The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-04


accompaniment made his bi-annual
petition for votes at the opera house
in this city, last Monday night. The
republicans made the effort of their
lives to get him crowd. For weeks
his coming had been billed and hei aid
ed over the county, and by personal
solicitation and postal card invitation
they succeeded in giving HIM the largest
crowd of the season.
His speech, from purely oratorical
standpoint was fine, as a vote maker
it was a dead failure and for injustice
to his opponent and misrepresentation on
. it was unexampled. Although he sue
ceeded in arOusing considerable en-
thusiasm. by confining himself to the
war and the glorious deeds OF our
army and navy, it was enthusiasm for
the army and navy, not, as he mistook,
for himself.
In his Whole talk he evaded every
single issue of the campaign and his
stand thereon; in his whole talk he
gave but one single excuse why he
should be elected That was that he
would stand by Mckinley, (who he
said was responsible for everything.
notexcepting Dewey S victoryat Manila
or Sampson or Schley at Santiago on
questions pertaining to the settlement
of the war,-or anything else, in fac'
he would time too' anything that Nc
Kinley said. In this connection he
never once referred to the fact that
by the time he took his seat in cong
1ess, in 1899. the war will have been
settled. Outside of that one point he
never gave one earthly reason why he
should receive the suffrage of the peo-
pie.
He did not compare his conduct 10
the late war with that of his opponent
Oh no! Neither did he, as in previous
campaigns, shed any briny tears il
telling the old soldiers how much he
regretted the fact that youth had pre-
vented him from showing his patriot
ism in the Civil war. as they had done.
He did not make any explanations OF
his reasons for not availing himself OF
the opportunity so lately afforded him.
He did, however, deliberately insult
and reflect on the patriotism of Jerry
Simpson and his colleagues in cong
ress. some of whom were fighting their
country's battles while he was yet an
infant in swadling clothes, as we'll as
eyry populist who freely gave his ser
vices and his life, if need be, to his
country in it's recent hour of need
when, in referring to those who voted
against the bond bill rs first presented
God there were patriots enough to pass
it anyhow
. While he avoided making any direct
misstatements, he did, by "A series oil
little Mr.. Simpson and throw discredit
upon his record in congress.
With monumental nerve he stood up
before his audience and read portions
of the congressional record pertaining
TO Mr.. Simpsons action on the differ
ent bills before congress. just previous
to the war. quoting only the half that
were apparently discreditable to his
opponent and omitting su.h parts a.
we're to his credit. His tirst accusation
was that simpson had voted agains,
the recognition of Cuban independence, /.
He cid, along with a /, u lber of others
voi.. against the bill as first presented
e. The house. because he did not sp-
lirove of some of the clauses in the
l,il!. Al then went to the senate where
the Objectionable features w re stricken
out. alter which MIR. Simpson roted for
IL " it'll the rest of the members. Twas
carried unanimously. MIR. Long did
not read that portion of the record.
again, he stated that Mr.. Simpson
voted against the bond bill. And so
l.e did. When the bond bill. calling
for $3.50, 900 700, came up before the
house. it carried riders aygrcgas Z
nearly $40 million collars, which had
lxcn tackled on to il in an attempt 20
steal them through under the wave ID