The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-23
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Thirtieth Judicial District-Augus
Bondi. Saline
Thirty-hrst Judicial District-w. F. Pet
teuon, Ford.
Thirty second Judicial District-Henr.
Block, Hamilton.
Thirty-third Judicial District-T. E
Ieftwich, Pawnee.
Thirty-fourth Judicial District-Jamei
y Fike Thomas
Thirty-fifth Judicial District-L. Palen
ski Waubaunsee.
Thirty-sixth Judicial District-Sydney
Hayden, Jackson.
Before all the state committee had beer
announced, Governor Click, the permanent
chairman. appeared on the platform. H'
! was received with tremendous applause
After order was restored, he said
Z Permit me TO return 10 you my sincere
thanks for this honor. Ny heart is too full
10 utter the sentiments Of love and af-
lection / feel towards you. 1t Is a source
/ OF qualification to me TO meet as many
/ Democrats as there are before me. 1t Is
+ gratifying to see the hundreds of young
/ Democrats that are growing Up in Kan
sas and that have come 10 shake hands
with me. This convention should result
/ in good 10 the state.
The Republican party has made all
kinds Of professions of its loyalty to the
interests Of the people. but the only thing
il has demonstrated is that it desires the
pockets Of the people to be one pocket
and it may have the power to pick it.
They have largely Increased taxation and
IN the past few weeks have been compelI-
ed to stamp their warrants unpaid for
want of funds
THE purpose Of this convention win be
to select q ticket. In its selection l hope
al personal consideration will be laid
aside. Consider who are the abIest men
and who viii roll UP the biggest vote next
November. We can accomplish great re-
suits if we have harmony and if every
man constitutes himself a Democratic
soldier.
'.When,I rose this morning the sun was
shining in the window while last night
the sky was overcast with clouds As !
looked at ~ sun I was forcibly reminded
Of a letter Napoleon wrote to his secretary
Of war after the battle of Austerlitz. In
that letter he declared the sun rose glor-
iously over Austerlitz' And l thought this
morning that the sun rose gloriously over
Wichita and would shed its blessings on
the Democracy Of Kansas"
J. NJ Grfggs. Of Georgia, chairman Of
the national congressional campaign com
nittee, who is here to see what the
chances are Of electing Democrats to
congress from Kansas. was next intro
ouced. He is an eloquent and forcibe
speaker He outlined the issues Of the
congressional campaign in the following
speech:
What issues are going to be discussed
this fall is a question which has been
thrust upon me in almost every state of
the union. l have said: I don't know
What the issues are. What are your peo-
pie talking about% No convention can
make issues. Issues are self-creative
They grow out Of the conditions of the
people. The people are discussing the
fact everywhere that American manu-
featured articles are sold cheaper in for
eign countries than in the United States
American agricultural machinery is sold
in South America cheaper than In the
United States. Why? Because of the
tariff law. People are saying that the
tariff must be reduced on those articles
50 as TO permit competition and % lower
prices.
Trusts are being discussed. They ap-
pear to be almost ready TO claim the
earth. Unless the sovereigns of America
make up their minds to throttle the
trusts they viii own the earth We do
not propose TO fight the trusts with long
litigation which may result in fiasco. but
by cutting the head off the trust at the
custom house.
The Democratic party wiz keep It's
faith with Cuba. We propose to keep
our faith with the Philippines We pro-
pose to keep our faith with ourselves and
with the fathers Of the republic We
propose TO maintain those institutions
which have been handed down 10 US by
blood and fire. What does Kansas want
with more territory? The state has in it
territory undeveloped which will support
ten times the present population of Kan
sas. You want 70 develop Kansas instead
OF establishing a refuge for poor Kan
sans to emigrate to.
Do not get the idea that we are at
lacking the army. We are not.
We would not bring dishonor upon
the army. We have no empire yet, and
untn we have one the American SOW
ereigns viii be brave enough to express
their opinions on any public question.
do not believe in the spread Of religion
through governmental agency. When
Christ gave the commission to His dis
ciples TO 20 into all the world and preach
the gospel the commission was meant
for individuals and not for states.
The Democratic congressional commit
tee expects results from Kansas If they
can be obtained. II has been suggested
that we are mp against it. a gun has not
been fired. the army has not been orga-
niZed, and yet some of the soldiers and
officers are about 10 say that we cannot
win. We are expecting you 10 send some
Democratic congressman to Washington
to accompany Congressman Jackson.
Democrats want 10 fight too much
among themselves. They want 10 fight
their allies toe much. You should stand
with your POpulist allies and elect
ticket. (Applause) How you are 90 do
this Is for You 10 determine / plead with
you 10 unite with them II YOU can
some have suggested that il looks as
though there would be reorganization OF
the party. Such a thing has not been
thought Of tApnlause) Those hands
that have been on the throttle FOR the
past four and six years are still there
/ am platform Democrat. We propose
q az the platform shall guide Us until an
other Is adopted.
4 know that our Populist friends in
Kansas have nowhere else To so. II
they believe the principles they advocate.
and I think they do. they viii unite with
us. somehow. honorably 10 themselves
and 20 u.s..
Mr.. GriEEs presented the following res
oluuon on the Kansas situation. which
had been adopted by the national con-
gressioaal committee.
Whereas. The Democratic congress
sional committee being duly In session.
Is advised IS 10 the so-called anti-fusiou