The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-02
THE DEMOCRATS HOLD RALLY
SPEAKING AT OPERA HOUSE
GOOD ATTENDANCE.
Hon. 7. II. Grisham Discussed POlIti-
cal Issues and Told OF Republi-
can SShOFt Changers"

There was a very respectable gath
ering at the opera house Monday eve
ming to hear Hon. 7. II. Grisham dis
cuss the issues Of the day. The band
had been engaged and after per
fOrmances in the street played several
fine pieces in the hall. As political
gatherings 90 in this campaign, there
was a good attendance.
The speaker was a veteran Of the
civil war. and is now Judge advocate
general under Commander Pat Coney
Of the department Of Kansas, @. A
R., and was for two years the chair
man Of the board Of managers Of the
Kansas State Soldiers home. He was
introduced 10 several Of the old com
rades present ". s Coleman, chair
man Of the democratic central com
mittees called the meeting to order
and requested ''ParsOn" Stewart to
preside The chairman for the even
ing made a brief speech in introduce
ing the speaker.
The speaker stated that he did not
approve OF, ana would avoid giving
Offense to any one who might differ
with him on the issues OF the day, as
we all are citizens Of our great repub-
lie and HAD a right 70 the political
views that We might entertain He
thirteen months in the closing scenes
Of the civil war, having served in the
TWenty-third army corps, department
Of the Cumberland.
The fore part Of his speech was
devoted TO showing the unreasonable
ness OF opposition TO Mr.. Harris, can
didate for governor, because Of his
having been an officer in the cOnfed-
crate service in the civil war. The
war ended in 1865 at AppomattOx with
til
the rebellion Mr.. Harris, he said, was
a man Of national reputation, who had
served and hOnOred his state and the
nation and was held in high esteem
by even President Roosevelt He
cited instances Of the appointment and
prefeTmentO Of confederate officers, even
by republican presidents, after the
civil war as in the case Of LOngstreet,
Eitzhugh Lee and Wheeler and PTeSi-
dent Grants appointment Of MOsby
to an important position, and the ap-
pOintment OF their sons as cadets at
West Point He said there was no
more loyal citizen Of the state and
the nation than Colonel Harris, and
he predicted his election.
He said, as judge advocate general
under Commander p. H. Coney, and
by his direction he had prosecuted sew
eral cases and attempted to enforce
the soldier preference law, and in ev-
cry case either republican county at
tOrneys had refused to prosecute, or
republican courts had defeated the
Of the law upon one pre-
text or another. The supreme court
Of the state, on a test case, had de-
clared the law to be constitutional,
and yet in a case OF a veteran, man
thoroughly competent, who was an
applicant for the position Of supreme
court recorder, even that court had
turned down the soldiers application
and appointed another man, born
since the civil war All these things,
he said, showed plainly enough that
politicians Of the republican party
cOmplimented the veterans and pre-
tended friendship only to get soldiers
votes Thousands of these men would
vote 70 Harris.
He did not mention the fact, as We
had hoped he would, that widows Of
veterans Of the civi war, only get 50
per month pension, whereas widows
Of the Spanish-American and Philip
pine wars get S12 per month; and
this condition is still existing in spite
Of formal protest by the national and
state G.. A r. organizations.
On the question Of the tariff, he
said, formerly republicans would not
believe and denied with indignation
that American manufactured articles
were sold abroad for about One-half
what they are sold for at home. They
had to believe it now, for il is a mat
ter OF record in government public
documents. It had been proven be-
yond the possibility Of a truthful de-
NAL
He mentioned a case Of the presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania agricul-
tural works, who had written a book
in which he said that ne had accu-
mUlated S31,0OO,0OO, and a half Of
it had been acquired by the direct
benefit Of the protective tariff. This
man frankly said it was wrong, aGd
was a species Of robbery, but he could
not help it If he had cut under the
going price he would have disturbed
the market and incurred the enmity
Of other large manufacturers. So he
simply took what the tariff gave him,
all OF which came out OF the pockets
OF the farmers.
He spoke only briefly on the state
issues. Only an act Of divine Pro-
violence had prevented, he said, the
loss Of 100000 by the people Of this
state, in the matter OF the states mon
sy on deposit in the Devlin bank, and
the death Of a man whose life was
heavily insured. Even ex-Treasurer
Grimes admitted owing the state Of
Kansas $1,000, and some even claim
that all the deficits, under Treasurer
Kelly and others, viii aggregate S7O,-
600. Some Of this money, the speak
sr said, was claimed to have been used
TO elect Burton, who is now serving
time in the IrOntOn Jail. Elect, he
said, Harris for governor, David Over
myer attorney general, and old SOL
der Pat German for treasurer, and
Il will be found out where that money
went to, and there are some people
IN Topeka trembling today who may
Ind themselves in the penitentiary for
smbezzling the money OF the people
Of Kansas