The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

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HERE is from shorthand report of Of Mark
Hannas addresses at Akron Ohio, Monday:
every Republican should remember his duty 1t doesn't make
difference about the candidate don't suit
acy The Republican organization must have the same disc
line we had in the regular army when the boys in blue marched
with their gallant leaders As Chairman of the Republican
National Committee have the right command and you
stand by me in the dual position now occupy.
ut doesn't matter whether you like my personality not
have patience with the who bolts his party because lie is
not satisfied with the candidate If you expect business
take part in politics and among you is your duty SUBJ
nit with the discipline of the party"
This extract indicates the thoroughly He speaks of 1--WE
the regular army though he sent substitute to the He
knows that he the issue in this campaign He says almost
nothing about the state ticket He realizes that if he fails now
his usefulness chairman the National Committee will
Of course he might hold the office for four years. but his influence
would be entirely gone and he would probably egn but his
President of the United States will expire until 1900
DESPITE the miserable failures which have attended SPAIN,
efforts crush the rebellion in Cuba the campaign conducted in
that island has not been without its lessons from military stand
point When Spans lack of financial considered
marvellous with what celebrity and comparative she has
transported Cuba distance of several thousand miles from her
shores nor short of quarter of million of men, with munitions
of all needed fully equip this large army This
transportation of large military force with its impedments
probably without parallel in military annals European countries
have sent armies to distant points for purposes conquest but in
has large that Spain Cuba
handled should also be remembered that in addition the
troops Cuba Spain has also despatched army of
the Philippine Islands put down the Instruction there
When deemed probable years ago. that the United
States would go with Chile the problem of transporting
troops that distant point in for careful consideration 1t
then admitted that transport twenty thousand would prove
very serious problem and would absorb about all the
that the country could command In the light of that experience
the feat of Spain noteworthy particularly when the fact is
recalled that she thd-rate Power and bankrupt that
The lesson be learned which this country should take
to heart Span in her decreptude transport quarter
million troops many thousand miles, it would be equally
for frscass Power to transport double that force. When
therefore, rulers talk lightly of coecg European nations
they should not forget that within the power any of
them to send very large body of troops against In the
Of Spain this might not prove very NATTER fleet
would be able to fight off any force send but in the
of Germany France the would be different although
1t would be difficult for such Powers land troops
from base of supplies But in the Of Eng land the full
Significance Of the ability to transport troops
security becomes apparent Great Britain has tonnage
transport million if need be. She could pour troops
Canada in required numbers and Canada herself could be
counted to furnish Insignificant contingent This is the
danger which Government should reckon WITH and the aci
iy with which Spain has transported large forces troops should
serve warning to what England would be able do
To meet attack from the direction of Canada have
regular troops and $4,000 militia 1t is that other
forces could be assembled but would take time drill and dsc
pne the and longer time and equip the as the
Government has surplus equipments whatever.
would be we'll ngoes Congress less time
fence.