The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-08-03
Stanley Here.

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| Stanley Here.
Governor Stanley spoke in the opera
house "Wednesday night to ii very
good audience. he room while uol
crowded was conn OrLhbly filled. Ow.
ing TO the fact that the meeting had
only been advertised for ;L;couple OF
| week, there were but few in from the
country, but the town people uid their
best to supply the deliclency, espec-
| tally The lauIes who were out IN force.
| rhe entertainment WAS opened by the
| KinSley Orchestra followed 10y the ke-
publican Campaign Glee Club. Broth
er Smith inti Oduced Brother Stanley
| in very few words in which he SAID
| tll of the possible good things of the
governor. 1t only took about min
ute.
Mr.. Stanley referred briefly to his
record DIS governor, claiming that he
had fulfilled all OF the pledges made
the people Two years ago, but diu not
refer especially to the promise that, If
elected, ne would devote the same
amount of time TO the office of govern
or that he dld to his private BUS ness.
Possibly ne only gave one day of the
week to his private business.
He touched lightly on the benefits of
protection and The honest dollar, Civ
Ing Us the old sOUg of an honest uoI-
lar and Chance to earn it. He ran
over II lot OF selected campaign SGatis-
tics as to wages of labor and the price
OF farm products, Showing thai the
general range OF prices was now higher
than in 1896, conveniently oIniLtIng,
for lack OF time, any mention OF exist
Ing wars and the India famine. He
congratulated tbs on our good crops,
but forgot to sympathize with the peo.
pie of the DakOtas on their poor ones
Stated that the republican party had
fulfilled the demanus OF the pOpuliSts
and given us per capita OF $50 in
Kansas, and invited US to come over
into the republican party, forgetting
that the gang only wants Just enough
to carry The elections for fear we
would want a divide on the offices.
He told US that Imperialism was just
a spoOk to frighten babies with, that
Imperialism anu expansion were SYM
OnymOus terms. He read extracts
from the papers of prominent demo-
Gratis, as Jefferson, to show that the
democratic party had always been a
party of expansion, but he read II lit
tie too much as he developed the fact
that they had been in favor of the ex-
pansiOn by federation, for that is just
where the difference comes in. fhe
republicans are in favor OF expansion
10y conquest, and hold peoples subject
not allowing them to become Il part
OF the federation of states.
He told us the sentiment of this
country was against hauling down
the flag from any pinnacle where the
valor of the American arms had placed
MI tod ~ fnll H.
proposed to do with China. We have
planted our flag over there and ac-
cording to this theory, China is now
ours, for the flag cannot come down.
Say: he called the democrat party
spook party. a scare crows. Now
don't that jar you, as the boss would
say.
He took us into his confidence in
closing and assured us that expansion
was the settled policy of this couutry
He threw in few oratoricul flights
and recitcd IL lot of sO-called poetry
to trim up his talk and relieve the
general gloom.
Taken AS whole the governors
talk WIS :, good one. II ple;ised his
friends ADD gave~no particu!a ar offeEse
TO those opposed to him. He did not
discuss any sunject-ju>t touched them
aud passed. He Is trying 10 avoid Oh
fending anyone and 10 make d good
impressioii-if possible.
He has apparently letsOut he Job OF
braggi ng about Saving his e ont,ngent
fund. and has foryot.en that he said
he would close The kfondike if il tooa
the entire power of the state of Kansas
TO do IT, You know he spent thou--
ands of dollars of the state 5 money
and failed, not because it. cant be-
done but for the lack. of back bone
He is nice man but weak. fond OF
bOastiny as to what he will do bu.
easily discouraged in the face OF
difficulties. @
He is wonderfully pleased with the
sound OF his own voice, long on words
and short on deeds. No donbt. n good
Sunday School superintendent hut
hardly equal TO the position of syrsv-
ernor. pleasant gentIcman but
mighty poor busineess man. He has
been tried in the balance the past two