Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-20

that every slave in the south soon
learned that the blue coat covered a
heart that beat for freedom-a fact
that was so stamped on their con-
sciences that not a single fugitive
union soldier was ever betrayed by a
black man or woman. ! am not writ
ing ID. Rs biography; have lad
! fights with him, as you have had, but
he hiss written lis name in indelible
I characters on The history of Kansas
aud the country.
In the last Republican state conven-
ton Colonel Anthony was The leader
of the delegates, some sixty IN num-
Der. who asked for the re-submission
of the prohibition amendment. lie
was voted down by three or four TO
one, bore his defeat without sulking,
and advocated the state and national
tickets with his customary zeal end
power.
Since that time he has been float
ing" on that question to quote a
word he used in private talk until
the reccn, county election in LeaveD-
worth. The Republicans there again
favored ",esubmission," but the DEM
ocrats were not caught by that plank
in the Republican platform They
voted for free whiskey and open sa-
looms, as they have always done when
that issue has been raised The
county went Democratic. Col
onel Anthony has been patient
and conservative. but he is aroused al
last. lie is on the war path; he means
A.. L.. ha Aoa ri frnna at III
over the stste. Leavenworth county
will 20 Republican next year. We
have heard from sixty-iErce county
elections, held this month; only Leav-
enworth is solidly Democratic. This
is the biggest Republican victory ever
won IN Kansas in an OF year. Below
is an article written by Colonel An
thony himself, aud published in yes
terds, s Leaycuworlh Times.
ID. W. w.
WE DON'T WANT YOU.
The saloon Republicans aud whisky
Democracy have by their action in The
laic election demonstrated the fact
that they have permanently
left the Republican party, and
by so doing have practically
said To anti-prohibiii,n Republic
caus, "Your friendship, your advice,
your counsel, your help and co-opera-
lion with us are no longer desired or
wanted" While this insult has been
thrown in the face of men who have
for the past thirty years been opposed
to prohibition. it demands of them de-
seriion of Republican principles. with
lis great questions of the tariff, the
currency. and the right of every
American citizen TO cast free ballot
without fear OF intimidation, and to
have that ballot honestly counted.
They will not obey.
Ii is an acknowledged fact that the
Republican party is composed OF the
Intelligence. the brains and the moral
sentiment OF the country, and he who
imagines that such men will leave the
party, with its grand record and JOIN
the Democracy Of Kansas, with It's
one plank - the whisky !
traffic-iG lis platform, has little
knowledge of the men who have COM
posed the anti-prohibition sentiment
of the Republican party.
The time has not come when Il citizen /
or newspaper must surrender all the |
cherished principles of a life time, and
swear eternal iealty TO, and be in &C
cord with the saloon Democracy of
Kansas. The Republicans who have.
in the recent election, forsaken all
party principle at the dictation of
hypocritical tyrant who threatens TO
crush them out unless they obey his
leadership in the interest of corrupt
Democracy, may rue the day they re-
solved to do his bidding. In comply
ing with this dictatorial command
they have committed the greatest
of their lives. In doing this
they have forsaken true and tried
friends. and formed an allegiance with
men devoid of honest principles.