The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-14
The 9ai1v EAGLE Sunday goruug Oetobe H.

power because the senate bill should be ad-
ministered by its friends rs friends. VINO
re they! The Democrats? Why. after
The most careful reading OF all Democratie
speeches aud platforms for mouths, 1
thought this senase Dill WAS fondiing laid
Oh the party doorsteps by base persons VINO
ire going 10 be iucontinently drummeo
out IF the family.
But it Is of no use TO discuss the bill IT
We c'uld come into power aud rectIfy II, II
might be well for all the people TO have al.
ne information possible. Since the enemy
have the executive, all hope OF proper
change Is gone Perhaps in the long run,
This may have some good results. Exper-
fence may Teach Us more fully than re
>on. and while we may view with a al
anticipation the lrsseued wages and thu
diminished business. we my console our
selves. since nothing but consolation is
left, that just action next time will resi-
upon the broad basis OF full popular
knowledge
HOW swEETLY THEY SMILE.
zone striking example OF the fleet. on
experience, Is seen Ia the Very bill beforr
Us. You all remember how the tin plate
duty was talked about: 1t WAS said TO be
the eliminating Outrage o. class T. gisit-
tlon,' rs a direct attack upOn the dinner
pail of the woTkingmrn. Now what die
Democracy do vi thiss They dill not
protect il. Instead of aholishiug all duties.
as they triet TO do In the Fitiy-ir-t con
gress, oreveu restor- The duty Of 1885. ihey
raised the duty OF 1888 oGe-iifth OF II cent.
his shows much change IN miud. Waen
Democratic reformers .Iu., a large indus Try
In their district, IL il surprising how
sweetly they smile on what would De rob
berry" in somebody else's district.
Bat l had not finished wnst had TO say
in excuse of ire Democratic failure 70
govern. The great misfortune OF the Dem
ocratlc party has always been its southern
connrciion-not the south. but the sou h
era Democrats Agsiust The south | have
not one word 20 say. wish her all the
prosperity which only belongs 70 the rest
OF tue uuIon. We Republic aus. TO do JUS
Iice 10 Louisiana, "A state which gives u
10 votes, but a full quota always 10 our
enemier. took upon ourselves the d-ien-e
of a bounty much denounced by all ID N =
Gratis, aud hereby and by The protection Of
rice, showed how willing We We're TO build
up the south.
MACHINERY INSTEAD OF MAJORITY.
'The south in time will right It-elf. The
good work has begun in Louisiana and
vii! spread. Meantime the southern
Democracy control BY virtue Of their
majority In the parry councils, they hold
tine keys OF honor and advancement. TIE
northern Democrats would not destroy our
Industrial system. They are TOO familiar
with its thriving villages and great CT les.
Not so the southern Democrats. They
were bred IN the doctrines of McDuffie aud
free trade. Their workingmen needed no
advancement and could have no wages. for
they were slaves. From this state of feel
ing they have never graduated. They
have no idea how our northern Industrial
system has become part aud
parcel OF our existence. Why
should they govern US by the use
of the machinery of the partys Ii they
were IN the majority themselves, yes, by
all means; that would be their right. /
counsel no sectionalism. / mean none.
All | say is that the minority should not
govern. In saying this l am not appealing
10 Republicans. That might seem both
sectional aud partisan. L am app aliug
to northern Democrats not to allow party
discipline to prevent them from living
up to their real opinions and to
southern patriots not 70 betray their own
Interests at the beck of those who are rid
ing in power in the fear that the north or
any portion of it desires to govern them in
any matters outside of federal 90
legations, or even inside except by
lawful and constitutional majorities
LACK BOTH COURAGE AND WISDOM.
81 have said nothing of your local ISSUES
and l did not mean to. If you desire TO
place this state again in the hands of the
official who rewarded that unjust judge.
whom you yourselves have condemned and
punished, you clone have the right. IL
you continue in power here in your city the
government, the baseness of which your
own legislative committee has disclosed,
that also Is In your power. As citizen of
Maine, / have my opinion, with no right
TO interfere. But AS citizen of the
United States, OF which You are the most
powerful single part, have II right to ask
you as my fellow citizens to rise with all
the power aud maj -sty OF the Empire
state and help us sweep out OF place and
position those who have assumed the COL
tToi of a great government without either
the courage to conduct it manfully or the
wisdom TO preserve it from ruin.