Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-10
CONCERNING THE REBELLION.

! Lawrence Journal
| For some time past there has been con-
! siderable uneasIness among the cattle IN
/ the Kansas Republican corral and = few
| old leaners OF the herd have been paw
ing in the earth and believing rebel
lion" Among these are Colonel Mar
shall NJ Murdoch, Thomas Benton and
Brother-iE-law Stotter: Sol Miller, Web
| Wilder, Eskridge and dozen other
lesser lights The Murdocks have
claimed an unjust distribution of patron
age as their reason for kicking; Sol Mil
Ter has about the same reason; Wilder
claims that the legislature is corrupt,
and so it goes.
The Salina Republican swung into line
the other day with column, of which
the following is a fair sample:
There are various ways by which men
use political power to advance petty in
terests. y contemplate ring has settled
about Topeka which claims to make kings
and governors. Every aspiring man in
state is compelled TO seek power through
them. Every political nag must work in
their harness or not work at all. Instead
Of the remote counties sending In their
suggestions as to what men should take
the helm, the ring at Topeka fixes up Il
slate and draws up support for il from the
standard bearer the same old ring is 10
control. He is a mere puppet, and the
weaker aud more subservient the better.
The worse of all this is that our represent
alive men degenerate into the creatures OF
shameless bargains. Needless places are
created The machinery Of the state gov
eminent is multiplied to the pubic Diet
riment. Bonds and commissions have
been created AID multiplied until they are
as numerous as the plaques of Egypt.
When the constitution was first formed It
was estimated its entire expenditure
would be less than $4,000 per annum,
and now it has by this creation of para
sites been multiplied ten fold. In shame
less bargains about the disposal of thee
needless Offices, an INSCRIPTIONS set of
men who seem to hold the state in mort
gage, and make and unmake state rules
and instead OF selecting from those the
people can delight, high places are dis
graccd by those who are most facile in Of
iice broking."
The question which naturally arises is,
is this stuff written in earnest: Do these
folks really mean anything; is this not
written to get up copy and have some
fun and appear STUART and knowing, or
is 1t serious attempt at reforming
supposed evil: VIII this tune be sung
in the next state convention or viii it be
lost in ''whooping it up for our man.
If there IS any truth in the assertions
made above-and they are simply a re-
hash OF those made by Wilder, Miller
and the Understanding is wrong:
if there is nothing but words, ii should
be remembered that the rank ana file Of
the party, those who do not sit in the
high places among the Scribes and Phar-
isees, occasionally believe these things,
hearing them from such authority, and
act accordingly; besides these things will
make good campaign reading next year
in Democratic papers.
For one, we have not asked for any
place nor demanded any patronage. AS
for the Democrats, they will probably
stand sorely in need OF good campaign
reading next year, and the EAGLE pro-
poses to furnish its proportion Of such
readiuo