The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-16


freedom to starve; of every right, but
the right to die; like hunted stag
they stand at bay, and we raise the
cry of ''mad dog" and appeal to the
authorities to stone them down.
Let us visit the wretched abodes of
these people and see the shrunken
forms aud woebegone visages of their
wives and little ones, and ask our
selves if it is the over-production OF
bread that causes this want. To them
life has become intolerable they in
vite combat; we have not protect
ed'' them; we have encouraged the Ii
ons to deyour their substance. If we
want to inaugurate Il ''relgn Of ter
ror"; if we would hasten insurrec-
ton aud bloodshed, let US pounce up
on them and put them down at the
point of the bayonet. But if the
press of afree America" had the nee
essary ''back bone," it could put them
down by pursuing course calculated
to alleviate their condition. But il
they must be down by force, would
be in favor of let ting the job to the
aristocratic nabobs who have been in
strumental III creating these vipers.
But in case these ''fne-haired gentle
men" should have any scruples about
undertaking such delicate task, and
there being some danger of getting
stung in the operation, and as it is es-
sential for the safety of them and their
plumber that these yipers be put down
at all hazards, could they not compel
the United States government to pro-
coed to collect them in flocks of 1000
or so, (for their name is 1egioD,) and
bring an army against them i'll battle
array, and blow them TO atoms at the
lannon's mouth, and let "free Ameri-
ca" admit her Republican government
is failure, and that she has to fall
back upon the barbaric practices of
despotic, monarchial Europe.
| challenge any man to show or deny
that there is not great cause for disaf-
fiction. Look at the thousands of
people who are emigrating to the west,
snatching up the remnant of their
blighted prosperity and shattered for
tunes, as a "brand from the burning"
and fleeing 10 the wilderness to seek
shelter and safety from the devouring
elements of grasping greed and ava
rice. Go ride out over our beautiful
county of Sedgwick, and drink in the
smiling promise of the coming harvest
but don't begLile yourself with the
idea that the people who dwell amidst
it, and whose labor has produced it,,
must be happy in the possession OF
this vast wealth. No, sir; it don't
belong to them; they are simply the
machinery TO produce and deliver it
over to its iawfWI owners, the bond
holders, the railroads, the money loan
ers, the commission men, the nipple
ment men, the sharpers, the sharks.
and return to their naked fields and
empty bins to exc out miserable ex-
istence in cherries homes for another
year, and produce more. When the
demands it, there is
no sacrifice too great for the people to
make willingly; but when they are
wronged and oppressed to pamper an
idle few who laugh them to scorn, is
it any wonder that they enter their
solemn protest? We can't be too
careful by what names we call those
who are ready to strike for liberty.
We are apt to make mistakes. In 1775
rebels, traitors and vipers, "known to
be dangerous" were armed and drill
ing in the vicinity Of Boston, and the
British lion raised its huge paw, and
on the 18th Of April of that year be-
gan to put them down at Lexington.
But how is it that monument stands
there to-day to mark the sacred spot
where "heroes" fell. Again, OH the
10th of October, 1859, an armed or
ganization, led by Capt. John Brown,
took possession of the United States
arsenal at Harper's Ferry, and the
people fastened to wash
their hands of all connection with
him, they knew him not, and forsook
him to his fate, and ty ranny ''put him
down" at the end of a rope. But "his
soul goes marching on" and now it is
to place a marble statue of
that ''hero" in the National Memorial
Gallery to appropriately express the
advance of the Republic to higher
civilization, human equality, and per-
sonal manhood" When shall we be-
gin the ascent? Where is our chari-
y, philanthropy, christianity, or are
we living LIE? We may call him.by
what name we please, but (when ev-
Try other means faiD he who goes
lown, striking the first blow that lib
rates the Caucasian race in Ameri-
"a, will be the noblest Roman of them
IL, and they that have "sown the
Wind" will, in all probability, "reap
he whirlwind."
Now, if the administration and Con-
ress, and the judges, and rulers, and
rinces are too much pre-occupied
lotting against the whites TO read
heir bibles aud search the scriptures
D find wisdom, perhaps you could get
he following from Che book of the
rophet Isaiah down them in the shape
f ne,cs.:: Fl. 81
How is the faithful city become an
arlot! 1t was full Of judgment;
ghteousness lodged in it; but now
lurderers.
Thy princes are rebellious andeom- +
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