The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-09-22
TIL! NJ blush OF SHANE.
Caused by Leedy's Bad Break al
Valley Falls Where
HE CALLED PRESIDENT n'xlatEY WEAK.

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The Old Soldiers Do Not Complain Nor
Anyone Else Except the GovernoF Of
Kansas, Whose Mouth Il Too Unwieldy
and Leedy.
But, come to think of it, nobody
has ever heard any veteran of the last
war join in these criticisms against
President Mckinley and his cabinet
But as said, it is we'll to study our
president and his administration care
fully during these trying times. We
were not prepared for war. In times
of peace we had prepared for peace.
We were without guns. powder and
shot We had not even enough ships.
The very capitol was exposed. The
country was shouting for revenge for
the Maine and urging the president to
act A majority of congress wanted
to recognise the independence Of Cuba.
The president said: No. when our SOL
diers invade Cuba, the fighting must
be done under ''Old Glory" and not
under the Cuban flag, and further
there is NO Cuban government worthy
of recognition We all know now
that the president was right He gave
ear to every one. He heard the voices Of
the people pressing him forward, but
he knew what war meant; he had been
. soldier himself and he proposed to
exhaust every resource for peace; he
also proposed to get ready for war, if
war was inevitable. He outwitted
the Spanish ambassador in diplomacy,
and when he was ready, delivered to
Spain our country's ultimatum which
was that she should forever furl her
flag in Cuba. Failing'which, he declar-
ed war and ordered Dewey to Manila,
Shafter to Santiago and Miles to. Porto
Rico. In three short months it is all
over. And the work accomplished has
astonished the world. During the
time of the war without offending the
president adhered steadily to the pur-
pose of the party and forced the an
nexation of Hawaii. The governments
of the world were served with notice
of the fact that this was a fight be-
tween Spain and the United States.
and that no interference of any kind.
from any outside power, would be
tolerated.
"When it was apparent that our
enemy had enough and begun in dip
lomatic way to secure peace, Spain
was politely, but firmly, informed
that no one other than an ambassador
from Spain with credentials direct
from Madrid would be received, and
before even a protocol would be
signed, or peace commission would be
appointed, Spain was required to give
up Cuba, cede to us Porto Rico. and
pending the discussion of tho terms of
peace by the commissioners our flag
should remain in the orient, where it
has been planted by the valor of our
soldiers and sailors; and, mark my pre-
diction, it is there to remain forever.
Whose hand has managed all thisf
Whose brain has planned it all?
Whose watchful eye has been
over it all? The man the peo-
pie, trusted in 1896. The man the
people trust even more now than
ever before. The man who is the
greatest diplomat, the greatest poll
tician, the greatest statesman and the
KTC6tCSt udu WIZ udS CSCT OCCu PTOS4>
dent since the immortal Lincoln filed
that high Office. And the man who
stood by him the closest, who has been
with him the most, is his great secre-
tary of war, that the president knows,
trusts and loves. And. now, what do
you: think, Kansans, of the proclama-
ton of the governor, that Mckinley is
a weak man, that he is in the hands of
corruptionists. Whatpopufisto or dem.
ocrat or Kansan, whose cheek does not
blush with shame when he remembers
what our governor has said about our
president We accept the gage of bat
tie thrown down by the opposition.
We shall stand by Mckinley. while
they stand with his critics."-From ].
B. Burton's speech at Lawrence.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE; "