The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-23

of the recent movements in the East, in
| each case at the supreme psychological
moment. The day when the news or Gem
| ator Hoars great anti-Imperiaiistic
/ speech arrived in the East, as Mr.. Barrett
! told the Young Womens College in Illi-
! nois, he was in touch with the Philippine
Junta at Hongkong land learned AT first
hand how encouraged they were by it..
| When Gen. Lawton was shot. Mr.. Barrett
promptly pulled out a letter from him,
saying that should he be killed at any
time it would be as If BY an anti Imperial
istie bullet from home. Mrs. Lawton has
since attested 10 the genuineness OF this
letter, thus rebuking those csrping crit
les who unite in conspiracy, as sydney
Smith once said, against any real genius
who appears in the world. When the
news of McKinley's assassination at Buff
falo reached Vice. President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Barrett was there TO note his emo
tons and afterwards faithfully 10 give
them TO the world. And so on.
John Barrett was born in Grafton, Vt.
and was educated at the Worcester Acad-
envy and at Dartmouth College. gradual
ing from the latter in 1889. He spent the
following year travelling, and afterwards
settled in oregon. where he was connect
ed with a Democratic newspap per Two
years later he was chosen as an alternate
TO the Democratic National Convention,
and made the trip 10 Chicago. After the
election OF President Cleveland he came
on to Washington with letters from nearly
all the business men In the state. asking
for his appointment to a diplomatic post
He did not ask for Siam. but for some
thing smaller At that time the two fac
tons of the Oregon Democracy. which
afterwards developed into the
silver wings, were buSily engaged In the
throwing Of mud at each other and at
all the names which could be mentioned
in connection with Federal appointments.
President Cleveland became very tired Of
these charges and counter-charges NJ
Barrett had lived for so short a time
in Oregon as not 20 be regularly identified
with either faction. so his candidacy was
singularly free from attack. Mr.. CIeve
land inferred from this that he would
be a satisfactory compromise candidate.
and so appointed him TO a larger place
than he had asked for. The Democrats
OF Oregon. prone TO fauIt-fnding. receiv-
ed the announcement of his selection WI
this query: who is John Barrett, Il
was the fsvorite caption OF their nexspa-
per at the time
But Oregon and the country soon rounZ
cut. and Mr.. Barrett has since tasen
pains that they should not forget the in
formation He served out his term IL.
Siam. winding up in the Philippines a,
the time OF Dewsys famous exploi,
meeting the Admiral. and writing book
about him, travelling over the East and
preparing a book regarding .ts grea;
problems. Since his return &c this coun-
try he has spoken before nunberie.-
boards Of trade and similar bodies on
cur commercial opportunities in the ORR
ent. SO prominent did he become 4.
this liae that hi. friends en3esvo-ed a
few years ago 10 have q commission
appointed. OF which he should Se ire head
70 20 10 the East 20 take The neee<s7ry
steps 20 increase our trade there He
vas soon sent 10 Nexico. q attend III.
Pan-Arerican Congress ard has more
recently been travelling Il the east IN the
interest - the St Louis E-xposition-
NJ. Barrett has encountered some an
fi-Inpe-.slis,sc criticism because of
change n his estimate 70 AEuiaslde and
ths insurrectioalsts. AI'housa rerhses re
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