The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-08

knows. In 1898 you rectihed your mis-
take and to make the people elsewhere
understand how sorry you were for what
you did in 1896, you made the majority
! about 10.000, and 1 understand it is still
! growing.
FLYNN is the man who does things
| 1t is ali right to say that I saw Cannon,
and that someone else did other things,
| but it was Flynn's friendship formed
| by faithful work for others: Flynn's In
defatigable efforts for eight long, weary
years in behalf of the people; FIynn's
powerful organizing ability, that count
| ed in the end and made the result what
| il was"
Turning TO national questions, Long
! mdae what those who have heard him
often pronounce the most successful
and powerful speech of his life. He out
did all records, and the tremendous ova-
ton accorded him in the beginning and
at the end only proves this assertion.
There perhaps has never been sub a po-
litical scene in Southern Kansas as
when, at the beginning, several minutes
were consumed with cheers and loud
applause. and at the end when there was
another outburst and hundreds made for
the stage and for his hand
Long has an excellent point In his talk
to the Oklahomans. He tells them they
have not government with the consent of
the governed He tells them they can
vote for a delegate to congress- who can
talk but not vote; that they have no
voice in selecting a. president; that even
the very acts of the legislature can be
abrogated by congress. Yet they are
reasonably happy. tells them they
hear much of injustice to ,the FiIipinos
because they, too, are governed with
out their consent. Then he asks them
If they would not like to be governed
with their consent-in other words. have
statehood. II they do Long recalls
what happened when they defeated Flynn
in 1895 at a critical time in the history
of free homes, and what happened when
they finally in 1898, reetified their mis-
take. tells them If they want govern
ment with the onsent of the governed
statehood-to keep their able champion
in congress and show that body exactly
and in no uncertain manner their de-
sires.
The Caldwell meeting is a credit to the
men who arranged it. 1t shows how sum
ner is this year, and what kind Of Re-
publicans there are in Caldwell Such
men as John w. Nyce. r. T. Simms,
Harvey Horner Andy Richards of We'll
lington, and others are the men who
made the meeting a success.
Long gets off a good one in regard to
the prominet part Barber county has
played and is playing in interstate and
THE opposition TO Flynn in Oklahoma
knew II couldn't beat him, so 1t thought
it would come as near it as possible by
nominating a former Barber county
man against hin1-Bob Neff. You see.
Flynn used to live in Barber county
himself. and the way TO beat a Barber
county man is to pit another Barber
county man against him. But even for
Barber. you wouldn't substitute a man
you have tried and found not wanting.
for a new and untried man, would You?
And even TO take man from Barber
who has been successful at times isn't
always safe. as you in this district
know"
This reference to Simpson. and bring
ing in 50 many statesmen from little
Barber. is very catchy.
To show Flynn+s character and in
pulses. an Incident at South Haven
might be cited Poor Flynn. hot dusty.
tired. was lying in the room - the cor {
FOR the Eagle. trying to rest
and cool himself after his hour and 4
har and his constant handshaking for a
half hour afterward. Al Oklah5mau /
entered. and said: Dennis, Old Mrs. (
So-aud-so is down stairs ard wants 20 I
see YOU There are some others. 200" I
naming a beneficiary or two az F1ynn's (
legislation. "AIl right" said Flynn. 4
jumping up: those are my people. and 4
TT q down and see them And he .
did. tired as be was.