The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-09
LONG and CAMPBELL
Speak From the Same Plat
form at Belle PIaine.
.PERFIDY OF DEMOCRATS
Their Joint Text--Sumner Is
Safely Republican.

Belle PLANE, Oct. Representative
Chester 1. Long this afternoon addressed
the Republicans and others of Belle
PLANE township, Sumner county. and vi
cinity. 1. P. Campbell, late Populist can
didate for congress against Long, who
was showed off the track by a Demo-
cratic scheme to make Duval. a Demo-
Graf, a nominal fusion candidate against
Long, was present, and addressed the
Populists who were at the meeting. The
large town hall was packed, and it is es-
timated that 10 per cent of the audience
was Populist and to this proportion
Campbell paid particular attention.
Campbell preceded Long, and made
red-hot speech. He called the attention
of his PopuHst friends to the fact that
there was a well-defined effort being
made this year by the Democrats to swal-
low the Populist party, and he asked all
good PopuHsts not to permit this to be
done.
Let US stand firm he said. Let US
vote the Republican ticket from top to
bottom and show the Democrats that
Iu6N CdIl4OL carry OOI liiCAl W CAi-NOAANS4F
ed but nefarious scheme" When he said
this, the large number of Populists cheer
ed loudly. and of course the Republicans
assented eagerly to the Populist states
mans advice.
in the course I am taking" he said,
II am not mad but glad not disgruntled,
but disguested." He then said few
words in "self-defense." as he termed it,
and administered his roast Of Democracy,
declaring himself, however, still Popu-
list.
Long said in the> beginning that he
thanked the Populists who, like Camp
bell, gave such excellent advice to their
fellows this year. Addressing himself
partly to Mr. Campbell and partly to his
audience, he said:
Behold the results of joint debate! I
began this campaign with two candidates
against me; then had none; now have
one Democrat Early in the campaign,
had Joint debate with my Populist
opponent at Tribune. Now he is speaking
from the same platform with me and,
though still a Populst, urges his elbow
Populists to vote for me. This is the re
present Democratic opponent in a debate
might be elected by reclamation.
Mr. Campbell warns you Populists
that there Is an effort on the part Of the
Democrats to swallow up your party. We
told you that in 1890, when you left the
Republican party, but you would not be-
lieve it."
Further along, having shown how the
Democrats made tariff reform the para
mount issue in 1892 and could not try that
again; how they made 16 to l the Issue
in 1896 and failed; how they could not
make trusts the paramount issuse this
campaign, and having nothing else, they
took something far off"
''As in 1892 and 1895" said Mr.. Long,
''they expected you Populists to follow
them, but you rebelled, didn't you?''-this
to Mr.. Campbell.
Mr. Campbell-Yes, some,
Mr.. Long-Yes, and you are not alone.
All over this congressional district,
wherever 1 go, I find Populists who are
anxiously discussing with me whether
my majority will be 10000 or 1900. Either
will be perfectly satisfactory to me. as
sure you. If they will come to the cleo
ton booths and do as they say they will,
1 viii be satisfied. 7 am perfectly willing
to be used as the means of chastising the
Democratic party this year. (Applause
and laughter).
so, as have said and for those reas-
ons, the Democrats made imperialism
the paramount issue. It all grew out of
the war with Spain. It all grew out of
the successes of that war. If the war
had not been successful, we would have
found the Democratic party meeting in
Kansas City as It did in Chicago in 1854
and demanding that the war cease in the
interests of humanity, as ii demanded
then that it cease; and that President
Mckinley be not reelected as # de-
manded then that Abraham Lincoln be
not reelected And what would the
Democrats have done. then? They would
not have had this brand new issue Of
imperialism.
Regarding from comparatively recent
proclamatlons of Aguinaldo and his CO.
assistants in the rebellion and patriot
business. to the effect that they asked
God to grant the triumph Of the Demo
cratic party this year" Mr.. Long sug-
gested that in view of certain experiences
Of the American people with the Demo
cratic party in the recent past this was
asking a good deal Of the Almighty
You see" said Mr.. Long, turning tow
ards Nj Campbell. they in the past
have been in the habit Of calling on YOU
Populists the Democrats have, but now
that you have deserted them and refuse
10 help them out. they and their sympa-
thizers are forced 70 call on Providence
for assistance My opinion is that as they
lost the sympathy and assistance Of