The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-27
FREE HON MES
|. BROUGHT JOY
+. TO 0KLAH0MANS
Judge MuSeIIer Pays Fine lrl-
butte to Flynn
IN A SPEECH AT CLEO
Refers to Little Giant as
Energy PerSOnifed."
IN A SPEECH AT CLEO

Alva, o. T. Sept. 2s.-Judge Musseiler
has made a speech at Cleo which is the
subject Of most favorable talk in west
ern Oklahoma. The Alva Review in
speaking of it says: AS a public speak
er Judge MuseHer has very few eqpals'
and from his speech, part of which we
publish, he surely set the people OF Cleo
on fire He reviewed the territory from
the day it was opened up to settle
nent TO the present time. In part ne
said. after referring to the run on Sep
tember l3. 1893, nine years ago:
After the country became settled the
hard times came The crops were pooS
We were in sore perplexity and many ol
US knew we could never pay for our
farms Then men equal TO the occasion
rose. Up in the Dakotas, with an inter
! est similar TO ours. were Burke and Gam
ble. and Pettingrew. Down in Arkansas
was McRea. UP in Iowa was Lacey ana
last but not least among the giants
down In Oklahoma was Dennis l. Flynn
do not wish to detract one word of
praise due all those who worked so dill
igently and faithfully for free homes
Praise to them ALL Praise 10 you for
writing that letter to your congressman
Y no was back east. Praise TO the women
who wrote letters. tesr-stained, TO the
powers that be and begged as only the
mothers can beg. for free homes. But
want to speak of one who by virtue
of his position helped TO bring JOY to
the hearts Of thousands Of the people OF
Oklahoma He is not a candidate before
the people. and I have q right TO speak.
Surely the signs must have been propl-
tious when Dennis T Flynn was born
for no man with more energy ever hNeo
and drew the breath of life lie IS en-
ergy personlfed-labor incarnate Be
cause we have seen him and heard him
speak, because we have come in contact
with him and felt the magical touch OF
his magnetic presence, we have not al
ways appreciated his capacity and true
worth Nominated in 1895. in spite of the
politicians by you. sir. and others from
the plow and field, triumphautly elect
ed by the people upo nan issue largely
created by his own determination. ne
with others triumphed over every oosta-
Gle and free homes came TO the people
of this territory as naturally as mar
vest time follows planting
The people Of Oklahoma love their
homes as the Roman of old loved the
CITY OF the seven hills. No Greek Of the
far-of olden time loved the city of the
violev crown more ferventy than the
people of this territory love the little old
sod shantv on the claim. 1t is the fore
runner Of better things to be. Be it
ever so humble. there IS no place like
home. Perhaps perfect happiness comes
10 no one in this weary. waiting world Of
ours: but the nearest approach to it, the
point from which we can reach up and /
come nearer touching the very stars OF
heaven for JOY, is the humble American /
home. And oh, the picture Of it. The /
busy. loving wife performing her hum /
ble duties about the house, tabby |
stretched upon the floor the type of con- |
tentment the world over, the happy chill |
dren playing around the doorstep and |
grooming their lovely lullaby songs. each |
little man and woman OF them being the /
embodied hope of this worlds immortal !
itv for you and wife for in them YOU
shall live over again. the fence. the field.
the barns. dwellings. out5uildings. all /
showing the ear-marks Of your individu-
ality-aU there combined. make the best
pictures of happiness and Joy
this world can ever know.
Flynn's life struggle was TO make
that home a free-will offering TO you.
The legislation which meant 50 much TO
YOU is crystalized into a law and takes
Its place among the grand array Of
ngs that are Hopefully we peer into
the future and expect and pray for the
good things vet to come know not
what the future may bring TO you. but I
hope n,r much. but this 7 do know-years
viii roll away. men viii come and go
and congress will convene and adjourn,
your heads will be covered with the
sonw that never melts. death will have
visited many of us in his yearly rounds.
before a greater joy can come to YOU
than free homes brought you. You will
rot be ungrateful for the good work
done for you. The future may bring
much 20 Dennis Flynn. Laurel wreaths
may crown his brow. and all that IS good
and noble may be poured into his hands.
the ambition Of his life may be finally
gratiied other and. srander honOrs may
await him IN the years 70 come; but
mark my words however much he may
be honored. however glorious his future
rray be. the work he did in securing free
homes for this people viii be the crown