The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-02
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NJ NJ muRDOCK. Editor.
Halstead a nd the Traitors.


HaIstead a nd the Traitors.
At Economic club in Cincinnati Thursday evening,
after by Halstead man said: I hope Otis
will be kept will laundering till he and the
whole army are driven into the sea captured" Mr.
Halsead REPLIED "a with those sentiments is traitor
to country jumped to their feet and de-
cared two-thrds present held to those
sentiments Mr. Halstead cooy replied whoever thinks
that way is traitor" rush for the speaker
who was led through a side entrance out of the
Mr. Murat Halsead was right The who expressed
that sentiment was traitor to his country. and traitors
were the men who upheld him in that sentiment.
Is it. then, impossible for a man to deprecate war
waged by country without considered reasonable
really approve Of the in the Philip
pines must he peace called cOpperhead?
Must man. believing country engaged in unjust
war smother sentiments. not add 1t to general
demonstration of protesting public oplnOn2
The men whom Murat Halstead charged with treason
undoubtedly American citizen could
be gagged in any such manner. that they all have the
right express their opinions without being
charged with treason.
But has right to express the wish that the
flag his country should in detel the army
Of his country annihiAted A1t American
should have the reness ;acly wish for such
disaster.
How then is the American teprecates the war TO
express his opinion and not be called a ;rai:or:
Simply AMI solely by remaining always American.
Every American citizen urged the with Spain A
psrt Fipino struggle brought by breach
part Fiiplnos who made dastardly,
itmed onslaught American troops The American
troops challenge. No of mature mind
understanding insist intelligenty that the American
could retreat with honor and the majority of the
American people would have felt by retreat surrender
withdrawal, Inundated.
The claim Dewey should have withdrawn after the
battle Of Manila, it known, is not based prac-
ticablity The assumption that the attack of the
Filpinos should covered back into
Manila boarded transports fed for home rank reek
tomyrot The soldiers the boys Of the Ameri
farm factory store fellow citizens Thew
under necessity military necessity which this
government in responsible, except
originally responsible Spain for relief
Cuba The American who Graves defeat, tacy
wishes Cor their destruction is traitor. The American
citizen was for the war with Spain war was only
undertaken because unprecedented unanty of pub
war, Filipino campaign one play part
sneak. deserter a cause and the hope the
part of a expedition which he
IS. citizen partly responsible put himself up
public execraton. To wish at any time for your fellow
citizen be while lighting under the flag that
you your freedom treason plain,
unvarnished. wanton treason.
American can believe that nation should not
Philippines and a traitor. He may
scenhousy believe hatany colonization will detrimental
lard. can disaster the flag and
defeat to troops to that end.
Congress will say whether shall retain the Philip.
pines Every a voice the selection of
Congress the citizens practical only poten-
tal instrument either retaining Withdrawing
the Philippines If majority of people the
States in favor Of withdrawing from Philippines
will withdraw. If majority Of the people not
favor of 1t. will retaiu them
But in the unavoidable strife the
who sympathizes enemy commits error the
who offers them comfort through pubc reso-
buttons lacks in patriotism but hopes for lis
tser to his counrymen traitor. 50 long as he
continues to hope & viii remain a traitor
The Laws Delays
In his letter president. to the American