The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-21

ginning to see that heir interests were
! best protected under a Republican adj
m;nistration. e spoke most hopefully of
future Republican success in the south.
GRAND OLD PARTY
D. D. Woodmansee, president Of the
Ohio league, took Governor McKinley's
place in responding to the Grand Old
Party" and said:
mo organization in this country,
save and except the "GI md Old Party"
could bring together such an array of
gallant men and beautiful women The
chivalry of the Republican party is in
evidence when 1t sends to our conven-
ton lady delegates from various states
of the union.
THE Republican party came into ex-
isetence not as a combination of the
discarded political elements of the coun-
try, but rather as the grouping Of all
those who believed in a broader and a
better civilization. The first victory
in 1860 seemed to be the work OF an
overruling providence who holds the 6es
tiny of nations in his hands. The Re-
publican party safely guided the ship
of state through the perils Of the civil
war.
During the period from 1860 to 1898
our party was not without the coutrol
of at least one of the departments of
our national government. Look over
it, if you will, with a like period of
any nation of the world.
But in 1893, what a change came over
our country. Great as have been her
triumphs in the past, more glorious
must be her conquests in the years to
come. That old flag of ours must still
wave in triumph over land and sea.
Do you ask how this shall be accom-
plished? I answer: The Republican
party is coming back into power. The
red flag of anarchy will go up in the
consuming flames of sovereign author
ity. Labor and capital will stand side
by side in support of each other and in
defense of the union.
Gentlemen, let us fight the battle
for the grand old party, and thus fight
ing. our party will win and our country
prosper"
"PERFIDY AND DISHONOR."
Senator-Elect ]. c. Burrows of Mich
igan, in responding to "Perfidy and
Dishonor and Political Integrity" said:
1.-The accusation does not come from
Republicans. The words 'perfiidy and
dishonor' will be recognized from
quotati from a famous letter by Pres
ident Cleveland to William L. Wilson,
the reputed author of the Wilson bill,
and at the time a member of the con-
ference committee seeking to adjust
the differences between the two houses
on proposed measure of tariff reform.
or rather, the differences between the
conflicting wings OF the Democratic
party Severe as this structure was,
when we consider surrounding circum-
stances, we are surprised at the moder-
alton of the president.
THUS we find the Democratic party
accused by its acknowledged head Of
the grossest betrayal of party obliga-
tons, and by the passage of the meas
ure convicted of party 'perfidy and dis
honor The president ought, however,
to bear his share of the responsibility
for he had it within his power by the
exercise of his constitutional preroga-
tive to save his party in measure from
public disgrace, but his failure to sign
the bill was as effective as If he had
given it executive approval. The presi-
dent, as we'll as the country may be re-
lieved to know that the time is not far
distant when this act of party perfidy
and dishonor' shall be eXpunged from
the statute book"