The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19

! against the kind of statehood which is
| being advocated by the Democrats in the
present campaign. 1t was also strong
! indication that the Oklahoma Democrats
! advocating statehood for Oklahoma with
| the Indian territory are not in line with
the Democrats in congress.
The congressional candidate discussed
| the provisions of the Flynn bill He re-
ferred to the taxable property in the IN
dian territory, and compared 1t with the
taxable property in the territory of Ok
| lahoma. He also gave the statistics rela-
| tive to the criminslity in the two territo-
| ries, and this was an argument strong
enough with some people in the audience
to cause them to forsake the idea OF
statehood with the Indian territory. The
| tax proposition was one that demanded
the closest attention, and 1t was 4 ques-
ton that caused every farmer and mer-
| chant to believe that one big state with
the Indian territory could not be the
pleasant thing that Democratic orators
would have the public believe.
| After discussing the sta,e hood ques-
| ten. taking up every detail the speaker
turned his attention TO the mixed school
! question. This is q subject that has been
tdlfF0 tic rANs7NAA~ -
! Democratic speakers have said to the
people OF Washita county that the mixed
school question is not settled. When Bill
Cross was in this county he devoted the
greater portion of his speech to the mixed
school question. He told his story of the
negro young man counting the white girl
and how they had gone TO school to-
gether Mr. Mcclure read the separate
school law. Many men in the audience
did not know that there was such a law
in existence but it was conclusive evil
dence TO them that some one had hoped to
prey upon the prejudice of certain PEG
pie. The speaker told of the history of
the case that went before the supreme
court and of the decision made in that
case by Chief Justice Burford. AS a eli
max to his remarks on the negro propo-
s;tion. he gave extracts from the
speeches of Cross in various parts OF the
country, and this met with applause from
Democrats and Republicans alike. for
the duplicity of the Democratic nominee
was so apparent that it was amusing.
The clipping used by Cross in this cam
paign attributed to the Brisco Republi-
can, a Republican paper, was referred TO
by Mr. Mcclure. He condemned such
politics and offered a reward of 800 to
the man who could produce a copy of the
Brisco Republican published within the
confines of Oklahoma. When Cross and
Mcclure met at Ames. Cross refused to
tell MCGUIRE where the clipping came
from, but papers in the territory pub
lished the article, crediting it to the
Brisco Republican, and in this manner he
secured the name OF the alleged paper,
which Bill Cross had refused to state to
him.
After talking for few minutes on the
free text book proposition, Mr.. Mcclure
closed his speech amidst round Of ap-
plause.
Judge Virgil H. Brown, Of Kay county,
was next introduced to the audience, and
made a speech filed with things entirely
tnsed upon facts. One of the matters
taken up by Judge Brown was the text
book matter His argument in part on
this question was as follows:
with what peculiar force the statistics
strike US In reference to the educational
policies of the several states in the
Union. They disclose the fact that these
states pay annually from two TO three
times as much TO multiply and refine edu-
cational methods and facilities as the
Democratic states do. This fact alone
goes far to explain why the Republican
states are now and ever will be the dom
inant ones Of this nation. The party's
faith is founded in the intelligence and
virtue of the citizen, and, being a party
with an earnest and patriotic purpose,
II has wisely and uniformly endeavored
to increase educational facilities in those
states where the administration is under
its control It's doctrine is that II pays to
educate; that it is cheaper to build
schools than it is to build reform schools:
hat ignorance is costlier than intelli-
gence; that it is actually profitable to
the state to provide for its childhood the
most abundant and efficient opportuni-
ties for its education.
The appeal OF political truth is direct
&c TO the intelligence while that of error
is to passion and prejudice. Along with
enlightenment comes independence Of
thought and action. and party prejudice
Yields to rational choice of position and
successful political doctrines. 1t is for
this reason more than any other that the
young men of these states. upon arriving
al their Majority. align themselves with
the Republican party. They come Up out
of the public schools. They are trained to
think They are possessed Of worthy am
billions They have learned somewhat
the great lessons of their nations his
tory; and they see clearly enough that in
the positive and progressive Republican
party there have ever been. and will
likely ever be the elements of triumph
and uolitical action Advancement in ed
vocational facilities means permanency
and power TO the Republican party. and
the thoughtful young man will rarely fail
to see where both his personal interests
and the nations interests be. N line
with the general doctrine of the Repub-
liCan party on the question Of education,
Is the plank in the platform Of the party
IT. Oklahoma advocating the policy Of
Fl &c text books for her school children.
IL Will be a fortunate thing for Oklahoma
when as a prospective state. she shall
-eest her lot with these great Republican
states which control the nation. and sets
out in the broad policy Of giving equal
opportunities to the brain and heart Of
S<he children OF the rich and poor alike"
The meeting here was unprecedented in
the annals Of Republicanism IT this
county Republican leaders We're jubi-
liant Every man who met Ar. MCGUIRE
and the candidate was kept busy meeting
PEOPLE. was pleased with him. His strong
personality: his pleasing way Of meeting
people. his intelligent grasp OF the s.tua-
ton OF this campaign. appealed TO the
voter who has the best interests OF Okla