Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-25


life imperatively require that imme-
date and effective means be taken,
through peaceful, orderly and conser-
yative methods, to open markets
which have been and are now monop-
olized largely by other nations. This
more particularly relates to our sister
republics of Spanish America, as also
to our friends, the people of the Bra.
lillian empire. The republics of Span
ish America are allied to us by the
very closest and warmcst feelings,
based upon similarity of institutions
and government, common aspirations,
and mutual hopes. The great repub-
lic' as they proudly term the United
States, is looked upon by their people
with afectionate admiration and as
the model for them TO build upon;
and we should cultivate between them
and ourselves closer commercial rela-
tons, which will bind us together by
the ties of friendly and mutual advan-
tages. Politically, we should be bound
to the republics of our continent by
the closest ties, and communication by
ships and railroads should be encour
aged to the fullest possible extent con-
sistent with wise and conservative
public policy. Above all we should
be upon such terms of friendship as TO
preclude the possibility of national
Misunderstanding between ourselves
and any of the members of the Ameri-
can republican family. The best
method to promote uninterrupted
peace between one and all would lie in
I a 4, fnr. ~
congress, whereby an agreement to
submit all international differences to
! the peaceful decision of friendly arbi-
tration might be reached. The full
advantages of n policy of this nature
could not be stated in a brief discus
sion.
FOREIGN POLITICAL RELATIONS.
The United States in every sense.
cxcenfiuo that of mere naval power. is
one of the first nations of the world.
As such lis citizenship should he val
liable. emitting its possessor to pro-
lection in every Quarter of the globe.
/ do not consider il necessary that omr
Government shall construct enormous
fleets of approved iron cladg. and
maintain a commensurate body of
seamen. i'm order TO place ourselves ON
a war footing with the military and
naval powers of Europe. though il
seems absurd that we have NOT the
effective means TO rcpel a wanton in
yasion of our coast and rive protec-
lion TO our coast towns and cities
AGAINST any power. The great
moral force of our country is 50 uni
yersalIy recognized rs 10 render an
appcal TO arm, bv MS oujle improba-
bic.
| EoUAL RIGHTS oF,'ITIzENSJIIp.
The central idea of republican
form of Government is the rule of the
whole people. ms opposed to the other
forms. which rest upon a privileged
class. In MANY of the southern state,
the colored population is in large ex-
cess of the white. The c,lorea pp,-
ple are Republicans. as are also a con
siderable norton of the white
people. The remaining portion of the
| latter are Democrats In face of This
| incontestrble truth those states invori-
ably return Democratic maiorities In
other states of the south the colored
people. although not \ majority form
y very considerable bodv. If tbe mann
! lation and with the white RcnuI,litau.
are numerically in excess of The DEM
ocrats. vet ureciselv the same noliti,.l
result obta;ns-tL,. Democr,tir n,rtv
inv,ri,bly carrying tho election II :
NO, even tbourht edvisah;,. to ,IInw
an occasional or unimnori,nt election
to no carried Inv thc Hennblicons >. :,
..blipd' or as stroke of Iipe..a
CorafuI and ;mn,rti,l Investigation.
have shown these results To follow III,
svstamm,tic ayarciso of Observation-Disclosures
do,ion and yioleucc contained win
the most shameful devices eyer n,.,,.-
ticed in the n,,ne of free nlcctiou. "a
confirmed h,s the resuIt hecomc u,ot
we are brouobt face tn face win ,ha
extr,ord;,,,ry noIit;c.I fact thot he
Democratic psrty of The south relies
almost entirely uno,, tbp methods st,t-
ed far its success in national election.
This unIawf ul neryersiou If the r,on,,-
lar franchise which da.ir. 10 ,,,tc
disn,ss;onatelv aud in , manner c,,n.
nortino with the nroner ,ligni,y nr
The occasion is one of deem orayi,y a.
the American neonle in n ,ionblc sensr
First il is in yiolation-onen direct
and fragrant, of the primary principle
upon which our government is sup
posed To- rest. Second. it is
in direct violation of the rights
and interests of all states wherein
are particularly centered the wealth
and industries of the nation, and which
pay an overwhelming portion of the
national taxes. The immense aggrc-
CATION of interests embraced within,
and the enormously greater popula-
ton of those other states of the Union.
are subjected every four wears to the
danger of wholly fraudulent numeri-
cal strength. Under this system mi
nOrities actually attempt to direct the
course of national affairs. and, though
up to this time success has not attend
cd their efforts to elect the president,
yet success has been So pcriously i'm
minent as to encourage a repetition of
the effort at each quadrennial elec-
ton, and TO subject the
interests of an overwhelming
majority of our people north and
south TO The hazard of Illegal subyer-
sion. The colored people of the south