Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

for the omissions that occurred. but the Il
boys were not satisfied with the cx.
PLANTATION. and they devoted this whole
week to telling their friends that they
had been hoodwinked.
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There is no doubt in my mind the
Republicans will carry Illinois this
fall" said National Committee T.. y.
Jameson. Tuesday. "Ilie American
people have every reason to he we'll sat.
isicd with the Mckinley adminstra-l
ticn. and believe they will express
their satisfaction at the polls next No
vcnbcr With Republican manage
mpnt at Washington sufficient revenue
has been raised TO run the government
without causing a deficit in times of |
peace. President Mckinley prevented
u steal OF S'N.OOO.OOO by the Union Pa
ciiic sale and has at all times shown
that he has che best interest of the ma
ton at heart. I believe the country Is
well pleased with the Republican rec
ord and that the victory Of 1896 will b.
repeated. According to my notion tn"
war will not cut much figure In the
campaign. II is not a political Gucs-
ton. Democrats as we'll as Rcpubli-
cans supported the war issues as soon
as hos:ilitics began. Whatever al
vantage il to he gained from the war
Is likely to 20 to the Republicans. for.
wilr mistakes were made. everybody
vino stops ~ think will understand they
were due Ia incxpcriencc. We were
able to raise an army In thirty days.
but unable to organize the necessary
commissary and medical departments
| In that brief time. The men who ran
| the war of the rebellion were too old -
take charge last spring. and. anyway.
| tin difficulties of caring for u great
| army In that short time were almost
nsurmountablc. An investigation will
| show there was no corruption In any of
the departments. 1ncXpprlence may
have caused delay and mismanage
mcnt az times. but no blame can lr
laid at President Mcliinlcy's door. He
had been che hardest worked man In
| the United States since lits< February.
and has discharged his great rcsponsi
bility With credit"
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II we are to become dominant In the
commerce Of Mexico. In the Central
| American and South American repub-
lies ns well rs In the islands which we
are about to acquire rs a result of the
war with Spain. II becomes our mani.
fest duty to offer the American youth
an opportunity to acquire a knowledge
of the language that II spoken In all
these countries. The reason Great
of Mexico and the South American na.
tiOns II because her consular repre-
scntativcs In those countries speak the
Spanish language and because no Brit.
lsh merchant or manufactures would
thing Of sending u representative to
them who was not familiar with the
Spanish tongue. The trade Of Mexico
and the entire South American contin.
cnt IL ours by reason Of geography and
by reason OF our incompatible facili.
ties for supplying the articles they need
or want for less money than they can
be purchased In Europe. But we can.
not get this trade unless We get In
touch with the people. and the only
way to get In touch with them II to
speak their language. We have not
even cared to send consular representa-.
tIvcs who could speak the language Of
the countries to which they were nc.
credited. This Is shOrt.sighted pol.
Icy. There are Indications that our
commercial awakening" will soon r..
suit In reforms SO far as the govern.
ment IL concerned. But even Spanish.
speaking cOnsuls will not he able ia
control this trade against competitors
who can converse freely with mer'
chants. traders and miners In their na'
tive tongue. The Republic OF Mexico
cvinccs more business sngaclty In this
respect. Relieving that the English
speaking races are destined to dOmin
ate the commerce OF the world, the
Mexican government makes the teach
Ing of the English language cOmpul
sorry In the public schools. The MeXi
cans and South Americans are cagel
TO trade with us. Our greatest pOssibl,
commercial development lies In the
| SoVtueTu muuS VI OUT OWu ucuiSpHctV
We should not wait until all the M
tives OF the Latin-Amcrican countries
learn the English language. The mos
of them will never learn II.
~
Few OF us are 80 sordid ana practlca
as not to wish for beauty about US, II
our homes, In our friends. meeting on
eyes on all sides. How Is 1t then tina
we stand with SO much equanimity tn
hideous array OF staring business sign
ana glarlng trademarks, with whic
our landscape, country as we'll rs city
Is dishgured? Are we acqulescent sin
ply from long habit, or Is 1t that W
fear that beauty and taste In advertis
Ing would not pay? The last suppOs
tion has been proven false. Not lon
since u party OF Belgian artists. recOi
mixing that only through the low INT
| tivn of ro In IN n Soma nonpla no rao oh A.