The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-04

aent.
I This great man opened the doors of IN
dustry and brought happiness to. every
| one. Then Bryan and his followers
! changed their cry. They declared that
! the prosperity would not be permanent
Jerry Simpson even went so far as to pre-
I dict the exact time the panic would occur
.'The good times have come to stay. Are
not six years long enough 10 test the
permanency Of these good times?"
Mr.. Stanley declared that the farmers
and stock raisers had been blessed by
the prosperity and these were the men on
whom all our prosperity depended. He
quoted figures TO show how the WHEAT and
corn Of Kansas had been enormous ard
now. through the fact that local trade
was supplied, foreign market was found
Let me give you some figures in these
foreign markets to show what We have
gained By them. The success OF a bus
mess does not depend on the greatness
of the receipts Of money taken in 1t
depends on the balance shown in the
ledger. If man takes in more money
IN his business than he gives out that
man win finally become well to DO. But
II, on the other hand, he gives out more
than he takes il, he viii finally go into
bankruptcy"
The governor gave the promised figures
Of the exports and imports of the four
leading commercial centers OF the world
United States. United Kingdom. Ger
many and France. He showed that these
figures left a balance of trade IN favor
Of the United States and against the
other countries as Follows: United
States. $5S4,9l9 500; United Kingdom, s1,176,-
n. 700: Germany. $3.50. Al. 100, and France,
sos. $4,000. Thus United Stans had
gained a most valuable reward by her
foreign markets. gotten in prosperity.
He spoke OF the wonderful development
of the world and the marvellous inven-
lions Of the century But declared
he. these wonderful Developments are
no more wonderful than the development
Of American commerce"
He spoke Of how the good times had
lifted the mortgage on farm and home.
CT the development Of home markets
or protective tariff. he talked at length
and presented the case very clearly.
I do not refer to Cuban reciprocity;
1t is a mere incident As a moral duty
to Cuba. / believe Uncle Sam should
take Cuba by the hand and lead her until
she can walk alone. As an economic
question, I wish TO treat Of it in larger
sense"
He declared that the principle of pro-
lection had been a sacred thing to the
Republican party. but not SO with the
tariff schedules He declared that the
protective tariff would be modified, but
not wiped out Reciprocity will solve
lne problem and hold Republican policy
in its fort.
What is reciprocity" was a question
the speaker put and answered by a quo
tation from Artemus Ward which he had
read when a boy and is: You scratch
my ba6k and III scratch yours
He told Of the time when ne was
boy and dropped corn for his father and
neighbors because his fingers were nim-
bic. but in a legitimate way, not like
those fellows UP there at Lansing" de-
ciared the speaker. Then in turn those
neighbors' boys came back and covered
corn for his father. This was reciprocity.
OF the recent attack OF ex-Presideht
Grover Cleveland upon reciprocity, Mr..
Stanley answered by quoting Blaine,
President Arthur, President Harrison
and other great statesmen. all Of whom
declared for reciprocity, which is the
guardian Of protection. The same enz
dorsement was made by Republican ma
tional conventions of recent date. Fear
not. my Republican friends, this attack
upon projection. The tariff viii only be
modified alosg Republican lines"
His prediction that the American Gag
would wave around the world when Amer
lean commerce was in every port brought
forth laundering applause.
IFe paid a heart-warming tribute to the
old Republican party and referred to the
civil war, which was a Republican vic
tory To the old soldiers he spoke d.
rectIy and commended them for the part
they took in establishing the first great
Republican principle.
What would have happened in 1896.
should we have been defeated? Don't
you feel way down in your heart. you OF
the Democratic party, that you are glad
you were defeated?'
lie declared that he wanted TO talk to
the Populists. and incidentally referred
TO local politics. which brought many
laughs and much applause.
.The Populist party was all right in $780,
for its purpose was honest. as were its
principles They came at time when
an earnest protest was needed against
the way some oficenolders were con-
Quoting themselves. But. continued the
speaker. the demsgogues OF both old
parties got Into the band wagon and took /
the reins
. He next told OF how the swallowing was /
done and his metaphor was humorous /
and applicable. The Populsss asked TO /
Slide on tne cellar door Of the Demo- /
cratic party. The Democratic party con /
scented. Before long it got cold ana the /
Popunsts asked 20 come liz and warm
by the kitchen fire The Democratic (
party consented. Next they were eat /
ms the crumbs from the tahle Of the :.
Democratic party and soon had posses I
sion Of the parlor. He wourd up by say !
Ing there are only two great parties +
IN Kansas today"
Pardon me. my friends. # I speak Of .
the local ticket. II Wichita I an not /
GOV srnor I am only a citizen. Il is FOR I
principle that We are working. Take /
your men. They are fine men. I am in /
,erested in them. YES. Two Of them d. 4
-ectly. hut Z viii not spe2k OF them.
Some of them are cid soldiers. i am (
The friend Of an Did soldiers
lie Their told Of the many friendly acts 4
be had done toward the Old soldiers; how
he had given the highest g3ft in his
power to them He then paid q high
tribute 10 Henry Schad and Conrade APP
9ling and declared that all should stand
By them