Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
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friendship and brotherly love to th
Confederate soldier. have witnesse
to what I say. Ask my distinguished
colleague (Mr. Harris), who is al
honored member Of this body ant
highly respected by oil Ksusans, re
; CARELESS Of party, and who years be
fore the Spanish.American war wal
elected to the highest office in til.
gift Of the people Of our state-asl
him and be will tell you that bis hav'
ing been in the Confederate army wal
no hindrance to bis political advance
ment.
1.-The Kansas Jayhawker and the
Kansas soldier-ior they are one and
the same-is the bravest and most
generous OF men. II / might DO per.
mitted to step aside for a moment,
can tell the senator from Tennessee
that, although the young and gallant
Funston took no part In the civil war,
be sprang from the loins Of one Of the
original Jsyhawkers, whose daring as
a soldier, whose ability as a states.
man, and whose high character as q
man makes the heroic acts OF General
Funston an imitation OF bis most
worthy SIRE"
We make the following extracts
from Senator Burton's speech as illus.
trating the tone and character Of bis
defence Of the administration policy:
There is nothing in this world
that is real but the good. Every
wrong is an illusion, and there are no
exceptions to the laws OF God
Almighty. know, sir, we nave this
serious problem before us; but what
Is the mission Of the Anglo. Saxon
racer Is it to 60 Oh and conquer and
oppressP No; it is to 90 on and con-
quer and civilize.
"Tbis is the law Of our being, the
law Of God, and can not be violated
with out punishment.
"What l want to know now Is,
What is the right Of this question:
what is our dutyP How did we come
in possession Of the Philippine
islandsp You all know 1t was the re.
suit Of the Spanish-American war.
Everybody was in favor OF that war.
Cuba had kept q butcher shop near
our shores as long as we could endure
II. We heard the cry OF those people
Tor help, and we responded to that
,ry, and we responded in way that
no nation ever did before. We ten
1ered our blood and our treasure as q
'acrifice to help those people and
lever expected dollar Of money or a
DOT Of land as q reward. We never
expected any material benefit. We
lever expected anything except the
abstraction Of having done our duty.
General Robert Il. Lee, at the
upreme crisis Of his life, in writing
o his son, said duty was the great.
'st word in the English language.
What is our dutyp
II want to hear that discussed more.
t will not do for senators to stand
pom the other side and indulge in rid.
,ule. 1t will not do for senator's to
hink they have made smart point
imply by calling attention to the
act that out Of all the evidence which
as been presented it is shown that
erhaps one Filipino child has been
hot. That will not do. 1t will not I
o to heap ccntumely upon the heads /
I such men as Chaffee, Otis, MacAr. !
hur and Funston. 1t will not do to I
o what you have always been doing /
-grumbling, finding fault, complain O
lg. 1t does not require any ability a
find fault. You can grumble /
bout anything. Go into forest Of d
thousand acres and you cannot find t
perfect tree. 60 into a crowd OF r
5000 people and you cannot find a i
eriect man." 4
A Wax SiatAr. q