Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-14
A Talk to Democrats.

The Wichita Eagle has many friends
among all parties. Its editor was re.
Gently defeated for the gubernatorial
domination. When, therefore, it talks
ON the political situation its words
have much weight and are the words
not of partisan, not OF an "organ' Of
the candidates, but of disinterested
friend Of Kansas. Hence the follow.
ing talk to democrats is worthy careful
reading and thought:
The issues of the coming Campaign
In Kansas are plainly defined. In the
defeat OF the republican party there
can be but one result and nobody can
mistake it, All that is involve d i, the
material welfare Of the STATE, 1t is a
question OF whether the good tunes
which are even now in sight, and full
OF promise and success, are to be Gu
Outraged and sustained upon the one
hand or whether upon the other all our
political, legislative and material inter-
ests are to be turned over to the
chances of revolution of calamity and
despair, II has been said that 1t is to
be campaign Of education. The say
ing Is misleading, 1t will be a cam.
palgn wherein common sense and sell
reliance will be confronted with preiu.
dice begotten OF adverse conditions,
Tor which conditions Io political party
Is or could DO responsible. No man
need be told what the result to Kansas
Will be in the event Of the triuml h of
the adventures and demagogues VIII
are now conformity plotting for the
ccnti0l Of the affairs Of state. Instead
OF the steady progress now being made
on the line OF liquidation and in tn
direction of prosperity, stability and
confidence, wherein values would be
confirmed and made stable, there
would come only distrust and unceI
tainty, swiftly followed by further
loss OF credit and a weakening of al
personal, corporate and municipal
securities. Our abur dant crops for the
past two years and the discharge of
debt and consequent renewal of conf
dence would all be lost and prove less
than nothing. What education can be
found in the appeal made by the demo-
cratic convention this week for the
members Of that party to vote fusion
which promises only confusion? " here
is the businessman in the state OF Kan
sas, we care not how strong q republi- |
can he may Q, who would not prefer a |
legislature made up wholly of demo- |
Gratis than legislature whose majority |
consisted of people who pretend to |
believe in the sub treasury scheme and
in the doctrines OF rather wild vagaries
Of Bellamy2
Where is the democrat who under
stands aught of political economy or
who has had business experience
enough r. understand that distrust and
are ruinous 10 credit, ard
therefore destructive TO trade OF all
values, who would not prefer a repub-
lean state administration and a
republican legisll ture to one Of calam.
ty and of threatened political revOlu-
.ionp Such democrats nor republicans
,annot BIO found. No tradesman. no
lebter, no creditor, no manufacturer.
Tor any independent farmer or land
'wner can afford TO take the chances of
Ilding or abettingA political revolution
whose leaders openly propose to cripple
II destroy every existing financial
method AMI 10 substitute new and
Intrled foundations for every material
interest, corporate and individual, of