The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
CRUSHED, WILL IT RISE.

OF course it is an easy matter 70
every demagogue to abuse the Repub
Iican party. But why do they abus
that party?
For thirty years the Republican part,
gave this nation the greatest prosperit,
in the history of man. All along it hat
to meet and conquer the most savage
opposition.
But it gave this country that pros
perity. That prosperity appeared wher
the republican party appeared. Thai
prospe lily disappeared when the Repub
lican party WAS defeated.
The Republican party was defeated
1t was dumped by the people of the
| United States body, soul and breeches.
For years it had been vicieusly at.
tackled; persistently attacked; ierociously
attacked.
Thirty years il had fought its enemies
valantly, and at the same time gave the
people of this nation prosperIty-All that
the people of this nation ask.
Finally the enemy won. The Repub-
lican party went down. II is down TO-
day. 1t has little to do with the nation.
The Populists have charge of our state.
The Democrats have charge OF our ma
ton.
The Republicans were licked head and
heel. The party was crashed.
1t is crushed today. Have its enemies
let mp on the Republican party? No.
Nc, they have not let up on the Re-
publican party. Although it is not in
charge of the state or the nation, its
enemies, who now hold the power, are
fighting it more relentlesSly than they
ever did before.
The opposition fears no enemy so much
as that old time enemy, although that
enemy was two years ago crushed 20
earth and holds today nothing-not ex-
ecu;ive power, not legislative power,
not political power.
The Republican party is net in power
in this state. The Republican prrty is
not in power in this nation. The Re-
publican party was endorsed by the
opposition.
Then why should it be longer abused
and maligned and attacked, if it has
been whipped and crushed?
1t is because truth crushed TO earth
will rise again. The Republican party
has been crushed. Ii has been STAMPED
upon by the opposition. But it is up
again and Is coming at the enemy-com-
ing like thousand of brick-coming
with rush and a forthcoming with
the great mass of the people of the
United States at its back-coming with
honesty and good government emilia
zoned on its banners-coming to certain
And its enemies are crouched in their
political citadels which they captured
from the Republicans. The foe whom
they thought they had conquered now
chills their hearts with fear, and pro-
vokes them into all sorts of fevered
fantasies and horrld nightmares.
What does it mean when party that |
was so utterly defeated but two years
ago, again arises with such might? What |
does 1t mean when foe, that is COM |
pleteIy vanquished before the world. |
springs forth full armed and eager to |
battle again before its enemy has fairly
wound up its publications of victory?
What does 1t mean when the Republi- |
can party, turned out by the nation
two years ago, stands today the object
Of every attack-the target of every
iemagcgue?
1t means that it is founded on truth
and honesty. 1t means that like truth it
5 rising again. Ii means that like hon
,Sty the final victory is always certain.
1t means the triumph of right.
And the great nation knows it.