The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-22
Daily Eagle
NJ. VI. MURDOCK. Editor.
A Kansas Statesman to the Fore.


Samuel Crawford, ex-governor of Kansas for num-
Der of years Washington City, but whose
property state letter TO the To-
peka Capital opposing the policy of nsuar annexation
Union soldier. He transferred by Kan
sas cooneency Kansas regiment to the
governorshp the closing He re-
signed governorship fight Indians our western
plains Crawford to the surprise friends proved
soldier than statesman but in the end proved more OF
diplomat either He lawyer by profession and
the time of the ad-
territory state if remember cor
recty, appearance in public life as
of the legislature from Anderson county He gave
up his job of aw-malng for chance fight Thete was
never anything makeup indicative Of the bel
cose He softvoiced, Of gentle demeanor. ddent In
speech retiring Physically he tall, very tall an
guar, caved-in breast and Oopshoudered But
the field of battle what fighter he was In battle
heroic, a charge inspiring picture Rising in
rrups sIfOoto, his SLOUGH hat in his hand
long trailing wind his effemnate voice
became yell that would stampede rebel brigade or scare
an Inun out knowledge ancestral desire
scaps somebody else being elected
governor Crawford turned diplomat He told the legislature
Kansas had endured, for
fights had fought and for the expenditures she had
hook, forth. that the general gov
million dollars or less which, upon
proper authorization he would for stipulated cent
proceed to collect That per made him rich man,
Kansas property the principal portion
proceeds going treasury in the con-
troll of the Pop party
Having antecedents of this prairie diplomat and all
around patriot better prepared to
weigh his opinions expansion and imperialism
Taking his oft repeated assertion that the
United will hereafter standing of 100000
men, Crawford asserts that if going hold and
Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands, the ne
cessiy increase will exceed such figures; that
100000 might begin with, until periodical
luton of the islands named, rears its head
Spain soldiers put late revolt Cuba
failed. How many soldiers quel the
Philippine instruction is not known that
acquisition Islands distant colonial
pe Of generals, pumed knights counts and
penses galore; armies pluned knights
all to the well being future well
the American citizen who is seeking nome
children. follow the governors
language in extenso but do miq1e Our government
is costing including pensions and the
annually the burhen of that sum
begun this be added the of
present war of
$O0GOO for the greater and proposed the
threatens become greous We not, ne says
gates robbers there in the
of humanity friends there help drive the
pirates Having this the obligation ceases
The annexation of Hawaii he de-
caes fraud whereby the United States government
loses annually 100000 sugar duties.
The governor concludes his paper the painest of
words: BY of the present for humanity will
lost reached than 10000 brave
men, $4,000 life. this the be-
ginning o suffer in these disease
islands every year attempt hold
them.
1T though it would be best to let well
enough flag of humanity remain there until
people establish of their
and then home and attend affairs.
The old government under which people pros
pered good enough. army big
enough the people for the people
by the people"