Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-09
THE NEW FLAG.

Il ne w IAoLhs uao 0oOPsSN lOs
the United States, a new, or rather
different emblem for America, than
the old standard Stars and Stripes.
This elegantly -dilapidated, chrOnically
Haunted aud Observation-Disclosures
design, according TO the EAGLE, is
emblematic for all occasions whenever
a chance il made from an old appoint
ment to a new. The real name of the
EAGLES penant is the Bloody Shirt,
and as this bird Of liberty sits, with
outstretched wings and screaming
voice, upon the top of it's staff, it's
eyes chances down to see if freedom
from her mountain heights" fully sees
the "unfurling" of the article of mans
wearing apparel becrimsOned
with the memory of one line
of Mason and Dixon. and in
case the optic of a passerby is not suf-
ficiently held upon the EAGLES joy
and pride. said bird screeches out a
blast to try and intimidste the msn
who dares look and think as seemeth
him best.
For four months we have sat quietly
by and let the EAGLE have it's cay in
regard to the situation. In that time
we have failed to see any fair argu-
meut against the administration or its
supporters. We have, however. read
many (almost daily an item OF pOlit-
ical abuse showed under the noses of
those Americans who dare to think
for themselves, instead of letting the
EAGLE do it for them, and We,
being one of the number who
believe that we "arc endowed
BY certain iralienable rights" which
includes the right to vote as we deem,
have included q "Quietus" put upon
our ire, caused by an article Of the
EAGLES. The reason for said ire to be
checked was because said items were
beneath the dignity Of journalism, and
must have cmanaied from q mind dis
torted and determined 10 cause dis
cord and discontentment within the
limits of the best country on Gods
earth.
An article at the head Of the second
column, On the first page Of last Satur-
DAYS EAGLE, is the one that placed
the last feather. We can not produce
it verbatim in these columns, - we
are not running q police gazette, but
this advocater Of the God-and-human-
ity-party, does print an editorial that
is not only disgrace to its Columns,
but also Of that class. which, II printed
in 81, by the opposition party, would
have been deemed treason aud pun
ished accordingly. 1t was just
such an article that stopped
the sale Of the Chicago Times;
it has the same tone for which the
Chicago Tribune is now in litigation
on account of the London exposures,
and il is base insult to the man
whom the people of the United States.
in their majority, put into the highest
Office within their gift and every
reasonable thinking man, regardless
of political complexion, will say that
such an article would be better fitted
to inhabit the brain of the man who
eminaied il, rather than TO lay on the
parlor table Of the civilian.
WIZ was it written? Simply be-
cause President Cleveland saw fit to
remove Mr.. Dick Walker from the
United States land office, at Wichita,
and place therein Mr.. Frank Dale.
Truly . crime TO call forth such cpl
thels on the president Of land that ID
TO have q statue of Liberty EuIighten-
ing the World.
We who vote in oppo-
sifiou to the EAGLE have been the
trough for the EAGLE to empty its
Stops into long enough, and this little,
insignificant, twO-penny, no subscrip
tion.list sheet, dsres 10 raise its feeble
voice against the mighty. brains-ex-
banded loco, 900 subscription. listed
daily, to the tune that such remarks
about the president Of the United
States are equal TO q mutiny on ship
board.
We have been called the red-nosed
Democracy. etc. So be il. But &C
cording to the EAGLE. the Democrats
cannot write and rs there are no ''his
\ marks" on the blanks in Belle Plaine
il seems rs though there must have
been other than Democrats that have
drank the whiskey. Be that as it may,
the ''clear, clean countenances" must
give place to dubious noses whose
color is the ensign Of prefermeut v
Why? Because the ballot boz
| sHiu eo. Auc USiiot u tue issue
of that patent washing ma.
chine, invented in l776-it WAS ex.
hibited at Lundy's Lane, Bunker Hill
and sundry places, and 90 thorough
was its construction that il washed
out the ballot-box from the tyranny Of
oppression; il wrung il ont by the
blood Of patriots spilled that il nigh,
be more thoroughly dried, It hung /,
out on the lines Of Americas indie.
pendence: it ironed it out by the red.
hot shot from Yankee cannons, and il,
cleanliness still exists, yea. even though
il be in the hands Of 'the red-uosed.
Dude Administration
We have no objections to the
EAoLEs kicks. but desire they be the
kicks worthy the dignity Of American
ijournalism.-Belle Piaine Residrnt.