The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-12
BADLY BAFFLED.


dray horse TO see the present dilemma
| of the goldbugs. Six months ago they
| raised the yell that the free silver
lunacy was dying out. 1t was a pre-
concerted yell, to be taken up all along
the line, and the big and little organs
and speakers made such a din that
they concluded they had the balance
of the American people on the run.
But what do We see? For a month
past it is evident that this simultaneous
bray has spent its force. State and
county conventions have come along
with the calendar month, and through
these conventions the people have had
something to say. They have served
notice on the plutocrats that the 'sil-
yer craze is yet very much in evil
dence. Almost every day brings addi-
tiOnal proof of this, as the friends Of
silver pile UP the list of instructed dele
gates, until now there is scarcely an
echo oe the reverberating yell to be
beard But whence comes it? If the
goldite Knows anything he knows his
own interest He will talk or howl or
keep his mouth shut in all the Ian
guages known to Christendom to pro-
mote his own private interest He has
taken the cue from these conventions,
and recognizes that there is a Deity
somewhere in Israel, strong enough
and great enough TO thwart every
scheme ever put up in Wall street. He
sees that an out and out gold platform
in st. Louis means a free coinage plat
form in Chicago He knows but too
we'll that old party lines would be no
barrier to millions of voters who are
out of employment, and ready to cast
their ballots for a change of any kind |
whatsoever. He knows too that the |
sovereign voice of the majority is a |
thing not 10 be trifed with in this |
country, and it Is the tramp, tramp Of |
the legions who come up to the prim- |
aries and the conventions, that fright
ems the breath out of him.
No wonder the word goes out from /
the would-be bosses Of the Plat and |
Quay stripe that things will all be made |
right at st Louis. No wonder the |
silver lunacy" is dropped as molten
lead by the goldbug press. No won
der the New York boss finds il neces-
sary 10 visit Mckinley. and no wonder
there is hurried and secret meeting
with the Pennsylvania boss in Wash
ington. The fact is that the whole
braying herd have stampeded, and
their predicaRent would be most pit
liable were it no so contemplate. II
III be well for the whole outfit 70 have
a care. Neither conventions nor party
platforms will decide the question at
issue. When the votes are counted in
November We will know more about
the fate Of silver If, by illicit, means.
the plutocrats and their hirelings carry
this election, the victory will be but
A system which impover-
ishes the millions fer the benefit OF a
few will not long perpetuate itself
where the whole people do the voting.
II is simply a matter of education, and
Grover Clevefand's school OF object
lessons Is turning out graduates by the
million.
incidentally, though, Il is funny 70
SEE the erstwhile inyincible bosses out
Of Job. Tom Plat. who has - long
carried the New York vote in his
pocket. suddenly sits down 70 rest, and
between two chairs at that Where IS
Morton, his champion OF honest
with whom he was going 10
pulyeTiZe all candidates west Of Man
haitian Islands What OF Quay, who
never lost 4 battle, nor showed quar-
ter TO al enemy: Both leaders and
their candidates seem DO have brought
up with round turn. and they have
but themselves TO blame for II II
there Is anything else these Hectoring
bosses and gold-rimmed autocrzts can
do for silver We viii not restrain their
liberty