The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
PICNIC AT WAKARUSA.
Republican Campaign Rally Held
There Yesterday Largely
Attended.

The special train that left Topeka yes
terday morning for Wakarusa had on
board about 800 0people. There were bands,
drum corps, glee clubs and speakers
enough for a crowd twice the size, and
the large dinner baskets looked tempting
enough to induce most anyone to get
aboard and join the merry party. The
train was late in leaving Topeka and did
not arrive at Wakarusa until nearly IL
o'clock A large crowd of people were
in waiting to accompany the visiting del
egation to the grounds on the bank of the
placid Wakarusa. The reception commit
tee composed of c. w. Smith, Mar
tin Foltz, June Foltz, James Duncan, Jo-
seph Hanna and the local drum corps.
The wives of the committee had plenty
of well filled baskets and, as usual
among the Shawnee countryfolk, no one
was allowed to go away hungry. Dinner
was spread under the trees and every
one thought that his or her appetite was
the best sauce they had ever known.
County Superintendent J. W. Stout
master of ceremonies, and after making
a few remarks he introduced the speak
ers. Rev. H. d. Fisher, the hero of
Lawrence, was the first speaker and re-
ferred to James A. Troutman as "Kan-
sas' next governor" Judge Guthrie fol-
lowed and in turn made way for James
A. Troutman, who spoke at length
During the first three months of Nc
KinIeys administration the failures only
amounted to $4,000 900, while during the
first three months of Cleveland's admin
istration the failures amounted to $121,-
5O0,0O0''
Tom McNeal was the next speaker, and
after accusing the American people of be-
ing the most persistent takers of poll
tics he spoke of the last election and the
reSll1t Among other things MIR. McNeal
said: There are thousand reasons why
every Kansas man should belong to the
Republican party in this year of prosper
ity and joy. It has always been a party of
hope and good cheer; the only party that
stands by its country's flag, and the only
party that has the courage and ability
to run the country in times of peace
Continuing, Mr.. McNeal said: There
is no man who loves his flag or his state
that can link his political faith with the
opposition to the Republican party. We
have tried others and found them want
ing seekers after spoils and repudiators
of their ante-election PROMISES
Congressman Charles Curtis was the
next and last speaker and said in part:
LET us see what the foreign Iegisla-
ton has been. The great German empire
went to the gold basis in 1873, and the
government of the Latin Union suspended
the coinage of silver; from '73 to 40, Dem
mark, Norway ana sweden adopted the
single gold standard; in 1875 Holland
closed her Inints to silver; in 1876 Russia
suspended the coinage of silver. except
for use in the Chinese trade, and in 1879
Austria and Hungary ceased to coin sill
yer for individuals.
1.-The result haS been that, while prior
to 1871 England and Portugal were the
only nations of Europe which excluded
silver as full legal tender money, today
not a mint in Europe is open to the coin
age of silver for individuals Even Japan
has gone to the gold basis and other
countries seem to be preparing to follow.
''They (the Populists) told you last year
that if the Republicans were successful
there would be further coinage of sill
yer dollars, but there were $21, ,203, 701
coined during the last fiscal year.
-.'They told you that if the Republicans
were successful that the greenbacks would
be retired-they are still among us.
f4They told you that there would be an
other issue of bonds, but there has been
none since March 4, 1897.
..They told you wheat would only sell
for 25 cents a bushel and that corn would
only bring cents-but they were mis-