Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-09

the record OF every administration from
that of Abraham Lincoln to that Of Will
lam Mckinley the party can point with
pride.
1.-TWO years ago we were advertising Nc
Kinley as the agent Of prosperity. Every
thing we said then has come out right,
and everything that the opposition said
has been wrong.
"But the Republican party is q party
Of new ideas. The past was secure. but
what of the present? Every Republican
administration has been debt-paying i'd
-ministration. The only Democratic admin
istratiep has been a debt making admins
istration. Except for the war. the pres
ent administration would now. be paying
OF the debts contractor by The last ad-
ministration. AS result Of The present
war the administration e now contracting
debts, but the country has the assurance
that Il will never be conipeiied-to csntract
debts 70 pay the running expenses Of the
government -
1T Is now q question --k the country
should not depart from the policy laid
dowr by the fathers. The question We
pust answer is are we going to spread
eut!' "a delegate: oh. well spread.g
Yes" continued the speaker, 81 think
we will. This country may not wish to
begin a system Of colonization, but we
want the right to.
rhe,-Har WitA spaiA.
TIE present var is q CONFLICT between
civilization. ii. father, 'betweeh barbarism
on TIA ore hand. and -aiviliuation on the
othessr It ista war for Humanity, and
ccs1ld the riff be- penetfatedt n would be
found that every soldier who fell in the
las. conflict would bless us for the pres
ent. The successful prosecution of this
war has. been made. possible by the Re-
puPiieane party, "A .few Democrats under
.IAe IN the Meid and Morgan in the senate,
have ably assisted but the majority of
the Democrats and Populista, led by Jones
and. Allen ain, the senate. and Bailey and
Jerry Simpson in the house. have opposed
1t and voted agafnst the measures neces-
sary for its continuance. What party.
| then, shall be chosen to prosecute 1T Ore
goA- answered that> question last Monday.
and Kansas will answer IL the same way
+ in November. s~-a
Il am glad that in the delegates before
me see no old crowd, np-new, crowd; !;
| only a Republican crowd. Some .are old
men and some will cast their maiden votes
this fall but ail-are Republicans.
| "A word to. the Candidates: All can't be
1vanhoes. Some will win, but most will be
beaten. But want to say right here that
| the defeated candidates and their friends
can do more good than those who are sue
lressfua.- r know something about that
fmatter Buf Run did mora for the Union
i6rcSs than any other battle Of. the. war,
1 19eranse It QrVanIzed them. As a. body we
have sustained defeat. and it has strength
ened u.s. We have recovered now from the
! biliousness of Clevefandfsm and the yellow
4 fever Of Bryanism. and should rid the state
1 OF the scourge Of Populism. All we need
| to do to accomplish this is to stand by our
guns OF, ,S6. .We-have given the country the
l4gold cure, and It has proved a perfect
Ecure.~ All We need Is union,- and If the de-
.feafed candidates and their friends will
do their part We shall nave it,
/ !. y grant that defeat is not as pleasant as
victory. I would rather be Grant than a
! Lee. Washington than CORVALLIS, but
I would far prefer being Harold than a
i-Wfffiam the condueror. For where now,
ts the Norman. and where now the Saxon ?
The Norman hasgpassed from the world of
action, but the Saxon. rules, the Western
hemisphere. He-guards the. coast and rides
Upon the"sea: HIS reign is triumphant"
Mr.. Burton concluded amidst storm of
Applause. - as s''' ~ - '''
Other Omcers Chosen.
Mr.. Stuart. Of Doniphan. again came to
| the front and nominated Charles Martin,
Of Salina. for temporary chairman, who
was selected by ~aeclamatten., Frank Pre-