Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1899.
Patriotism in the Campaign.

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the nation is a-thrill with the patri.
otto sentiments that have followed
the marvellous success Of American
arms, when the Goth Kansas is com.
ing home and the State is hurrying
preparations to do them honor, the
News, speaking for the forces Of the
Fusion party, is whining "Let go and
run" At the same time 1t is she'd
ding crocodile tears over the sold
SOLDIER 1t Is about as friendly to
the old soldier as it is to the new one.
1t declared only two weeks ago that
the Mcclellan campaign was right-a
campaign fought on a platform that
said the civil war was a failure and
that the troops would better be called
home, that ended in an electoral vote
OF 81 for Mcclellan and 2l3 for Abra-
ham Lincoln. 1t declared that Lin
coin and his advisors were wrong-a
sentiment that might be expected OF
fire-eater Of Alabama but certainly
was not looked for here in wideawake,
LOYAL, American Kansas. Kansas
sent more soldiers into the Union
army in proportion to its population
than any state in the nation, it has
more old soldiers living here than any
state, yet the News says the opposi-
ton to Lincoln in the North "was
right" And this paper and the party
OF which 1t is the organ, party with
out single old soldier on its ticket,
are yelling to the boys In the Philip
pines to let 60, pull down the flag
and run and at the same time worry
ing because the Republicans have
only THREE veterans Of the civil war on
their ticket. Think of the nerve OF 1t!
The fusionists are standing up in
convention and resoluting that the
Spanish and Philippine war manage
ments are "incompetent." Our re-
membrance is that Spain got glor-
iously licked in about four months,
lost Its entire navy and begged for
peace. Are the Fusionists sorry it
came out that wayP II that is sin
competence" give us some more Of it,
As to the Philippines let these patriots
who have not been outside the county
for six years read what Gen. Funston
says. He has been taking considera-
bic Of hand in this Philippine war
and says this:
ave hear much talk about mis-
management in the Philippines,
and those who are doing the
talking know the least about it. |
want to tell you today that our
army there is better clothed, bet
ter fed and better cared for than
any army that ever fought in any
country and under any flag. The war
being waged in the Philippines can
not be expected to end in few weeks
or months, but believe it will end
before the first day Of April, 1900"
Yet Bobby Kane who has not been
off the TOWNSHIP since the war COM
menced drew up q platform declaring
the war "incompctent" and the Flu.
sion candidates are running on IT.
There Is another side to this cam
paign--the Republican side.
This is the Republican position
concerning the Hawaiian Islands, the
Ladrones, Porto Rico and the Philip.
pines as stated by President McKin-
ley. Do you know any party that has
a better oneP
"The future Of these new posses.
sions is in the keeping Of congress
and congress is the servant of the
people. That they will be retained
under the benign sovereignty Of the
United States ! do not permit myself
to doubt.
THAT they will prove rich and