The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-22
CHESTER LONGS VOTE
In Congress Will be to Keep
the Philippines.
ADDRESSES OLD SOLDIERS
PAYS Tribute 10 Both the Old
and Young,

congressman-Elect Chester I. Long
": vote in congress to sustain the dig
r.ty and gIory of the old fsg in the
Philippines. This he stated plainly in his
address at the soldiers reunion yesterday
afternoon. The sentiment of the audi
ence was with him and a great round OF
applause went up when he said: IF the
president should ask it I will vote to
give every dollar needed and to send
every man necessary to suppress the in
eurrection in the Philippines and compel
them to recognize the authority of the
flag
The patriotism of the people Of Sedg-
wick county was fully tested yesterday
during the intensely patriotic address of
Chester I. Long. Old soldiers wept with
10Y as he pictured the beauty and the
power of the flag and recounted its tri-
umphs in the various struggles since it
was first unfurled.
The crowd under the big tent in South
Riverside park was estimated at 5000,
and outside of the tent the park was
thronged with people. 1t was a day Of
patriotism throughout. Many had come
from a distance to hear Mr.. Longs ad-
dress, and they were well repaid, for II
was considered one of the clearest in
terpretations of the duty of this govern
ment towards the Philippines that has
ever been enunciated in this county.
When Captain Bzagess introduced the
speaker to the audience he was given
hearty cheer.
Mr. Long began by recountng some Oh
the great deeds and sacrifices Of the sol
diers of the civil war, and said that the
whole country today should feel under
obligations to the old soldiers for pre-
venting the dissolution of the govern
rnent which had by that saving grace, as
1t were, become one of the most mag
nifcent and most powerful nations on the
face Of the earth. If they had not saved
It then, he said, there would today have
been a dozen different governments and
dozen different flags. Mr.. Longs speech
in part is as follows:
you are the veterans Of a war that
settled questions that had been in dispute
from the organization Of the government.
The constitution of the United States
could not have been adopted had it not
been for the compromise on the ques-
ton OF slavery, and for the fact that
it did not expressly designate the powers
of the new government, the supreme
court, under Chief Justice Marshall, by
construction, gave life to those parts Of
the constitution that were necessary in
order that the government might live.
Compromise was the watchword from
Washington to Lincoln, but with the
election of the martyred president the
day for compromise was past and on the
field OF battle was settled the question,
HAS the government the right to pre-
serve It's own life?"
You settled that question in the affirm
alive, and by it's settlement, you kept the
United States on the map of the world,
and made it possible for this nation to
make the unparalleled progress that it
has in the last quarter of a century.
You have met here for the purpose of
discussing some of the results of that
settlement, to examine into the condition
of the government, as it now exists, to
let your memories rest on the glorious
deeds accomplished in the past, and to
look forward to the questions that are to
be settled in the future
Since the war in which you were active
participants, We have had another war.
and war always settles old questions and
brings new ones to the front for con-
sheraton and settlement This war has
already several questions that have been
more or less discussed in recent years
1t has made it apparent to everyone that
the civil war is surely over. The response
of the south to the presidents call for
volunteers. the promDtness with which
the generals who had worn the grey Of
fered their services to the government
and once more put on the blue shows
that the differences and divisions that
have existed for a quarter of a century
between the north and the south are al
an end. With General Lee in Cuba repre-
sentng this government in military ca
pacity and General Wheeler in Manila
10 assist in bringing peace and ordel
10 the inhabitants of the Philippine Is
lands, ii is apparent to everyone that W,
are entering on an era in which tn,
north and south are once more acting il
perfect unison and harmony.
Another thing that this war has settle,
confined TO any one class. There has re
Gently been disposition to criticlse ant
malisn the rich. and an attempt has beel
made to array the west against the east
and the rich against the poor. But III
Rough Riders We're composed Of million
aires from New York City and cowboy
from New Mexico and Oklahoma Thei
millionaire commander was from tn
east and the regiment largely came fror
the west. That organization by its heroi
deeds Of valor at Las Animas and Sa
Juan has shown to the people Of n
whole nation that patriotism and low
OF country are not confined TO either IN
rich or the poor. but that all classe.
east and west north and south. can b
depended upon TO defend the fag in n
emergency and to offer their service
when their country calls. APPLAUSE.
QUESTIONS To BE SETTLED
We entered upon the war with Spai
10 free Cuba and to give 10 the peopi
OF that island the same measure Of ire,
dom mat we possess ourselves. Here h
people rule. We have tried the policy
sef-government for one hundred wears ,
more. and 1t has been a success. W
could not observe with indifference n
struggle Of Cuba for the privilege of 50
government. We respectfully Detitior.
Spain TO do justice by the people az III,
island. but We were advised In mind n,
own business, and on our further insis
3ng they proceeded 10 blow up one Of a,
ships that had been sent on A friend
visit IN h., hsr