The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-15
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rbimetanlms that the national party OF
1896 pledged the party.
At this point time was called on Mr
| Campbell and Mr. Long began his hours
speech. In the beginning he said:
| Il think owe thi saudience a state
ment Of facts. 1t may seem strange to
| another candidate for congress in this
| district that I, as the Republican candi-
| date, should have a joint discussion with
/ one of the candidates and not with the
other. 1 would not thinksof challenging
| the Populist candidate without includ-
| ing the Democratic candidate, under or
| binary circumstances. This is an ex-
ceDtiou. I gave out list of dates which
| contemplated my speaking here today at
! O'Clock. Mr.. Campbell did the same.
! He suggested to me in a letter that we
have a Joint debate. I had TO debate or
! run. so I decided to debate.
'T mean no discourtesy to Mr.. Duval
There IS. one other reason. Mr.. Campbell
! has opened his campaign. Mr.. Duval has
not. The latter announces in the Kansas
Cit Wines Of August II that if the Pop
ulist committee was not called together
b the last Of that week for August 81
he would open his campaign, and as IN
derstand that cali has not ct been made
and as his campaign would open today,
It is probable that the dates Of Mr.. Du-
val and myself will conflict, and in that
event, I will extend the same courtesy
to Mr. Duval as to Mr. Campbell.
ct am embarrassed in one other re-
spect How am to tell that / am de-
hot lot rriII he In,
the race to the end? What assurance
have I that my pres mt opponent win
stay? I cannot afford to debate with
men who viii be out of the contest in a
few months When 7 accepted the chal-
lenge of Mr.. Campbell, 1 Of Course~sup-
posed that he would be in the race to
the finish. I think so now. though the
situation has changed IN the last few
days. for I find that on last Saturday
the POpulist convention in Sedgwick
county. BY a vote of 12S to So. adopted
some resolutions which will now read"
Mr. Long here read the resolutions pre-
pared by Mr. Peltret and printed in last
Sundays Eagle.
Continuing. Mr.. Long said: at is true
that a similar proposition TO this was
once rendered Mr.. DuvaI by Mr.. Camp
bell and declined. But II It should be
accepted this time, and a new conven-
ton called, who knows that ny Old an
tagonist with whom 7 contended for
eight years, would not again be my real
opponent in this campaign? I do not
now. I cannot tell what the future has
in store for me OF course 7 know that
no law or person can compel either Mr.
| Campbell or NJ Duval 70 decline. This
resolution simply sugges s. but having
two opponents there being two candi
dates. M Campbell and Mr.. Duval, I
had made my plans accordingly.
II had thought. however, that at meet
ing one Of the candidates of this district,
who is asking for the SURFACES of the
people. to have a discussion of the issues
Of the day that have come between the
parties. Imagine my surprise, therefore.
at the turn which Mr.. CampbelTs re-
marks have tken. We could discuss in
FAINT baptism, the inheritance of the
saints philosophy, astronomy. My idea,
however, was Il Z we would discuss prac-
teal politics. I thought we would pro-
coed in accordance with the rules and reg
ulations laid down in the government Of
such contests as this. He speaks if TAX
ing the Populist party on its promises.
This is what we have been doing for ten
ears IT is prett haxd for party to last
more than four years on promises. Tt
is probable that the Populist party has
no head. It birfowed head from an
other party four years ago.
Mr.. Campbell-which we have yet
Mr. Long-which you have yet And you
have no candidate for vice-president. You
become afraid before the campaign was
over four years ago. and voted for Bryan
and Sewall. You did this instead Of vot-
ing for BRYAN and Watson This year you
thought you would take a man outside Of
your party. for vice-presi6ent as well as
for president. and so you took Towne.
You thought the Democrats would take
him. and yet they overwhelmingly de-
feated him in the Kansas City conven-
ton. You cannot tell yet, you Populists.
who your candidate for vice president will
be.
Mr.. CampbeIl-It IS early yet.
Mr.. Long: 1t seems to be as uncertain
as the candidate for congress sin this dis
trict. That is the trouble with the party
that you represent.
Mr.. Campbell: ! lcnow It.
Mr.. Long: You have no place in poll
tics that IS your own. You are growing
weaker and weaker.
AS our candidate for president is VII
liam J. Bran, and ne is standing on the
Kansas CIT platform, and as he recently
spoke to the extent Of $50 words in Tndi-
annapolis, FLOWING the Kansas City plat
form. and as the paramount issue. ac-
cording to the platform, IS imperialism. I
Of course take it for granted that you
are in accordance with that candidate
and that platform. But I wantetd to be
certain OF Your position. and wantetd the
people whose SURFACES you are seeking
to be certain. prepared and handed YOU
an hour ago a list Of questions which
win now read"
Mr.. Long here read the questions as
follows:
QUESTIONS.
! Do YOU indorse the Kansas civ
Democratic platform?
:. II elected VIII you support the nom
inee fer speaker of the Democratic
caucus?
2 Should the treaty with Spain have
been ratified as made?
T. Do you favor the United States re-
tanning the s7vereirntv ard 81 #
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands?
s. Define Imperialism ana state where
in it differs from expansion
f. 10 You regard imperialism as the
paramount issue o. this caupaigng
z. Do You favor tbe admission of Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands as
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Did President Mckinley do right in