The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-13
mr.. LONG At
PORTLAND
KanSan Makes an Able Speech
in Maine.
HIS THEME WAS LINCOLN
Fine Tribute Paid to Character
of Martyred President,
HIS THEME WAS LINCOLN

/ z uEl-dLQs AH.s 4 %. 1L--lle annual
/ banquet Of the Lincoln Club of Portland
was attended by over 200 prominent Re
publiacsn from all parts Of the state. The
| principal speaker, Congressman Chester
I. Long OF Kansas. was given an enthus-
( iastic reception. He spoke strongly n
favor Of the subsidy bill and said:
Tonight. for the first time. I speak to
a New England audience. accepted the
/ invitation Of the Lincoln club extended
! through your efficient and faithful repre-
sentative in congress, that might dis
cuss with you some questions OF interest
/ TO the people Of this republic.
Z appreciate this kindly greeting IN
the old home Of the greatest parliament
tartan OF the first century Of the republic.
He learned TO count in Portland and he
! did not forget II IN Washington. He
made up his mind what ought to be done
and then did il He lived TO see his op-
ponents count a quorum, and finally re-
tired to private life with no reelection
ever having made on his personal ,integ-
rity. and after q public career that
/ brought honor to his district and state.
But tonight we think Of Lincoln. OF
what he did, and the debt Of the nation
owes TO him. He found the nation with
the rights Of the states alleged to be su-
preme. He left It with the rights Of the
states alleged to be supreme He left
it with the national authority undisputed
everywhere beneath the flag To the
question, Can a state secede he an
swered, No Oh the answer was not
needed until slavery was no more and all
men were free. If the south had LEFT
the north. the west would soon have with
drawn from the east. and we would not
be together tonight. Lincoln's leadership.
his power TO hold discordant elements 70
him, his forbearance. made It possible
FOR the union TO survive and for Kansas
and Maine 70 have the same flag
Maine came into the union, free. in the
midst Of the first contest in congress on
the slavery question. Forty-oue years
later, Kansas came in free. when the
last struggle was over and the question
was about to be transferred from con-
gress to the battlefield, where some ques-
tons only can be settled. Since these
two states have been in the union they
have agreed on many things and have
differed on but few. They are now united
IN the support Of our splendid president
and his administration. In the days OF
Blaine, Kansas always was willing that
Maine should furnish the country with a
president. We marched under the ban
ner Of the Plumed knight to successive
defeats until from across the sea he earn
estly requested that It should continue no
longer. # some people in Kansas have
believed in fat money, so have some in
Maine. We have had Populists in kan
sas. but YOU have had greenbacks in
Maine. We once had dual houses in our
legislature. The militia was called ont
and CHARTERED in the state house. Our
supreme court decided which was the
legal house Of Representatives. and in 50
doing followed a decision Of the supreme
court Of Maine, rendered under ike con
ditions.
In 1906 the first battle Of the standards
was fought The supreme question was
whether this country should have good
money or bad; whether We should main
tain a currency equal to the best among
the nations OF the earth or whether we
should depreciate it. Maine declared for
good money. Kansas did not. But IN
1870 IN the second battle Kansas after
full and careful consideration. reversed
her first decision, and on tomorrow. in
the capitol at washington. IN the pres
ence Of the senate and house Of repre-
sentatives. the ten electoral votes Of
Kansas viii be placed in the same coll
unn with the six votes OF Maine
we have agreed on another question.
For years the people o. the west we're
informed. through free trade journals.
that a protective tariff was good for
New England with her manufactures.
but that the states Of The Mississippi val
ley, which We're engaged in agriculture
received no benefit from such tariff and
should have free trade. For a long time
tha people Of Kansas did not indorse the
free trade theory. But q change came
and the year 1900 witnessed the election
TO congress Of an absolute free trader
from the district which now represent /
The people Of Kansas wanted 70 Try free
trade. They had the chance The WI
son-Gorman tariff law was passed. and
they had the opportunity q Observing the
effects Of free trade in tbs country. They
knew whom they had enough The terri
bic depression from 1888 70 1897 that *
lsted all over the county was especially
severe In Kansas. So 4 was that Kan
sas jovfuIly welcomed ths tariff act bear
Ing the nam cot The great and able Mel
son Dingley ~ Maine we Learned oy
severe experience that a protective taric
IS good FIR all the people Of the United
States whether they are engaged IN man
pursuits in New England or
-.-es 81 s---.
of the great west Il does nd good -
raise wheat and corn unless there are
consumers for these products We have
found n Kansas that Il IS much better
% have he consumers among he f4cto--
les q New England than amorE the miu
bands os Great Britain Prosperity
among the uanrfact'rfes oE Nsw Eng
land means re-te- prices f- the farm
products Of the west. and 50 A. last. a
protective tariE policy dats IS srru sup-
Po-ters IN the Mississippi valley as n
New England
"Our states have hesa together On en-
orher proposition When the way w.ra
Spaln vas over and a senator from
Mains VITA other members r th= Fris
commission. Brought hack a treaty -h-.
gave the United States sovereignty cva-
Pore Rfoo ard thA Philippines and exc
tended the western confines O, tas r.
1s1bl.o futo .as Orient. the treaty vss
popular n the west r. suited 49, The
aotson had expanded eetore- r g Rad
lot we = tae west, wo1d 1o- - Fl Z
tonight We thozeEt e shou3 to So
again Congress has not So. legs ztet
for TIE Phi1p7lae Islands. ne ss-ne