The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-07
BACK YOUR BELIEF
In the Patriotism of American
Soldiers
BY YOUR VOTE TODAY
Big Meeting of Old Soldiers
Last Night

II you believe that the honor Of the
American flag should be maintained and
the American government upheld, you
should say so by your ballot # you do
not believe that the Kansas boys who
were so enthusiastically and cordially re-
ceived and entertained on their return
from the Philippines were engaged in a
war Of disgrace in defending the flag
when 1t was attacked, do not give your
vote to a set % men 10 a party that says
they were. and have promised 70 adyo-
cate a sentiment TO that effect The
Pop platform says that the Philippine
war is disgrace 10 civilization and that
the American flag should be hauled
down The candidates are pledged 70 sup
port this doctrine. Il you are against IT,
vote against il The candidates are
ashamed and afraid Of the platform and
yet they won't say so outright. II you
are for the expansion and growth OF the
American government. you viii be patrt-
otic by casting your vote for such a send-
ment and for candidates pledged 70 1t
BIG MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Last night, while Elder Botlkin vas ad-
vssing small audience TO stand BY the
Populist platform, which the fusion can
didates viii not own. and asserting that
our army was engaged in a war which
was a disgrace to civilization, one Of the
largest meetings Of old soldiers ever held
IN this county had assembled and were
making strong and loyal speeches in IA
vor q Judge BaIderston and the Repub-
Hcan platform Il was asserted that
there were not FIVE old soldiers IN the
county who would not support it
Old soldiers were there. and taking
part. regardless Of their political affiIta-
tons. They declared that this was a
tine for loyalty; that in some respects It
is the same kind OF a campaign with the
same issues involved as those following
the war. and that true as they had been
in those days. they should not faIter now
n their allegiance 70 the flag. It was a
grand meeting Not another such meet
ing has been held during this compaigu-
Nearly every old soldier spoke, and some
with such feeling and patriotism that the
audience was greatly moved. The gener-
al feeling expressed in the speeches was
that inasmuch as the old soldiers had
been remembered by placing three Of
their number on the Republican ticket,
and adopting a platform 50 true 10 the
spirit for which they fought there could
n no reason be a fault with the Repub-
ucan cause IN this campaign. The old
soldiers VIII be out in force for the Re-
publican candidates and patriotism today.
BOTKIN AT GARFIELD HALL
The speech Of J. .. Botkin, the great
prohioitionist, was pulled off AT the Car
field last night. He was advertised to
speak on last Friday night but for rea-
sons feXpediency, chiefly coming from
the Democrats who hate Botkin for his
crusade against the joints here some
years ago. II was thought advisable 70 in
definitely postpone the meeting. However
the Populists would not consent to this
and in spite OF vigorous protests from
Democrats the meeting was held last
night Il was purely a Po7ulst affair.
Democrats were conspicu0usIy absent.
Frank Nighswonger introduced r. A.
Sankey, who presided and who introduced
the speaker with You are as Well ac-
Quainted with the speaker as I am
There weee just 195 persons present by
actual count and Of these about one-third
were women. Mr.. Kerr. the candidate FOR
register, looked in at the door but soon
disappeared. Harry Stewart took a back
seat IN the back part OF the house but
when the speaker reached his pathetic
out OF employmen: by the Dingley bill.
he took this opportunity to indicate he
had enough ana went out
The speaker opened by saying he would
address himself 10 three topics-money.
trusts and the Philippine war. On the
money question he actually had the cour-
age 10 say that Is 60 / was I've issue
and sought % prove II, or 10 give what
he called evidence that the silver ques-
ton Is not dead In the first place the /.
silver question. he argued, is not a dead
issue because the Republicans say i IS a /
dead issue K IS not q. dead issue because !
Bryan Is stili a potent factor IN politics; +
Il is not dead issue because the Re +
pub-icans IN the St. Louis platform prom /.
tze to promote bimetausm oy inte-na- +.
tiouai agreement This PROOF was very
conclusive ana was received by the small
audience with that Impressive silence that /
Indicated marked attention.
The speaker then turned his a,ter-ion .
10 trusts. but az The outset Re felt
obliged answer the statement tha men .
are better employed than they have been F
n years This statement is true. ont .
there Is an easy. explanation Tor il IN .
iSa- there was q famine broad and that .
brought Up the price % wheat. which
made better times and put men 70 work.
In ISsS We had a war and war always
makes better times. gives more employ
menr 70 labor at better wages, and dis
tributes money. When this war IS over
look out for collapse in business There .
viii he 100 600 soldiers r-c In competition .
cor the Jobs the labortzE men are now
filing. which VIII make employment less
certain and wages lower. Ee chen t-I1
% some cases % trust throwing some mn
out OF employment. Bgc when he came
20 the remedy he showed his U.ysr lack
of even a school boys comprehension ~
TIE trust tssce He did not ,hick the rem
e5y had yet been found u would nar
Go % tax them as Mr.. Bryan proposes.
a. the people VIII have IN pay TIE tax Z
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