The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-02
Chester |. Long Is Warmly
Welcomed at Oakley.
LOGAN COUNTY AFFAIRS
FIourishing Country With
Wide Awake Cities and People

made since his recent illness was a this
place Saturday. He has not become fully
strong yet by any means, but by properly
conserving strength and effort he will be
permitted undoubtedly to continue his
campaign. Mr. Long returned from
Washington the first of July, much af-
fected by his very hard work in Wash
ington the past session of congress.
With scarcely days rest he began his
campaign, and made it uninterruptedly
until his breakdown at Waverly Coffey
county. occurred ten days ago. Since then
he has been resting quietly in Kansas
City with his family, under the care OF &
good physician, and recovered strength
sufficiently to go into the Sixth district
and make the Oakley speech Saturday
With the single exception of a brief
trip to the extreme northwest some years
ago. Mr.. Long until Saturday, had never
visited the Sixth. In years gone by-for
the ten years last past-Mr. Long has
been kept reasonably busiy in the Seventh
The people there have thought enough of
him to occupy his time and campaign eff
fort-sometimes the favor manifested
itself so strongly as to keep him in Medi-
cine Lodge in their midst, and not suf-
fering him to 60 to Washington al all.
But this year. as attention has been
called TO before in these columns, Mr..
Long for the first time in his political
existence, has what may be termed an
easy time of it in the Seventh. No effort
will De spared b. him in his own dis
trict, but nevertheless he has and will
continue to take time enough to visit
ether districts where there is a demand
for him. The fact of his candidacy for
United States senator naturally creates
widespread demand for his time else
where beyond the bounds of the Seventh
So Mr.. Long come to the Sixth. Here
at Oakley Saturday he met almost as
pleasant and fiattering a reception as he
has been accorded in his own district.
Logan county lies alongside the north tier
of Seventh district counties, and the fame
of the Long-Simpson debates. and the
ability Of the Seventh district represen-
tative have crept over into the Sixth.
So here Saturday, spending the entire
cay, walking up and down the streets;
meeting people from three counties, in his
hotel, and finally in the-new town hall,
Mr.. Long was shown that he was more
than welcome His first words expressed
gratification and pleasure at the warmth
of his reception. and his delight at being
able to meet the Sixth district people
Plunging into his subject. he cited the
campaign of 1896 briefly, calling attention
to the issues of that year. and the prom
IF -
These promises and pledges all had been
fulfilled to the letter, and so when the
campaign of 1890 came, though Democrats
raised the so-called issue of Imperialism.
1t finally turned on whether or not the
reople of the country were satisfied with
the Mckinley administration, and If so,
would they indorse it, Indorse it they
did, and for the fourth time since 1920,
a president OF the Emitted States was
chosen TO succeed himself. other prisi-
dents since that year so honored have
been: Andrew Jackson. Abraham Lin
coin and Ulysses S. Grant.
Mr. Long told OF the causes leading up
to the war with Spain. and the results
we went 10 war with Spain to aid
Cuba AS results Porto Rico and the
Philippines had been aided-Cuba had not
been. This was a fitting introduction
for the time Mr.. Long next pent on reci-
procity with Cuba. TO which his audience
listened attentively and irterestedly This
issue was one initiated by President Nc
Kinley and taken up and made his own
by President Roosevelt so there was
again a campaign of whether or not a
president and policy sohuld be indor5ed
This campaign was to determine whether
the people stood by President Roosevelt
in his contest for reciprocity with Cuba.
Endorsement could be given
by electing all over the country members
to congress favorable to the president and
his policy, and in Kansas BY the election
also Of members Of the legislature who |
would stand for President Roosevelt and |
his policy by electing as United States |
senator man the president could depend |
upon.
Hearty approval greeted Mr.. ong as he
declared himself on President Roosevelt /
and his policy OF reciprocity with Cuba. I
There was no mistaking the sentiment /
u the people here. The meeting was the 4
first one this year in oLgan county Of /
a political nature. and Mr. Long set a 1
good pace for those who may follow him /
a the county TINS campaign.
Logan county has a population Of 2.4ao /
and vote or 600. Its normal Republican
majority Is something better than 10o. /
This year il may exceed that figure cor
iiderably. Here as elsewhere, Populfsts
IRE found returning 70 the Republican
'arty. Some there are-iadeed many.
who come iato the Republican party
through the Roosevelt door. Others sim
~ viii not be made Democrats. and /
'thers come OF their own accord for var
Gus reasons. The county politically prob
Ibiy never was IN better condition.
Charles A Smith. a druggist Is the
candidate for the legislature. he has
'een chairman for some years Of the cen
raj committee. ard though be has always
'een active in politics he hiss never Be
ere sought an ofzce- He is a caozhla
nan and stands exceedingly ven in TIE
cunty. Mr.. Smith has been steasfsstly
ounted for Charles Curtis for senator.
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