Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-01

gan and amassed a Isrea. fortune. Several
years ago Senator John sherman. q grea,
Republlca authority, wrote u book, "
which book he charges this Mr.. Algcr with
crime Of corrupting Republican delegates
who had been chosen 10 go 10 national
convention.
Well. In the spring OF 1890 this Mr.. Algei
Joined hands with Marcus Aurallns Hanna
Of Cleveland, ohio. who has Impressed him
self upon the American people ~ being tn.
greatest debaucher Of American miLh0od
and citizenship, ana as having done ~ lrC
TO undermine ana destroy free INSTITUTIONS
In this country than any other man. Mr.
nomination OF william MCKINLEY. How
much money he spent IN doIng this, and
whom he dcbauched. ] do not know. Mr.
Sherman Is silent upon this subject. bn'
to the establishment Of the American PEG
pie, he rs matter Of gratitude and favorit
Ism, appointed this Mr. Alger TO the head
Of the war dcpartMent-that department IN
signed by some OF the most prominent ON
GERS In the army, TO the effect that this Mr.
Alger, although the favorite OF the Prcs
dent. was not the man TO handle military
affairs.
Regencrated Democracy.
The speaker congratulated the Democ
racy of America upon the fact that II had
driven that tyranny, that robbery, that as
sasslnation, which for centuries had dark
cned our skies near our borders, forever
on the Western hemisphere. II had rescued
suffering millions; II had lifted the stand
countries which had tasted nothing but the
curse ot oppression for centuries II had
put In practice and enforced recognition OF
n new principle Of international law-thai
no government has the right 10 rob and
murder its citizens. and that wherever II
does SO II Is the duty Of other governments
to Interfere and protect the people,
Had the forces which formerly controlled
our party not been over them,' he said
had Cleveland and his corrupt Pharlsees
not been repudiated, the hand OF the as
sassin would still be striking down women
and children, ana yultures would still be
dcvouring the flesh Of murdered patriots In
Cuba. You ask why the Democracy Is en-
titled 10 the glory. ] answers: Look back
one year; read only your Republican news
papers, and you will see that the new
Democracy, ASSISTED by few Republicans
who yet had courage enough left TO say
that they possessed convictions and dared
10 assert them, compelled the present ad
ministration 10 declare war against spaln.
The Democratic party has saved cuba.
The men who controlled the present ad,
ministratlOn insisted that the Interests Of
the bOndhOlders were 0f more value than
the lives Of several million men.
This war will Increase our influence and
broaden our activities, We VIII connect
the two oceans with u canal, we VIII grad
ually acquire harbOrs and cOaling stations
all over the earth, and the new Democracy
will cover the seas with our merchant ma
rine. our country will In time extend from
the pole to the gulf, ana will include the
West India Islands, not through force, but
through natural growth and development.
ours viii be the great republic Of the earth,
the supreme mistress Of the Western hem
lsphelc. We will mold the destiny OF ma
tl0ns by our moral ana commercial intlu'
ences. This will Involve no Increased army
or a colonial system. Further the Philip
pine Islands will acquire their independence
we must steer clear Of corrupt colonial sys-
ten, such as would grow up In an attempt
10 govern s.0OO,0OO or 100000 Of people
on another hemisphere. Just imagine the