The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-02-24
LONG AADE BIG HII.
All New England Exfravagant
in His Praise.
THANKED BY CAR REED
For the Kindly Manner in
Which He Remembered Him

| Special Correspondence Of the Eagle)
Washington. Feb. 28.-Representatve
Chester L Long created a favorable i'm
preston in Portland, Maine. where he
spoke at the annual banquet Of the Lin
coin club on the anniversary Of the great
presidents birth. This is evident by the
many complimentary references made TO
himself and his speech by the press Of
Portland and Boston. Even the opposs-
ton press had long accounts Of his visit,
his speech, etc, and spoke well of him.
This was Mr.. Longs first visit to New
I England It probably VIII not be his last.
Already he has been asked by Maine Re
| publicans to devote little time At least
to their campaign in 1902.
! Former Speaker Thomas 3. Reed, in
New York City, thanked MIR. Long for
his references to him in his Portland
speech, and greeted the representative
from the Seventh Kansas district in a
very kindly way.
Mr.. Longs participation in the annual
/ banquet Of the American Protective Tarin
| League in New York City, as one Of the
invited guests and as a speaker, COM
! pleted his week of recreation and speech
/ making. Mr. Long talked on Protection
/ in the West" He spoke Of the effort
that was made prior TO 1890 to create ths
! the impression in the west that while
protection might be a good thing in the
/ east, it was not in the west, with our
] l-.--. F-.l ETr
Long said, the west remained true TO
protection The Mckinley law, Mr.. Long
said, was enacted by votes Of represent
atives from beyond the Mississippi river.
After 1890 for some years, Mr.. Long said,
the west decided to try free trade. It
tried il, and then, 'in the midst of their
adversely some free trade teachers, IN
order to escape responsibility, tried ID
make them believe that their unfortunate
condition was due to an alleged crime IN
1873. but the people generally attributed
it to their own folly in 1892. They have
since kept the faith and have shown
works meet for repentance by keeping
free traders at home and by sending pro- 4
tectonists to congress They have tried
free trade and protection and know the
difference. They joyfully welcomed the
tariff act bearing the name of the great
and able Nelson Dingley Of Maine"
What seems to have impressed New
England about as much as anything was
Mr.. Longs sincere and earnest argument
for the restoration of our merchant ma
rine, as contemplated in the pending
shipping bill. The Boston Journal had the
following editorial upon this part of Mr..
Longs Portland address,:
''The Lincoln club Of Portland heard
the spirit Of sound common sense and
broad nationality proclaimed Tuesday
night 10y its distinguished guest from the /
west. Congressman Chester L Long Of
Kansas.
Mr. Long spoke Of foreign commerce
and the shipping bill. lie gladly accept (
ed, as the journal has done Senator (
Vests assertion that the Frye bill IS a /
part of the great protective system.
This, said the Kansas congressman. SIS /
a splendid Endorsement of the bill There /
could be no better The people of this /
generation have tried free trade and pro
lection. and they know the difference. If !
the shipping bin is part of the great pro
tective system they VIII cheerfuuy favor /
it. for free trade and hard times have +
always gone hand in hand in this coun- (
try. If it takes the shipping bill to per- /
feet that system, it win be perfected
1T is very gratifying 10 New Eng /
land that this vigorous western congress-
man recognizes the true national charac- +
ter Of this urgently needed maritime leg
islation.
''This is the true American view of the /
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