People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
The Burton Meeting.

Hon. j. r. Burton addressed a fair
audience at the opera house on last
Wednesday evening. Quite number
OF ladies, Democrats and POpullSt
participated in the JOY Of the occasion
and by their presence together with
the assistance of the band, contrib
uted materially to the success of the
meeting.
Mr. Burton who, by the way, is d
very graceful and fluent speaker Vas
introduced as the foremost orator Of
the state of Kansas.
Stepping promptly forward The
speaker kindly and plausibly explained
to the audience how he became such a
great orator, by stating that while at
college he had his choice Of teaching
elOcutiOn or saving wood. He never
hesitated a moment. With rare
wisdom and an insight into the future
which in one so young was simply
marvellous, he turned his back upon
the wood pile. dOnned a silk hat, long
tailed coat and was Immediately in
some magical manner transformed
into an accomplished teachear of
eloCution.
Then after relating d touching
STORY Of u GIL who Was so ANXIOUS "
hear hun speak that she Tried TO sell
her little dog. Mr.. Burton sailed
into the issue Of the evening, g, The
glorious manner In which The Re-
publlcans had licked the SpaniardS
This was the warp and wool which
bound his scOnnecLed remarks TO-
gether, aud though he occasionally
touched Oh sumo other topic for few
minutes, ole could see that his mind
kept constantly recurring TO the war.
True the speaker stated that the war
SsHas not a partisan measure as mem.
lbers Of sll political parties fought
side by side, and with a valor that re-
feCted lasting honor upon their
common couHtry, but he claims that
the Republ Can party Is entitled to all
credit for the successful management
Of the war.
We would not Withhold one iota OF
credit frsm The Republican party nor
would We pluck one laurel from the
brow of President Mckinley. For far
above tue fact that he IL Republl-
can, is another and greater fact that
he is our president, and as such is en-
entltlsd tu, aud reCe ives our allegiance
and support in everything consistent
with our ld,aS Of right and justice.
Why thon. we wish 10 ask the
honorable gentlemen does he parade
the name Republican so prominently
In connection with this war?
Is it possible that in his zeal for
the Republican cause he so far for
gets his patriotism that in the con-
sideratiOn Of the conduct OF war
Waged between two nations fought to
a finish aud as he himself freely
admits-soders of all political
parties. that the name Republican
Should so raise before his eyes as to
Obscure all else? Marines who won
enduring fame with brave Dewey did
not fight IS Democrats, PopuliSts or
as Republicans, but as Americans
And the brave boys who under the
burning rays Of a tropical sun. and
exposed tn a murderOus fire, made
that grand charge to the crest Of the
hill and captured San Juan, had no
thought as to whether they were
Populists, Democrats or Republicans,
but each cherished Just pride that
he was an American and q citizen OF
the United States.
Would the speaker blot cut the
proud name American and substitute
Republican? Or wsuld be advocate
the passag. Of a law forhidding any,
one to look at the word American ex.
cept through the Republican glass,
but In that case we anticiDate that
the people would see through it with
IS much ease rs they now see through
this miserable expedient to catch
votes.
The speaker dlgressed from bis
favorite theme long enough to sttempt
acriticisn OF Jerry Simpson for vet
ing against the issuing of interest
bearing bonds and for favorlng the
coinage Of the silver seignolrage. and
the issuing of treasury notes which
he denounced as fat money.
He insisted that the votes OF the
seventh district should elect Mr..
Long that he might work In harmony
with the president.
The war has been successfully
closed, Spain has accepted the pro-
TO col without alteration or amend.
ment, and why Mr.. Long is so badly
needed In congress was not ex-
planned. Presumably It is for the
purpose Of assisting 10 the retirement
of the government paper money and
giving to the national banking cor.
poratiOns monopoly of the issue Of
all the paper money, quarantine the
redemption OF the same and paving
1pterest upon the bond held as basis
tor said issue.
Y Upon state issues, be said he did
not know whether the stock yard law,
the school text book law. and the in
surance law passed by the last legis.
lature were good or bad laws, and
that ne had never read the school
book law.