The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-15
AL AMERICA FOUGHT
But it Happens That RepubIi-
cans Conducted the War.
CRITICS SHOULD PRAISE
For the Glory While They I'M
pute Blame, Says Burton.

Little River, Kan. Oct. 1L-(Special)-
J. r. Burton and Chester I. Long ad-
dressed The largest crowd that has ever
assembled N this little place. yesterday
afternoon. The meeting was highly sue
cesstul. Ike ali others of this campaign.
Mr.. Burton spoke first His address was
a mastery appeal for expansion, which he
explained IA all its phases. and strong
appeal 20 the people OF the Seventh dis
trIct 10 take up this new idea, when meant
new political IKE and Importance to Ihls
| country, and 10 break away from the
smaller stae issues and from their pres
| ent congressman.
In part, MIR. Burton said:
David Overmyer complains that we are
abandoning the issue. What issue would
he have Us dlscuss-siavery, or silver The
| fGsionists themselves do not talk silver
| Why, Governor Leedy in his opening
| speech mentioned il but once, when he
said he would leave il Tor epubucans. Does
Overmyer desire me 10 discuss questions
already settled by events? Does ne want
me to discuss sectionalism? You know the
cry was that the east has its iron heel on
the neck of the west; it was class against
class. is it necessary for me 10 point to
young Hamilton Fish, VIII ogave up his
young life, with cowboy from Arizona to
die with him? is it necessary for me TO
point TO that angel Of mercy, Helen Gould?
Is it necessary for me TO recall Astor, with
his fifty millions. working in the trenches
in front of Santiago, with the boys from
2 l,a Co
viii lbe a long time before a candidate for
president viii again go about preaching
sectionalism and class. Patriotism and
loyalty are not confined to any class or pOr-
ton of this country.
Would Overmyer have me discuss the
Abilene platform? Only one plank has been
enacted into law-taxation of judgments
and that is said to be unconstitutional.
Yet it has all branches of the state gov
eminent. No, il does not have the supreme
court. No political party ever has that.
We respect our courts. rley are Ameri-
can and Kansan. But they have the gov
eminent and legislature. and if they are
proud of them. let them keep them. School
books and stock yards are not in the
platform. The school-book bill must be
philosophy. 1 always contend that no man
or party is either wholly good or wholly
bad. That's the way with the Populist
party. and it may be the school-book bill
saves my theory.
Every Republican promise OF 1896 was
kept. The tariff bill was al THAT it was
promised. and 1 have Democratic evidence.
Bailey of Texas recently said that the
tariff bill brought enough money into the
treasury to run the war and there was
only one tariff bill. Bailey. OF course, said
this to refute the claim that bonds were
needed and to bear him out in his opposi-
ton, but he said it. Hawaii was annexed;
substantial aid was rendered Cuba, and
everything promised was accomplished.
Boyle and Leedy and Overmyer call this
a Republican war, and say we try to make
capital out of it. No, we have enough
capital without that. It WAS not a Re
publican war. 1t was an American war,
but the Republican party conducted it. It
is you, Populists and Democrats, who are
attempting to make capital by attacking
the war department and the conduct OF the
war, and if you give US the blame, give US
also the glory-the glory, not for the fight
ing. but for the management. You older
men thanked Lincoln for his part in the
civil war before a generation had passed |
after the war, and the future will deal
Just so with President Mckinley. Indeed, |
everybody but Simpson is glad now that |
he was president
Think of the shame of it, Your present |
voted against the Brooklyn. |
l.,
sailed from Manila after his victory. 1t |
viii take you a long time to wipe out the |
stain these utterances have made on your |
fair name. But Dewey stayed: the flag is |
up in the Philippines, and it Will stay |
there, whether your congressman likes ,it |
or not. Think of it, Think how those |
powers began to show their teeth at the
thought Of a market Of 500 900. 600 OF peo-
pie. Think how these were preparing to
seize it, when in drops the United States
with greater vantage ground than all,
and all through a modern NANTES tation:
a miracle IL you please. And now some
people actually think we should let these
islands so and lose our vantage ground
without struggle. Why. when Dewey t
took them. respect for the American flag
ed the ship Of state and whose watchful
eye was Il? None but William McKinl5y's.
He, the great statesman, diplomat and
politician. revered- BY the world. has been
At the head Of affairs throughout an.
Three men only call him weak-Leedv. De
LONE and your congressman. The word
honors him.
We huiided better than We knew We
went into war from du,y, TO succor the
suffering people of Cuba. Il became nee
essary II crush SPANS navy in the east.
ana Dewey went there. The result was a
miracle The Divine Hand was in IL. AL
over this country came an awakening. As
an inspiration. expansion. with It's bound
less good things. leaped into The minds
and hearts OF this people. \ new light
WAS given Us. There was shown a great
lew market; a chance 20 relieve. when
necessary. the Inevitable conges1sd cond.-
.on Of this country. q place 10 exchange
Nhst We need for our surplus God has
spoken and the surplus energy or This
'eople viii 80 out on the seas 20 the ~
.ermoSt portions Of the earth. Christian
ty and religion viii be wI3ened We are
n a moral. intellectual and eraobInS age
We do better tharss and think them. We
are one a higher plane than ever. TX
7ansioa means A.! chat- Then why discuss
mere vagariss and Insignificant tasnEs Ike
sts;e issues2 They are below Us.
You people have a duty 20 perform.
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