The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-05
IN CONTEMPT OF PoPuLIsTs.

1t would be interesting to know what
! induced the Kansas Democrats to in
dOrse all Cleveland's administration
but his financial policy.
What does such an Endorsement
mean? What besides finances has
there been in CleveIand's administra-
ton? Surely the Kansas Democrats
| do not think that his action on Hawaii
is so liable to be an issue in the coming
| campaign that it demands cOnSidera-
ton now. Surely his refusal to act
with congress towards the recognition
of Cuba is not of sufficient merit to
draw forth any expression of approval
from any citizen of the United States.
Surely his idle Indifference when the
British landed their troops in COrinto
cannot meet the appreciation of any
American citizen. be he Democrat, Re
publican or POpulist. Surely his re-
fUSal to comply with a plain duty and
recall Ambassador Bayard from Eng
land Is not a subject for compliment
Certainly his broadside calumny on the
great west and his charge against its
morality and honor is no reason for
an Endorsement by the Democrats or
any set of citizens of state within
the great west.
Two things the nation does indorse in
Cleveland'S Observation-Disclosures, his
refusal TO veto the income tax law;
the other his upright stand in the Ven
ezuelan matter. Outside Of that the
nation indOrSeS him in nothing.
However it was not the Venezuelan
matter or the income tax which led the
Kansas Democrats to indorSe Cleve-
lands administration in everything but
financial policy. Cleveland is, above
everything else. a Democrat In the
eyes Of 4 Democrat an eggregious blum
der in a Democrat is only mistaken
judgment A Democrat remains a
Democrat Few things within the
range of human events can change his
politics. The Democratic convention
at Chicago might resolve TO annex this
country TO England and the Demo
cratic voter would vote the Democratic
ticket straight If the Democrats in
the national convention decide for gold
the free silver Democrats will vote the
ticket Democrats always vote Demo
cratic They have only won by the
help Of Republican votes. When this
nation was torn asunder the asround-
ing spectacle WIS beheld of the Demo-
cratic party in fun vigor in the north.
with speech. scheme and connivance
combating the nation and helping its
enemies. The great peril of the ma
ton in time Of war did not wreck the
Democratic party. In times Of finan-
cial peril how less liable is the Demo
cratic party 10 dissolve and fade away?
The Kansas Democrats were simply
reiterating that they were Democrats
and stood by the men who has been
elected president 10y their party. That
is why they Endorsed Cleveland in
everything but his financial policy. II
the same policy is dished up 70 them Al
Chicago next month. they viii indOrse
that
The Kansas POpulistS understand
this element in the Democratic charae-
ter thoroughly. Time and time again
the PopulistS have placed Democrats
on their tickets. A candidate 50 placed
on Populist ticket always receives
the fun Democratic vote No POpulist
candidate on the sane ticket ever does
receive the fun Democratic vote or
anything Ike it,
An Endorsement OF the Democratic
national administration or the Kansas
Democrats wonld seem To initiate
against the chances OF fusion in Kan