The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-25


Hb.rty-OutIines His Ideas In Detail
Topeka, Kan, July Especial cores
pondence received here from Manhat-
tan, Riley county, says:
1.-THE following letter from Sam Kim
bic explains itself with sufficient force
and clearness to render any comment
euperhuous The occasion is one that
calls for patriotism, rather than parti-
sanship, and the bold and truthful de-
nunciatfon, by a man against whose
Democracy no one can raise charge,
like huge bugal call will rouse the So
Der, thoughtful voter to his patriotic
duty.
'tOn July 10 Mr.. Kimble wrote to B. j
Sheridan Of the Paola Spirit, explaining
his inability to abide by the action al
Chicago in the name Of Democracy and
voicing his desire for an independent
Democratic ticket. The letter ended:
May suggest to you the propriety OF
comforting with all friends under these
trying circumstances as to the advisa-
bility of calling meeting at as early a
da te as possible at some central point
where all those whose conscientious con
vctionS have been 80 outraged may
meet and confer as to the future
''Mr Kimlble Is well known throughout
the state and has long been a leader of
the Democracy Of central Kansas. Mr..
Sheridan Is the editor of one of the
leading Democratic papers OF Kansas.
While fully sharing with Mr.. Kimble' 8
beliefs he can see no way to safely stay
within the party lines except to support
a ticket and a platform he can not but
despise. A newspaper editor, surround
ed by local considerations can not, ex-
cept at extreme peril, refuse TO hoist his
party ticket. So, while sharing fully
with Mr.. Kimble's beliefs and feelings
it was his duty, as he looks upon it, that
the Spirit should support the ticket
'.To this view, Hon. Sam Kimble re-
plies, as follows:
Manhattan, Kan, July % 1895.
Hon. B. J. Sheridan, Editor Western
Spirit, Paola, Kansas
/" Friend Sheridan: / have TO acknow-
ledge your kind response Of the 10Th to
my note Of the 10th. and It IL with some
regret / feel cons strained to express my
admiration OF your loyalty to Demo
cratic name more than to Democratic
principles. know as well as any one
how strong a force bears down upon one
who is and always has been an enthu-
siastic party man, and with what sacri-
fictng exhibition Of loyalty he feels i'm
PEELED to defend his party often when
in his heart he knows 1t IL wrong. This
loyalty is ordinarily right, especially
when the differences Of opinion are upon
minor matters, but when the difference
Of opinion Is upon ma tiers of primary
Importance, when the declaration of the
party upon the prime issue as it declares
1t TO be is Numerically opposed to the
right and corret theory upon those ques-
tons, TIM is party loyalty a crime
againts the country and the people who
are sought to be led only in the paths
Of good government
The platform at Chicago certainly
makes the announcement that the very
greatest issue now before the people in
this country Is coinage and upon that
greatest issue proceeds to take the
wrong side. tt, with equal emphasis,
declares another great issue the ques-
ton as TO whether the courts of our
land shall stand, and as now and for
ages has been provided, perform their
functions, enforce their orders under
the law or not and upon that alleged all
important question proceeds again to
take the wrong side
Do you not know as a sober, thought
fill citizen. that the courts of our land
are the final bulwark of our protection,
and that to inspire disrespect for them.
to encourag defiance of their decisions
and orders is to fnculcate chaos and
further the demands of anarchy?
DO you not know that in all ages
and during all the history of jurispur-
dence in this and all other civilized coun
tries where Jurisprudence Is known, that
1t Is the right and duty of courts to en-
force their civil orders where violated
or defined. by proceedings in contempt
and that no right of trial by jury was
ever vouchsafed or granted in such
cases?
"'Do you not know that even here in
the wilderness and vagarfes of Kansas
from the days OF our earlies statehood
and before IT. 1t was and Is the law that
when an order of injunction or a man.
date OF a court has been issued. a vio-
lation OF such order shall be punished
as a contempt of court? (Ses section
4, 1888, 4.342. 4,s02 and 4,s13 of vol ., Re-
vised Statutes of Kansas Of 1889. and
also any standard authority or text
book on the law of iajunctions OF this
country
ana YET mere comes ttlIs g cstI DeIiio
cratic party with its machinery and
legions OF honest patriotic citizens In
tending always, when not deceived by
demagogues, TO support and uphold our
institutions and particularly the in
tegrity and respect for the courts OF our
land, TO support and enforce the law
and to secure safety, peace and good
order. now declaring and bowling with
the weary wall of Hon. CD Ed Little OF
Abilene (who is said 70 be a. lawyer
that the courts of our land, that mos;
sacred institution of all Dmocratic in
stttuttnrs being The MAcc 10 which al