The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-07
DEWEY LIKE GRANT
Eugene Ware Discusses the
Hero of Manila
UNCLESAM TOBE RECEIVER
For the Rest of the World
When Crash Comes.

Eugene Ware the Kansas poet, is at
the Carey. He came down from Topeka
yesterday to look after some legal bust
ness n the federal court.
He was sitting in the Office Of the Carey
last night. with perspirstion rolling down
his face and neck in uncomfortable guam
titles. and trying to write letter, when
reporter for the Eagle discovered him.
One could almost read Mr.. Wares
thoughts by the expression of his coun-
tenance- He wrote very rapidly and a
smile played over his face except when a
drop Of sweat fell on his paper or the
pen point stuck and scattered ink over
the page. Last night while he was very
busy writing. a little curly headed child
came running into the Once and went
near the writing table. Mr.. Ware dropped
his pen and watched the child with much
interest for several minutes.
Asked as to what he thought Of the
political outlook for Kansas, the poet law
yer turned in his chair, unbuttoned mis-
vest, wiped the perspiration froh his face
and said:
kansas will be safely Republican for
fifteen years The people are loyal and in
line with the policy Of the party in every
particular, both state and national"
do you think the questions of silver
and expansion, IL made part OF the plat
forms for the next national campaign, will
eject Republican chances Tor success in
Kansas"
mo, not materially. In the first place.
IT Is hard to tell which Of the two cues
lions VIII DO put forward in the Demo-
cratic platform They would like to drop
silver, I believe. and they are afraid of
the question Of expansion, 50, you see. the
Democrats are in very unenviable posi-
ton.
This question Of expansion" said Mr.
ware, as he shook his ssveaty shirt front
Is great thing to think about. 1t has
been before the American peopIe ever
since the nation was born, and has been
fought over and over again; but somehow
II always wins. This Is one reason why
think the Republican party will remain
IN poweriso long. The people will invaria-
bly, support a war president, especially IN
such a victorious war as this has been.
continue to grow with Ithe coming years.
Tue war party WIN be kept in power. and
the country will become so prosperous and
wealthy in its new Accommodations that at
the end Of about fifteen years there will
be halt and there may come a change.
The people can't stand prosperity, and
they will grow restless under It Just as
they do under adversely. But the coun-
try will continue to develop and expand.
How old are you?" suddenly inquired
Mr.. Ware.
5. The reporter blushed and hesitated,
''Umphi Well, at any rate, you will live
to see the United States have a popula-
ton OF 15O.OOO,OOO of people. And the time
will come when we will control the world
We will first control It commercially, then
We will acquire It by territory. Australia
will cut of from England and become an
empire. The Cape Of Good Hope will do
the sama One by one the dependencies Of
the old countries will cut loose and estab-
fish themselves. Then the crash win come
and the United States will be appointed
receiver for the rest OF the world. We law
yers Will be appointed attorneys in thu
nase, and we will see that Uncle Sam
gobbles up the whole thing. The English
language the hardest to write correctly
but the easiest TO speak because it Is a
monosyIla-bic language, will be spoken all
over the world
What do you think Of Dewey?'
"A truly noble hero. Dewey is another
Grant. Like Grant, he IS a man with a
mask-that is. one could never tell by |
looking at him what he was thinking
about. Dewey Is on water what Grant |
was on land. He has never made a mis- |
take. But Dewey's opportunity came late |
in life, and I think he will rest contenx |
with what honor he has won, which is |
enough for any man. Dewey is an obelisk. |
Napoleon at Austerlitz, Nelson at Trafal- !
gar, and Dewey at Manila are all obelsks |
along the pages of history"
''Are you writing much poetry now?"
mo, 1 am not writing regularly. The |
papers or magazines will send me a sub |
ject and ask me to write something about |
1t and write. That Is about ali am do |
ting. Just now, however. 1t is too hot to |
think"