The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-08
The DOCTRINE OF LOVE AND
FORGIVENESS.

"The doctrine of forgiveness for trea-
son" said by calamity mud gun and
soldier hater to have been the
, language used by George 7. Anthony at
the G.. A. r. reunion at Wichita.
Whether Anthony used this exact lam
guage we neither know nor care.
However, when you examine the mean
ing of ito forgive and find it synony-
nous with ito excuse" who that
believes the cause of the Union loyal,
and the cause of Confederacy treason
doubts the correctness of the sentiment
attributed to Anthony.
To forgive, to excuse, yea even to
apologize, is to be accessory to the crime
Of treason after the fact-a doctrine of
treason" Forgiveness implies remis-
sion from sin and it is well to bear in
mind that there can be no forgiveness OF
sins till after repentance for sins or
any asking for forgiveness? While
the past may be put aside, the great
cause of the war will never be lost sight
of; that sacrifice of life and treasure
shall not have been in vain; the right
shall be proclaimed and the wrong con-
demned; triumphant Federal Union
shall not be endangered by excusing
treason; gratuitous forgiveness will not
be offered to unrepentant traitors. Is
that plain?
These calamItyites hate the G. A. R.
They have published all sorts of ridicu-
lous abuse of the meeting at Wichita.
These contemplate falsehoods are I'M
worthy of any special notice, but the
boys" will remember such unjust treat
ment. These soldier haters pirate about
forgiveness, and one little fellow bor-
rows 1.-The livery of heaven TO serve tie
devil in by quoting, ga new COM
mandment give unto you: that We love
one another"
Is it the doctrine of love and forgive
ness that leads this fellow to charge that
the EAGLE has sunk into the mire and
slums ''in which it delights to revel?' Is
it the doctrine of love and forgiveneness
that leads them to Islander the fairest
country on earth by saying: "We meet
in the midst of a nation brought to the
verge of moral political and CONNER
cial ruin. Corruption dominates the
bollot box, the legislatures, the congress
bench?" Is it the doctrine of
love and forgiveness that leads
them to says, eve have witnessed for
more than quarter of century
the struggles of, the two great parties for
power and plumber, while the controlling
influences dominating both these parties
have permitted the existing dreadful
conditions to develop without serious eff
forts to prevent or restrain them?"
Is it the doctrine of love and forgive
ness that leads them to say the Demo
Gratis as well as the Republicans propose
ITO drown the outcries of plundered |
people with the uproar of sham battle
over the tariff, so that capitalists, COR
porations, national banks, rings, trusts,
watered stock, demonstration of silver, |
ETC., may be lost sight Of" and ''to de- |
stroy the multitude in order to secure |
corruption funds from the milionaires?" |
Is it the doctrine of love and forgive |
ness that leads them to threaten !
this locality with blood if I'M
ported negroes attempt to swear in |
their votes?"
Is it the doctrine of love and forgive !
ness that leads to an Endorsement of such |
language as this: Men may theorize.
Political doctrinaires may talk wisely !
and learnedly; but it will not change
conditions. We are in it; we must either |
vote out or shootout?"
How nicely this doctrine of love and |
forgiveness does work, anyway.