The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-31
TRUSTS BEFORE FILIPINOs.
Lentz Says There Is Where Some of
the Reform Is Needed.

Lentz Says There Is Where Some of
the Reform Is Needed.
Detroit, Mich, March 3O.-Four hundred
Detroit Democrats, with a considerable
company of ladies, enjoyed tonight the
third annual banquet of the Mohawk Club
the leading silver Democratic organization
of Michigan.
The large auditorium of the Harmonic
Club house. in which the dinner was serv-
ed was gay with patriotic decorations. A
lfe-sized portrait of Col William Jen-
nngs Bryan was a conspicuous feature.
Letters of regret from Col. Bryan and
others were read.
Hon. Thomas E. Barkworth, Democratic
candidate for justice of the State Su-
preme Court, responded TO the toast, Par
tsanship and the Judiciary, Are They
Always Inseparable?'
The principal response of the evening
was by Congressman John Lentz of Ohio
to the sentiment, Reform the trusts first
and the Fihpinos afterward." He said In
part:
why did the President prefer Eagan
10 make contracts with the beef Gamers
Eagan unworthy of a commission, didn't
the President a least reduce him below
tne l5S officers who ranked Eagan less than
year ago. Then he was drawing a salary
OF AV0 a year, and as a lieutenant colonel
Ms pay would have been $1,000 a year for
ue rest of his life. What other reason
except presidential favor and the love of
tne beef trust can be given for paying
Eagan 5000 a year the next six years,
ana Al25 for the remainder of his life?
is II to demonstrate that wages have been
increased and that prosperity has come, or
merely that Eagan may sing that good
Oh song He Certainly Was Good TO Me-
tree is to be judged by it's fruit "A
man Is known by the company he keeps
and this must apply to Presidents as well
as other citizens; the whte-washed COM
MISSION has relieved Alger, and the Presi-
dent has rewarded Eagan; little remains
10 the people but to say the army scan
oals are now up to Mr.. Corbin and the
PRESIDENT How is it and why is it that in
theT encouragement of the army there
We're 454 deaths among the killed and
wounded and SIT deaths by disease, while
IN the navy there were but eighteen deaths
among the killed and wounded. and not
single death by disease? Let us turn our
attention to our own affairs, and make it
impossible for politicians and horse doc
tors to disgrace and destroy the army in
the future
without any training at West Point,
Gen. Miles offered his life for the union
IN 1861 Every step and every degree of
promotion was won on fields of battle and
not by court favor al Washington. To-
gay we see Lincoln's major general In
suited and repudiated by William McKin-
icy Tor telling the truth about the beef
trusts government that loves its SOL
uiers more than it loves the beef trusts,
should know that living cattle could fol-
20" the camps easier than hungry men
oouid carry refrgerators. The diseases
qua deaths in our camps demonstrate that
sumo Thing was criminally wrong. Woe
1H'o you scribes and Pharlsees, hypocritesI
nor We ore like unto white-washed sepul-
e"eIs which indeed appear beautiful out
Md'l' but are within fun of (5,27O dead
H,eh bones and of all uncleanliness-23
Mat. q
witness the abortion and miscarriage
NJ me case of Schley and Sampson. 1t
"as achey who discovered Cervera, and
:. was Schley VINO destroyed the fleet
- "ds Miles who brought Toral to terms
VI surrender, and 1t was Miles who con-
1890 the Spaniards in Porto Rico almost
",,nout the loss of a life
EaSah, Corbin and Sampson, who we're
H rr near a fight, are promoted and re-
NO Ta'eeu' schley and Miles, who whipped
v,i,l 9pahlards and every turn in the lane
d,sar'l sacrificing our own soldiers, are
r. lsuited and slandered Is this war or
tns tils politics? Is this Spalns sense of
49, r9,'ge or is this Americas national hon
NJ 60 et 'he memories of Jackson and Lee
or ul ant and Sherman. answer"
MAJ responses were by ex-Congress-
sa aqr a. H. Whiting, Charles S. Hampton.
nit OF the Democratic state com
for reso ana Stanley &c. Parkhill. candidate
sem OF Michigan University.