The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-22

end-and that end Is death. Drowned
in that 1nilirace of inpurity lies for
ever the virginity Of innocence, this
maidenhood Of the mind; and there
Is no spell by which either can bo
restored. When the secret OF Viz
gilius Is discovered and the old can
be made young again, then will that
sweet innocence which premature tniti
alton takes from our girls be restored;
then and not til then. Meanwhile the
revolted daughters, encouraged by
those who should lead them Alright,
spurn all advice, and ding off all ro-
straints, ignorant of their loss in re-
finement as well as in essential purity.
As for ref3nement-the stories that
prop about society, now OF the souls"
and now Of the heroines''-the estound-
ing things they say and the incOnceiy-
able thing they do-show Us that this
Is fast becoming ono Of the lost arts Of
life. When vulgar slang and common
oaths can be put into the mouths q
actresses on the stage, we hsve not far
TO go TO find their prototypes in the
drawing-room.
The apotheos.s of Self has reached
its culrninating point in politics. For
fear of the adverse vote the advocates
Of violence and spoliafion ere left fres
70 terrify the ti1nid with hostile dem
.Onstra tions and truculent tlIreats-ths
friends Of dynamiters. and those dyna-
niiterS themselves, are given q rope 81
long that IL win never be sufficiently
shortened for their recks-and the
whole rabble-rout OF ensrckists, trait
ors and revolutionists are interfcred
with no mere than il they were a nest
Of chsttering ma3pies swaytng m the
topmOst branches Of an old oak tree.
Save for Lord Roset,erry's comparative
irmness when 81 the foreign Office
mark, only ccmparativel-ths Glad
stonian ministry viii stand ont IN his
tory as the most uIpertriotta we have
ever had The country has been sold
not 20 foreign power, but TO tho
forces Of disorder and the avsnt-GaEde
OF anarchy. There has been no re-
spect for pirate property or national
honor. True freedom. either in debate
or in liberty Of contract. has been
ignored by the parry calling tt>sif
par excellence liberal. and We
have 20 GO back two hundred years
and more % match the insoleat
interference with the freedom q dis
cussion and the best traditions q par
EaLnentary dignity With which the
Gladstonians havs cc1ducted public
business. They call their mean and
serviIe followers who have voted ns
they we're bidder, albeit against thar
convictions. ard who have cToGChsd
like dogs beneath tbe whip Of the lrish
party. they call tbess men who havs
made one wonder Il they bad = drop Il
the brave old English blood IL them,
''loYal Observers Of parliamentary d.
cipiine" Meantime, the empire ST.
fers; and the eternal oehttling q GER
tain noi>y detrsctors gives our enemies
eause % rejoice Among the whole
rninistry from first g. last there has not
been one really patriotic Tuperiallst;
snd nothing but the force % pcslLe
opinion out Of doors, backed b TIE cog
wheel Of tie upper house, has prevent
Cd disintegTation q the empire
which would have been the first ret IN
the hideouE drans of or II tSoaai decay.
The tenderness felt b certain psOPls
Cor criminals i also pat and parcel -
this sane apofheoss Il the lndivie Dal.
with justice. right and lew trs1Pls4
nader foot The murdered victim lea
IN his bloodr shroud uapitieG. bet sTEzs-
.-G-==E-Z EEo1cJTIsH f1f1 = Gag
crowds % back the petition for mercy
70 the murderer. ecz1s zen speak
fesingiT q tAs c-usl "atransling7 q
this ''yoor creature Cr thsi. ezzg5t
red handed n some q bolieal Asss ssi-
nation Pity. the o-lE fa-.s,laD virt-e
cultivated by The d-cer ~uns. has -
TIMED di.P-oPoTtionzte diruesSsozs j.
- AzroHE rod Thiea Ssrsllsws Up al
the rest This = because we are veal
and fzbby ara hare nof nerve enough
- iE2ict cue pEE4shncnt- beoazs-.
too. we have grown to-e-ant ~ tie
wszic1szses q hEzHn nature, and
crime like vice IA - v~-T huE-zsi,
yoa knou-- !. - rs t.ezEsz- gs are