The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09
THE ISSUE OF THE ISM.

That Topeka people, morally and re-
ligiously, are superior to those Of any
other community in this state, is admit
ted and goes without saying. But that
they are overbsIrdened with common
horse political sense is not so clear.
They seem 10 realize the advantages
derived from the payroll of the Santa
lie, amounting TO something like 5000
In cold cash per day, and entertain
come estimate of the good which flows
10 them in an uninterrupted stream
from the state treasury. AS for the
rest, knowing that it will make no diff
ference in the volumes Of money paid
out in their burg by the Santa Fe, and
by the state treasurer, whatever party
may he in power, they scrap over alb
stract ideas and cranky theories. They
are as a people devoted to the issue of
the ism The local Republican party
bosses of Shawnee county held meet
clearing the decks for an early engage
ment In the fall campaign. They cam
paign it from one years end to the 9th
er up there. The first thing was TO
draw up the issues Of the ism. OF
course prohibition was one of them.
But that was to be expected. If they
would but practice, themselves, what
they preach for the balance of the state,
their prohibition racketS might not af-
feet the party in the state so much. The
next thing in the way of an issue TO be
settled was the silver tissue" Before
getting through they decided that as for
Topeka Republicans, the sure sources
of tneir money supply being taken into
the consideration, they were for gold,
and that any Republican who voted for
silver last fall is not in it, and that
such individual should not be a Repub-
lean candidate for office or participate
In the Republican primaries. That is
self-righteous Topeka all over. The
local Republican organizations, every
a.wfere else in the state, viii welcome
every honest vote from whatever source
even from Republicans who had stray
ed or into the Pop party. Topeka
may not need such votes, but they count
in the aggregate for the state and con
gressional tickets. AS the drastic grind
of the hard times. brought about by the
Cleveland administration, eases up.
IL -
ground TO earth and reaching out blind
~ for relief from every promising
source. will be returning 10 their first
love, 10 the support Of their old-time
principles. For lot Of constituted
self-righteous censors up in Topeka
pretending 10 say that no man who has
ever voted any ticket but the Republi-
can ticket shall be barred. is ridiculous
President Mckinley chose as his Secre-
tary of the treasury man who voted
for Cleveland. That Topeka didn't file
formal protest against such action up
on the part of the president was a sur
prise 10 many That their Temperance
Union which runs the town. VIII file
one against Mckinley's permitting
wines TO he served on diplomatic occa-
sions, in the White House, is confident
" expected. AS for the silver bar put
Up 10y the Republicans of Shawnee
county, their attention is called TO the
fact that the head of the party Is not en-
tirely converted 10 the single gold stand
ard theory. nor abandoned his hopes OF
maintaining silver as money Of the
people and Of the nations otherwise the
appointment OF his International silver
commission is hypocritical and an in
suit, which nobody outside OF Topeka
believes.