The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
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VI. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
Why the Nation Is Feeling Its Way.


The Ievel-headed more in evidence today
chan he ever was before great majority of citizens
refuse into froth by political campaign meth
observer he take the pains to inquire VIII De
surprised element the effervescent campaign
reaches and small element can be whipped INTO
z political passion by campaign oratory.
Ieve-headedness is growth, development Before It's
formation the general public wont to lose
itself racking political derum condition OF
lies and tricks of speech Of the dea-
gogue grew Iuxurianty The demagogues worst enemy is
good sense. only victim is the who yields himself
his mind to him and becomes his victim not only, but
his tool.
The men who are shouting imperialism" today are Of
two classes One believes that the traditions OF the
nation are being violated extending domain over any
territory not contiguous original states and that
system will result which will rob our democracy OF
many of its admirable The other element
opposing annexation of island is doing so from po-
7itcaI antagons. Eementariy they are opponents OF
everything when their friends are IN
power They unhappy element in the country When
Mckinley 1896 they predicted all manner Of
evil things nation Of continued commercial
industrial collapse Immediately upon Nc
1nIeys election prosperity became apparent
political of opposition denied the evidence Of
prosperity resented claim that the country was be-
coming better people of the nation gen.
orally happier The gold reserve spite their predictions
began beyond the danger limit In spite Of
predictions there Of the panic Of
$685. which place president they had elected
and for whom they were responsible Despite their predc
tons Coxeys armies marched, as they did march
under the president they had elected.
But the Spanish war and changed the manner
objection, the spirit The Spanish was
perlous innovation. SPANS colony was her own We had
international right to interfere. The
president Of tie United States majority of the people
United believed that had a right to stop
butchery and starvation doors, and that duty COM
legal which stayed hand
But slowly and the political element Of
chronic antagonists believing that Mckinley dreaded war
and whip-saving comfortable opposite position
began their charge Of cowadce and lack of backbone The
declared and their ground taken from them they
manned quiescent during the conflict.
The conflict unusual 1t interference with an
other nation in its sovereignty its subjects in rebellion
This nation would have resented this interference or
other nation. nations break precedents with
assuming peris and tasks. We have had to
assume them. political element which is
cavng pulling childish objections political effect
offer clear specific remedy for the problems have
taken upon by departing the regular conduct
of nations since history began.
We have the task of the Philippines. The loss Of
american life there deplorabe The chassement of the
natives is deporable. The acquisition of the Philippines
may be deporabe and in violation of precious national
tradition But that does not lessen the mandates of
Eity repeal little Of the duty that before
1t may be that President Mckinley without a definite
plan for the Philippines. probably
behest of the nation, duty,
he brought the with Spain freedom
he and the nation acquired other
tasks all and all nations do, until has
developed the of intuition that may
S book.
The duty stands before him, and he is performing it,
simply because there could turn
the Philippines back Spain and be logical
We could the Philippines the murderous
under Agunado, because they capable
because pIage of foreign
property would have the world back
There only thing that was to go ahead
We are going ahead. The nation does what
ahead of but the people of this nation are
with McKiny in his affirmative, executive policy as much
they with Lincoln reelection meant the
continuance Of a war.
Mckinley viii succeed. The will succeed. Those
only will lose negative antagonstic to an af
hrmatve who antagonistic everything affirm
atve in this world, forever
But who wants to feel the individual pleasure
of knowing that minute singy is he has lent his
mind and sentiment and word the development of
nation afford join the negative element which mas
created nothing the began and has always
sought to destroy
This nation born in violation a precedent It's
interference for the Cubans Of precedent
1t may violate presidents future without number
but it will thriving and growing greater destiny
for centuries to and only when majority Of
Ats citizens surrender whose stronses
emotion is a protest a whine