The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-05
A GoLD-BUG,s BEAUTIFUL sOUEAL

To the Editor of the Eagle.
Now is the winter of our discomfort
made glorious summer by the simple mis-
cue of the free coinage hummer Harvey,
ct altera. That is 10 say, those proud
pupils of his. occupying honored editorial
space, have wisely chosen the present as
a fitting moment TO be marked by a paean
of victory. And what crabbedness, what
preposterous affectation of singularity it
would be TO urge the pensive truth a I this
happy period, when everything is TO be
proved by uncomfortable demonstration
alone! quite as infaIlible proof as the
denial of a major premise with brlck-
bat. Let refutation wear a sickly grin
whilst the pupils take recess and joy
without ceasing. moiling in the dear de-
lights of rehabilitated silver. Does not
most happiness, in the last analysis, de-
pend upon the capacity for being well de-
ceived? What does it signify that the
main tooth of their augmentative biting
has been filed close by few excited de-
manders of facts-that the "crime OF 10
is a myth, that we are already upon
agold basis? If they should lose them
all would they not in a short while be in
the enviabie position of those with rotten
teeth, all the more able to revenge that
defect with their breath?
The faculty Of generalization, which
gives man such an advantage in facility
of mistake over the dumb creatures, could
hardly be more agreeably beguilinS than
in an instance where II lets exhaustive
argumentative perception put silver in
the place OF gold There are as many
and apparent good reasons why the moon
should shine by day, when there is light
to spare. and the sun by night, thus filing
a long felt want, and we give notice
that after the present controversy is
settled, we propose 20 take 1t UP, move
TO amend, and see what can be done BY
legislation, that is, If first We be as
sured OF the hearty approval OF the dis
satisfied Of both the old parties
Philosopher Kant finds the vital spark
OF religion in the striving OF the soul
after the infinite or Unattainable- Mark
il, this tnartculate cry is the vent both
OF those who seek an ultimate as another
or higher kind OF worldhness. an ecstacy
founded upon egcism and sharing its In
herent errors, and of those who proceed
upon the surer basis OF Gods manifesto
ton OF Himself in nature, content with,
as the lire OF Browning runs, coos II
Ills heaven, ais well with the earth"
We recognize in this ha1-d.sggised
struggle after fatisTn the same principle.
by TO means :Sno5ie. which actuates
men in the formation % highly warranted
SpirltnaHl4eS with ietchiHs eA"~S1
egoistical bias. patheticslly erroneous,
like the various heavens, which coatin-
uously shift and necessitate repairs AID
renewals 10 suit a more Discriminating
ecoistiCsl bias. We would have simply
faith back OF promises TO pay. and term
such promises money OF lral resumption.
not seeing that We degrade and confuse
an ideal, which cannot properly take that
form. and inevitably produce an inaprzc-
tibILty. Mat would De more useless
than an unoccupied heaven What more
useless than a currency founded upon
fsith9
II Is no: often that one nay allow
himself TO be forced 20 an extreme and
stil be upon SAFE ground. but we are IL
different that the izs1e looks . be be-
tween sold ard all ether bases Shatsc-
ever Irrespective OF even al Other
c0Garris. with ultimately futile intsru2-
tional agreements, the best meta. sold,
viii finally be that stable. LEAST IGc-
tuzting basis for all the c1Ers1cies %
all the countries Build upon sAat ard a
higher and more enduring perfection IS
the sooner zIrzinzbie- Defeat L to1ag.
We shall only climb thitherzzrt torncE-
row Gold vii not De cea1ss. = has
been something more than advertised
and il and It's immediate Ale natural