The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-10-21
For the EAGLE.
Sensible and Sound.
DELANo. October 16. ]

DELANo, October l6, 1879.
Mr.. EDIToR-All European states
men and philosophers who have visit
ed this country previous to the late
shareholders rebellion, with the soli-
tary exception of DeTocqueyille, pre-
dicted the downfall Of our Republican
institutions. All republics, said they,
contain within themselves the seeds Of
their own destruction. The minority
will not always submit to the majority,
and THE beautiful structure of self
government, cemented by the best
blood of the best patriots of two con-
tinents, was TO be shattered to its very
base and on its ruins would arise a
despotism controlled and guided by a
Napoleonic dictator. The greatest Grim
inal of the nineteenth century asserted
in '61 that the majority should not rule,
and in defense of that anti-Republican
assertion large majority of the citi-
zens of one section of the Union were
willing 10 destroy the best government
the world ever saw.
The course pursued by Tucker since
the adjournment of the Republican
convention must necessarily have the
effect of alternating from him all his
former political friends except "a few
sorcheads who admire his bungling
imitation of the course pursued by the
chieftain of the lost cause. Mr.. Tuck
er's claims as fit and proper person
to represent Sedgwick county in the
Legislature were presented TO the del
egates assembled in convention at
Wichita. Without manipulation or
wirc-pulling an honest and progressive
farmer from 'incorrrptible Attica,"
John Kelley, received the nomination,
after the assembled delegates heard
his confession of political faith in an
swer TO a question put by one of the
delegates. Is il not a time-honored
custom in the Republican party that
defeated candidates forthe nomination
will submit to the expressed wish of
the majority and cheerfully support
the successful candidates? Is it not
giving strength to the opposition to
pursue on opposite course? What
must The intelligent voters of this
county think of defeated candidate
who not only ignores the action of the
convention which failed to place his
name at the head of its ticket, but pre-
sumptnouslT asserts in a newspaper
that a few men In Wichita will give
the voters of this county ticket
worthy of their support. Such au-
dacity is seldom witnessed outside of
lunatic asylum.
Does any lawyer or judge believe
that the voters of this county will SUBJ
nit 10 the humiliation of acknowledge
ing the superiority of the one-man
power over the caucus system? If
there exists such men they have not
even learned the alphabet of Republi-
canism. Professional politicians, who
would rather rule in hell than serve in
heaven, cannot intelligently represent
the farmers of this county. The very
name representative would be mis-
homer when applied to any of that
class
"Who play such fantastic tricks before high
heaven
Enough TO make angels weep"
The author of the seven questions
addressed to John Kelley will long be
remembered by the intelligent voters
of this county as would-be dictator,
who believes that all the intelligence,
tact and virtue of the party to which
he belongs is conferred in himself alone
Burns had such biped in his minds
eye when he wrote:
so, wad some power the giflie gle US,
To see oursels as ithers see Us,
1t wad frae mony blunder free US,
And foolish notfon.''
Republicans of Sedgwick county!
stand firm in defense of the immortal
principles of the equality of all men,
and in the future, as in tho past, let us
with serried ranks advance against
this hydra-headed monster, this one
man power,
"Until from Its throne tyranny shall he hurled,
Its name and nature banished from the world"
Voy PoPTJI.