The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07

SUICIDE al 81. Louis IN 1896. Any pre-
tense by its one time adhersnts that it
has any standing now as a national or
ganization is false and is intended only
to mislead. Bryan and his followers
would use the Populists as a flirting wife
uses stupid husband, to cover UP irregu-
larities. Tremendous applause). But
this disgraceful, Illicit and corrupt rela-
ton cannot be longer held together in
Kansas. The average voter is honest and
fusion is wholly dishonest
so say the battle is between the Re
publican and Democratic parties, and the
issue is expansion VS.. anti-expansion-
crushing the rebellion or yielding TO
Aguinaldo-or if it pleases our adversar-
les better imperialism VS.. anti-imperial-
ism. We shall not quarrel over the names,
it is ideas that divide US.
''It is well in determining this question
to first examine the right and the wrong
of the matter if we can. for whatever is
right that should we do.
Spain had owned and maintained
sovereignty over these islands for CEN
turtles. When the Spanish war began a
single tribe on one of the islands was at
war with Spain--if the instruction of
the Tagals could be dignifed by that
term. No government had recognized in
any way this Tagal instruction. In
adjusting a peace with Spain she ceded
to us the Philippines.
81 CHANGED to be on the train with Mr..
Bryan few days ago and invited him
in the apartment with me. 1 wanted to
hear him talk. When I had gotten him
securely locked in the apartment / turned
him loose, pulled the cork and just let
him run. He tried to talk on free sill
yer, but it made him sick at the stomach;
there was nothing new to say about it.
The country is so prosperous in spite Of
his predictions during his campaign that
wrong on the question, but he isn't manly
enough to admit it. After few moments
of free silver, he struck out on his new
theme imperialism. On this subject he
is as wild and as enthusiastic as he was
on silver in 1896. He attempted to talk it
in San Francisco, close to the shores of
the great scope of country which is being
so greatly revived under the policy of the
administration, but his theme met with
a cold and unsympathetic reception there.
''Macaulay, in his history, paints pic
ture of the west in the last days of the
nineteenth century and the beginning of
the twentieth; not a beautiful picture, but
one which shows that the great historian
missed one or two things when he was
painting the future of this country. He
said that the country would become so
congested with people and enterprises that
farms would grow less, competition
stronger, and civilization would wend its
way to the western coast and then roll
back upon itself, in "a mass of struggles
and discomfort. Anarchy and socialism
would spring up and socialistic tendencies
would widen in their scope. All, Macau-
lay failed to see one thing. He forgot
that the people of the west had put
school house and church upon almost
every hill over the broad expanse of mag
nificent country, and that the people had
learned to look up to the cross and
read. Bear We one another's burdens.
When the time came we reached down
and took the outstretched hand of the suf-
fering and oppressed Cuban and helped
him to a higher plane of existence. Later
we did the same thing for Porto Rico and
the Filipino. Who will say we did TINS
to get land or trade. or cash, or power
or influence? No one can say that. God
was behind US and in His own way He
has paved the way to victories, until now,
through our efforts to keep His command,
the American flag has gone across the
seas and floats triumphantly in the clear,
blue sky of the Orient"
Mr.. Burton went on to say that other
nations would look with a Jealous eye
and act with menacing nein towards Us
in the control of the Philippines, but that
destiny and the aims of the Almighty
Ruler of the universe would speak and tell
them to keep silent-that America, the
most Christian, the bravest and the best
nation. the America which had barred its
breast for His sake--should have the trade
of the millions Of Asiatics and Should RUE
the great seas. 1t should have power 10
Christianize and civilize the seni-barbar1c
peoples of the world. at Is Gods plan,
not McKiniey's," said Mr.. Burton, and
every man who was loyal enough TO help
Mckinley start the great work should re-
main with him to the end" The war not
only meant the subjugation Of the Fill
ninos but it meant great commercial and
Christian advances Tt meant the compile
ton of the Nicaraguan canal, the building
of immense vessels, the absorption of the
natural products and manufactured aru-
cles of the Mississippi valley in the orr
entail countries. But above all, it opened
wider than ever dreamed Of before the
great missionary fields whereby the gos-
pei could be carried to all lands under the
protecting folds of the stars and stripes
No more missionaries would be murdered
or molested under the new power which
the United States should have over the
world.
Mr.. Burton's speech was commented
upon by everybody, and he made scores OF
new friends. Republicans, Democrats and
Populists crowded upon the stage to
shake his hand after the exercises were
over. The spirit OF the audience was with
the eloquent speaker, and the only disap-
pointment that showed itself was in the
brevity of his speech. The meeting was
a grand and fitting opening of the cam
paign in which the great and glorious poll
lev of the administration is to be upheld
against its maligners.
Mr. Burton left on a late train for To-
peka
The Rev. Dr. Cleveland. who cans the
Autumn Festival. viii arrive today.