The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-10
SENATOR HARRIS
WAS IN WICHITA
He Spoke TO a Fair Sized
Audience Last Night
IN GARFIELD HALL
Vernon J. Rose Followed With
Short Speech.
GARFIELD HALL

United States Senator w. A. Harris
spoke to fair sized audience in Gar
field hail last night The hall was not
crowded, but was comfortably filed. The
only instance Of much enthusiasm was
when the senator began his attack on
the trusts. There was good percentage
of Republicans present Most OF these
came down to hear what the senator had
had made during his sojourn in Europe
the past summer.
Senator Harris entered the hall accom-
panied by Vernon J. Rose, J. T. Dorsey,
W. A Ayres, ]. y. Haymaker, Vermilion
Harris, J. Z. Howard, J. II. Shields. J. II.
Bean and W. Z. Woods, of Wellington.
W. A. Ayres called the meeting TO order
and introduced Vermilion Harris as chair
nan Of the meeting. Mr.. Harris immedi
ately introduced the principal speaker of
the evening, Senator W. a. Harris.
The United States senator stepped 10
the front of the stage and showed his
hands down into his trousers pockets. \
round of applause greeted him.
Mr.. Harris told OF his two months trip
to Europe and his study of the condi-
lions in the old country. He visited a
great many OF the principal cities of
Europe and found that governmental
ownership Of a great many public utilities
OF the cites and country was principal
issue.
In conversation with number Of prom
inent men of the cities he visited he
81,
eminent was run by adventures and ras-
calls who sought office only for what it
was worth and what they could make out
o. It, The municipal governments of
England were so rotten that the cond-
ton became intoIerable. The best citizens
refused 10 have anything to do with poll
tics
Finally an awakening came, the yoke of
the rascals was thrown off. Prominent
citizens worked and spoke for reform.
Public sentiment was aroused, wealthy
and influential men took up the cause and
soon cleanliness was the feature of the
municipal governments. This has been
os short life, but the movement is grow
ing
Now. my friends" said Mr. Harris
that is the light in which I want to talk
t. you tonight ! want you to feel
that the government has claim on you.
that it has a right TO take you and use
you. and if necessary take your life for
the need of the government. I want you
t. feel that in you rests part of the
government and you must take UP your
burden and carry it to your best ability"
Mr. Harris said that he had found the
had the Republicans of this country. He
recited how the British government had |
purchased many thousands of horses in !
the west and $4,000 mules. When the |
purchases began the price Of plug horses |
rose so to 70 per cent and he claimed that
the Republicans now say, See how the |
Dngley bill has raised the price OF stock.
OF the Fowler bill new before congress, |
Senator Harris said that for years the |
big New York banks demand larger de- |
posits from western banks for the sake |
Or exchange. these deposits being much !
larger than there is any necessity for. |
The Fowler bill. according to the senator. |
would allow the national banks TO estab- |
fish branches all over the. country. and |
in this way the western depositor would |
find that virtually his money was trans |
ferred to New York for deposits. The |
bill also proposed to allow the banks 10 |
issue national bank notes on their assets |
ia addition to the United States bonds, |
and the senator claimed that the de-
postor would find that his money was
not secured by the assets of the bank. |
as he supposed it was
In the matter of trusts he said that it f,
was coming to a stage when the foreign |
would not exchange com |
uodities with America because there was |
~ competition at home.
The senator said that during his Euro