Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-14
RE-SUBMiSSl0N.
A Few Words With Republicans Who Can
not Afford to Go OFF Half Cooked.

ht-SubMlSStUN.
Anew Words With Republicans Who Can
not Afford to Go OFF HaIfCocked.
Within a few minutes after the sen
ale had passed the JOINT resolution
submitting the prohibition amend
ment 10 the electors of this state. we
remarked 10 senator who mad voted
in the affirmative that he had given
his voice 10 a measure, and at the be-
hest of an adventurer, which would do
more TO destroy the dominant party
IN Kansas, give more trouble to Re
publican editors and go farther TO-
wards putin" the state under Demo
cratic rule than ANYTHING that had ever
occurred in the history of Kansas.
The gentleman addressed hung his
head for moment and answered :
Eyes. if il should receive two-third
vote in the house you ami l VIII not
live TO see the end of The strife and
discussion it will cause, but he
added, .'thc issue could only he
lodged or downed through moral
recreancy." The following year, with
out regard TO party a minority of the
people voting thereon said, by their
verdict, ut the ballot box, yes, the
principle involved Is correct; and, they
elected Legislature Oh that issue. TO
make il good. As soon as the princi-
pie became incorporated in the laws
the dominant party, rs in all like cases.
was held TO toe responsible for the
innovation which responsibility was
assumed.
Ii is unnecessary 10 refer To the re-
suits which have followed, further than
to admit that large per cent OF Re-
publicans within II year became dis
satisfied with the measure and with
its practical work ngs. aud rs pro-
test turned round and virtually
elected man for governor vino had
hated and fought every principle of
the Republican party since il earliest
organization.
Another two years had rolled
around and another coycniion must be
chosen and another ticket named by
the Republicans. And right here
arose the wors. trouble. When il
came TO the primaries and county con-
veniions. that element which had vot-
ed for Click. aS Il protest, had become
10 settled in their opposition that they
refused Ia fight the matter out inside
of our own lines, bat stood back and
le, the other element choose whom
they liked. The yc>ul, oi This was 81
wonderfully unanimous convention, 50
far n the prohblory question was
concerned, but intensely Republican.
The latter finding themselves 50 great
~ in The majority not only became very
liberal but magnaniin0us. making all
manner of concessions and then finally
nominating ticket-the very ticket
that the so-called liberal Republicans
had been advocating. in fact the best
ticket as whole. so far n the men on
il are concerned. that WAS ever nomi-
mated in The state.
This brings Us down Ia the present
time when We are confronted 10y our
old enemy the Democratic party. and
bv St. John and his strikers who orig
iually led us 10 defeat. and 10y The
leaders of the anii-prohibition element
"a part of which are opposed to pro
hibtion from principle and Il part of
which are opposed 10 that principle
from policy who send out a call for
another state convention.
What the result of this quadrangle
lar fight will be, probably no man can
tell. The Democrats who dre urging
it on have nothing TO lose and every.
thing 10 gain. The ST. John crew
have everything TO gain and nothing
TO lose. The kickers have nothing TO
lose and nothing 10 gain. In Re-
publican victory they would lose moth
ing because every principle, save that
of whiskey, TO which they cling,
would be triumphant. In a Demo
cratic triumph, every principle be-
lieved in by them would he slaughter
ed save that of whisky.
five have failed in the above TO
make an honest and square statement
of the case the failure must be attrlbu-
ted TO our lack of ability.
Now. all that these protesting Re-
pubiicans want, all they are demand
ing, is Resubmission of the Prohihi-
ton question. That's all They ac-
knowledge the national platform and
ticket is Just what they would have.
and that no people were ever asked or
permitted 10 vote FOR trucr, or better
qualified men than those who make
up the Kansas state Republican ticket
from John A. Martin down; but,
they believe that Prohibition is not
only failure but that majority OF
the people no longer hold that it is
anything else, and they ask that the
matter be resubmitted. To this We
see no particular objection. in
fact fer many months we have person
ally held aud believed tina; the only
way 10 put even a seeming quiet upon
the question WAS through another
vote. stripped of all issues save ant
except "for" and against Blu
where is the sense Of these kicking
conventions. these independent moves
this stubbornly standing halk and re
fusing to settle the matter within III,
party? If you love Republican prin
ciples, IDEAS, associations and method
better Than endal-hunkerism, fer ,h'
sake of the children coming after YOU
don't put your hands TO It's throat
Ifyou have really lost faith in Rcpnb