The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-10
THERE WAS NO DICKER.

THERE WAS NO DECKER.
The charge has already been bruited
in the columns of a paper run in the
interest of the foul fusion which has
public control in this state, that STAN
ley's nomination was secured by swaps,
deals and combinations. The men who
composed that convention need no as
surance 70 the contrary. Mr.. Stanley,
nor his managers for him, made any
promises or entered into any deals. His
nomination at this time and under the
circumstances, was logical one, if not
q foregone conclusion. Back OF him
was no corporate influence, railroad aid
or other quasi-political inducement,
hence his strength. Neither this crowd
of barnacles, nor that crowd of bosses
have any strings on Stanley. To as
sert otherwise is a falsehood tainted
with impudence. AS Judge Sluss de-
clared in his nominating speech: Our
candidate has not a long list Of achieve
ments to his credit; neither has he
record Of being an office holder. This
is the first time in his life that he has
asked for a favor, and for many years
he has been fighting the battles Of Re
publicanism with all his might. AS
lawyer, a neighbor and a Christian
gentleman, he has no superior. He will
be able to enthuse the old-line Re
publicans, bring back silver Republi-
cans to the fold, and will make a cam
paign that is certain to carry the Re
publican party to victory" And in
closing: This will happen if he is nom
mated: Leland and Stern. Baker and
Burton, Bailey and Blue, will lock arms
and with one acclaim will shout: ON.
Stanley, on" Stanley is no friend of
isms. He is no crank and will not be
tied up to any clique. He will be the
governor Of the entire people and will |
give the humblest a hearing just as
quickly as the strongest" Taking the |
man, the exigencies Of the hour in |
Kansas and the rivalry of personal |
pulls, and the secret of his overwhelm- |
ing nomination is no riddle Only the /
man who was known to be standing on
his own merits and independent of all !
undue and questionable influences,
could have been nominated by that |
convention, a majority of whose mem
bers went there determined to vote for
Stanley at the very first opportunity,
and because of the conviction, or the
absolute certainty, that he, at least,
was neither backed up by any CLIQUE
Of bosses, mixed up with any combines,
or owned by any corporate interests.
1t was an instance Of the survival Of
the fittest, these Objectionable agencies
being admitted as possible and proba-
VIC 4od1loiS. 1 MS freedom from ante /
election obligations and the conviction
that he is neither the crank Of any
ism or the tool Of any clique will make
him strong with honest, earnest people
the state over whatever their political
predictions. When in the course Of
the canvass they shall have seen and
heard him, the calumnies alluded to
will fall without the necessity of even
a denial. These are Republican times.
this Republican year, There is no es-
timating the size of the majority in
November, but it will be an over
whelming one, like that in the conven-
ton itself, and Stanley viii lead it, and
with no other motto than purity in
public life and prosperity for the people.