The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-02
NO oFFENsE. GENTLEMEN.


prosecuting their campaign against
Kansas. Every fake sent out by enter
priSinS newspaper correspondents is
grabbed ar by the gullible easterner as
a new evidence of the idiocy of Popu-
listic Kansas. The idea that the Kansas
legislature was going to monetize Mex
lean silver dollars was gObbled up as
unceremoniously as the traditional
worm by the early bird. This thing will
be kept up until it becomes monstrous
joke. But it really seems that there is
some seriousness back of the self
wrought frenzy of the word war against
Kansas. Little use to ask why Kansas
is the aim of ali the heavy artillery
from the direction Of the rising sun.
Why Kansas should be singled out as
the home of reputation, of cheap
money, of governmental vagaries, Of
wealth made of legal wind of law
yielding to the within of Socialist Judges
OF interest hated and abolished, of wild
eyed, Anarchism run riot. These people
make little effort to understand Kansas
or else have small intelligence. Kansas
people care less for their criticism than
they think. 1t is really amusing to read
what these paid scribblers have TO say,
to detect their effort to find words of
abuse, each new essay to greater mad
ness turned. This is not the kind of adj
vertisement Kansas wants, but it is adj
vertisement just the same. Kansas
people are able to see humor in this sit
uaticn, if it is little grim.
1t is not to be lost to mind that the
Republican press and orators of Kansas
have pointed out with better precision
and more intelligence the errors and
sersclessness of Populism. The eastern
press and big gun" orators, with all
t,leir published literature. had little eff
feet here The effective work was done
by local men in this campaign. Re-
member. in the face of the elements OPP
posed to the Republican party, union
of all political factions, parties and
quasi-partles against the Republican
party, with large temporary detection
of silver Republicans, the Republican
vote this year was larger than ever cast
by the party in the state save alone the
year 1855. Make a note of that. Gov
ernor Morrill, got 10000 and odd votes
more than he got in 1894. Kansas is not
n Populist but a Republican state. 1t
has labored under difficulties, expert
eDced disappointment, withstood priva-
tons berated its own fools. and amid all
this. single handed and alone, she has
IN reality kept the faith and has landed
on Doth feet thanks TO no outside help.
We fought the Pops without the aid OF
outsiders and we can get along without
outside abuse just now, If you please,
though we don't care much for this far
away chatter. If it is sufficiently enter
taxing to satisfy the aesthetic and en-
lighieped east, Kansas is not small
enough to begrudse them the little en-
ioyment they may get out of it.
One thing may be said in this connec-
ton. nei in anger. New York papers
don't need to apologize for what they
have said. even. The return of Richard
Croker. after some years OF pleasure
seeking. health recuperation or of jail
lodging. TO take charge of the political
Tammany machine and therefore TO
control most likely. the affairs Of New
York. reminds us of certain facts In
1886 Richard Croker was poor and in
1892 was very rich. owned a stock farm
valued at $4,000. race horses worth
$4,000. q home on Fifth avenue worth
$4,000. and ether property from which
he must realize an income of AT least
S.e,3.est a year. lie visits Europe, hob
nobs aud races with the aristocracy. has
no profession. 10 business. no visible
means Of support. No profession. Hes,
politics. lie was Tammany's boss He
| is only one of a great many of his class.
They have looted the city Of New
York: they have wrung money from
candidates before and after nomination:
they have levied tribute from Office
holders: they administered the affairs Of
New York City in conspiracy with
thugs. gamblers. SUNDAY rumsellei1s,
and the lawleSs element Of that wicked
city-dividiay gains with law breakers.
| A Kansas Popui,st is bad enough in his