The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-06
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Wichita Eagle
Anent the populistic criticism Of the
conduct of the war and the democratic
vail for an investigation, some unex-
pected facts have come TO the surface
going to show that the howl il pre-
concerted Que for partisan benefit and
advantage. The presidents policy was
TO be assailed and patriotic men
maligned % the end that the war and
its glorious results should not accrue
to the benefit of the republican party.
This lending of tongues and of lungs TO
the hue and cry against the war de-
partment is not q brave and noble one,
but wholly selfish and in pursuance of
an agreement to rob the president, as
the head Of the republican party. of as
much as possible Of the credit for the
unprecedentedly glorious record of a
three months war in which more was
won than many of the longest and most
costly of the great battles of history
can show. 1t sometimes looks AZ IL the
the war been continued few months
longer. This is all NORWOOD to the
opposition.
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, is one of
these men. But for this man, who rec
ognizes no merit any where, and who
does not concede that there is any such
thing as honesty or honor, there would
have been an investigation of some of
the very things, and in the very start,
about which he and his ilk are now en-
deavoring to prejudice the American
people.
On the 9Th day of July last, just two
hours before the finsl adjournment of
congress, Jerry Simpson interposed the
objection which stopped an investiga-
ton of the sites chosen for rendezvous
,ng the ,ol' RS. the very camps which
he and his iIk now declare were notori-
ously unhealthy and unfit. Chairman
Hull, of the committee on military af-
fairs. to whose attention the stories of
unsuitable and sickly camps had been
brought, offered, and asked unanimous
consent for the immediate cOnsidera-
ton of, q resolution authorizing that
committee to sit in the vacation of con-
gress for the purpose of investigating
as to the organization and equipment
of all branches of the army and to re-
port to the next session of congress
Jerry Simps on, of Kansas, ever on
his feet and his mouth ever open.
jumped up with an objection. An OBJ
lection at that stage of the proceedings
was simply fatal to the measure. The
New York Tribune now publishes .
full expose of the whole matter, which
clearly shows that Simpson, at Texas
Bailey's suggestion, shut off timely
effort to guard against any possible
later complaints and criticisms as are
now being INDUCED in by him and his
pop colleagues of the west, and by the
yellow buzzards of the east
Bailey did not dare to object to the
at such . time because of the
inevitable reaction against his party in
Texas. But only two seats away sat
The Kansas blatherskite, Simpson, ever
ready to make himself conspicuous.
But we quote from the records Mr..
Simpson, of Kansas, said:
''Mr. Speaker, want to say to the
gentleman from Iowa that we have
within the last month passed bill after
bill providing for thorough organiza-
ton of the army, inspector-generals
without number, and we have all these
officers to look utter the matters in con. +,
nection with the army. do not see
any good to come out of committee of
civilians to investigate it, ant want
the party in power that appointed the |
men to assume the responsibility, and
1 object to the consideration
Of this BILL"
His lofty snecr Mt "a committee of
civilians" seven of whose members had |
served in the army with distinction,
was characteristic of the man.
II the consideration of the resolution |
had not been shut off by Simpson at the
beck OF Bailey it would have passed the
house almost unanimously, nineteen
Pops and q few Democrats like Bailey
only opposing. The passing of the
resolution would, in the action of the
have forestalled all this
howl against the heads of departments
md officers in the field who for two
months hardly slept day or night, un-
Ter the spur of the effort to enlist and
.quip an army of zoe, 900. part of which
vas to be rushed to the other side of
he earth. and another part q thousand
niles into the South Atlantic, commits
'ioned to whip one of the Oldest armies
.xtant, and all within three months.
If it is true that there were abuses in
he camps and field, as is now charged
~ Simpson ct al, then this double
lealing statesman. at the suggestion
# the bellicose Bailey, is himself re-
ponsible for the defeat of the only
tep which might have saved some lives
nd prevented much unnecessary suf-
ering among the soldiers, and also
ave spared their wives, mothers, sis