The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02

Continued from Fist Pase.)

OF March. 1893, and I am directed to re-
port as follows:
Your committee upon the part Of the
house insisted upon q bill passed by the
house as a measure charging the powers
of the railroad commissioners, autnoriz-
ing them to establish maximum ra.es,
| and providing for the election Of said
| commissioners by the people. The essen
tial provisions of this bill were recon
mended by the present governor, and the
| bill received the unanimous support OF
| that side Of the house which is in poliu-
cal harmony with the governor. Your
committee on the part of the house is
| unable 10 account for the unwillingness
on the part of the senate conferees TO
agree TO this bill. and their entire opo-
sition to the bill appears TO be based upon
the provisions for the election of com
missioners in 1898. Your conferees on the
| part of the house believe that the people
can be trusted to elect their own servants
and would not consent to recede from
| this position; and they also believe that
the proper year to elect a new board is
| the year Of 1893 when such election would
be free from the disturbing influence of
a heated state campaign.
| Your committee report with great re-
greet. that they have been unable to agree
with the senate conferees, and ask to be
discharged. OTIS L. ATHERTON.
w. W. PRICE.
B. G. PRICE.
E W. HOCH.
The vote on the O'Bcyan amendment is
significant and to the fair mind ought to
be conclusive as TO the reliance TO be
| placed in the present Populist pretensions.
The vote was nine for and twenty-one
against the amendment.
OF the nine voting in favor of the
amendment, eight were Republicans; not
one Republican voted against the amend
ment. Every Republican present voted
for the amendment. Every Populst pres
ent voted against the amendment. O'Bry-
an, Democrat, voted in the affirmative.
The greater part Of Mr.. Stanley's speech
was devoted to state issues. Every ques-
ton which the Populists have raised,
either in the platform or in their cam
paign speeches. was dealt with at length;
the school book law and the stock yards
law were both given attention. OF the
school book law Mr. Stanley admitted
It's good qualities but against this one
up measure after measure passed by the
Republicans under which has been built
up the magnificent public school system
Of this state and made them the pride of
every Kansan.
Returning to the great national question
now confronting the American people Mr..
Stanley said that it was one of the doc
trines of Republicantsm to never haul
down the flag, "once erected in freedoms
name there it should float forever. Of
the navy and Cuba, Mr.. Stanley said:
BUILDING THE NAVY.
Nothing more fully illustrates the at
titude of the various parties on public
questions than the building Of our navy
and its recent victories in foreign seas.
The first step in the direction of new
navy was taken by President Arthur in
1881. In his annual message of that year
he said:
~ cannot too strongly urge upon you
my conviction that every consideration of
national safety, economy and honor i'm
peratively demands a thorough rehabiIi-
tation of our navy, and I earnestly rec
ommend such appropria tions as will Sc
cure an end which seems to me so desira-
Bile. We have for many years maintained
with foreign governments the relation of
honorable peace and that such relation
may be permanent is desired by every
patriotic citizen of the republic.
But if we heed the teachings OF his
tory. we shall not forget that in the life
of every nation emergencies may arise
when a resort to arms can alone save
it from dishonor.
1--WE must be ready 70 defend our har-
bors against aggression; to protect the
persons and property of our citizens
abroad; to maintain everywhere the honor
of our flag and the distinguished posi-
ton which we may rightfully claim
among the nations of the world
In his second message. President Arthur
followed the line of recommendation of
his first message and said:
The cruising vessels should be grad
ually replaced by iron or steel ships; the
monitors by modern armored vessels and
the armament by high power rifed guns"
In the light of subsequent events the
message of President Arthur reads like
the predictions of a prophet.
Following the suggestions contained in
these MESA ges, the Republican national
convention in 1884, resolved in favor of
"a restoration of the navy to its old time
strength and efficiency that it may in any
sea protect the rights of American citi-
zens." and which takes no law from
superior force
Like demands were made in the plat
forms Of 1855, 1892 and 1896. I take pleas
ure in saying that during the administra-
ton Of President Cleveland, Secretary
Whitney-in the face Of much opposition
acted in pursuance of the Republican pol
icy.
The buildings OF a new navy had re-
r1,arkaoie growth during President Har-
period there was built The Oregonian, IN
diana, Massachusetts,, New York. Mont
eomery Maine Texas Minneapolis, Ban
croft and Columbia How wen the Re
publican policy q building a navy was
justified let Manilaan d Santiago answer.
There were no Populists in
the days of President Arthur,
had there been they would
have opposed, as since the
organization of that party
they have opposed. the build
ing of modern battleships and
arming them with modern
guns. Then there was no
sneering Populist statesman
from the Seventh congress
sional district TO ask the
question: What do We
manf with haffleshins they