The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-12
M,KINLEY AND TEE EAGLE.

MKINLEY AND TIE EAGLE.
Our esteemed contemporary, the LUCID
and more than ordinarily bright Law
renee Daily Journal, editorially assert:
and seemingly seriously. that the Eagle
does not like 1.-THE way President Nc.
Kinley is running things. The Journal
is challenged on these three PROPOSE
tons, to-wit: The Eagle editorially adj
vocated the nomination of Mckinley in
four columns for every one by any
other editor or paper in Kansas; the
Eagle supported him in the campaign
in two columns Of editorial for every
one appearing in any other Kansas pa
per; since his election we have as often
and at as great length endorsed and
commended his administration as any
other Republican paper in Kansas or
elsewhere.
There seems a disposition upon the
part of some Of our Republican newspa-
per contemporaries to attribute the
Eagles independent and direct way Of
friendly criticism to a spirit of dislike
Or antagonism. The Journal should
not forget that faithful are the
wounds of a friend" 1t might possibly
be that the reflected dissent to the way
things were going, as caught from US
by the Journal, after all, was not as 10
the way Mckinley was running things
but as to the way things are being run
for him. We have no doubt that every
big appointment made by the president
is entirely defensible, but some of them
are unaccOuntable TO the many. That
Is not saying that they may not have
been the best possible, everything con
sidered. One Of the former great lights
of the Democratic party, as a candidate
for president, declared that the tariff
question is local question. The Re
publican party. upon the other hand,
holds that Ii is a national issue, and
that high protection is the wisest and
most beneficial policy, not only for the
manufacturer but for the producer
fer every thing and for everybody.
Yet when it comes TO hides, for in
stance, or 20 gypsum, protection for
kansas, and 20 other specific products
of Other western sections. eastern Re
publican senators face about and take
The Hancock chute. standing by tier
own local interests in opposition 70 a
universal application Of the doctrine of
their party. And there is the Sugar
rus: combine. tif course the Eagle
kicks Tie kick NAY not have the re-
GUisite reach. still it is not only our
privilege but duty we owe our nartv
10 say nothing Of the interests of our
state or our personal convictions. On
This hide question we made a fight
when the old original Mckinley bill''
was up. for which we were never for
given by some of our Republican con-
tempOraries. They did not dare say we
were wrong in our demands, but CON
Tented themselves with a whine about
the want of party fealty.
As for anything else, the only chance
of beating the Republican party In 1900
Is over the money question. to which |
that of the tariff, with a great majority |
Of the people, is only secondary. We |
promised as party. to take care of it. |
and IN the mean time to do the best we |
could for silver. The Eagle has simply |
reiterated the necessity for prompt and |
earnest effort In urging the matter. |
we have not criticised Mckinley or his |
administration, certainly not in any |
captious or unfriendly spirit.
Blind partisanship is destructive of |
real life and progress, and in the end, |
of organization and success. Through |
blind, boss partisanship the Republican
party has lost the state of Kansas. but
1t was not the fault of the Eagle. unless
for refusal TO fall down and blndly |
worship at a counterfeit shrine con-
of dead mems bones and stuff
ed with hypocrisy.