Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29
THE MUGWuMP.S DILEMMA.
They Are Now Shown Up in Their True
Coiors-Their Political Hypocrisy I'm
masked.

They Are Now Shown Up in Their True
Co,ors-Their Political Hypocrisy I'm
masked.
The archangeis" have reached point
in their progress towards perfection where
they VIII be compelled 10 throw of the
mask. -Four years ago their spotless white
ness would not permit them 10 consort with
James G. Blaine. They parted company
with the political friends of a lifetime.
solely because, as they alleged, the person
al character Of the Republican candidate
for the Presidency was not up 10 the arch
angels moral standard. Now. says Frank
Leslis's, when the clean record and moral
character of General Harrison are rather
above than below the moral elevation Of
the Democratic candidate, they have no ex-
cuse for their political apostaSy. based on
the pcTsonsle, Of the respective tickets The
uncovered riuywUnps are hence compelled
TO unulask and admit that they have gone
over 10 the enemy on the question OF the
tariff The mugwuEp logic is, that no
matter how viciously O. stun.dly wrong
a political party ma be, or nay have
been, on al The vital questions of the past
or the present, If it Only gets right or one
question of political economy IL must be &C
lectly followed and supported.
Ac I+SLAiSNESb-O 4SA t>--i--t.Ss Icy
have ben wrong ON a question SO vital rs
the preservation of the existence OF the
Nation, bGt if 1t favors the proper rate OF
duty on s<petre and pig-iron, i; should
govern the Nation tina, it did SO little 10 de-
ferd. Il may as party be guilty of null
flying the constitution and the laws by
practically denying the right Of suffrage 10
certain citizens. Of certain color, living in
e ha Tr,iO l,---r t,a+ - u
small matter compared with the import
duty on ish-hooEs and nnseed oil. In short,
the party they have joined may have been
dead wrong on every one Of the twenty five
principal issues of tire last twenty-five
years. as they have often declared it to be,
but if 1t only promises 70 get right en- the
taxation of certain lines Of merchandise, al
will be forgiven. The killing Of million
men is nothing; the destruction Of six bill
ions of treasure is nothing; the robbery of
the right OF suffrage IS nothing; tramplng
upon Civil-service rules Is nothing; specie
resumption is nothing: our National bank
currency is nothing; the honest payment Of
the public debt is nothing; the rights of our
fishermen are nothing: but the duty upon
Hamburg edgngs is everything
And what shall we think of the jewel-like
consistency of the mugwump newspapers
They are now hbeling party which for y
quarter OF q century they iauGed. They now
commend political party upon whose
record they heaped for half life
time their most whitening scorn aal
most scorching contempt. Under the new
gospel Of these political evangels the past
is a worthless blank; the records of par
ties and of men signify naught- The party
which promises 10 90 every ming in the fu-
ture is the one TO join Speaking wholly
from a non-partisan standpoint, all this
seems 10 be absurd as it Is contemplate, and
it is difficult TO believe thai a course so re
markabie viii commend itself 70 fair minded
plen Of any party.