The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-15

get back over &C. o00 votes in order 10 \ in
this year. but this will be much easier
than might at first sight appear
No attempt TO bring the Alliance and
the Democracy together can be wholly
successful. There are Alliance men who
viii not fuse with the Democrats and
Democrats who will not fuse with the
Alliance There is no natural affinity
between the two except 3 common
desire TO beat the Republican party. in
their cardinal principles they are widely
apart The Democracy for g generation
has been fighting the Republican party
upon the charge of GENERALIZATION and pa
ternallsm In its theories of government
The distinctive Alliance doctrines are pa
ternalism run mad A fusion OF such an
tasonIstlc elements would be political
monstrositv- Nevertheless II is among
the posi- bilities this year in Kansas, and
we are prepared TO make a winning fight
against 1t. The leaders NAV fuse and con-
tract 10 deliver their followers. but such .
contract can be but partially carried out.
Providence Is the best ally of the Republi-
can party in Kansas. Times are better,
aud when every body is feeling well the
Republican vote is sure 10 be large
Who will the Republicans run for gov
ernor:"
The present indications all point 10
Colonel Murdoch, the widely known
Wichita editor He was in Kansas with
old John Brown, aud has lived there ever
since Yet nobody ever charges him with
belonging TO what is called the old crowd
He IS uprightness itself. aud has an indie
pendent. dashing. and fearless way about
him that even people who don't agree with
him III everything cannot fail to admire.
with Murdoch as the candidate, and
platform not weighted down with local
theories about which Republicans are
y 81, frsNra
rank in the Republican column.
Kansas Republicans are proud of the
Harrison administration from top to
bottom. and they have nothing TO com
plain OF eitherRs to its general policy the
distribution of the offices Ii is true there
was widespread regret at the failure of
Ex-Governor George Anthony to receive
the appointment of interstate commerce
commissioner, for which he was so strong
~ urged. But the blame for this is not
placed upon the president. but upon one
or TWO men from Kansas who so grossly
mlsrepresented the people OF the state
when this matter was pending
Kansas Republicans earnestly favor an
Increase in the volume of currency. and
they know that this is being steadily ac-
complisheG under the Republican legisla-
ton of the last congress Upon the cues
ton of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver there has been a good deal of study
among Kansas Repu blicans in the last year
and there is q decided change of opinion
in reference TO it, Thinking men have
generally concluded that unlimited free
coinage on the terms demanded by the
silver men, means little more than an
enormous bonus to the owners of silver
mines, with no corresponding benefits,
and much ultimate injury TO the people "
Nv hat will be done with Jerry Simp-
song'
We'll, am one of Mr.. Simpsons con-
stituents. Ny belief is that we will again
run Colonel j. X. Hallowell against him.
Hailowell was gallant soldier and he
wears socks, but inasmuch as we have
good crops aud no calamity in this dis
trict l believe the occupation of the ca
lamity statesman will end with his present
term"