Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-13
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From the junction City Union.

Sol, Miller, +. p. Baker, Marsh Muir
dock, and one or two others who
whipped every body into the ranks
with the promise of resubmission
within the party, have the cheek of
brass monkey, the gail of Texas
steer, to kick to-day because the legis-
lature refuses TO order a constitution
al convention. The Republican con-
vention Overwhelmingly voted down
constitutional convention, and
wouldn't listen TO resuhnission. These
men then turned in at the polls and
helped make an equally overwhelm-
ing expression against constitutional
convention and also resubmission.
How are we TO know the next time
the pork is passed around that they
will not do SO again, Notwithstanding
their present Indignation? II is this
insincerity and shystering that will
work disintegration sooner and more
certainly than an honest difference in
policy. We qnote 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 of
power not given by the law or prac-
tice, they will not have the nerve TO
resent further encroachments on their
rights. And while we are on this SUBJ
ject we may as well say that the in
tolerant spirit shown by "those in the
saddle" presages bad results for the
Republican party in the future. We
do not know what the 40 600 or $4,000
honest, conscientious, law-abiding.
law-enforcing Republicans may do, if
all of their wishes as TO the enactment
of laws, or efforts to have constitu-
tional convention are ignored for fear
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 Anthonys, Bakers, Sheldons, Mil
le-s and others who held them TO the
party last fall will not be able TO do
il again.
The Wichita EAGLE of last Saturday
expressed a desire for people 10 be
honest. The Union desired this in
the last campaign. but the EAGLE and
ITS partners preferred a confidence
game. The party platform. the can
didates, all the bargains, trades, dick
ers, divisions, were empharically in
one direction, and the Commonwealth
says it was not swindle to inveiglc
&C. 600 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
Just enough Republicans who will
unite with the Democrats to down the
Republican party again unless some
thing is done. Ii nauseates one who
see men claiming average intelli gence
referring 10 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
in some shape or another is involved
the future of the Republican party in
Kansas, and if through cowardice or
from other causes il is not met and set
tied some who are doing their crow
ing from top rounds on the roost will
not be there two years 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 popular vote.
The Leavenworth Times anticipates
the defeat Of a constitutional conven-
ton, and thus predicts:
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 at this time may be pre-
judicial to our political interests two
years hence and TO the growth and
progress of the state.
1t 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 it should be four
years from the time they had tangible
reason TO hope for it. The question
may well be asked, "What will this
arge class of voters do when they
next get chance to speak at
the ballot-box?r We do not know,
but We have an idea, and we do
not want to see the experiment tried.
Senator Sol. Miller, in writing to
his paper from Topeka, states it this
wav:
We think it safe TO say, at this writ
ing, that the ultra-prohibition element
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, as il
inevitably must in time, with such
strain upon il, it 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 a sign il may happen
again, and have been within 4 scratch
of losing Iowa. We made an honest
fight, and con. equently it is of no fur
Their concern to us. The Wichita
EAGLE Tuesday morning gave US an
article on "The Spirit of Bourbon
ISM" concluding as follows:
To make il succeed the people must
be met in spirit of fairness, and
treated in the spirit of confidence and
respect They must not be insulled
by lot of long-haired cranks, rising
their bony hands to heaven and ex-
claiming, "the people must be edu-
Gated u, 10 it,"
The spirit of bourbonism can and
will damn prohibition, but cannot
make il succeed. We mnst have had,
and will continue to have prohibition
for bourbonism only.
Another Republican editor brings
this howl down to the undertaken:
II is clear, however, that the fellows
who have been choking the Republican
party 10 death, have no inclination of
relaxing their grip until they have laid
il out, ready for the undertaken.
The state senate sat down upon the
State Normal school principally in the