The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-20
DRIFT OF POLITICS
REPUBLICANS MAKING ALL THE
GAINS IN SEDGWICK COUNTY.

Democrats Bave Not Made Vote Since
the Chicago Couvention-They are Los
ing Ground Every DAy-They Make No
/ While the Arms of the Republican
Party are Continually Outstretched to
| Welcome Errins Brothers Home-How
the Parties Stand.
| Yesterday was a busy day at both.
or rather the three, political headquau-
ers. The parties have their headquar-
| tiers in the Sedgwick black and while ii
cannot be said of them that they dwell
| together in unity. they dwell IN peace.
They have not called on each other yet
but yesterday the Democrats were ar
ranging to make an official call on Re
publican headquarters. They will meet
with the sames pirit that prize fighters
shake hands in the ring before smash
ing each others faces and wiping up the
earth with one another.
The Republican headquarters receive
the personal attention and supervision
Of the commanding general-in-chaef,
Ben Downing, while the Pop and DEM
ocratic headquarters are run by the sec
ond in command-the secretaries.
Mr.. Piatt, with his whfskers trimmed
like an Epfscopalian bishop. presides at
the desk of the Democratic headquarters
and lis kept busy all day answering Get
tiers and sending out literature among
the good people whom he wants TO in
oculate with the fatal virus of Bryan
ism He has always a. crowd around
him making suggestions, and he con-
templates the faces of each sllverite
through a bright pair of gold glasses.
His literature is Farm, Field and Fire
sides Financial Catechism and Silver
Nuggets and both of them are pronounc-
ed corkers. Squire Eby and Judge Nc
Candless and j. G. Mccoy keep their
eyes GLUED on them all day long and at
night they go TO sleep with them. Jas.
F. Comfy. the chairman, is not at head
quarters very much of the time. He
makes medicine in his own Office with
Amidon, Locke and Fitch and the silk
stockings generally.
WIFI Ayers, the chairman of the Pop
ulist committee, like Comfy, does not stay
very much at headquarters. The Office
is i'm charge of the secretary, George
Peters, a rather good natured gentle
man with the regulation Pop whiskers.
The Pops and Democrats have adjoin-
ing rooms with doors between and they
are in constant communication with each
other. Fact headquarters IS indicated
by cards with very poor printing on
them.
AS stated above, Ben Downing is in
charge of Republican headquarters.
The secretary. Mr.. Glass, is quite an
orator and he spends most OF his time
in the school houses preaching against
Demo-Popuiistic heresies. He knows
nearly verybody in the county and can
address them by name from the rostrum,
Mr.. Downing is constantly IN consul
tation with somebody. He has a pri-
waite room for that purpose and there
Is always somebody in it. Republicans
are great deal more active than either
Democrats or Pops. The Republican
farmers are more enthusiastic. 1t is
because probably, they look at the
bright side of things or, more properly
speaking, because they have more rea-
SON to be cheerful and confident. When
a Republican farmer knows of a man
who needs bracing up he saddles his
pony and rides into town for little
literary medicine for him. The Popullst |
farmer tries home remedies and by his |
calamity bowling makes the man worse |
than ever. 1t is the Republican farmer |
that honestly tries TO do something for |
a neighbor afflicted with the political |
shakes and blues.
Mr.. Downing keeps on hand a good |
stock of healthy financial literature. |
They are no uncertain or garbled docu- |
ments either. unlike the Dem0-Pop lit |
erature, but legitimate speeches deliver |
ed in congress by we'll known champions |
Of Republican principles.
A visitor TO the headquarters of the |
two contending forces will afterwards |
have no doubts of the result of the No |
vember election in this county. There |
is prophecy in the very atmosphere. The |
will win as sure as No |
vember succeeds October. If they don't |
there is nothing in appearances. The |
Demo-Pops can't make a single vote |
more than they have now. The Republi- |
cans will never have less than they have |
now. Every change between this and |
election day Will be in favor OF the Re
publicans and those who do not think |
that changes are being made every day |
are not close observers. The Democrats
have not made a vote since the Chica- (
90 convention. Their fortune was at the
food tide then and it has been receding |
ever since. Most of the Republicans
who went to them at that time have
ndulged in that sober secand thought |
which is so fruitful of good and have
,ome back The fatal mistake the |
and Pops make ;s this:
When one of their members quits they
,ut him down then and there as an
.nemy and make no effort at retaining
him. When the Republicans quit the
,arty regards them only as errring
,rothers and keeps its arms extended 10
Welcome him back The result IS thar
rearly all the Republicans have come
,ack and are as happy as ever in the
rouse of their father.