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

sible for the Prevailing Hard Times-H,
Offers a Safe Remedy and That is t.
Elect Mckinley and Restore Prosperit.
Made the Tariff the Leading Featur'
of His Address-Gave an Array of Con
vincing Facts.
Every breeze that waited toward:
Wichita from the north, the south. tl;=
Fast and the west, was laden with Re
publican inspiration yesterday.
At 3:45 .. m, j. B. Foraker, the dis
tinguished senator and the brilliant
ex-governor of Ohio, arrived in the city
and made a speech that thrilled an au-
Hence Of 5000 people. 1t was the best
political speech made i'm this city this
year, with the exception of that OF
Hon. Chester l. Long, the brilliant
and brainy congressman who so ably
represents this district and reflects
credit on the extra ordinary iateili-
gence Of its people. 1t might seem
strange to some to read that Mr.. Long
the candidate for congress in the most
remote district in Kansas, should BE-
given credit for making better speeches
than the second greatest statesman in
Ohio. but 1t is a fact nevertheless. as
nine out Of every ten men who have
heard both viii admit. More than that,
Il does not detract in the oeast from
the great fame Of the great Ohioan as
an orator and a logician; it Simply
means that the men of the west have
s(>Jipa
and brains as comprehensive as the
men of the east. With equal prestige
with equal fame, with equal oppcrtuni-
ties before a public audience. eH would
be willing to admit that Mr. Long
speech was the better one as compared
with that of Sena tor FOraker's yester-
day. or that Of any man VINO spoke in
this city this year.
Upon his arrival Senator Foraker was
met at the Rock Island depot by Chair
man Simpson Of the state committee
and 500 old soldiers and Ohioans. They
gave him an ovation that was tremen-
dous and a welcome that was as hear
~ as any human could desire. He was
escorted to the auditorium, preceded
by a band, and upon his arrival there
5000 persons stood upon their feet and
cheered for three minutes. On the
stage were over 100 prominent citizens,
more than ninety Of whom wore gray
locks. They were Republicans who
have stood as solid as Gibraltar by the
party since Fremont first unfurled its
banner.
Senator Harry Gordon, after the Gee
club mad cheered the audience with
some music, made some announcements.
after which he introduced Police Judge
I. {. Wilson as the permanent chair
man Of the meeting. Judge Wilson
made a speech that was replete with
loyalty 10 Republican principles. He
said il gave him intense pleasure to in
troduce Ohio's warrior, knight, sena-
tor-elect and political chieftain. He
characterized the day as "Ohio's day
In Wichita He said Ohio. from a
Standpoint of everything American, was
THE typical state in the union.
This audience" said he, demon
strates that this is not an enemy's
country" He roasted Coin Harvey for
having, in Iowa, characterized Sickles
and mis- party as the general wreck of
the rebellion. After talking about ma
tional honor he predicted that the old
soldiers Will be found voting as they
shot this fall. Mr.. Wilson then intro
duced Senator Foraker, who was given
a great ovation.
Senator Foraker said he could not be
tnsensible, if he would be. Of the great
honor shown him. He thanked the au-
dlence sincerely for the greeting ten
deree1 him and especially the old sol
dIers and the sons and daughters of
Ohio. He rejoiced with them on the
splendid prospects Of the restoration
Of the country to prosperity.
I'm what l say today" said he. AZ will
give offense to no reasonable man. /
SHALL prove to the Democrats and Pop
USsts. even. If there area ny eft in
Wichiat, that the propositions which
confront us are business propositions
that every man is hnestly interested
in He expressed "a belief that a great
majority of the Citizens, regardless OF
party. want to be right politically and
that they have the country's good at
heart. That one towering issue" he
said, lis what is the vote that will count
best for the country's good in the COM
Ing election. 1t wifi be, in my opinion.
vote for Mckinley and prosperity.
presume you have suffered from hard
times as We have in Ohio and in every
other part Of the union. Laborers have
been out Of employment. mills have been
shut down and the farmers have not got
that for their toll to which they are
entitled. What we want to get at is
the cause of these hard times and
what is the remedy. The first question
Is. what is the matter with us?' Mr.
PETER and Mr.. Bry3n come along with
Jerry SimpsOn-who once represented
you, but who. / hope, VIII never repre-
sent you again-and they tell US that
DE- was the crime Of 1873. was not.
want To tell you that it was the crime
OF 1892"
Mr.. Foraker then reviewed the nine
teen years mat interviewed between 1873
and 1892 and showed, by statistics. and
local facts. the remarkable prosperity
that prevailed. He said that in Wlch-
ita the people fel lit by the building Of
q magnificent city. beautiful streets
and the putting in of street ears. cleo
trio light plants and hundreds Of other
institutions that show enterprise and
are a source of pride TO the citizens.
What has happened here" he said has
happened all over the country"
He thought that history had repea ted
itself ever since the human race began
and that what happened between 1873
and 1892 would happen again under like
conditions.
In 1879 he said. I'VE had so billion
dollars of wealth; in 1890 we had 90
billion.
In 1870 We had capital in manufact-
uring enterprises TO the amount sf ST.
200 060, 600; in 1890 we had Sc. POO 600. 600
In 1870 We turned out manufactured