The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-11-13


lican state convention during the
Cleveland-Blaine campaign. His ad-
dress at that time was printed in every
paper on the continent, almost, and the
republican press went into ecstasies in
commenting on his mgtchless elo-
quence, It secured him a nomination
for congress and he has since repre-
sented his district at Washington and
has increased his collection of laurels
won in the field Of rhetoric and debate.
Hugh Murphy commenced his career
in Omaha as a bricklsyer, got into con-
tracing in q small way, prospered and
is to-day one of the big men Of the west
in his line. He owns immense quarries
Of sand stone at Lyons, Col, and has
money enough to carry on his business
without asking any favors from the
banks. He is as big as one of the NAM
moth productions Of his quarry and
about as free from gracefulness in his
proportions, but he is recognized by
those who have come in contact with
him, as full of Irish shreWdness and
wit. He is an omnivorous reader, never
forgets anything he reads. and has a
direct way of speaking that makes him
nifty man in single handed debate.
Mr.. Deliver will bear witness to this
statement and the explanation is nee
essary to a full appreciation of the
meeting Of the two men on the Bur.
lington train, as told by an eye witness.
Mr.. Murphy is an ardent admirer of
William Jennings Bryan and strong
silver advocate. He had been much in
terested in the progress of the cam
paign and wasn't in the best humor in
the world when he started for Denver
Friday night. He found the sleeper
hot and stuffy and went into the smok-
er. There he found a lot of republi-
cans who we're jollifying over McKin-
ley's election and he got warmer in
stead of cooler. One man from Illinois
with a John A. Logan mustache, was
stating that the populist victory in
Nebraska was worse than three success
sive crop sailures. He also remarked
that Bryan must have got a lot of
money out Of the campaign as he had
collected as high as $1,000 a day and
his expenses could not have been more
than 500 day. He also volunteered
the information that his town had
given Bryan $500 and that he had him
self contributed s25 to the fund. Then
Murphy took a hand. He asked the
man for proofs and the stranger offer
ed to bet $500 that his statements were
true. Murphy had $1,000 in cash out
in a second and offered to bet it against
800 that Bryan had never received a
cent that had not been turned over to
the national committee, and finally Of
fered to bet five to one that the Logan
esque individual had not given cent
to the fund, if there had been any, and
offered TO leave it to the man himself.
After the Illinois man had been forced
to draw in his horns, Mr.. Murphy re-
turned to the sleeper and was ready
for bear. He had just taken his seat
and was thinking Of things he should
have said TO his late opponent when
Congressman Deliver dropped into
the seat beside him. The men had
never seen each other before. The
conversation was commenced by Dol
liver with, swell, l suppose you are
eongFatulsting yourself, my friend, up
on the return Of prosperity"
slave you seen any of the feathers
that have dropped from the bird that is
the advance agent of prosperity ?" asked
Murphy.
Il took Mr.. Deliver a second to re-
alize the meaning OF the question and
then he insisted that the very air was
full Of signs Of returning prosperity,
the papers were teeming with reports
Of it. Shave you read the Chicago
papers?" he asked.
ayes, 1 have one Of them filed with
rot here, now" said Murphy, and he
proceeded to read from the Tribune
long story about banks being flooded
with gold and all the big financial ID
stitutions getting in tbs yellow metal
until it was a burden TO care for It.
Don't you believe that2 asked Dol
liger
azlraEs e
rld yea believe q bank egesi-
dent
Not when his interests we're at
stake"
sWh6 weaId yon believer
7 E0alS bellows man Who worked
for bis living. a nan who has no inter
est IL peFEeEbiDg the facts. Take
bank president 8 city official, p0lti-
sien OF az Office holder, any man en-
gagged 10 public life or public work. ssd