The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-31
A KICK FROM WACO.

Daniel Tierney, one of the substantial
farmers Of Waco township, and Demo-
erat OF the Jeffe rsonian school, was in the
city yesterday and made the corridors of
court house ring with his genial Hibern
ian accent. MIR. Tierney is sandwiched in
between a dozen Alliance farmers in Waco
township and notwithstanding the fact
that they have made him the object of
special missionary work for four years he
is still worshiping at the shrine OF Democ-
racy. They can't pull the wool over Dan
iel's eyes or tempt him away from his old
idol by their gaudy promises and visionary
schemes. Mr.. Tierney almost weeps to
think that he has no Democratic ticket to
vote this year and was 1t really touching to
hear him tell his tale of woe to
Mike Cook, as reporter for the EAGLE
met both of them at the court house yes
terday. He pictured the demoraiized con-
dition of the Democracy so forcibly and
wildly to Mike that the latter felt his con-
science shifting him to think that he ever
gave his Endorsement TO that demoralzing
Irritation which is going on between the
Oldest and the youngest parties in the
country. Mr.. Tierney does not think it is
natural Irritation at all His special
grievance, however. was against the action
of the Democratic ring in cutting down
Waco's allowance of delegates to the
county convention from seven to two.
Generally speaking it is mighty hard to
account for or understand the action of
the modern Democracy OF Kansas.
but it is especially hard for
Mr.. Tierney to understand why a town
ship party should have its apportionment
cut down while the said township shows
an increased vote. Last year Waco town
ship was allowed seven delegates in the
county convention based on the vote of the
previous year; this year they are allowed
to on the basis of the vote cast last year,
and still the Democratic vote in Waco was
much larger last year than il was the year
before. Now, the very name OF Daniel
implies wisdom, but in this case it takes
more wisdom than a Daniel ever had to
solve the riddle above set forth. II Daniel
had lived in Wichita, near the headquar-
tiers of the Democratic ring, he would
know that it is the intention TO cut down
the county vote in the convention so
that the ring would have everything
their own way in the convention in the
accom- pIlSlmSnL OF the zeal Win the
Alliance. for it is very we'll known fact
that nine cut of ten OF the Democrats of
the country regard the Alliance as their
enemies and not entitled to the aid of
Democrats. They have lived among them
and know who they are and what they say
about them, and it is not exaggeration to
TO say that seven out Of every ten of them
perefer voting for the Republicans.
1t took Daniel in the ancient times TO
read the hand writing on the wall in the
palace of the king. and Daniel Ferney is
equally as expert as his famous name
sake in interpreting the handwriting
on the political walls OF the
Democratic party this year. His tale OF
woe about the shabby treatment the
Democrats of Waco have received at the
hands OF tue county committee touched
the heart of Mike Cook who told him 70
bring Ia the usual seven. but whether IL
will touch the adamantiHe hearts OF the
ms 10 be seen Daniel IS
fighter from way back along the ancient;
Tierney line and if justice is not doue the
Wacoites be will make noise that Can be
heard until the ides Of November.