The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-16

il makes a bouquet OF brotherly and sis
terly statehood Incompatible. With the
mineral resources Of Pennsylvania and
the agricultural resources Of Kansas it
makes a combination such as forms the
glorious United States Of America
I am glad 10 meet this assemblage Of
patriotic men and women. We have for
our consideration a great question. 1t
appeals TO US for settlement. have just
been in Nebraska 7 spent two or three
days there last week and I want TO tell
you that even with your assurance OF the
redemption Of Kansas that you must
move ahead rapidly to keep ahead Of your
sister state Nebraska. (Applause)
While in that state I had the privilege
Of visiting the capital I also visited a
neighboring farm. It was the farm Of
man well known in the United States.
OF 4 man honored by his party. Howev-
er. the man was absent from his farm in
the eastern country There were evil
dences Of the man on the farm, however.
One OF the objects serving as a reminder
Of the owner was stately, well proper
tened and incessantly running windmill
(ApDlause)
I have been told since coming TO Kan
sas and have heard the news with great
qualification, that many Of your people
who wandered away six, four and two
years ago are now, in the hight Of expert
enee. finding their way back TO the fold.
I have no approaches for any man wheth-
er he agrees with me or not Men have
different views. but yet for, all Of that
believe that they want TO see the country
advanced 70 its foremost place among
the nations.
1T IS for Us TO receive the wanderers.
The good old Republican wigwam is here.
The door stands wide open and there IS
a welcome to all who come back and &C
cept the truth There should be honor
for our administration. There has no ad-
ministration which has done more for
this country since the Administered ton of
Abraham Lincoln
when I go 10 Washington and when
see the president want to say IN your
name that have your assurance that
the patriotic people Of the state Of Kan
sas appreciate what he is doing in this
country and that on the 6th Of November
you viii show your appreciation IN some
thing stronger than words. I viii tell
him that he can count on Kansas the
same as he counts on Massachusetts or
Ohio and I will ask you TO make that
pledge good for NE. Cries We VIII; we
Wild
In the light of the facts of the past
years do not see how any man can do
otherwise than uphold the Administration /
Four years ago was the greatest educa- {
tionaI campaign which the American peo-
pie have ever witnesses. We discussed
the issues. We met in halls, We talked
it on the streets We debated II on the
curb stone. for we hadn't much else to (
90. (Applause.)
After the situation became evident that /
the American people decided that they
could not do otherwise than they did do t
four years ago. To have done different I
" would have involved national disaster. I
and the contemplation Of the disaster
united all parJtes against It. Do you
realize that that the election Of Bryan F.
four years ago would have caused !
shock? HIS election in 1900 would cause /.
a greater calamity. Applause) Why,
We have so much more to lose. II IS /
high time that the business men and (
the working man realize the great i'm 1
portance Of the issue Of the campaign. (
In 1895 everything was at a low level +
Four years ago there were hard times. /
There was a depression, there was bank !
ruDtcy. you will remember it well. Mem /
5ry fingers you felt the hard times. The +
values Of products went down. Two /
millions Of people were out Of employ (
mert In those years those who were I
received low wages and work /
Cd short hours. The consumption of ]
wheat fell Of more than two bushels per /
ca oita- Why. we went down into the ;
slough Of desPond. After the election I
OF Mckinley didn't he get you out? /
elected. you would have been plunged /
deeper into the slough. Those who were /
in business were on fat ground and they (
would have only have fallen To a low
level had they failed. Il they fall now 4
Ii is from a high level ami the calamity !
IS that much greater
The mortgages have been paid; the /
debts have been HGuidated; trade IS ac- }
tive: people are employed. You realize /
that times are better in Wichita i
know that you appreciate this change I
Tha opposition would say that It was .
iue to natural conditions. They would /
say that tbs Republican party had moth /
ing TO do with IT. or course the Re
Dubhcars did not make the harvest plea- I
ifuI but Republican legislation Did mako I
I better market L Eas 70 the interests /
u the country and you are all reaplns /
The results.
We have been having during the last
few months the phantom spectre for our
that % imperialism We
have heard the opposition state that the
issue % this canps1-1 =ss
imperialism. The manner IN vhich tia
gentlemen OF the opposition rou This worf
1n6e- their Tongues reminds me of the
,oIored preacher who vas careless IN the
Use Of his wo-5s. In making N ad-
lreSs before his pe'r'e he stated. I
would couju-e you % bow n suanissi1nt =
ne al wise but interruptions providence
L is very much like the PRAYER Ct tho
minister for the blessing - an upon ths
2eo7is OF the uui1hs5itats5 portion ofcha
world From the first. imperialism has
7een n scare crow. q VII owiSp. ar I'M
,g.rary e mental deIirilm- NJ friends.
,ave you ever has any t5ea thar shs
-lor5ous repslbIic y ours would fade
way and in its stead appear an enpi-ee
Cries no. No9 Think o. IL To- = mo
ueut Where Sc any condition zsc-thes
s IrnPsrlsIss-- IN tza Philippines.
oorta RIca. cuba there = nc1e We
re ezly following OUT the principles ~
Thomas JEFFERSON n Ire Louisiana
,,---hsse. II = he same IS -hst z
zr,>- Monroe. Andrew Jackson Thst
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avs n the tinted S-aces there can -
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an Jennings Bran II yea car take a
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