The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19
JUDGE WALL WON.
He Made A. M. Harvey Repudiate
President Cleveland.

Judge T. B. Wall OF this city and Ex-
Lieutenant Governor A. III. Harvey had
joint debate at Kiowa Thursday night,
and the Kiowa Journal says of It:
THE night of the 18th Judge T. B: Wall
for the Republicans and Maj. a. Ii. Har-
vey for the opposition, met in joint de-
| bate at the opera house. While there
was a good crowd. 1t was not so large as
was anticipated by either side. OF those
present the Democrats far outnumbered
the Republicans. and vigorously ap-
plauded their speaker. He needed it-for
wnen Judge Wall got through with his
arguments presented in his opening re-
marks there was little or nothing left of
them.
Judge Wall said, in part: The Re
publican party has proven its ability 10
meet all great questions and crises in our
national affairs and solve them success
fully for the best interests of the people.
on the other hand, Democracy when in
power and confronted with great national
questions. has shown its incompetency
and inability
In answer to Mr.. Earvey's condemna-
ton of the state laws he said; Our
code of law is acknowledged by the lead
ing jurists of the country to be the most
admirable of the states of the Union
Harvey contended that Democracy
now stood as the champion of liberty and
labor. Mr. Wall inquired when ii had
changed its position, as ii had not been
long since it stood for slave labor. but
probably it had caught some of the spirit
OF the age and had learned something
from the teachings Of the Republican
party. He also referred 10 the liberality
Of our existing laws freedom from tax
alton Of personal property to the value Of
500 and the various statutory amend
ments giving remedies and redress
against railroad corporations. He COM
pelled Harvey 10 repudiate Cleveland and
the last Democratic administration, and
refuse to stand for II. This grew out OF
reference TO the tariff legislation. and
Mr.. Wall called attention 10 the fact
that within the last few days Nh Give
lend had broken his long silence hy
again shouting his battle cry, 'Tsrift Re
form That Democracy had restored TO
power would again strike OF al the pro-
tective feature Of cur tariff legislation.
which would precipitate financial end
commercial panic in thirty days after the
election
Again he said: IF protective tariff
has enabled the formation Of any trust.
and II IS necessary TO change or revise
the schedule as TO articles. let IT b. done
by the friends If the system. ard net
by its enemies. the Democratic party.
Judge Wall also called attention 10
the fact that trusts existed in this com
Try IS TO articles upon which there was
no tariff and that fl Great Britain. which
has a tariff for revenue only. there were
trusts as well ss in other El-o7ca1
countries. The RepYhlIcsn party VII
find q remedy for trust evils aad VIII
fearlessly apply the remedy. II IS the
yarty which does things.
lie closed by paylng rice tribute -
our president and urging his heaters 10
vote for Chester I. Lou-. ". J Bai,ey
and the Republican ticket.
Judge wall was the recipient OF many
compliments for the aba manner n
which he handled the subjects under
discussion ard for besting one q TIE
ablest speakers the opposition has IN
this canpoIEz. Governor Nay acted es
general chairman q the meeting"