The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-12

to wait for eight OF six years until thai
are ready for il. WeNwill go on and take
care of our affairs. and then take eeie
Of them. Those people over there are
having a hard time For years they Esis-
trusted Us and thought %s were OF "a the
short grass country and wanted them 10
help pay cur debts. I sta-ad 70 p Ge.esa-
ton of them in Muskogee The other day
Why We have a school fund now taat :
worth from five to eight million dollars
to educate our children with. What have
you got? They said, We haven't got
anything. They have an area there the
size OF Indiana that unless the Indians
see fit 10 sell win be exempt from taxa
ton for twenty-five years
I am a friend OF the Indian, and want
10 do ell can for him, but am not un-
mindful of the fact that the white man
has certain considerations in this life
that he is bound 10 obtain whether you
want TO consent 10 it or not
There are TWO sides 10 every question.
1t is fair to let the people know what
both sides are then abide their verdict
The Republican party is not afraid Of
the people. They have confidence in
them and that is what they have en-
jeyed the term OF office that they have;
but We are told that imperialism is the
issue What is imperialism? That is
what I would like TO know? Is there a
man, woman or child in Oklahoma who
believes that this patriotic president Of
ours, who was forced into a war against
his own wishes, and against his own
judgrnent-do YOU believe that the presi-
dent who carried muslSet 10 help pre-
serve the Union and help maintain the
supremacy of Old Glory--do any OF you
believe that he has q sinister design upon
the government Of the United States?
Why, my fellow citizens I remember
well, although not a member Of congress,
the minority crowding together. securing
the support or some so called reconcen-
TRADE Republicans and serving notices on
the speaker Of the house that 4 war was
not declared they would overrun the
party organization. and compel Us to de-
clare war against Spain. After that war
was declared and our Democratic friends
in their loyalty-giye them credit for it
by a unanimous vote stood side by side
with the Republicans, and turned over
to that president fifty millions Of dollars
TO prosecute the war with; but my fel-
low citizens, do not forget this, am one
of those who do not believe that IL was
within even the imagination Of any mem
Der OF congress; that it was in the imagi-
nation Of the president or any senator
that we would lbe brought into any Of the
issues that confront US. No there was a
power that was greater than the presi-
dent or his cabinet, and that was the
power in the Great Almighty. who in the
cause OF suffering humanity and the
starving Cubans, He arranged almost as
it were a bolt from a heaven, a bolt Of
fire to blow up the Maine and compel the
American people to act. War was car
ried on in the interest of humanity with
out thought as TO where It would end.
We assumed the responsibility given US
by heaven. We went forward as pa
triots to execute the commands that you
and 1 and all the Americans who are
sincere believe We're issued from on high.
I'VE were successful In Cuba. a treaty
OF peace was signed in Paris The treaty
was submitted 10 the senate Of the
United States as 1t was compelled to oe
for ratification. Many members OF the
| opposition in the senate were disposed e
| refuse to vote 20 ratify the treaty. VIM
Jennings Bryan came 10 the City Of
Washington and labored three days with
the Democratic and Populist men5ers
of the senate and secured their almo.t
united support TO ratify the treaty with
| Spain, giving us the Philippines, and APP
| propriating twenty million dollars TO pay
| for them. Now we are told after we
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the support Of his partisans TO ratify and
| carry ont the provisions OF the treaty
we are now told that We are inhumaI
wretches and that We ought to regard
| Aguinaldo, although shooting down oul
/ boys. as a second George Washington
Excuse me If I disagree with some OF ms
| opposition friends on that proposition
! They have got to have something Il
talk about The last Democratic presi
| dent-I will be fair with many of ms
good Democratic friends, ] viii say thai
I Mr.. Cleveland was the last Democratic
! president, but no one Eill doubt that The
/ last one prior 70 him was Mr. Buchan-
an, the fellow that vetoed the FIRST free
| homes bill. Mr.. Buchanan. in the last
public utterance he delivered TO a sere-
/ AtilAAlA6 DeNA - 0-A4N0 NAA+EA va A4AaAt 49,
! this language in discussing the Louis
/ lana purchase, and the question Of expan-
! sion: Expansion IS IN the future the
policy OF our country and only towards
/ fear and oppose IT." That wac the Dem
/ ocratic doctrine then. The identical argV-
ments used today against The government
/ OF ours we're used against the az
nexation and expansion Of Louisiana and
Texas and il you will pardon me. Iouisl-
ana and Texas appear 10 have been ever
since that date pretty good Democratic
/ states.
| CAL expansion what you wiu. csH s,
whatever name you Ike be the morsel
sweet or bitter. this fact remains ard
/ Is embedded IN tho hearts al the AHDefi-
1 can people. and that Sc. by tine sid 81 ths
Almighty and the waller OF the Ameri-
/ can army and navy. there We propose 20
maintain t. AEunaldo. Bryan or any
body else 20 the CONTRARY notElthsfand-
! Ing. prolonged aDplauze)
4 am one Of those who believe with
Stephen A Douglas and BE- vas n good
Democrat. that you might ~ vel Try T.
put 8 hoop around a enid and tel him
that be couldn't grow. as 20 try 30 afo8
TIE expansion q tae American apis.
Where world we have bsea 81 Oklahoma
Thsy opened up one million I've baa5rsa
thousand acres . Lard. II ~ rad not
begn expsps50uists whore would ffa Elo-
EFa ard Camaucbe. Cherokee Strip Chey-
snns and A-apssoe. ard P1tfsEat9Elss
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