The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-26

boy are worth more than the whole ar
chipelaso?
But let me give you a last glance al
yourself. Here it is: The same power
that supported and guided Washington,
Lincoln and Mckinley. the God Of Bun
ker Hill and Gettysburg. OF Yorktown
and Appomattox-the God OF our nation
He has planted Old Glory on the islands
OF the seas. where its stars appear like
the stars in heaven and its stripes alike
beams Of morning light 1t is the hand
OF God that is lifting it sloft-let no
man dare to take it down
Does not Bryan say he will take ii
down IL he is elected PRESIDENT Has h:
not ridiculed the idea that We will not
haul down our flag? Has he not potntee
10 the fact that our flag was up Fl
Mexico and was taken down; that II /.
up now in Cuba but We are pledged L
take It down. and then snee-ingly ask.
what has become Of the fsE-aryument ol
the Republican party. OF course he for.
gets that neither Mexico nor Cuba wer,
ever any part OF our possessions and tina
the Philippine Islands belong 70 US. H.
seems to forget that in all the past whers
our rag has gone up in any part of OH
possessions IL has gone up TO stay unit
the very crack of doom. Great cheer
ing9 Have you forgotten also, Mr.
Davis? Have you forgotten the valor oi
our soldiers and sailors? I do not wish
to be irreverent, but have you forgoster
your God. whom you say lifted the fiae
aIoft' in the archipelago? And have YOU
Joined with the opposition TO take II
down?
Il might fill a volume with your lauda-
tons Of President MCKINLEY and his ad-
ministration. but the above IS sufficient
If you have honestly changed your opin-
ions have no criticism to offer OF your
present position but I fancy you viii
ind 1t far more difficult in this campaign
20 support your positions with argument
and reason than it was when you were
supporting SO eloquently this glorious
administration 1 guess it is not neces-
sary for you to have q joint debate with
anyone. You had better have q debate
with yourself. You'll get licked then.
(Applause). 1t is a case of Davis VS.
Davis. TIE Democratic Davis agains,
the Republican Davis need have no anx-
iety as to how the case viii be decided. -
Mr.. Burton then pointed out how the
Republican party is unerring in ifs
prophecies He said: when the Repub-
lican party tells you anything is true you
may put it down that 1t Is true. We told
you Popullsts several years ago that you
would be swallowed I'd by the Demo
Gratis and those prophecies have come
h.
the Democrats had taken everything in
sight He made a strong appeal to the
Populists, showing them that the only
sensible thing for them to do Is to come
over to the party OF patriotism, pros
perity and progress.
Mr.. Burton then devoted his attention
to some of the prophecies of calamity
which Mr.. Bryan made in sc. He pointed
out the fact that Bryan relied on theory
and ignored facts. Mr.. Burton discussed
briefly the money question. showing that
not more than 10 per cent OF the rich
mems wealth is in money or interest
bearing certificates; and how that cur
rency is controlled by the middle and
poorer classes. Hence. when money is
made scarce it is done by these people
becoming alarmed and taking their money
out of the channels OF trade, thereby
causing a panic.
Mr.. Burton further said: "Bryan' s
theories about money matters have prov
en- false. What more does he know about
Imperialism than he did free silver
The speaker then referred to the time
when the prophecies Of disaster proclaim
ed that Grant was going to make himself
car of this country. The republic was
not turned into an empire then nor will
1t be 50 now.
I'VE obtained the Philippine Islands by
treaty aud purchase" continued Mr.
Burton The question now IS one Of
policy. That our title TO the islands is
clear even Mr.. Bryan will admit. but
what shall we 60 with them? say keer
them, for three reasons. First, # Will
pay US 20 keep them. Second. II viii b.
a benefit to them. Third. It viii be 20 tho
best interests OF all Asiatic people; be-
cause our civilization with all Of its in
stitutions viii be carried there"
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