The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-04
-0Ng'S HIlNE COMING
One of the Finest Demonstra-
tons of the Campaign.
BIG MEETINGS IN HARPER
Fight of G. w, Finch, PopuIist,
on 0uvaI.

Medicine Lodge, Kan, Nov. 3.-Chester
I. Long was given greeting this after
noon at his Homecoming such as seldom
is accorded a public man 1t seemed as
though the entire town. with a compile
ment from the country. had gone to the
station to meet the train which bore
/ him 10 his home Rough Riders, to the
/ number Of thirty-six. one for each coun-
/ ty in the Seventh district. were lined up
facing the train and they cheered voeif-
/ erously as the train pulled in. The Long
( Stanley club Of girls, each dressed in
white, carrying a small American flag
and waving it enthusiastically, the mem
Z bers seated on a huge float: the band
with its inspiring, patriotic music, and
+ the cheering friends and neighbors OF
/ the representative, all through were the
clements which went to make UP the
4 welcome. After the parade had reached
/ the opera house, the house being packed
before the advent Of the procession, an
other ovation was given Mr.. Long as he
entered. He was introduced by his for
mgr law partner, Ed. Sample. who tod
OF how Long came here young, poor
without friends and with nothing but
his determination to succeed. Sample
told how he had succeeded in the law
and then in politics until his name was
respected and his counsel sought by the
leaders Of his party in the nation. Mr..
Long responded feelingly and told how
he appreciated the warmth Of his greet
ing. and then discussed the issues of the
campaign in a manner seemingly salts
factory to all who heard him. tt IS said
to be the finest meeting OF the campaign
i'm this county The county viii give
Long and Mckinley at least 100 majority
VIII give Stanley a majority and VIII
elect its county ticket
With his speech here this afternoon,
REPRESENTATIVE Chester T. Long has con-
cluGed the greatest campaign he ever has
conducted and enc that win give him the
largest majority given any candidate for
congress in the Seventh district since the
first year of Populism, 1890 This cam
paign Of 1900 has been wholly different
from any ever fought in this district BY
This is not meant that it has been fun
of apathy; that word is not in the lexi-
con of Repubhcanism, or at least never
has been introduced in the Seventh dis
trict and the campaigns Of its great lead
err and rept sentative. But for ten years
in the Seventh district it has been very
difficult - conduct a campaign. Mr.
Long has a7avs had most virulent opposi- !
ton. He has gone to his meetings firm
with the idea that Populists and Demo
crafts had gone there with fire in their
eyes; with combativeness i'm their breasts I
rot t. near and learn, but to interrupt.
to show their bitterness of feeling; to
combat the veriest saying Of the repre- /
sentative. al this has made it hard
for Mr. Long He has labored as no
public man in Kansas ever labored. It |
has been sEch q struggle. against opposi- /
ton SO litter, so firm, SO stubborn, so /
full Of feEt as the opposition in no dis (
trict 10 Kansas ever had. Tt has requir- [
81 st srgtb OF mind, Of body Of nerve. (
OF heart. Of soul and had Long been one (
bit less the ! ig, strong man he is. phys /
icaIy and mentally, he never would have (
conquered
But in this campaign it has been DIFF I
ferent rte opposition, that Is. the POp- I
ulist opposition, has. been peaceful and (
attentive and respectful. There has been /
nothing to strain Mr. Long to the former /
tention; nothing to harass him as in for
mer years. and it has been peaceful and /
quiet And surely no person who has
appreciated one-half the bitter struggle 1
the representative Of this district has
had in his political ambitions VIII be-
grudge him in the least the victory T
which all feel VIII be his this year.
A word about Long Ten years ago he
was state senator, unknown to fame
barely known outside OF his county and
the few surrounding counties. Today he
stands the peer of any public man i'm /