The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03


its Lack of Protection to American CitI-
zens Abroad An Object Lesson OF the
Tariff-The Issue OF Silver Ably Dis
cussed-Happy Illustration of the Duty
of the People Toward the Local Ticket
Judge Beekman Of Arkansas City
made one Of his rousing speeches at the
Auditorium yesterday.
He was greeted by a very creditable
audience In fact it was fine audi
ence for a busy Saturday afternoon.
1t might seem exaggerated to say
that Judge Beekman is one Of the great
est orators in the west today, but it is
not He can swing an audience pro-
badly better than any orator in Kansas
and he has a faculty of making women
cry and men laugh that is simply ex-
traordinary.
When he was introduced by Chairman
Wilson he was given a great ovation
and proceeded with his speech after
few Introductory remarks.
WANTS STRONG FOREIGN POLICY
Judge Beekman said: Il am Re
publican, have always been Republic
can, and by the grace Of God l expect
always to be a Republican. The prin-
ciples of the Republican party l re-
gard much as the doctrine of the SER
mon on the Mount-broad, liberal, and
comprehensive, adapted to the people
OF all ages, in all countries, and under
all circumstances, and when reduced
TO practice productive of the greatest
good to the greatest number.
LAS a Republican 1 believe in a Wig
orous, stalwart American foreign pol
icy. / believe in protection of Ameri-
can enterprise, American labor and Am
erican capital. am bimetallist; and
when I say that / mean it without
deViat ton, eva sion or defalcation in the
construction of platforms or any duty
performed at the ballot box. These
three propositions propose to discuss
briefly with you this evening
AN American stalwart foreign poll
cy is now demanded in my judgment
by the American people. 1t will not be
denied, / apprehend, by anyone that
our foreign policy as conducted by our
present Democratic administrat ton has
fallen far below the lofty standard of
Washington, the Adamses, jefferson,
Monroe, Marcy, Clay, and a long line
Of the fathers who organized and
administered this government in the
years gone by. and in more recent
times that of Harrison and James G.
Blaine
Mr.. Mckinley has recently called
our attention to the annual message of
Washington in the year 1894, in which
he announced his foreign policy in the
following propositions: First, to cul-
tivate peace with all the world; second
observe all treaties with full and abso-
lue faith; third, to check every deYia-
tion from the line of impartiality;
fourth, TO explain whatever may have
been misunderstood and misinterpre-
ted by other nations; fifth, to correct
wha tever may have been injurious TO
any other nation; thus having acquired
the right, to lose no time in acquiring
the ability to insist upon justice to our
selves.
Everyone must believe that COM
pared with this lofty standard, the for
eign policy Of our present administra-
ton is cowardly and pusillanimous and
brings US In contempt with all the other
great nations of the world. With Har-
rison and Blaine managing the affairs
of our country, John Waller. citizen
of the United States. would not all
these weary months have languished
in prison on foreign shore; no Brit
ish troops would be flying their flag
and landing on the shores of a sister
republic in South America.
'One reason why am Republican
is that 1 believe that the Republican
party, If in power, would lift the STAN
dard Of our foreign policy.
The old-time patriotism still exists
in the hearts of the American people.
Many a young man has the spirit of
Perry, when he exclaimed with his last
breath. Don't give up the shipr or that
of John A. Dix, when he said, IF any
man attempts to haul down the Amer
lean flag, shot him on the spot
HE WANTS PROTECTION TOO,
LAS Republican / also believe in the
doctrine Of protection to American in
dustries and to American workmen.
We have in our country three elements
of society managing the commercial
affairs of our government. First, We
have the man of enterprise, who has the
ability TO successfully organize labor
and capital. but who possesses no mon
ey. Second. we have the man of cap
ital. And third. We have the man who
does not possess organizing ability, and
who has no capital, but depends upon
his labor for his living. The man of
enterprise looks over the field, and he
sees an opportunity for making money
10y entering into some kind OF a manu-
featuring enterprise. He goes to the
man Of capital and states to him the
case. The man of capital looks over
the field. comedies that il is a good in
vestment, and says, L Will let you have
the money to carry on this undertaking
Then the man of enterprise goes to the
man of labor and says to him, L pro-
pose TO enter into a manufacturing en-
terprise. l have interested the man of
capital and he furnishes me the money
and l am in need of your labor He
gives the laboring man employment.
And thus We have enterprise, capital
and labor working together in harmony
He is not the best friend of labor
who seeks TO array labor against cap
itaf or against enterprise, or who
seeks 10 array capital against labor.
The true theory and doctrine for the
and labor, is that labor and
capital shall thus be laboring together
in harmony. Work is undertaken, ma
chinery is 10 be put in position-all this
gives employment TO the laborer and
on Saturday night he possesses capt.
tal's money, which he spends for the
support Of his family. Finally, when
everything is ready, the manufacturing
of goods commences, and the man OF
enterprise places his wares upon the
market And just here the man of en-
terprise from across the water, who
has employed cheap labor,( says. i
propose TO put my goods upon the mar
ket in competition with yours Then
Il is that the Republican party, through
its doctrine of protection, says 10 Mr..
Man of Enterprise across the water,
If you do, We viii make you pay for