Wichita eagle., 1888-09-27

united was strong. but di
vided it was too weak to prevent
Lincoln from entering the White HOUSE
in 1861. for which we thank the Lord
Then came the war, causing a complsts
split between the Democrats, many oil
which acted with the Republican party.
Many, however, after their wounds were
healed, returned to the rebel wing of the
old party, and have ever since and are
today acting in perfect harmony with
the Old party as if nothing had ever hap
pened heretofore to cause a GOODNESS be-
tween them.
We rebel element of the party in the
north remained at home during the war,
raising hell with their neighbors and in
q ciandestine way gave aid to the rebels
of the south. The loyal portion, how
ever, Of the northern Democrats entered
the army and fought to suppress the re-
belllOn, remaining till tins was done and
all negroes freed. In aiding to suppress
the rebellion and free the negroes are
the only good deeds the Democrats did.
However, this was not done as a
party measure. They did not intend to
free the negroes, but assisted the Re
publican party in doing Sc, but mark
my words, in ten years from now the
Democrats of the south will claim that
they freed the negroes.
Nevertheless. the Republican party
was IN power at the time and after the
darkey was freed the party passed and
enacted laws giving the negroes all the
rights and privileges of citizens of the
United States. The moment President
Hayes remoued the protection from the
south that General Grant had left, the
poor negro was disfranchised and has
remained so ever since.
Those brave men who suppressed the
rebellion and freed four million slaves
should be pensioned for life and are en-
titled to all the honor that can be heap
ed upon them.
Now cometh the tug of war and to us
it Is strange and unaccountable and, we
like for some one to explain this strange
action.
These men went south and fought four
long years, fought battles as great and
hard as Napoleon ever fought. Many of
chem left leg or arm, others leaving
both arms and legs, and many of them
MANNED and crippled otherwise. Some
bSSOhAaHS otOiIC QDOIl tICd lC-
turn home were crowded with honor
and praise as benefited true heroes to
be crowned, and yet in spite of all these
hardships aud trying experiences, walk
up to the polls today and vote to
continue in power men to receive
a salary of eight to ten thousand
dollars annually, who only few years
ago were armed with British guns,
shooting down Union soldiers with
grape, canister shot, shells and round
balls with as much elaboration as a
cowboy would shoot down a buffalo;
furthermore, refusing whenever an op-
portunity offers itself to vote a small
pension to those who left some part of
their body on some battlefield in the
sunny south.
1t seems to me more strange than
fiction that men who fought so bravely
for the union in the late rebellion; that
men whose ancestors fought for liberty
during the revolutionary war with
fervor and zeal seldom known, can to-
day be turning the earth over to elect
one Grover Cleveland, a man who makes
treaties to suit and benefit other coun-
tries; treaties the result of which are
detrimental to the American citizen, and
f enough Americans will turn to En-
glishmen and vote thus they will sue
ceed. We, however, doubt it and be-
ieve that the eX-sheriff will not carry
1ne single northern state, but will hold
his 153 solid electoral votes.
As far as the tariff is concerned in
his campaign, things that are taxed
ire as low now as they can
De sold for. 1t only enables US
o have those things manufactured
1t home by our own people thereby Civ
ng employment to thousands of our
'wn citizens at fair wages that would
)e idle if it was not for this small
mount of protection. Do not be de
uded by free trade talk for If the duty
vas taken off of everything in this
country that is now taxed. why the
middle man would get it and more too,
he could, as he did when coffee was
nut on the free list, at loss of $4,000
100 annually to this government. In
,lace of its coming down three cents, it
vent up three cents and remained up.
80 with everything else. Therefore, we
ay again, do not be deluded by this free
rade talk INTO voting for free trade
nan. who will never put his theory into
Practice, as this country has too many
tatesmen, who will remain in office to
'revent demagogues from carrying any
uch legislation into execution.
The statement made by those adj
'anclng the free trade theory. that, if
he tariff were removed, so and SO could
ne done and the country flow with milk
nd honey, that the poor farmer would
et fat in forty-eight hours, etc., are
alse. If the dog hadn't stopped-they
ay he would have caught the rabbit,
ut we claim that the dog couldn't run
asst enough, was the reason.
This is free country and men should |
e allowed to vote as they please, negroes |
will they? We say no. What |
oes Eustis have to say? but we presume |
e will reply that it Is none of our bust |
ess. b. r. NALL.
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