The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-28
~ AND WEBSTER DAVIS IN 1900 ~

istration their fathers are getting
work.
"The mercantile establishments,
wholesale and retail, are now busy,
while all the railroads that were on
the verge Of ruin are taxed to their
utmost In carrying the products Of
the farm to market and in carrying
the people to and from the busy marts
of trade. The mills and factories are
running full blast, while the murmur
of the loom and the shuttle, the roar
of the hot breath Of furnaces, the hum
and whir of wheels and spindles, the
music of ringing anvils, and the loy-
Gus songs of hardy sons OF toll, as they
gather In the grain from the fields, or
90 down into the earth to bring into
light its hidden treasures, fill the
land with the music Of free industry" !"
The truth was never told in strong
er terms than thus stated by Mr..
Davis. But we pause to ask, What
has come over the sweet spirit of
his dreams? What has taken place
since he gave utterance to the above
facts to so change his mind? Our
president is steadfastly pursuing the
same policy that he persued when
Mr.. Davis coined his thoughts into
the above declarations, and the con-
ditions of the farmer, the laboring
man, the school boy and the mer-
chant are precisely the same, or even
better. Therefore, the intelligent
voter will expect Mr.. Davis to ex-
plain his position on these vital
questions now.
And if our Democratic brethren
desire to know what Mr.. Davis
thought of their representatives in
congress, let them read the follow
ing which fell from his lips in this
same Springfield speech:
"When the time came to provide
funds wherewith to carry on the wal
aud a war revenue bill was under con.
sideration, the Democratic party In
the house of representatives., with the
exception of four members, voted
against it, The Democratic party
pretended to be for war, but would
not furnish the means for its prosccu-
tion. Democrats INDUCED in all sorts
of demagogy as to bloated bondh0ld-
ers, dishonest contractors, greenbacks,
| free silver, income tax, while the col
diers in the field were without arms
or clothing, and our coast defenses and
ships of war without ammunition.
But just here in passing let me do
Justice to brave Democrat, Amos
Cummings, of New York. He was
taunted by a fellow Democrat with
disloyalty to his party in having vot-
ed for the war revenue bill. He said:
"'Now, Mr. Speaker, l did believe.
when voted for the bill proposing to
raise revenue for carrying on the war,
and the Democratic side of the house
almost unanimously voted for war,
that was doing quite as patriotic a
thing as the gentleman did when he
voted for the $50, 0C0 to be placed
at the disposal of the president with
out conditions. / believed that IL a
Democratic administration was forced
to sell 100000, 900 il bonds to run the
government in the time of peace that
Republican administration might
be allowed to sell bonds enough to run
the government in time Of war;
"What the Democrats thought OF
| this particular utterance OF Mr.. Cum
mings will appear from what another
Democrat, Champ Clark, Of Missouri,
said: If it were not for my personal
affection for the gentleman from New
York, would inaugurate movement