Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-11
WHY THIS BAWE

lature refuses to order constitution
al convention. The Republican COLI
yention overwhelmingly voted down
a constitutional convention, anu
wouldn't listen 10 resuhmission. These
men then turned in at the polls and
helped make an equally overwhelIn-
ing expression against a constitutional
convention aud also re-ubmission.
How are we TO know the next time
the pork is passed around that the,
will not do so again, Notwithstanding
their present Indignation: IL Is this
insinceriiy and shystering that VIII
work disintegration sooner and more
certainly than an honest difference IN
policy. We quote few expressions.
The Commonwealth of Thursday
morning sand:
If the people become debauched and
demoralized by being familiarized
with complete change in the practice
of the courts and an assumption oil
power not given by the law or prac-
ice, they will not have the nerve TO
resent further eHcroachments on their
rights. And while we are on this SUBJ
Jet we may as well cay that the in
clctant epirit shown by 'those III the
-addie" presages bad results Tor the
republican party in the future. we
10 not know what the 10000 or 5O,OVo
honest, conscientious, law-abiding.
aw-enforcing Republicans may do, II
al of their WISHES a TO the enactment
of laws. or efforts TO have constltu-
tinnal convention are ignored for tear
of results on one of the articles OF the
constitution. We say we do not know
what they will do, but we fear that
the Anthonvs, Bakers, Sheldons, Mil
l-rs and Others who held them TO the
party last fall will not be able TO do
it again.
The Wichita EAGLE of last Saturday
expressed a desire for people to be
honest. The Union desired this in
the last campaign, but the EAGLE and
its partners preferred confidence
game, The party platform. the can
didates. all the bargains, trades, dick
ers. divisions, were emphatically in
| one direction, and the Commonwealth
says it was not swindle to inveigle
40, 900 voters into the pool with view
of doing directly the opposite. Then
why weep and wall to-day? We quote
from the EAGLE:
The majority sentiment of this state
is one OF the plainest possible things
| touching this question, and there are
lust enough Republicans who will
unite with the Democrats to down the
| Republican party again unless some
| thing is done. 1t nauseates one who
see men claiming average intelli gence
referring TO the election returns OF
former years to carry out or make
good some position on the prohibition
| question of TODAY. In the question
of vote on the old question
I in some shape or another i involved
the future of the Republican party in
Kansas. and il through cowardicc or
| from other causes il l. not met and set
lied some who are doing their crow
ing from top rounds on the roost will
not Be there two wears hence. Better
gentlemen be honest with yourselves
and honest with the people who elect
ed the Republican ticket last fall
Never show any fear in trusting the
| people or "A popular vote.
The I.eavenworth Times anticipates
the defeat of constitutional conven.
! tiou and thuS preiicfs.
We have given this subject a great
deal Of attention and unprecedented
thought, and we can say calmly and
cody that the effect of a refusal TO act
| in this matter al this time may be pre-
! judicial 10 our political interests two
! wears hence and TO the growth and
| progress of the state.
1: stands without stating that in the
/ recent election the votes of great
many were influenced BY the hope that
something would be accomplished This
winter. which would give the state
some relief, even if il should be tour
! yrar- from the time they had tangible
reason To hope for il. The question
may well be asked, w hat will this
I ar"c class of voters do when they
I HrNt get II chance 10 speak al
/ the balloi-box:" We do not know,
/ bat we have an idea, and We do
not v ant TO see the experiment tried.
senator sol. Miller. in writing to
hie paper from Topeka, states it this
way:
! We think il safe TO say, at this writ
ing, that tn ultra-prohibition elem-nt
has the Republican party of Kansas
/ by the tail-they have loop tied in
! the tail. and their hand firmly in the
! loop. When the tail gives way, rs il
| inevitably must in time, with such a
strain upon it, il is question whether
the break will occur between the hams
or in front of the shoulders.
The Union can proudly say that il
had no hand in tying this loop. We
have lost the presidency, once lost
Kansas, which is sign il NAV happen
| again. and have been within a scratch
of losing Iowa. We made an honest
fight, and cons equently it is of no fur
ther concern TO US. The Wichita
EAGLE Tuesday morning gave US an
article on The Spirit of Bourbon
ISM, concluding as follows:
TO make it succeed the people must
be met in a spirit of fairness, and
treated in the spirit Of confidence and
respect. They must not be insulted
by lot of long-haired cranks, rising
their bony hands to heaven and eX-
claiming, "the people must be edu-
Gated u 10 il.
The spirit of bourbonism can and
will damn prohibition, but cannot
make it succeed. We mnst have had.
and will continue to have prohibition
for bourbopisn only.
Another Republican editor brings
this howl down TO the undertaken:
1t il clear. however. that the fellows
who have been choking the Republican
party TO death. have no inclination of
relaxing their grip until they have laid
il out. ready for the undertaken.
Presideut-,lec Cleveland. with his
three sisters and n hrother will ,rriva