The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-21
AND HE SUSTAINS IT.

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The misfortunes of the times and the
| depressions of the prices of every thing
is attributable to an enforced mono
metallic standard.-Daily Eagle.
Yes, and the editor of the Eagle is for
Long and Mckinley, who are for the
gold standard which produces the mis-
fortune and depressions. How long
can such papers have influence with
men who honestly desire free silver?
-Commoner.
Yes, the editor of the Eagle is for
Long and Mckinley for the very good
| reason that the Eagle is a Republican
paper and Long is nominee of the Re-
publican party, as it is hoped that Nc
Kinley will be. If these gentlemen
are not right on the silver question we
shall endeavor to help get them right.
Sure they are right in every other re-
speet and the indications are that they
are not far wrong ON silver. Major
Mckinley, as a member of the advisory
committee of congress, to draft the
financial bill which was afterwards
merged into the Sherman silver pur-
chasing act stood out against his con-
fereeS and for silver. As for the
Eagles "inf1uence with men who
honestly desire free silver" that cuts
no figure. The Eagle is not seeking TO
influence men who are already per
suaded. 1t is after men in its own
party who need converting. 1t IS, IN
its humble way, seeking to lnculcate
a silver sentiment in the party which
is going to run this country in the
near future, the party TO which the
Eagle belongs, and without the favor
able action of which party there is no
hone for silver Certainly the Pop
party can do nothing, a party which in
Kansas. at the last presidential cleo
ton, received the vote and support of
every gOldbug Democrat in the state.
Did not the Sedgwick county Republi-
can convention but two weeks ago in
dorse free silver? Are not other Re
publican counties and even Republican
states doing the same thing? May
not a little yeast in time leaven the
whole lump? Would the COmmonef
and Ce-Operator have the Eagle read
out of the Republican party, or other
wise have it abandon its efforts to con-
vert its party, simply because It's edl-
tor does not agree with some OF It's
leaders touching a single plank? AS
for anything else, are there not free sill
yer men in all parties, and is it not
probably true that a majority OF the
industrial classes of the country are
favorable to restoring silver to its old
place as a money of final redemption?
As the industrial classes are a ma
jOrity, at least at the polls, is not the
Eagle doing about the proper thing an
standing by them in their demands!
May it not be just possible that the
Populist papers of Kansas, in uniting
with the goldbug Republican papers i'll
abusing the Eagle because of its sup |
port of silver, are inspired by some Ill
terror and unworthy motive?
The first five state exchanges opened !
by US this morning contained each a |
falsehood touching our attitude on the |
silver and the prohibition questions. |
Three of these papers were POpuliStc, |
two Republican, one of the latter the |
Topeka Capital. AS we were on Kan |
sas soil, carrying "Beecher Bible
and standing up for Republican princi-
pies before the editor of the Capital
was born, and as we have in all that |
time never bolted party convention |
or scratched a Republican ticket, we |
cannot be driven from the national |
party because of any disagreement |
about the money question, any more |
than we can be Ostracized by the state /
party because we think reSubmission /
would be for the best interests of the
party and the state.
Finally and for good, as to the IN
ceaSiug innuendoS and criticisms of the
state Republican convention for having
elected the editor of the Eagle delegate
at-large to the national convention,
they are unjust, ungenerous, full many
of them being outrageous. The honor
was neither asked nor sought by us.
1t was all the work of Wichita Repub-
licans in the first place, who agreed /
that in the event of any marked oppo-
siti0n or trouble on the day of the con-
vention that our name should not be
presented. The majority of the dele
gates to that convention only knew of
such possible candidacy through sour
rilouS attacks sent them in marked |
copies of papers sent by and at the ex-
pense of men whom we never per-
sonaly harmed or wrOnged in any way,
unless defending oneself be wrong.
And so we are not only for Chester
1. Long for congress, and William Nc
Kinley for president, but We are going
to that St Louis convention, in spite
Of all the snarling and swapping and
protesting of those who do not like it,
are going TO st. Louis to vote for free
silver if the opportunity occurs, if not,
then for bimetalliSm if possible, but for
the Republican party, its nominees and
platform, from top 10 bottom, first, last
and all the time.
KEEP OFF THE SPHINX.
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