The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-11

! his bill and no other that passed the
senate. After reading extracts from the
Record he then stated that he had four
competitors in the race for delegate. A
roar went up from rhe crowd when he
stated who they were: Democrat Kea-
! ton; Populist Keaton; Silver Republican.
Keaton. and Middle-of-rhe-road PopuIist,
Hankins. all of whom he expected TO de-
! feat next November.
He stated that he offered to meet Rev
! Callahan at Mulhall and that that gentle
man refused to meet him. He also stated
/ that he offered to meet in joint debate
Judge Keaton and Mr.. Hankins.
He wanted TO get at both together, re-
membering well the fate of the Hon. Bill
Phillips when he met John Davis in the
| opera house at Junction City, Kansas. a
number of years ago. Bill furnished the
facts and figures and Do-nothing John
furnished the funny stories and ridicule.
and John won.
Mr. Flynn quoted extensively Keaton's
speech at Alva in which that gentleman
stated there was no difference between
the Democrats and Pops. He also touched
up Mr.. Keaton on the several kinds OF
Platform ne was running on He also
wanted TO know why IL was that Mr. Kea-
ton, who poses as such good friend af
the poor. downtrodden farmer, robbed
robbed them out Of $50. when he pretend
ed to investigate the school lands fund.
Dennis said he and ne alone was the
man who mad the school land law taken
out OF the hands of the authorities in
Washington and placed it in the hands
of the territorial legislature of Oklahoma
fAd 81 a. t.
bill for the opening of the Wichita coun-
try and the Kiawo and Comanche as well.
If the people don't want this vast country
opened up let them elect Mr.. Keaton, who
received the sum of 50 900 year from
Democratic administration and who now
denounces Mr.. Cleveland, the man who
put bread and butter into the mouths of
his family. If you give a dog a bone he
will lick your hand for Il. but Mr.. Kea-
ton is not that kind of an animal.
Mr. Flynn has been charged with de-
feating the free homes bill because the !
people defeated him at the polls two years
ago. With tears streaming down his
check he pronounced it a bare-faced lie |
and TO cinch it, ne produced letters from |
senators and congressman who stated. |
over their own signatures, that while Mr..
Callahan was at his home In Kingfsher
county he was working on the floor of the |
house for the free homes bill.
When the bin came up before the house
the last time Mr.. Callahan was the dele
gate from Oklahoma, an aye and nav vote
was taken and the bill was lost Wbvq
Because Mr.. Callahan did not ask TO have
the vote recorded, he was not there and
members of the house, knowing their vote
would not be recorded, voted as thew
pleased. That vote cannot now be found
in the Congressional Record Mr.. FIvnn
then read the names of the senators who
favored the bill and those who voted
against IT.
He then stated t91at IL he was elected
he would work once more for ts1e free
homes bill and he was confident the bill
would pass and that the farmers who are
now mortgaged to the United States for
sis 100000 would inside of two years have
free homes.
Dennis also produced authorities that
the Barnes administration was not orig
inaily responsible for the excessive Taxa
ion fmposei upon the people He ~iowed
plainly that l. was during the Renfrow
that this great hardship
was first put upon the people of Okla
homa.
Mr.. Flynn then paid a glowing tribute
to President Mckinley On the course he
took during ste preset war with Spain
He pralsst the president FOR appointing
such men as Wheeler, Lee. Butler. of
South Carolina, and Oates, of Alabama,
to positions in the army
Like all good citizens Dennis IS in favor
Of holding all the lands over which Old
Glory now flies.
Mr.. Flynn concluded his speech by ask
ing the voters who intended to vote for
him TO vote the whole Republican ticket
from A TO 2.
Colonel B. S. Barnes. Of Ponca CITY.
next addressed the people on what they
should do at the next election and urged
them TO vote for Flynn and the straight
Republican county ticket
When the meeting was over Mr.. Flvnn
proceeded back to the hotel, where an
unexpected ovation awaittd him. Demo-
Gratis. Populists and Republicans gathered
around him and complmented him on the
speech he made and il was no
ticed that old time Democrats who have
TILED the soil since the opening OF the {
territory. Sleld his hand in a stronger and
onger grasp than did any OF the Others.
Dennis speech at Yukon cinched the 900
he was pretty certain Of getting
n Canadian county