The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-20

rayed on one side" The only class
who appear to be bamboozled in the
least in the matter are the Populists.
THEY HAVE ALL BEEN FAILURES.
Jerre Botkin, who reformed" from
the pulpit to the political stump and
prohibition, and then reformed him
self on to the Democratic whisky plat
form as candidate for congressman
at-large: and Leedy who reformed him
self from a corporation lawyer into q
mortgage-ridden farmer, and thence
into a leadership of the Pop party, and
all that gang who were bowling re
FORM in this city, last Saturday. con-
stitute a tiresome contingent of drones
TO those who know anything of their
selfish lives. They have always been
barnacles, sucking their subsistence
from the industrial accumulations OF
others. A dead-beat is but a tramp in
good clothes. A demagogue is but
dead-beat with wit enough to impose
himself in a political way. But these
are all just now for the Popocrat tick
ct and reform. The Republican who
finds himself failing up parade led
by such men as Joe Leedy, Jerre Bot
kin and that class of political and re-
ligious degenerates must feeel lonely if
not Inundated.
Oh, yes, these fellows are all for re-
form and q chance for Office. They are
ali for 16 to and good easy paying
position. They are for free coinage
and free office and a big salary, and all
for reform" So is Frank James, the
brother to Jesse James. the train rob-
Der and bank looter, who is now can
wasting Missouri in the interest of re-
form. He is reported in one of his re-
cent speeches as saying: Il am no an
archist or revolutionist, but like hum
dreds of thousands of Americans, 1 am
good and tired of the existing state of
affairs. Look at the decreased inter-
est taken in horse racing. When l first
landed in st. Louis, three or four years
ago. twenty and thirty books were un
able to handle the ring. Now what a
contrast presents itself: Half as
many books can handle the coin and
it not half what it former
~ was"
This Is truly narrowing Who can
blame Mr.. James for desiring a
However. he seems to have
always wanted change, and in a num-
Der of instances he has helped himself |
to it over the PROSTATE bodies of his |
victims. If the American people don't |
pass laws requiring fewer and less in
tricate locks upon the bank vaults and |
more betting at horse races we fear |
that Mr.. James may not stay reformed,
and that would be pity.
As for Jerre Botkin and his gang Of |
ex-RepublicanS and eX-Democrats, sail |
ing under the head Of Popocrats, howl
ing for reform and fusion, to drumed-
up crowds of blind partisans, who do
not know what is the matter with
or anybody else, the spec
racle becomes humiliating, is ridicul-
Gus.
Of course these are hard times. 1t
iocs noT take Ierr! Botkin who has
not done an honest days work in years
lor produced anything of value to man
lind unless it be chin music valued at
lis own estimate. to tell the people
hat time, are hard and prices low. But
the hard times this
country is the fairest, and even the
most prosperous of any on Gods foot
stool. Tie nard times have come prin
,ipally from the depression and dis
rust growing out of the so-called ere
orm'' tariff policy of a Democratic par
Y which is now running Mr.. Bryan on
new dodge. And this country is not
,oing to the demnition bowwows, Jerre
50tkin, Jerry Simpson and Joe Leedy
o the contrary. If the country and its
fairs were under the control Of such
cen as these then people indeed might
'ecome wild-eyed and uneasy. But it's
mouth disease. Mr.. Bryan
he enthusiastic optimist from the
latte, is afflicted in the same way. Its
cts not talk chat this country wants.
t is wise conservative brains not
which its affairs call
or. Reform" has been the cry OF
evolutionists from the time since civil
iStory began. The real political ira
edieS of the world have had their in !
piration in the wild talk Of irrespon-
ibles. Neither Botkin, Simpson or
.eedy were ever heard Of as reformers
ntil each had proved himself fail
re. Botkin failed as a preacher; Simp /
on failed as a farmer and Leedy fail {
d as a corporation lawyer. These adj {
lifted failures who have intrigued
heir way TO the front now have the
udacity TO offer themselves as leaders
{ the people. the grass and the impu- :
ence 10 advise successful men. :
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MORRILL, VS.. MKINLEY.