Wichita eagle., 1888-07-28

PROSTATE colored man. 1t is the strong
est prop of the whole lot, but it has no
label on it for it needs none. The fourth
bears the inscription, ''Pauper Wages
Scale"
The house we have pictured represents
the Democratic Administration, You
will observe that it leans even more
than the Tower of Pisa and towards the
solid south. The time is the close of the
memorable campaign of 1888. The hour
is nearly midnight, and soon Will be
ushered in the day on which Columbia
loving people are going to make another
Yorktown for the English.
There is no sound of revelry by night.
although Bourbon capital has been
summoned in council by the last crack
of Cleveland's party whip. The occasion
is one on which the sorry looking outfit
is to dispose of the last course of crow
the Democrats have been nibbling at all
summer.
The grand sachem is seated in his au-
gust chair of state built to ORDER and he
is attired III an ample English blanket,
bespangled with gold coins, and which
was presented to him by the disciples of
Golden in Great Britain. His apparel is
very appropriate for the occasion, for
you will observe by the huge thermome-
ter hanging oyer his head like'the sword
over DamocieS, that there is rapidly TAX
ing place a great fall in temperature.
1t is palmer than the handwriting on the
wall that tomorrow is going TO be very
cold day for his accidency.
Red bandanas festoon the walls of the
council chamber and depend from the
chandeliers. To the right of the presi-
dent upon several compact bales, sit the
statesmen who represent the solid south.
On each of these bales there is printed
label which reads Captured rebel flags
to be returned to the Southern Confed
eracy in 1899" The auditorium is filled
with the tools of Democracy who have
been doing valiant service during the
campaign. You recognize them as the
mugwumps and Prohibitionists. It is
now time for us to call your attention to
the central figure in this motley assem-
blage. 1t is that of the color bear, Roger
Q. Mills. He looks extremely tired for
he has ali summer long been trying TO
flourish the Democratic banner all over
the United States, but trailing in the
timber that skirts the Rio Grande, it has
persistently refused to wave over any
but those states that waged four years of
strife against the Union. This ensign is
entitled the Mills bill and we read
thereon protection to the south, but
destruction to northern industries, and
III the end absolutely free trade"
These are the actors in til greatest adj
ministration farce the history of our
country has ever known and this is the
last act but one in the drama. For be-
hold, one advances mightier than this
host of Philistines. Broad his shoulders
are, as those of tabled Atlas, who bore
the world upon them. and keen is his ia
tellectual vision, as the sword of truth
and righteous cause. Unlike the Samp-
son Of old, he has not been deprived of
his sight by his enemies, for his empire
is now q net work of enlightened paths
where the sophiSt and demagogue have
Travelled IN vain.
This is the noble figure of American
Labor and he wears around his body the
ceStus given him by the Republican
party in 1860 and emblazoned on that
girdle are the letters Of the word Protec-
lion.
This is the man that saw that the
pillar, ''Pauper Wages Scale" was the
main one under the Democratic party
and its free trade ideas.
And he pulled ont the pillar
That held up the house
Where four years OF hard labor
Had brought fourth a mouse;
And he downed their bandanas,
Secession and snuff,
For the Star Spangled Banner
Was quite good enough,
And he scattered those ensigns
On south bound breeze
So that Democrats, smiling
Night grumpily sneeze.
And thus is the defeat of the Demo-
cratic party told. The sentiment that
believes in protecting American labor is
powerful and will prevail. Our Demo-
cratic friends may not see it in that
light, and may be very skeptical about
this prophecy. But as Ko-Ko said to
Nan-ka-poo in depicting the splendors of
the latter's funeral when it should
occur: There viii be brass bands and
etc; you won't be able TO
enjoy such things, Nan-ka-poo. but they
Will be there just the same" So it Will
be in regard to that eventful day in
November 1t is rather tough that the
are commpelied to anticipate
it and It's attended disasters, but it is
coming Just the same.