Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-31
THE TREACHERY OF ST. JOHN.
The Topeka Capital at Last Goes
Back on Him.

The Capital has not taken part in the
abuse of a personal character that the press
of Kansas has heaped upon John z. ST.
John. Personally we have believed in the
purity of his motives while we condemned
his course on becoming a candidate of a
third party as unwise and productive only
OF harm to prohibition. In this great strug-
gle between the north and the south for
control of the government, We have be-
lieved it the duty of every patriot to stand
BY the party that saved the country from
the solid south. The recent actions and
speeches of Governor ST. John indicate
that he is determined to do all in bis power
TO assist the Democrats to a national victo-
~. His ambition to figure as n national
candidate leads him TO apologize for
the Democrats, while his bitter
and hostile sentences indicate his
desire to defeat the Republican party. 1t is
plain to every observer that to-day in the
state of New York Governor st. John is
acting the part of a traitor TO every Repub-
lican sentiment he has ever uttered. He
was TO have commenced a campaign of a
week in Kansas prior to the election with
his first meeting at Lawrence on Monday
night The contest in New York now COM
Dimes Democrats, ST. John Prohibitionists
and Conkling sore heads, and Geo. VIM.
Curtis Independents 10 defeat Blaine aud
Logan. St John goes back upon the posi-
ton he has always held upon The tariff and
comes out for free trade, funking TO the
Democracy who, it is claimed, is furnishing
the money for his campaign. The old
friends OF John p. ST. John in Kansas hang
their heads in shame that he should
lend himself as a tool to the Democracy TO
defeat the Republican party. Prohibition
even, becomes with him secondary TO make
bis cause successful in proving a strong
enough factor 10 give New York TO the Dem
ocrsts. If Governor St John is successful
he viii deserve the execration of every Re
publican and of every Prohibitionist for
having turned the machinery of the gov
eminent over TO the worst enemies of pro-
hibition. There is but one sentiment in
Kansas to-day regarding Governor st.
Johns course. He is not considered a self
sacrificing MASTER for the sake Of principle,
but one whose ambition to be recognized as
the national leader of prohibition has made
him a traitor to his friends and worker for
the success of Democracy. He sees no
difference between the two great parties, ex-
cept that the Republican party is very cor
rupt He sees no benefit derived from pro-
lection, and says he believes he has been
in error iu his views heretofore.
When the votes shall have been counted,
and the grand old Republican party shall
have been again declared victorious, as we
believe will be the result, what will the
country, or the people of Kansas, thank
John r. St John fors
II, on the other hand, in the close states
he should secure such vote as 10 bring
about Democratic national success and place
the government in the hands of the whiskey
Observation-Disclosures, John p. St.
John will deserve and receive the bitter re-
proach of every Republican and every pro-
hibitionist who will see in Democratic sue
cess reverse TO prohibition from which it
will not recover in twenty years.
The Daily Capital and its editor stood by
John p. st. John in the fight in Kansas
when it cost something to be a prohibition
supporter Of his. To-day his ambition has
brought confusion to the cause in Kansas,
and his treachery TO Republicanism, and his
sympathy with whisky bourbonism merits
the withdrawal of friendship and support.
He is to-day q selfish traitor to every princi-
pie he advocated while a.Kansan.