The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-28
TIE NoN-PARTIsAN FAKE.

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portion Of its city council and its
School Board. Wichita has always
been Il Republican city. The opposi-
ton to the Republican party, has al
ways come through the Democrats and
Populists, who having no party follow
ing themselves, are forever masquerad-
ing as non-partisans when 4 city cleo
ton approaches, but who once in power
never fail 60 throw off their disguise
and act as the most intense and bitter
partisans. SO every spring in Wichita
the Republican voter Is asked to sup
port nOn-partisans for Office, which
comparisons in the autumn of the
same year, turn blank around, as
Democrats or Populists, and abuse the
beliefs, tenets and traditions of the
same Republicans whose support they
asked six months before.
If the Democrats or the Populists had
control Of the city Of Wichita there
would be no tender opportunities to
support a non-partisan ticket. There
would be no non-p3rsisan tickets, for
the Republican party, whether in the
minority or In the majority, has never
had the cowardice to conceal its name
Of Its beliefs, but has always the cour-
age TO stand boldly under its own stan
Gard and win or lose under it.
The non-partiSan movement is then
u Of hN l;a.+-
Democrats TO combat the Republicans.
Neither party has confidence in its own
name. The mistakes it may make
when the people have trusted it can
not be charged up to the Populists or to
the Democrats. Their excuse at the
next election Will be that it was the
nOn-partiSanS who nominated and elect
ed these men and the non-partisans
must stand the blame. No political
responsibility obtains in non-partisan
nominations and elections. and it is for
that reason, paramount To all other
reasons, that the Democrats and Popu-
lists are forever springing non-partisan
tickets.
What is good in the nation is good in
the city. 1t has long been pointed out
in politics that one individual partisan
is as good as another. but that Demo
Gratis. once yoked togethed, pull at such
croSs-purpOSes that they accomplish
nothing and gain nothing but gener-
al condemnation.
This is going to he a Republican year
in the whole nation. The Democratic
party, through a long reign Of utter in
competency and viciOusness. has dis
guSted the whole nation. 1t has not 4
disguised some Democrats. and these I
Democrats are the ones who are now /
seeking TO repair Democratic disor- /
ganization with non-partiSan move /
mentS.
When you support 4 non-partiSan /
candidate this spring, Mr.. Republican.
you are voting for man who Will walk
mp 10 the polls with you this fail and 4
vote, not for your man Mckinley. not
for your man Reed, but for the msn
whom you deSpise politically. some in
competent Democrat. in all likelihood
Grover Cleveland. for third term.
The whole country IS bred OF the
Democratic party and its gross mis-
taxes: tired Of It's follies and foibleS and
open vic!oUSneSS; tired Of i. not N the
nation only, but IN the hamlet; tired Of
K - The Democratic party, whether
allied n0n-7arJiSAn or not.
Tho Republicans Of this city nominal
Il good men for the council ard the
school beard. They are nominated as
Republicans The Republican party