The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-16
CAUGHT THE CROWD
Long Makes Good Medicine
in Riley County.
HIS POSITION ON TARIFF
Was Especially Pleasing to
Fifth District Republicans.
Especial Correspondence of The Eagle.)

Special Correspondence of The Eagle)
Manhattan. Kan, Oct. 15.-Riley county
Republicans, who have a habit of rolling
up somewhere near a thousand majority
| at general elections. Monday night heard
| for the first time Chester l. Long OF the
Seventh district. Mr.. Long was practi-
cally an entire stranger. He knew but
few Of the towns and county's citizens
when he came-but he knew a great many
| by the time he left
The Riley republicans had thoroughly
prpared for Mr.. Long and they presented
him with an auditorium filled with in
terested people, mainly men and voters,
when he appeared before them at 5 clock
] IN the evening. County Attorney r l.
Brock, one OF the local leaders, presented
| Mr.. Long in a neat little speech. Mr..
Long caught the crowd before he had
gone very far, and he held its close at
. tention for an hour and half. His trib-
ute TO the president, his presentation of
| the question Of reciprocity with Cuba, his
declarations on tariff revision, what ne
had to say Of the trust question, and all
other utterances received attention and
| applause, but it was left for Mr.. Long s
closing remarks to draw forth loud cheers
| and enthusiastic assent.
Il had the pleasure some time since, -
| he said. ''of listening to an eloquent
| speech by William j. Bryan. In his per-
Grafton he declared that on May 20 last
II had been a matter OF much pride to
him TO witness the hauling down of the
stars and stripes in Havana and the rails
ing Of the Cuban flag. 1 always thought
1t was a matter of pride with Mr.. Bryan
to see the flag Of his country hauled
down. / remember that he wanted il
hauled down in the Philippines and
brought home.
Our flag has been hauled down in
Mexico. II has been hauled down in
| the Northwest Territory. II has been
hauled down in Cuba. But where the
stars and stripes have been raised on soil
belonging to the United States, territory
acquired by treaty, that flag has never
been hauled down save once-in the
Northwest Territory. in the boundary set
Element, and that is a matter of regret
to this country. 1t was hauled down In
Cuba In pursuance of the provisions Of
the Intervention resolution. We kept
faith in Cuba in that respect in the eyes
| of the nations of the world
But I believe If we keep further faith
with Cuba; if we give her the reciprocity
she desires, and make her prosperous and
happy, the time will come when she will
knock at our door for admission. did
the Hawaiian islands. And when that
time comes, il / am in congress, l shall
vote to let her in.
Then there will come a day when, if
L am in Havana, l shall witness a sight
which will be to me a greater source OF
! pride than that which affected Mr.. Bryan.
For I viii see hauled down from MORO
castle the flag OF the Cuban republic;
hauled down by Cuban hands, and ten
derby laid away, with all the memories
that cluster around it. In its stead will
be run up the stars and stripes-that
flag that is emblematic of liberty, not Of
expressions; of protection-the flag Of the
greatest nation of modern times"
Mr. Long was driven yesterday morn
ing to the State Agricultural college,
where he witnessed the chapel exercises
and made a short speech 10 the stud
ents. He was also taken about the
campus and through the buildings. He
expressed much pleasure at the progress
of the institution and highly cOmpli-
mented the teachers and students. This
college was tablished as a Methodist
institution. a private one. in 1858 In 1861.
when the law was passed by congress
authorizing land grants for agricultural
college purposes. the Methodists arranged
with the state for the transfer of the in
stitution into the hands Of the state.
The faculty was kept. with DR.. A. a. Den
ison as president. He was continued in
that capacity until 1874. when Rev. John
A. Anderson of this city was made pres
ident Mr.. Anderson continued until 1879
when ne was elected to congress. -<>ien
George T. Fairchild came, and re-
manned until 1897, when he was summar-
lily elected by the Populist-Socialist reg
line, which installed Professor VIII. In
1895 came Prof. E. r. Nichols. present
president.
The institution has 800 students. about
the same or a few more than the Uni
versity Of Kansas. II has an excellent
faculty and good work is being done
The buildings. many OF them new, ara all
constructed Of native stone, and the
campus and structures present a fine ap-
pearance. The State Agricultural college
is one Of the many unsurpassed educa-
tional institutions Of which Kansas has
reason TO be proud.
John A. Anderson was one OF the great