Wichita eagle., 1888-04-08
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THE VISIBLE LINE.

Who Course of Controversy Clearly Laid
out-1he Democrats, with the Respon-
siDiities OF Government and Their Many
BLU aers, Can Not BE Aggressive.
Mr.SDoiiVer, OF Iowa, made splendid
speech the other day to the Iowa State Re
publican convention. From it we take the
following selections:
men seven years ago Garfield was dy-
ing oy the sea ana General Grant had just
iaio az the feet of his country the trophies
Oh 'he Wor.d's affection, Grover Cleveland
WAS dalI~ resting his elbows on the familiar
CoutlV-r OF the Terrapin Lunch, a plain
He.caurant,' solemnly remarks his biogra-
cher, where probably terrapin was never
seem Between the grave Of Lincoln and
Cleveland's final settlement for his board In
Buffalo seventeen years intervene. They
are the granGest years IN the progress of the
human race. They saw the politics of every
section dignified with great achievements
and the soil Of every State made holy by
ahe dust of patriots, statesmen and soldiers.
Vet Mr.. James Russell Lowell looks upon the
Gu rious figure by the lunch-counter as the
only American worth mentioning stree Lin
coin was 'snatchei from u.s.
"Great wits are sure 10 madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
. In Mr.. LoWells case the partition is evil
IDENTITY entirely removed, and the great wit
who male honest Hosea Blgeloyy smile at the
Idea 'taat Nashington's maDtelpiece fell
upon Polk is lost IN the nervous exhaustion
which recognizes in Grover Cleveland the
qualities hat nnmortalized the character
and caree! Of Abraham Lincoln. May God
help tie young men Of this country to mix
with the luxuries OF culture decent re-
spect for he history Of the United States.
The American people are entitled TO be
representa- in their chief offices by men
identified IN honorable service with the
@aymarka of National progress. The Re-
publican prty alone can furnish such
man. If W, can find man whose record is
part of theife of this generation; a man
who fills th'full measure Of public useful
ness and elnence; man whose conEerya-
tive wisdoi has earned the confidence Of
the bushes world; a man whose modest
generosity las escaped the venom of rivalry
and the pdson Of disappointment If We
can ind sun man we can not only elect
him Presidat, but with his name we can
permanent restore the fortunes Of the
Republican,arty,
g For the irst time since 1879 we have a
visible line controversy between the con-
tending parties. For eight years the Demo
VI dlN IdFc UJcNGu an increasing duNauldEe
over Cs. Tiey have been able TO charge O
Thousand kids Of corruption and to promise
thousand rarictes Of reform. They have
built their platforms on the pattern of
freight caboGse-if man didn't like the
view from his window he could go up into
the space veerved for train men only and
look in any direction he pleased. And so we
had Randal,down in New York commend
ing the gre6i industries Of the country TO
the loving f;vor of tho Democratic party,
while CarlisG was shiverIng around the vii
lagos OF lowe relieving his pcnt-up emotions
on tariff refon. II these eminent gentle
men ha chaIged appointments, not even
the superb sikh of Daniel Manning could
have taken the dice-box from the hand of
Grover Clevel.nd and thrown deuble-siyes
Tor him In the game OF politics. No such
humbug can b. twice practiced on the same
people. The responsibilities Of Administra-
ton have compelled the President to print
q programme. IL
mo babbliIg about Republican malfeas-
ance can avaiIthem now. No profligate pro-
fessions can tower up the naked fraud that
passes in these days for reform. OF course
the programme is not without signs al eva
sion and lnarks of ambiguity. But wesneed
not send for Ignatius Donnelly to decipher
In the Presidents message the old platform
OF the slave power, cut with PAIR of scis-
sors from the Confederate constitution On
the issue presented the West and the East
have comm,n interest. With the East il
IS question Of something to eat. With the
West it is forthe present . question of some
body to FEED, The Republican party, true
TO its platform aud its record, recognizes the
necessity of readjusting the existing laws
TO meet the changing conditions Of industry
and business; but the party proposes no
changes that will work an injury to Amer
lean capital or drive American manhood out
Of the cottages OF American labor''