The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-03-13
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ground in such fire condition for spring
culture IT would be a relief 10 know
that in this sudden and lamentabIe at
tack Of literary blind-staggers ne has
conducted himself oUtwardly in a be-
coming manner, has not bullied or
maltreated the women folks. has an
swered the dinner call peaceably. and
In the interims OF his attack observed
the time-honored custom OF feeding the
hogs. milking. watering the stock, at
tending the wants Of the poultry, and
finally bedding down and grooming the
unoffending horse.
So far from meaning this as a person.
al reflection, or even an oblique glance
II is solely intended to convey the orig
inal idea. that what the strip needs
just now is free plOwing. in contradis-
tinction to free silver, which two seem
TO be at an issue. Or. as Audrey would
say, Il am not slut. but thank the
Gods / am foul" and Touchstone,
praised be the gods for foulness,
sluttishrness may follow hereafter" a"
1t being a reasonable conjecture the
sluttishness may follow hereafter" q"
its appearance there in the due course
anu AotaAtAi-- VI - ra4NS
We viii not assume that silver alone
would not answer in a primitive soci-
ETY., or even fifth class nation. as
medium of exchange and as money Of
pseudo-final redemption. We might
say il would satisfy the crude craving
Of the hunger of trade, but would he
Inadequate in the subsequent growth
of comprehension. The union of hun
ger and thirst may be called legal mar
riage, but IL is not far from the eXalt-
ed state of matrimOny. Also we may
say that plain steak, plain prunes.
plain beans, plain boiled potatoes con-
stitute a meal 1t is food. meal. but
we desire to dine. and quickly discover
that the added quality OF slight sour
viness is all that is needed 10 produce
here an abomination worthy of a sepa-
rate vial Of wrath. Where are the cOur
ses, the service, the accessories, and
lastly, the menu itself? Nothing IS
too great or too grand for America.
and she should preside at the table of
the nations. Her future is pregnant
with inevitable greatness and immense
possibilities, but we would wager
quarter with Cubbison's permission,
that it will not be on the lines OF solv-
ing problems, much less on a free silver
basis
At present the tide is out. far out.
and the beach is bare. one has his po
sition made for him and need only wait
or pleasantly loaf a bit, awaiting the
tumultuous return Of the breakers upon
the shore Of sound money; strewn. II IS
true, with half drowned rats. mice,
and here and there n le-
viathan monster Of free silver procliv-
tiles 1t IS painful TO reflect that those
for whom we have lasting regard and
good wishes should have listened 10
the siren, given a loud bray, and pre-
cipitateIy dashed seaWard just when
there was nothing particular 10 do.
Heaven grant there may be some life
left in them, and there is much 10 be
said on the score of exercise.
To put it tersely, resipiscence Is just
around the corner Do not startle at
the term; it is a kindly word. and will
ing 10 make date at any time with
a free silverite. Many such words
have been known to pass smoothly
and with some esprit in common CON
versation after their preferment and
sanction in print. 1t is the counterpart
or perhaps the pedestal, Of our motto
Ad Astra Per AspeTa, and as device
would signify the recovery of reason
through many perturbations.
T. d GILBERT