The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-13
ONLY CRITIC
In All the World Is the All
Sagacious Jerry.
BURTON AT WELLINGTON
Voices the Popular Scorn For
the Isolated Kicker.

! Wellington. Kan. Oct 17-Hon. ]. P
/ Burton made a great speech last nigot n
the opera house mere. addressing ne lsrg-
ington on any occasion since the cam
paign Of 1895. TIE opera house was filed
TO its utmost capacity with many sit
I ting along the asles and crowded around
the doors This looks Ike Old times"
was common saying on all sides last
night. The audience was Ave or SIX times
as large as the one mat recently greeted
Attorney General Boyle n the same room
and fifteen times as large as the one that
listened TO Judge Doster. The size %
ire audience was sufficient evidence that
the Republicans at least in this vicinity.
have awakened 70 the realization that
there IS a campaign OF transcendent i'm
portance going on The large number OF
PopuIsts and Democrats present was
remarkable feature % the assembly. and
they al remained throughout the speech.
Mr. Burton was comparatively a stran-
ger il Sumner county. having made only
one speech here in the past. and that
some ten years ago He was on his mettle
last night and made one OF the very best
speeches OF his life. He made a great hit.
HIS praises was upon every tongue after
the meeting was over. Even Popullsts
and Democrats spoke admiringly OF his
oratory and the cleanness and telling force
OF the many effective points ne made.
The most usual comment was that his
speech was q vote-getting speech. There
was nothing about it which the opposition
could crftlsize-
IN the main his speech was substan-
TALLY the same as those heretofore pub
lished: but he paid particular attention
to the congressional contest in this dis
trict and especially 10 the issue as de-
fined by Congressman Simpson in his
KinsIey speech. On this question he said:
And now what VIII the people OF the
great Seventh district do this year? viii
they return a man to congress who voted
against the building OF the Brooklyn. a
man who voted against the building q the
Iowa?
When, in the future the valor OF Schley
and mis- men at Santiago shall be told.
feeling OF shame and humiliation viii
come 10 the patriot Of the Seventh dis
trict Of Kansas because OF the action OF
mis- congressman in voting against the ap-
q
splendid ships.
What Hoosier does not recall the stig-
ma cast on the Indiana soldiers in the
Mexican war by the cowardice OF Colonel
Bowels az the battle of Buena Vista?
Wipe out Buena Vista was the battle
CRY OF Indiana soldiers in the civil war
and Il took untold deeds OF heroism by
the Indiana troops in that war 10 atone
for the treachery of one coward in the
conflict WIN Mexico. As the Indiana
troops were not to blame at Buena Vista
for the covardice Of their commander. so.
too. the people OF this district are not TO
blame because OF the unwise act of their
congressman; but. as I said It Will be
long time before this district will es-
cape the odium that comes 10 Il for being
registered against this government having
the Brooklyn and the Iowa.
Nor does the action OF your congress !
man. or the promises he has made for the I
future. give any hope mat you will De any
better represented II you should re-elect
him In his speech a, Kinsley Mr.. Simpson /,
said; 7 voted NO on the resolution 20 4
provide Intervention in Cuba Eighteen
others did. and. ladies and gentlemen. 7 .
want TO say am pr0uder OF that act than
any other OF my congressional NE
And what Is his explanation or excuse? F.
Il is: The resolution was bold attempt
10 steal and annex Cuba Is there a
POpulist or Democrat in this district who
beleves Simpson in this charge?
in the fact of tie baroarisIn % Spain .
on that island. in the face Of her cruelces
and wrongs. inflicted for years on the
unfortunate Cubans eliminating at last
in atrocities 50 horrible and revolving
that the conscience OF civilization cried
ont everywhere against l.. and In face OF
the fac; that our policy prohibi,ed the in
Prevention Of any other power. 70 charge
that these resolutions for Intervention on .
our part. resolutions that passed congress f
with singular unaniui ty-only nineteen
votes against thsu-were offered and
passed in bad faith prompted BY desire
% steal IS a proposition 50 ulonstrous
that I an surprised that even Simpson
had the temerity % make L.
But the Office or your Congressman s
that OF grunlb.er: II takes bu. Ut;Ie abn-
ity 70 find fault. TIE man who is always
complaining and criticisiug. s trying %
tell row much better &c would have done
For instance. had simpson been in Dew
ey's place. see now much better Re would
have done IL I quote him; II Dewey
had sailed away from Manila after rs
victory. 8, would nave been better for
cilis country
NV God. The cheek % tHis man s
appalling Re even attacks De~ev. finds
tault win Dewey, Dewey, whose courage
AMI heToisrn has been equafisd. Z rot sur
PASSED By his -noteSty ard discretion.
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Dewey. wnose fame s WORLDWIDE. v-r1
saed a tustrs OF che American navy that 4
is immortal Dewey. Who surprised sud
asto1lshe5 the great powers % re wori
IN battle and mas Won u1s-intsd praise =
tbs country ard throughout TIE word.
Dewey that not even ne yellow journals
have dared 20 cr.-.c-ss. IS not ~ al sat-
issacto-y . your oc1Ersssuaa-
The one c-lr.c C Dewey OF earth IS
your representative II co1zress WIN
yo1 endorse hin o. condemn an VIII
you stand win Dewey g Slnpso17 An
sver by your vo,es-
'But 7 quote further rom NJ Simpson:
= an net disposed % cri.iclss Ny log
because re wants 20 60 % congress .
stand BY Mci1iey ~ae1 7 w51l5 bzrsss
and eul5z-raSs h-1- BIT Nc47lsy hzs IN
ms zorg-nnenc without NJ. Log ard
g1sss 70 car O. 8. a while longer. Z &c
presses a bel a ne whs;s House. he car
have any number q f1nkiss 20 stand ~
a.- ! tell yea cznz-dly ~ 10. SIND
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say th4; re patr.oci- pe7s,s q tas s=~-
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