The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-12
For the Eagle.
Farmer Doolittle On Politics.


ED. EAGLE While in Wichita the
other day, | was informed that our
Representative elect to the Legisla-
ture had made the statement that he
could not consistently vote for Judge
Campbell for the United States Senate,
knowing as he did that the views Of
Judge Campbell were not endorsed by
his constituency. Whoever may be
concerned as to the course OF our Rep
resentative, may pursue in the pend
ing election of United States Sena-
tor, | am convinced that there is no
uneasiness among the Republicans OF
the esd district. The convention
winch placed s. NJ. Tuck err in nomina-
ZION unquestionabiy endorsed w. z.
Campbell for United States Senator.
The people elected them both. There
is just about as much probability that
5. NJ. Tucker will disobey the instruc-
tons OF the Republican party, pro.
mulga.cd by its delegates in conyen-
ton assembled, as that the present
Pope Of Rome VIII repudiate the in
fallibility dogma, of the last great
Ecumenical Council While it is a
TACT that the majority of Republicans
10 not endorse Judge Campbell's
views on the silver question. Chat is,
do not believe they dol know very
well | do not,) yet is q fact that the
people of the 93d district endorse W.
Z. Campbell. They believe in him.
remember of once seeiug q statement
made in q paper of how many times
stephen A. Douglass made use Of the
pronoun 'r' in certain speech. l do
do not remember The number, but it
was a great many. That little word
Of one letter is not much used by
Kansas politicians, hence it is soEe-
times very Difficult, to tell just exactly
what they do believe on any question.
W. p. Campbell makes use of that big
! just about as frequently as did
Douglass, hence there is never any
doubt as to what he believes on any
question.
Ipresume almost every reader OF the
EAGLE remembers the account of the
silver meeting held in Wichita. Ac-
counts were given Of great many
speeches made on that occasion. Does
not every one who heard or read those
speeches, remember more distinctly
the position taken by Judge Campbell
than that of any other speaker? The
very fact that Judge Campbell thinks
himself; and the very fact that he can
express his ideas with such clearness
and force as to make such lasting ina
pressions, constitutes a qualification
in him that would raise him to great
er prominence than ever q Senator
from Kansas has before attained.
Many people entirely misunaer stand
Judge CampbeIrs position on the f.
nanoial question, on account of not
having heard him speak or read his
speeches. He is not opposed to using
silver as money. He is in favor Of free
banking, and opposed to limiting that
privilege TO favored few; and. bcs,
of.all. he is heartily opposed to that
which has caused industrious men to
become trgmps; which has reduced
the value of property in this country
nearly forty per cent; which has
doubled the publie AMI private debt,
of the country: that which piled bur
dens upon the labor of our country
until, in its agony as it were. it sweats
great drops of blood; that which
meets the producer in every transac-
ton, whether paving his taxes or dis
posing of his produce: ah If he is in
debt, il meets him on the very thresh-
hold Of his own home; that culmina-
ton of ali theft the most damnable
of all frauds. the forced resumption
Of specie payments.
Here is success To the peoples can
didate, W. =. Campbell, the coming
the rising giant, the Doug
lass OF Kansas!
FARMER DooLIrTLE.