The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-03

fund in 1885,
Why is it that General Eagan is rot
summary dismissed? He was guilty
OF conduct grossly unbecoming one in
his position, although all that he said
about General Miles may have heen
true, but General Eagan has not been
dismissed; he has been relieved Of
work for six years, and at the end Of
that time he will have arrived at the
age to be retired and will still continue
TO draw after that, over $1,000 a year in
pay, and if he lives out his expectancy
OF life, he will in the next seventeen
years, draw $4,000 from the people of
the United States as gift from Presi-
dent Hanna. If You wonder at this,
your wonder may cease when You know
that General Eagan possesses knowi-
edge, and that he could tell a great
deal about the contracts between the
United States Government and the
Beef Trust during the late trouble with
Spain, under which beef was furnished
to the soldiers t
There were about four hundred sold
iers killed by bayonets or bullets in
that war. and about six thousand killed
by rotten beef, furnished by the admin
istration of President Hanna, under a
contract with the Beef Trusts, with MIR
Griggs as Attorney-General. The
ratio between those who were killed
by the administration and those who
were killed in battle, is about IS to l.
But while no Democrat aud no true
American approves h e wholesale
slaughter of the FillipinOs, more OF
whom have been killed by the admin
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reign of three hundred years, no one
can wish for anything other than the
welfare and safety of the American
soldiers. We honor their deeds Of
courage ana we mourn the heroic dead.
They are not responsible. Their duty
is to obey orders. These who are re-
sponsible are not in danger and will
not be. The bullet has never yet been
made that can travel fast enough to
catch the rear part OF ii Hanna or of an
Alger.
Hundreds Of organized attempts have
heretofore been made to maintain a
free government. They have all failed.
The cause has always been the same
the concentration OF power aud wealth;
in every instance you will find preced-
ing the fall, decrease in circulating
medium. The question now is, will
the attempt that we are making be a
failure? 1t rest with you, and those like
you, to say. 1t rests with the people
They have the power and the only
question is, can they be induced to eX-
ercise it? If they will use the intelli-
gence they are blessed with, if they
will think each man for himself, and
not let some one else think for them, if
they will look each one for himself 40
protecting his own interests, and rot 70
protecting the interests of others. in
short, they will act, they will succeed.
If they are worthy of free government
they will have it, for they have but to
reach out and take it If this people is
unworthy of free government, they will
not have it.
So, say to you, think, and when
you think, talk, and when you talk, if
they tell you that you are an anarchist,
tell them that you are glad to be an
anarchist. if that means one who be-
lieves in free government, and one who
is opposed to the government of this
country by its organized wealth. Tell
them that if that constitutes an an
archist, you would rather be called an
anarchist than be called a king.
Loud and prolonged applause. Mr.
Tarvln was surrounded and during the
balance of his stay was the recipient of
constant congratulations.