The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-30
LONG R|D[lED H|A
Pulled Every Prop From Un-
der Bryan'S Argument.
WAS LOUDLY APPLAUDED
Great KanSan Made Many
Friends for Himself.

tSpecIai COrreSp 9Iuence OF Inc 1~dS4c-j
Chanute. Kan. Sept. so-Chanute has
warm place in its heart for Chester I.
Long. representative from the Seventh
district. Two years ago, at the earnest
solicitation Of the leading Republicans
OF Chanute and Neosho county. Mr.. Long
left his busy Seventh district campaign
and came here TO try to inveigle Webster
Davis Of Kansas City into joint de-
bate That he did not 90 SO was neither
the fault Of Nj. Long nor the local Re
publicans. Mr.. Davis, recently returned
then from his South African visit, and
convert 10 Bryan and Democracy, refused
to debate with his boyhood Missouri
friend, Long. So each had his own meet
ing; but Longs was the larger, and the
general impression was that he ate Da-
Wis up. Long paid his respects to Davis.
pulled the Missourians speeches on him,
made such hits ana references TO the
hop, and so completely rose TO the occa-
sion that the town rose up and called
him great.
That was two years ago. This year
cratic state committee, who lives here,
secured q promise from William J. Bryan
to come here and make an address. The
date was made Thursday night Sep
TENDER %. Charles A Cox of this city,
chairman of the Republican county com
mittee. and his associates, Immediately
bethought themselves of Chester I. Long.
Here was a man, they said, At to make
suitable reply to the great commoner."
So Long came. He arrived Thursday,
that he might hear the Nebraskan.
The latter spoke here Thursday night TO
two audiences-one in the auditorium, one
in the opera house. Each audience was
a fine one. But the great speaker did not
90 justice to them for some reason. His
speeches We're well sounding, as as usual.
Ills sentences We're well rounded. His
little anecdotes and stories by way Of
illustration We're pointed; but he did not
catch his crowd There were no spon-
taneous outbursts Of applause. There
was no enthusiasm. Someway, the thing
fell fat. Democrats were disappointed.
Something on the tariff was expected
reference to the recent withdrawal of
Speaker y. B. Henderson from the con
gressional race ia the Third Iowa Dis
triot was looked for. There was none.
instead, there vas railing at trusts; abuse
Of Roosevelt; the OLD imperialisuc argu-
ment Of 100; lot of financial talk, which
did not interest.
So there was not much for Long to
answer. What there was. he paid atten-
ton to. As a friend Of the president.
he braVely defended him. AS one fully
conversant with Democratic history in
Washington, % trust legislation, he ans
wered Bryan As a Republican. he had
something to say Of the fallacy of Demo-
cratic financial views in 1896. and the pres
ent financial condition due to the Repub-
ucan legislation. Republicans do things,
said Mr.. Long. You have only to read
the party's platforms and then read the
statute books.
And this caught the big crowd air.
Long had. 1t was an interested. enthu-
siastic audience Of men-of voters. The
defense Of the president. uttered so sin
cerely and warmly by the presidents true
friend. pleased and enthused the crowd.
II applauded every time. It paid close
attention, and greeted the representa-
tive with cheers on his conclusion.
Mr.. Bryan, in the course of his imperi-
alistic harangue discussed the attitude
OF this country toward Cuba and the
Philippines He stated he had been pres
ent in Havana on May % 1902. when the
American flag was hauled down; when
that OF the Cuban Republic was raised:
when the formal withdrawal of the Uni
ted States and transfer of government
was made Mr.. Bryan thought it honora-
bic. splendid He then drew sad pic
ture of the different course persued with
respect 10 the Philippines Would the
course had been the same. he said.
OF course. this furnished Mr.. Long an
excellent theme and an opportunity he
embraced. he told how. while our course I
had been honorable in Cuba, in that we
had kept our word, there nevertheless was !
a satisfaction in Porto RIGA and the /
Philippines which did not obtain in Cuba.
IT, the latter country we had been hon /
orable. but not fair. Nor had we done t
our fun duty. nor would we until we had I
helped our own island ward in a substan- /
tial manner by giving the reciprocity .Ae 1
leland desired. Then commercial condi- /
uons would improve Then political con-
diticns would be better than now.
50 it went on. AR Long completely +
answered an there was To answer IN the +
Nebraskan s speech. de satisfied his au- T
dience.
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