave Of
trouble roll across your peaceful
breasts in anticipation Of such an afflic-
ton. There are men here with good
speeches sloshing around in their sys-
TENS which in the interest of health
they ought TO get out. You want to
hear them and they want you 10 hear
them. 1 came 10 Wichita for two reas-
ems. I wanted TO look in the faces OF a
handsome crowd Of women and men
and, second, because wanted TO come
to Wichita. This was the first Kansas
town in Whitehall sojourned. 1 came in
my innocent and tender youth and here
I first shed my warm life blood. Other
men have fought, bled and died for Kan
sas. On that first eventful night in the
Peerless Princess Of the Plains / fought
and bled-and nearly died. My blood is
still coursing through the veins OF those
bugs and their descendants and ever
since 1 have felt a sense of blood rela-
tionship TO Wichita. For all know the
same bugs that fed sweetly on my ten
derloin may have also dined on the rich
rare meat of the red-headed rooster
who presides over the destinies OF the
i.T,s
may have mingled and flowed together
There can be no quarrel between him
and me. There can be none between
me and Wichita. l can never quarrel
with my own flesh and blood.
LAS l understand the purpose Of this
convention is 10 avoid everything that
may create dispute and dissension. I
shall therefore carefully refrain from
expressing any opinion on politics or
religion. What we want is TO lick the
other fellows In order 10 do this We
earnestly desire TO unite what is oppos-
lite to the opposition. This statement
may not seem entirely clear and expli-
cit TO you. If ii is ii more than il is 20
me. Hoping that you have been edited
by these brief and intelligent remarks,
1 now leave you to the tender mercies
OF those who may follow, and in the
language of the Kansas justice OF the
peace in concluding his first marriage
ceremony, May God have mercy on
YOUR souls"