The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-10
Populist Reform and Nepotism

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| To the Editor Of the Eagle.
| In late issue OF the Eagle, Feb. u, there
| was an epigrammatic article on Kansas
Populist reform, and nepotism. which con-
tanned this significant paragraph: fThey
| Simply preached that which they never had
any intention of practicing) And stu
| another, the closing sentence: public Of
fee in either the Pop or Democratic party
Is but private snap. nevertheless, and not
withstanding PETERS tears and Grover s
professions) This poignant; arraignment
should be coupled with the sharp-edge of
Isaiah's tongue: against whom de ye
sport yourselves; against whom make We a
wide mouth, and draw out the tongue; are
ye not children of transgression. seed O:
falsehood) Now the gist of the whole
matter is, there is no end OF reform. The
term is as old as the history of man, always
IN evolution, and never evoluted TO the sat
isfaction OF any party or sect 1t has beer.
ounetsd, scorned and continued in all ages
among all nations and conditions of man.
The Hebrews were chosen 10 be an example
TO the world of truth and justice. of fidelity
ana integrity, one TO another. They were
the 1udiciarses entrusted with the oraeles Of
mans Obligations to his fellowman. They
were inclined to yield to innovations and
the corrupt entertainments of mercenary
venality from neigh5oring nations. They
dissembled the faith imputed to them by
their progenitors. They were as often ad-
monished to abstain from tfei abomina-
tons, till finally having exhausted the for
bearance OF Gods providential care, they
were abandoned to the world to be abhorred
OF all nations. The injunction of obedience
20 truth and justice was first imputed to
the tickle and vacilating Jews 10 observe in
all things. was also given 10 the Gentiles as
test OF their stability in fostering and
perpetuating the Divinity OF the truth, and
its benign influence among men. The Gen
tiles accepted. (here in Kansas We are all
Of the Gentiles) the truth given them In
charge, and for eighteen hundred years
they have been running up and down. to
and fro in the world crying 10. here in our
party may be found the quintessence OF
genuine reform. Ours is the Alpha and
Omega. The straight and narrow path TO
eternal felicity in politics" Vaingiorious
Fopulists, when and where were you trans
formed, changed and Invested Of imperca-
tive, malevolence, cupidity and the con-
tumelious cussedness Of human nature IN
ctdent TO men everywhere, and in all ages?
AS evidence Of hypocracy and malicious lie
ing IN traduc.ng the Republican party
they have only carried away its greater
sins. and now since having seduced the
credulous In foisting themselves into lit
tie brief authority. they gloat and clutch at
any available spigot connected with the
public treasury TO appease the insatiate
avarice Of their unwholy desires. And this
all goes by the euphem.stic name Of re-
form. They have not only traded horses
for another OF a more repulsive color, but
fooled themselves in the bargain. All par
ties are more or less corrupt and licentious,
but nowhere In the history Of our govern
ment was there ever such an erratic ANAL
gamation combined for the ostensible pur-
pose Of legally flching the peoples funds.
What the Eagle says IN the above para
graphs is absolutely true. They cannot be
controverted by any rational process Of
reasoning. The Pop party was organized
by faction Of besotted partisan zealots
who had been clamoring for Office from the
Republican party The more staid and dis
corning class Of people saw the cloven hoof
OF their diss:mulation and Invariably turn
ed them down They have, however,
through revenge, succeeded in hoodwinking
the credulous, and thereby elevated to Of
fee WHARF they now are acting the roll of
bunoonA They cannot conceal their wan
ton perfidy, for which they shall receive the
full measure of obloQuy- The Republican
party. notwithstanding Its past and present
sins of omission and commission, can stand
the Christening rod of apprehension and re-
frain from flying or on a tangent Of redhot
wrath. and stin merit praise for its staunch
loyalty in defence Of American Institutions
The Pop contingent are far worse than the
men OF Nineveh, from the fact that those
obscure fellows did behave real nice so
long as Jonah remained nearby seated on a
tussock of sagegTass watching them.
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