The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-08-10
FACE THE MUSIC,

There are times in the lives Of an When the
needs of the hour render the facing of the
music" imperative. The time and the need
for this work OF iortitude now conironts the
large and influential minority of the Repub-
lican party OF Kansas.
By this hour, or at least before this paper
reaches its readers. John +. st. John will
have been nominated for 4 third term. The
tine for the discussion of the methods by
which our party rule has been annulled and
the hour for protests are passed, and We must,
as Republicans, face the fact. Consistently
and conscieniiously the EAGLE has endeay-
ored TO make it plain that such reconciliation
only promised broken forces, to be followed
by ruin ard disaster. Whether our judg-
ment has been at fault, our warning untime-
~. the election day in November can alone
determine. We have been honest in our
views and we viii concede as much TO the
champions of st. John. But the personal
contest, though grievously bitter, ends, or
should end, with the action OF the State Re-
publican convention to-day, and the men who
have fought the battles of the party, on the
field as at the ballot-box, i'm the past, should
still possess the nerve TO ''face the music"
TO fall into line under the old banner and
make the fight that has always been crowned
with victory, regardless of any dislike or
distrust of the temporary leaders. To fail
TO do this viii be to see not only Sedgwick,
but one half of the counties of the State, lost
TO our party and the places of trust and hon
or filed by a motley crew Of Democrats.
Greenbackers, Independents and soreheads,
all banded for the defeat OF 4 party which
has led the hope of the world by its progress
i've cry of Excelsior"
No one better understands than ourselves
the sacrifice necessary TO this; but better .
dish Of crow at home, than power and a fat
office in the ranks of boilers and soreheads !;
better the privilege of voting the Republican
ticket straight than al the glory and the af-
ter chagrin experienced by that crowd who
attempted the destruction of the Republican
party of Sedgwick county last fall, headed
by party traitors, and under the malicious
and unprincipled cry of ''ring.. rings
and who now would not only assist further
Mt its destruction. if so they could personally
profit thereby, but who would in revenge
gloat aud glory over its defeat.
But there is no crow in this dish. A ma
jority Of our own household has simply said
10 us, of the minority: "Iour fears are
groundless, your judgment at fault, and the
majority claims its right to name the stand
ard-bearer" Ii is but the repetition Of the
experience Of the minority in every cam
paign.
Then 10 the Republicans of Sedgwick who
have honestly, with the EAGLE, protested
against the idea that any one man is pre-
eminenly entitled, before all others, TO third
term of the goveruorship; to Republicans
who have heretofore resisted all sorehead
and independent movements; TO sta!warts
who have scorned the specious pleas of the
bolter and reiormer @ and who have earned
the right TO advise, counsel and suggest; to
all such, we say. don't give up the ship"
that you helped 10 build aud have, so far,
successfully manned. but clear the decks of
mutineers and take your turn at rope, cap
stan and helm. assured that in all good time
the cyclone will abate, the old vessel right
herself and land the party, without the loss
OF a man, safe in the harbor of good govern
meEt and prosperity.