Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-08
BOYLE's GREAT SPEECH.
SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE OF THE
CAMPAIGN AT WICHITA.
Are tho Republicans Opposed to tho
Laws EnaOtod by tho Popuiiats and
the Reformors Inaugurated In the
Past two Ycars7

Attorney-General Boyle opened tho
campaign IN tho Seventh district on
evening OF August "a In grand speech
before good audience In the auditor
ium, and he spoke for an hour and n
hnlf and every minute Of the time was
devoted TO sound argument In favor Of
the principles Of populism and In toll
ing Of the direct and substantial bone
fits to the people Of the state from tho
present administration and the laws
passed by the reform forces,
iie created good deal Of merrlment
In his opening remarks by saying that
no would not Ego down among the
people" TO dlscuss tho issues OF the
day. The people saw this good ma
tured hit at tho Wichita candidate and
they appreciated IL. lie did not, how
over, mention Mr. Stanley by name.
He called attention to the absence Of
any issues on the part Of the republic
Fan party rs shown by its effort to
make an issue OF war successfully
fought TO finish by tho American
people. lie stated that the war had
been magniacently conducted and
gloriously concluded, but no party
could claim the credit for that,
lie said there had always been two
conflicting interests On the one hand
was the aristocracy OF wealth, claim
ing special privileges, and on the other
tho great mass Of producers of wealth
He thought all movements for the ben
eft OF the people originated among the
people, Men have made history by
coming forward to champion the cause
Of the masses, but such men have only
appeared when there was n great
movement behind them, carried on to
success by the people themselves.
This movement for the masses, he
thought, made 1t greatest start when
the fathers Of THE republic declared
that all men wero created free and
equal and endowed with the inaliena-
BILE right Of life, liberty and pursuit OF
happiness. That idea was the corner
stone OF the cdiHce OF freedom and
tho foundation Of all free governments.
The people had won religious and po-
litical freedom, and the movement in
which we are now engaged he thought,
would give us financial freedom. He
wanted his hearers to observe for
themselves whether the monopoly and
accumulated wealth was behind the
populist or the republican party
Mr. Boyle made the point that II II
could be shown that the party In power
in this state and the present admins
tration had taken care of the interests
OF the people, then the question would
naturally suggest itself: "Why stop to
trade horses in the middle OF the
stream?" lie also showed that the
present administration had protected
the people against the unjust en-
croachments Of combined wealth.
lie then showed that this admins
tration had fought and vanquished
school book trust that had kept thous-
ands OF the children Of this state out Of
the public schools by their high'priced
books. The people Of this state had
long cried out against this monopoly,
but they had TO wait for populist
legislature to G ve them relief, There
was no lash Of monopoly behind the
the populist party to prevent II doing
anything. lie said sc would have
the same government we now have II
the republicans were elected, but there
would DO change of policy and he
now asked the republican party to de-
clare honestly to the people what poll
cies of the present administration it
proposed to change,
He said for years the insurance COM
pancs had done business in the state
defiance o law and had imposed upon
a class of people who were III able to
bear the imposition, 3 The mention of
Webb McNalls's name In this connec-
ton, was met with perfect storm OF
applause. Mr. Boyle wanted the re
publicans to state whether they pro-
pose to change the policy Of the pres
cnt administration in its dealings with
insurance companies.
The people of this state were saving
thousands Of dollars by the reduction
of the coal rates. lie wanted to know
If the republicans would change that.
The stock raiSers and shippers arc
saying quarter Of million dollars q
year, because Of tho reforms brought
about by this administration in the
management Of the union stock yards
Of Kansas City, This corporation, on
an investment of 500, 900, had been dis
tributing q dividend of $4,000, 900, and
this money was collected from the
stock growers o. the west The people
had cried for protection from this mo-