The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-11-20
SOME REASONS WHY.
WICHITA. November IL, 1873

WICHITA, November IL, 1879.
To The Editor Of tie Eagte:
In pursuance to my promise in last
weeks issue, will give to the readers Of
your valuable paper some of the reas-
ons " hich have changed my politics. All
who know me are aware that am not
posted in political affairs as well as pro-
fessional and educated men yet when
man comes to consider the matter
calmly, laying all prcjudices aside, it
does not require a very heavy ''stock
of brains" to choose between the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. BY
reason OF my previous political afiillla-
lions am not as well posted in Repub-
lican virtues as well as / am in Demo-
cratic vices. When look back to 1860
81, that critical period incur Nation
and see arrayed on the one side those
who sought to tear asunder the best
government that men ever lived under,
and arrayed on the other side those who
sought TO perpetuate and maintain the
honor of our boosted institutions, |, as
must every candid man, ask what were
the names Of the respective parties.
There is but one truthful answer-thc
former was the Democratic, the latter
the Republican party. What party
saved the government from disuniOn
and dishonor. The recorded as well as
the unwrittcn history will ever tell 1T
was the Republican party" The Dem
ocrats said then, as they say now, this
government is mere confederation of
States. The Republican party said then
and say now, "this is a nation" and by
the etcrnals, it ever shall be. A young
Democrat in the last local campaign
tried to post me as to what they meant
by the above Democratic doctrine, but
| could not see it in any other light than
that "we, the Democratic party, hold
that State can secedc or withdraw
from the Union whenever it plcases.
"But." says "A Democrat, ''the war set
tied those old issues" But. let us see
James Buchanan on retiring from the
chief magistracy of the Nation said, 81
can find no power in the constitution TO
cocrcc State" La 1864 the Democrats
said in national convention at Chicago
that the war was failure because the
principles for which il was wagcd were
erroneous. In 1868 they said il was an
unholy war. In 1872 they said 10 the
Republicans, after they had saved the
Union, the country has had enough of
Republican rule. In 1876 they said: we
have repented of our political sins, let
us run this government awhile. But as
soon as they got working majority in
Congress they said what they would do.
in 1868, but failed. 1--WE have captured
the capital and will not rest till all the
hateful war measures of the Republican
party are wiped out" They said il
everywhere in the South, aud Northern
Democrats either nodded assent, or
Withdrew from the party. The Repub-
licans said: NO, you will not we did
not give up some of the Nations best
blood for nothing; we did not incur an
enormous debt to save this Nation in
vain" The Republican party found
power in the constitution TO coercc a
rcbcIlious State: il found it in the pat
rio,ism of the loyal people of the North.
Why did the controlling element of the
Democracy, the Southern Bourbons,
demand the repeal of the war measures!
Because they were bars to Democratic
success. They want the right to do as
they please, which means ''herc we will
shoot niggcrs when we please, and
when necessary TO gain a Democratic
victory TO use the shot gun, the blud-
geon. the pistol, and the bowieknife !;
and the federal government be denied
the power Of interference. These are
melancholy facts which the candid and
reading citizen must admit Consist
emily how then can a Northern man be
any thing else but Republican Even
here in the North il requires much NOR
al courage to break away from the
Democratic party. In the South they
use the shot gun on a rebelliohs Demo-
crat, not so much for its effect on the
individual, but TO deter others through
the example made of him. Here in the
North they give it TO the fellow who
has good sense enough. moral and NEIL
ial courage enough to break ranks the
same way only in m;lder form, they
'.gist pcrceed TO give Teller good
cussin." and if he be a man of culture
and refinement some human skunk will
prostitute the liberty of the press and
under the protection of an anonymous
name seek 10 throw suspicion on his
motives. blackcn his character and blast
his good name. But luckily "Some
guns there be when aimed at duck or
plover rebound and kick their owner
over" You will allow me TO subscribe
my name, politically thine,
FHITZ SNIrZJER, EN-Dcmocrat