The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
OPPOSE THE WAR.
Ohio Anti-EXpansiOnists Call
a Meeting.
To Be Held at Cincinnati on
July s.
MANY OF THE SIGNERS
The Most Prominent Republi-
cans In the State.
Charles B. Murray and Judge
Rufus Smith Protest.

in this city has fixed upon Saturday. July
s, the date. The speakers will repre-
sent all elements of the voting popula-
tion-clergymen, lawyers, professors, the
labor ranks and financial and CONNER
cial interests, while special addresses viii
be made to the COMMUNICATIONS, who
constitute IS per cent of the local popu-
lation.
Several prominent anti-expansionists
have been invited from neighboring cities.
Pref. J. Laurence Laughlin Of the Chi
cagO university and Congressman Henry
L. johnson of Indiana have promised to
speak. The local speakers will all be
men Of prominence.
OF those enlisted in the movement here
more than half are Republicans, while
the German Republicans are to degree
solid in their sympathy.
Henry Haacke, the veteran editor or the
NOlkSIreund, says Inc SlIuallon mere Is
very simple, 50 far as the question OF eX-
pansion goes. The German voters, al
most to a man, reIuse TO consider II a
party question. Men of both parties,
issues, stand shoulder to shoulder against
an imperial policy They have, by inner
itance, d holy dread of any policy that
squints in the DIRECTION Of an increased
standing army. They came here to es-
born in this country of German parent
age imbibed the same deep-seated hatred
of it with their mothers milk They are
seTTe the INTEGRITY of the Union; but for
eign conquest, from clear motives of ag
grandizement, and involving more money
and muskets-no, no, they will have none
But was asked. will their loyalty
to this idea. carry the German Repubh-
cans into the enemy's camp II the state
battle in Ohio next November
cratic state platform deliberately shuts
them out Strong as they are against eX-
the silver iGnacy of I6 to / It IS not
necessary, in this coming election. 50 far
as the German vote is concerned, Tor the
Democratic state platform to pronounce
for hard money and the gold standard It
gether and declares against trusts, eX-
pansiOn and government by bosses. This
would secure an almost unqlVlded Ger
man support not only in this city, but
Some Of the sternest opposition to arm
ed conquest was found among the minis
Boyd Vincent. d. D, Protestant EDisco-
pal bishop of southern Ohio, voiced the
tors IN MS diocese. When ne warmly repro
bated the plan of shooting Christianity
ton taken long ago by Bishop Potter Of
New York, that the Paris commission
me NJ has c9ne Also from Rev George a
Thayer CUnitarian), Rev. Herbert 5. Big
Rought0n, pastor of a large Methodist
Ored Baptist preacher; Rev. DR.. Peter
Tinsley 4EpiseopaD. and, Rev. William
faculty of old Lane Theological seminary,
hat-foOted against the new shotgun prop
uganda.
Another important gain has been the
enlistment of both the prominent Jewish
rabbis, the venerable DR.. Wise and DR..
infirmities it is not likely that Dr. Wise
can attend, but his colleagues VIII speak
for the expansion cause, when mas
a tremendous following among the Lead
ing Hebrews in this city.
That obnoxious disturber of the peace
of imperial cabinets, the college professor,
Wrsb as9ns r eSBansi0n mai eRGl2r 6f
the faculty OF Cincinnati university have
Among the heavy property owners who
represent an aggregate OF millions are
WinsIow. Colonel Jeptha Garrard, W. A
Goodman, president of the Lafayette bank;
E. a s9 B 4I-, j. v B. Scarborough and
It is impossible to more than mention
most in popularity and following among
I all classes is Judge Rufus B. Smith of
| can, his nomination was indorsed BY the
Democrats at the last election, so univer-
| brands the Whole Philippife drama as f'the
| crime of the century" He will prepare
/ his Side stand l. c. Black, another Re
| publican and long the law partner OF Sen
atOr Foraker: Judges William WOrthing-
| ton and John R Sayler, Joseph c. Butler.
| F. Rocker E. w. Kfttredge. Charles B.
/ Wildly, D. S. Oliver, William Heron, Ben
| jamin B. Dale, ex-Attorney General judi
| son Harmon. John Follett. F. F. Oldham,
/ William G. Hosea, T. A Bruhl, Lawrence
/ Matthews, son of the late Supreme Court
/ Justice Stanley Matthews. and a host
/ No one is better qualified to speak for
/ the commercial element of the city than
! Mr.. Charles B. Murray, editor of the Price
] Current and president of the Chamber of
| Commerce His hairs have grown white
! in the Republican Party's service. He
{ signed the call with quick, determined
| pen. Then he said: When Dewey de-
| stroyed the Spanish fleet in the east, he
was acting in accordance with the re-
quirements of conditions. All will concede
this. But that our government should
/ have entered on a territorial conflict there
was not required-and it is, in the light
Of any evidence yet available. a most
\ depl0rable matter that with the compile
1 ton Of DeWey's task, he was not with
/ drawn from all concern in Philippine ter
| rItory questions. The course of our gov
| eminent in Cuban affairs was bad enough
/ Its Philippine policy can hardly be eo1-
| Among the prominent sympathiZers IN
| the medical profession are DR.. J. D. Buck,
| president of the TheosOphical Society of
| America; DR.. Frederick Forcheimer, DR..
| Robert Stewart and many others
| The heaviest recruiting has been done
/ among the Iaboring and mechanical mid
1 die classes. In one large factory a hun
/ bred names were secSred. Thirty out of
| forty signed in one rOOms all but five of
4 them stanch Republicans.
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.