The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-30

consulted the republican leaders, as
he had right to, he was not con-
trolled by any one, and his manage
ment of the war with Spain shows
that with the single exception OF
the martyred Lincoln he is the
greatest president this country has
ever had.
If you will turn to the Congress
ional Record of April IS, 1898,
page 4r49 you will find speech OF
Hon. !. D. Botkin of Kansas.
want you to listen. what he had to
say:
"From the beginning of the period
of Spanish atrocities in CUBA, the
American people have been WrougnG
up to high tension OF feeling ana
Indignation. During this same per-
iod the authorities of this government
have beed so dilatory as to exhaust
the public patience. to satisfy the
most conservative nOncombatant, as
we'll as the most craven devotee OF a
cold blooded commerclalism TO be
foun1 in this country or in Europe.
and in the judgment Of thousands, TO
humiliate this great republic IN Jne
eyes of ChristendOm. 1t remains 10
be seen whether or not this gov
ernment, like those OF Europe, is to
continue under the domination OF the
Rothchilds and their agents. saul OF
Tarsus stood by and held the gar,
ments of the murderers who stoned
St. Stephen to death. thereby con-
senting to the awful crime. Thls
government is the modern Saul OF
Tarsus. From the highest official OF
this nation, and therefore OF the
world has come no word Of encourage
ment and assurance to those patriots
in their unequal struggle for liberty.
On the contrary, while admitting IN
the message and otherwise the inhu,,
manities of the Spanish people and
the unparalleled miseries OF the Gu
bans, this same high official has, on
different occasions. spoken soft and
honeyed words to and of the govern
ment of Spain, expressive OF high re-
gard and confidential relations.
Just to show you how unfair this
gentleman was and is, want you
to remember his speech was made
April ~. 1899 and remember too
that on the II day of April 1898,
the president. whom he so un-
Justly criticizes, sent a message to
the house and the senate and it was
not only read but printed in the
record of that day, in which he
says:
sin the name of humanity, in the
name of civilization, in behalf OF en-
dangered American interests which
gives us the right and the duty t.
speak and act, the war In Cuba must
STOP"
Further on in the message the
president said.
THE issue is now with the con-
gress. 1t is solumn responsibility.
| have exhausted every effort to re-
lieve the intolerable condition OF af-
fairs which is at our doors. Prepared
to execute every obligation imposed
upon me by the constitution and the
law, ] await your action:
You have but to read the presi-
dents message of the nth to see
how unjustly and how wrongfully
Mr.. Botkin spoke offthe president
and under the circumstances, you
can not but conclude that he did it
maliciously. The president said
the day before Mr.. Botkin made his
speech and Mr.. Botkin knew it,
that he, the president had done all
that he could, that the war in Cuba
must stop, and that the issue was
with congress and that he was ready
to do his duty.
The people of Kansas want men
in congress who will not misrepre-
sent the president. they want men
who will hold up his hand and sus-
tain him in the work of settling the
great questions this war has raised,
and they will show their approval
of the president by electing the en-
tire republican state ticket and