The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-23

ct 81 Profit is Not ]" Solar
manship.R w aa sisai i ts..s,
many democrats foughtin The. Spanish
war as there were republicans. ''s'''
Mr. vandyer. More, too. Z = =
Mr.. Clark. More, too, and they
fought as bravely and as we'll 4
Admiral Dewey [applausel, Whitfield
Scott Schiey [applauseI, old @Joe
Wheeler [applsusel, Richmoud Pear.
son Hobson, all wrote their names
high on the scroll OF fame to say
nothing Of tie obscurer democfatfc
heroes in the ranks by by land aud sea
BagIey was the FIRST todie inbattle,
and be was a NORTH Carolina denol
crat. Gen. Fitzbuph Lee rendered
Invaluable services to the country,
aud he IS a Virginia democrat worthy
OF the love, admiration, and gratitude
OF the whole American people. I
The Spanish war was an American
war. 1t was not a democrat Or re-
Publican waf either. There was ii6
politics ID its hihceptidb. 'Thgte Wers
40 politics during its progress 1t was
only al tneq cl0se Hof The Sfar, When
repGblicanlss entered upon ah sigdd6eI
unjust, and unpatriotic attempt I'd
trS to make politics out'otlt saAnd
thDugh Schiey distinguished Himself
ia battle aud won a famous Victory
| sHeS republicans have tried 10 robThht
81 f'his glory'b.y Tie titaRsstcOhsphacS
III all the hoary registers Oh time
| fApplause on the democratic SIDE
But the American peopleate lust, ant
Riley have written SchfeY+s nam
alongl with those EoffJ0llI APauhJoDeS
Horatio Nelson,fDaytd .EaEragud, Al
miIal PsrEyi ,Adpirrall Dewey and and lh,
ri other great sea kings. The DEMOCRAT
! tupned their backs and ran away
! \ The agentIehah from Indiana does 90
deserve the eorlscRsditof thespatev
Z mtg ofrtbat infamenssstaie i Hl
stole H. bodily from the gesntslIefnm1sall Ifn1sl
Al from Ohio TGeneral GrOScen0f] vii
I, Is tile yfatRef bfi ail lp61ftieal fables
'fPIlauslYter. 1lisIb Observation-Disclosures
\ thelgeBtleman IfrDm .Qhiotsaia ita III
e ispotdtrqs when the geRlttlleFmqag9 frglp frg0lpp
e Indiana reiterates ~. m, ~,
J y MY Judgment IS and always has bee
Etffft had seitheF Mr. gOleVefand ofaMi
I Mex inley grantedtbelig igerentiFIghtsl !
I 1.-The Cubansg any lime pEiob t9ulSa
g lthe CpbanSs assisted BY the American aiq
4 fAhtlng on their own hook, woul
!, have achieved their indepehdeiie
! land wesE6dldfIeverIhaVW hadsaRy wa
q witmSpain andlwould meyer have ha
s this peFtepteps Phllippipe prSQblep. \ 2
d our hands. But, they did. not do \
] II am lot cflticighg them forl IT, y
! is only just t0sabptse tAap theyacte
y honestly acceFding-to their right
\ 1t is no discredit to sthemjto say rttha
81 like other folks. @their hindsight WI
: better than their 'foresight."i Whel
y phowevef,a sDe LotAe aWr6te9 his idlet
% fand smaii 2letter bdItaPtesideI
Is tMcKanleyg land lWhe9 the Mai1ey w
Of blown up, killing six hundred a and q e
Il OF our sailors, democrats and an oth
y patriotic Americans demanded wa
70 Erhea war came and was fought TO
q, suceessful lconclHsion, ddem0cFatsasi
81 Ireppblicans.s alike bearing tbensely
as heroes, whether as soldiers or
: sailors, Since It closed the 'rephb
" 1cans,, With gafl that ais astouhdih
Of EAage tfiA d tOl hog alltheshOnoFaI
be turn tine achievements Of ,Americl
valors to partisan advantage. j,ott,.
The gentleman from Indiana e
ri deatored to make 'it appear that {
aF Phiiibpite aaad CdBan warBwerelt
I'D same o Theyl hada .noia counectt
ed with each othen, except that one ca
no after the other, The Cuban war v
II II an American war to make Cuba FRI
aOI ! to give liberty to aildown.trodd
lp-f -fpe0ple, 10 extend the area Of Fepub
~ can :institutionsa 70 the face OF \
,ot, earth-ai The, philippine, war Is
\ republican war TO "benevolen
uu assiTilate n,o people 1000 mi
an away. 'a'4 = a-"'il 74i '}2Sl a',
ID, III The condemnation Indiana und
10 takes 10 shove this whole Philippi
ofl business off on destiny. That ]
4 been the plea Of every robber a
70 freebooter Since the world began. Z
lat says with a great deal OF uncti'
in that be believes ia God. 1t would
~. very interesting to--know whetl
I, God beliexesi Ia him "a Laughter q
~ applause on the demQcAlic sid
er' lie says be believes in God l
am glad to hear II, because nobt
y ufd have Thought that republics
ebs believe ino G9d from gtbe way u
ats perform. [ Renewed applause.] WI
y liz asserted that lie believed In 9
y ~, ,l.r afl,A .ull fl1