The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-27
HIS FAITH is FIRM
BEFKMAN OF O0WL Y PR0OLAIMS
HIS POLITICAL CREED.

and Misgovernment In National Affair,
-Nerveless Foreign Policy Contrasted
with the vigor of Former Administra-
tions- Wilson-Gorman Tariff Versus
Protection and Prosperity-Free silver
Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 26.-(Special.I
AT a rally Of the Republicans OF
Wyandotte county tonight, ]. V. Beck
man of Arkansas City delivered the fol-
lowing speech, principally devoted &c
financial issues He was enthusiastic
ally applauded throughout. Mr.. Beck
man said:
81 am a Republican, and always have
been a Republican, and by the grace of
God 1 expect always to be a Republi-
can. The principles of the Republican
party i regard much as the doctrine Of
the Sermon On the Mount-broad, liber-
al and comprehensive, adapted TO the
people Of all ages in all countries and
Under all circumstances. and when re-
duced 10 practice, productive OF the
greatest good to the greatest number.
''As Republican, 1 believe in vigo
rous( stalwart American foreign policy.
1 believe in protection of American en-
terprise, American labor, and American
capital. 1 am a bimetallist. These
three propositions l propose to discuss
briefly with you this evening.
IAN American, stalwart foreign poll
cy is now demanded. in my judgment,
by the American people. It will not be
denied, l apprehend. by any one that
our foreign policy as conducted by our
present Democratic administration has
fallen far below the lofty standard of
Washington, the Adams, Jefferson, Mon
roe Marcy, Clay. and in more recent
times that Of Harrison and James c..
Blaine. Washington in the year 1894,
announced his foreign policy in the fol-
lowing propositions: First, to cult
Vate peace with all the world; second,
observe all treaties with full and abso-
lutte faith; third, to check every devia
ton from the line of impartiality; fourth
10 explain whatever may have been
misunderstood and misrepresented by
other nations; fifth, TO correct what
ever 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.
Every one Of you must believe that,
compared with this lofty standard, the
foresln policy of our present administra
tion Is cowardly and pusillanimous and
brings US In contempt with all the other
great nations Of the world. With Har-
slson and Blaine managing the affairs
OF our country, John Waller, a citizen
or the United States, would not all these
weary months have languished in a
prison of foreign shore; no British
troops would be flying their flag and
landing on the shores of a sister repub-
lie in South America.
The old time patriotism still exists
IN the hearts Of the American people
Many young man has the spirit of
Lawrence when he exclaimed with his
tast breath, Don't give up the Ship"
or that OF John A. Dix, when he said,
III any man attempts to haul down the
American flag, shoot him on the spotp'
ALSO IN PROTECTION.
GAS a Republican I also believe IN the
doctrine Of protection to American in
dastTieS and to American workmen.
We also believe in the doctrine of re-
clproclty. Such things as we cannot
produce in this country may be admit
ted from other shores free of DUTY. on
condition that the things which they
need, which we produce, and which thew
cannot produce, find an open market in
tnelr countries. And in this way the
hepIblican party seeks to encourage
and 10 hold up the dignity of labor
DEMOCRATIC DEFICITS.
The Democratic party by its legis-
ration through what is known as the
wilson and German bill, reduced the
tarln 10 such an extent that for the
ilrst tlme since 1864 the receipts of the
internal revenue exceeded the receipts
from customs duties. In 1890 we re-
celVed from custom dutices S225. 600 900:
internal revenue $142 600 900: a balance
IN taVor OF customs duties of So. 900. 600
winch was applied to the necessary run
ming expenses of the government. Four
years later, in 1894, the receipts from the
revenue tax was $155, 900, 900, and from
customs duties s13l zoo. 900. Thus the
receipts from internal revenue exceed
ed oy $24,OOO,OO0 the receipts from the
customs duties. In other words we
are now collecting s24, 600, 900 more per
annum directly from our own people
ana SSi,OOO,0OO less from the importer
or foreign goods seeking a market in
the United States than we did under n
republican legisla ton. In less than
TWO years, under the fiscal policy of tbe
present administra ton, we have hean
compelled to borrow S163, 200. 900: or sSI
oVo,OOO Tor every year, Sc, 500. 900 for every
month ana $4,000 for every day since
the Inaugural ton of President Cleveland
IN 1888. Every school boy understands
mat during period of twelve wears
rom the fourth day Of March. 1881 To
the tourth day of March, 1893. the GOV
eminent was paying off its indebted
PITCHED IN ON PENSIONS.
During MIR. Harrison's admjnistr.a+-
~ nc PAU OIL S-So,OOO,O00 of the public (
uept ana turned over to Mr.. Cleveland
A deficiency under the
Democratic administration soon orc,Ir-
red and after every shift and device
aad been reSoITed TO possible. nv talr-
ing from one fund and paying the debts
OF another, and every ingenious plan
mat could occur TO the minds Of tboss
having In charge our affairs had failed
70 provide for that deficiency, they turn
ed TO the pensions OF the old soldiers.
ana MI Cleveland in one of his MESA
ges made the statement that every
has its well known frarlj-
ulsnt pensioner," and il was resolved
70 cut down the pensions of the old sol
dierS> To this end an army Of special
examiners. impertinent little clerks.
We're selected to go about over the
looking after the records and
lnquiring into the personal histories of
the veterans of the late war; and a
Iarge sum was appropriated for that |
purpose. After this army Of clerks had
worked, each receiving
q salary of fifteen hundred dollars a
year, there has been but thirty-nine |
of men charged with draw
ng fraudulent pensions. and a large |
per cent of the thirty-nine convictions
we're Of men who were never soldiers. |
The expense Of maintaining this army |
II special examiners has been greater |
o the government than the entire am
'unt would have been if the thirty
line persons convicted had drawn pen
lions TO the end Of their natural lives.
AN assault was thus made upon the ..
men who, in the strength Of their young
manhood. stood on the holly contested |
ield of Corrinth and there upheld the
,anner of our Union; against the men !
,-ho IN the face of laundering batteries |
=. : - T 49,
ain. there planted their flag and fought |
he ha.tfla above The clouis: AGAINST The