The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
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vention "reaffirms the principles of the
Democratic party" which in this in
stance means that the Democratic party
is carrying chips and fodder for the
calamity yowlerS. The same resolutions
congratulate the Democratic party in
having renegade Republican as its can
didate for governor. Shades of Jetfer-
son; did anybody ever witness such
humiliation, such a crawling in the. duSt
by Democrats to lick spittle and support
an old neutrality-suspicious.. They
call him ''populist'' now and "our fell
| low townsman."
We would like to hear of something Or
| anything that Democratic boss would
not force his party to do for the sake
of Office. We expected that these Demo
cratic bosses would take the calamity
chute, but that they should link,
with an affirmation, the traditions of the
Democratic party to man with Level
lings political antecedents, and in the
same breath turn about to abuse Republic
cans who had too much manhood to join
the bowling herd known as the Calamity
clacquers, passes all political decency.
The set of men who thus for the sake of
the loaves and fishes swallow their own
principles, can have but faint conception
of loyalty to party principles, or respect
for the manhood that ought to be found
in citizenship. There are times and oc-
casions when an honorable man may
vote for political opponent. or refuse
to vote at all in face of the high handed
proceedings of bosses, but how any self
respecting Democrat can be whipped
into the support Of Calamity, or worse;
be wheeled into voting for Leweiling,
who POLITICALLY has been everything but
a Democrat, but never a Democrat, is
ridiculous.
As for the excuse given in the resolu-
tions that the Democrats must swallow
this pill that the "ring' may be burst
ed" is the merest pretence, as every Dem
ocrat in the county knows that as strong
Republican county as Sedgwick is
there has been no time in its history
that the Democratic party has failed of
greater OF less representation; at times,
in fact, having practical control of the
affairs Of the county.
In short the resolutions-and they are
short-are lie on their face from begin
ing to ending. Even the fourth and last
one is not only lie but stoops to per-
sonal insult in denouncing Douglas and
Bentley by name for supposed failure
on the freight rate question, when the
prominent Democratic railway attorney
who was on the committee only knew
too well that Douglas had made his
road lots of trouble. He knew
and the convention knew that
George L. Douglass in county con-
ventions, in the legislature, in his
speeches and everywhere else, has been
denouncing and working with all his
might against such determinations.
That outfit knew, il it knew anything,
that the republican platform of Sedg-
wick county for years has denounced
these Determinations and demanded
legislative action, thing, by the way,
the Democrats had failed in doing.
And Mr.. Ed O'Bryan, that other
horny-handed son of toll and their NOM
inee for the senate, politically pledging
himself, as Democrat, to carry out all
and to vote for all the vagaries
of the Calamity crowd assembled
in the other hall! Mr.. O'Bryan thus
pledged himself to vote for woman
suffrage, for Calamity is for it. How
do the Democrats like that? He pledges
himself to vote against resubmission, be-
cause Calamity is against it. How do
the Democrats like that? He agrees to |
stand by their bastard maximum freight !
rate bill, which would ruin Wichita's |
commercial trade and all her hope; of |
being a center in the future. How do !
the Democrats like that?