The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-22
REPUBLICANS WILL NOT FALTER

REPUBLICANS WILL NOT FALTER.
Republican institutions are in the bal
ance in this campaign. A nation that is
on ''the verge OF moral: political ant
material ruin" has little left for oul
veneration or sympathy. A revolution
that would overthrow such a govern.
ment could hardly be condemned, Who
can respect his flag and the constituted
authority of his government when such
banner must remind him of degenerate
nation? a fair land, Lappy and free
people have sunk to the verge of misery,
slavery and degradation! With these
calamity walters not one thing can be
defended since the surrender at Apo
mattox. With very many Of them the
war was but a conspiracy of the money
power, not to liberate slaves but to pre-
pare the way for greater slavery.
There never was more wholesale in
dlctment against nation than these
calamity screechers make against the
United States. 1t is the American theory
| that the freedom of the press and free
speech shall not be abridged. Unjust as
men may feel these libelous utterances
to be, impatient as patriot may feel
when convention-on the anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence, with
every memory to incite different senti-
ment-spits such slime on the American
flag and viciously imputes such calumny
to the American republic, as did the
Omaha convention by its platform. he
must restrain his impotence. His duty
Is To refute these reasonable utterances
and at the ballot box register vote of
condemnation. Faith in the capacity
for self government compeis acquies-
cence in the result, whatever it may be.
That tho intelligent Judgment of the
Kansas people will ratify the Omaha
platform is impossible.
The duty of the hour is imperative.
The new enemy of Republican govern
ment, which advertises to the world that
our nation is failure, must inspire pa
triots to respond with might and zeal to
brand this charge as infamous and bury
1t beneath a deluge of ballots. Tariffs
and money are matters of importance.
but here Is an issue above any temporary
schedule or monetary legislative reform.
This IS an issue that appeals 10 Ameri-
can citizens, country loving American
citizens. to defend their flg and coun-
try before the bar of the world from the
charge of weakness, wickedness and de-
grading failure. The aristocracies of
Europe will chuckle, the crowns will
feel little firmer on the head of every
monarch, if even one state of the forty
four shall pronounce q verdict of mo
confidence" in the American republic,
Shall Kansas set the seal of condemna-
ton upon the republic? Shall Kansas
who responded with such enthusiasm
during the war, now admit that the war
was conspiracy of ShylocIS, not to free
slaves but to make the opportunity for
him to forge greater bond of slavery
on this people? Shall Kansas say that
instead of fighting for freedom her brave !
men were deceived for plutocracy? 1t
cannot be.
While this is a question that appeals |
generally TO patriots, it appeals NOR e |
TO Republicans. For thirty /
years the Republican party has virtually
controlled affairs of state-has been the |
The Indictment is not for
mistakes, which to a greater or less ex-
tent must happen. but for
wicked wrongs that could only be con-
ceiyed in iniquity. Scarcely an act of
the Republican party in congress, and of
any national Importance, but is con-
demned because Republican statesmen
acted from corrupt motives. The grave
has closed over Lincoln, Seward, Grant.
and, In fact, over most of that illustri-
Gus set Of Republicans, whom it has
been fashion TO revere in no small de-
gree. Shall these mems motives be as
sailed and Republicans not respond in
defense! IL 1t be an honor TO be Re.
publican in Difference TO the great names
that make illustrious Repubiicanism, it
should be pleasing privilege for Re
Dublicans to defend these names from
dissertation. Republicans who fail to
respond to this call to duty
and to repel this malicious
and heartfsss assassination of the ma
ions integrity and the honor of distin-
yulshed public servants arc unworthy
he heritage of Republicanism, Those
who do not respond TO defend against
he assaults upon the whole course and
'haracter OF Republicanism and upon
he country itself are unworthy of the
name Republican.
Fellow Citizens-Patiiotism demands
Tou TO brand the calu my OF the Omaha
platform as an unwarranted attack upon
his nation. Republicans. Every sense
# party loyalty-every sentiment of
Justice TO the memory of che great
of Republicanisn, demands
our unhesitating, earnest and persistent
Of the SANDER upon your
,arty and country.
In this crisis Republicans viii not
alter. ,