The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-06
Grand OutpOuring of the Faith
full at Silver Lake.
Speaking, Dancing, Music and
Dinner For All.
COUNTY CANDIDATES
Get a Chance to Meet a Large
Number of Voters.
Burton Curtis and Harry SAT-
ford Among the Speakers.

The Silver Lake Republican picnic
was a success. All who went from To-
peka expected a good time, and they
were not disappointed. About 450 went
from Topeka on the special train, and
about 1000 were there from the sur
rounding country. Some drove from
Mission township, a distance of 20
miles.
A procession was formed at the depot
when the train pulled in, and headed by
Fences band, the march to the park
was commenced. 1t was hot and dusty
and most everybody got his pound of
dirt before the park was reached.
At the park every arrangement had
been made for good old time picnic.
There were all kinds of games. The no
torious Mike Thompson was running a
chuck-a-luck game in full blast, and
two other games of chance were in pro-
gress.
]. E. Larimer had charge of the priv
ileges, and he complained to County At
torney Jetmore, and orders were given
to the marshal to close up all games of
chance. They were closed up and or
dered off the grounds. They left af-
ter demanding their privilege money
back.
During the morning the crowd was
entertained with music by Pence'S
band, the Additional Quartette and the
Seabrook Drum corps. Dinner was pro-
vided by the ladies of Silver Lake, and
no one was allowed to go away hungry.
Lemonade was free, and much to the
disappointment of many of the hangers
on who went along in hopes of finding
plenty of beer, not a drop was to be
had on the grounds.
VIII NanOrSdal and Riley AyreS had
charge of the arrangements, and they
were busy all the time looking out
for the entertainment of all who came.
Uncle Eph Kennedy, who is over so
years old, kept his team and wagon go
ing ali Gay between the station and the
picnic grounds.
The first speaker of the day was
Charles Curtis, and among other things
he said:
THE Republicans made certain prom
ises in their last platform which were
reiterated by every Republican speaker
in the United States. AS a Republi-
can, 1 am proud to say that presi-
dent ever undertook to carry out the
platform pledges as has this great Re-
publican leader soldier and statesman,
William Mckinley.
ON the 18th of March, congress was
called into extra session. Sixteen days
thereafter, a Republican house, in
which there were over 200 Republican
members out of a total of $50, passed a
tariff law. 1t was sent to the senate.
which was in the hands of the opposi-
ton. They had a majority of four when
combined.
The bill remained there until July z,
when it passed the senate. 1t was sent
to conference, where it remained ten
y
to in the house July II. 1t went to the
senate and staid there until the oath,
when the bill passed.
Here L desire to call attention to the
different reception it had to the one
accorded the German Wilson bill in
1894 That became a law without the
signature of the president, and was
branded, by him, a tariff of perfidy and
dishonOr. The Dingley bill was signed
by the president the day it passed the
senate and was given to the world as
the RSpublican measure.
LAS is well known, 1 had the honor of
being elected to represent one of the
largest districts in this great agricultu-
raj state of ours and with other west
ern ana northwestern members, did all
1 could to secure an increased protec-
Iion for the products of American farm
ers. 1t is a pleasure to note that all
the products of the farm are protected.
The POpulists are not saying anything
now. They are trying to determine the
issue for the next campaign. We do not
care what they make it. We will meet
them as we have in every issue since
1890.
They can attack the courts and
talk for state rights. We will defend
the courts and the rights of the ma
ton, as the boys in blue did from 1851
to 1865. They may talk single tax, but
we will stand by the homes. They may
talk anarchy and follow the red flag.
We will talk for law and order and fol-
low the stars and stripes
In conclusion Mr.. Curtis said:
Some of the fellows are saying that
the congressional districts were chang
ed so as to get Broderick and me into
one district that the Republicans might
have one congressman. If it takes two
of us to make. one congressman, how
many Populists would it take to make
one. when Mr.. Broderick got more bills
through the Fifty-secOnd congress than
the entire six Populists, and 1 did the
same in the Fifty-third congress.
"A Populist told me the other day
II had do hoa
up. Up in Nebraska they say that this
was due to demand and supply. There
is a demand for silver dollars, but they
are going down. Billy Meade says that
wheat and silver are equal. Wheat is
worth a dollar bushel, and so is sill
YER" .---------
Ex-County Attorney Harry Stafford
was the next speaker and entertained
the crowd with "a story
"A certain pastor had, in his congre-
cation, young woman of the name of
church she found a purse containing a
considerable sum Of money. As she
did not know who was the owner of the
article the pastor agreed to announce
the find, from the pulpit.
Sunday morning he arose and made
the announcement. "A purse has been
found in this church, he stated. The
owner can go to HeH-an Wait for it,
LAS 1 was going about the grounds
a while ago. continued Mr.. Stafford, Il
met an old Populist He told me that
this picnic could not help us people.
Because wheat went up when Mckinley
. went into Office, he declared, you folks
can not claim that you were RESPONSE
BILE for the increase. That is governed
by the law of supply and demand. It
is foolish for you to try to take advaflt-
age of it,
q had noticed" replied, that pro-
ducts always go UP when Republican
administration is inaugurated. Either
the Republican principles are eternally
right or the Lord Is on our side. I am
willing to go into the campaign on eth
er theory.
'There is a fight ON among the Shaw
nee county Populists. They are having