The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
JUDGE EBEY SCORES
Prominent Democrat RakeS
Fusion Machine Over Goals.
CAN'T ENDORSE PLATFORM
PopuIlSt PateruaIiSm Not Ac-
cOrding to Constitution.
CAN'T ENDORSE PLATFORM

Its platform here in SedgWick county. dc
speaks his mind. Yesterday he said to 6
reporter for the Eagle:
The Democratic and Popuii5t convcn-
lions of the 10Th instant have ghns into
history. We attended both. We could
have been member of the Democratic
convention but did not so desire. :mOor-
tant moves were to be made OF the DO
litical chess-board and we were there to
take it all in and nothing m'c'e. At the
proper time Judge stratton appeared be-
fore the Democratic convention with a
message from the Populist convention.
The judge did not appear as favorable as
he had in the conventions of the past.
He looked as though he had neglected his
law practice. His voice was husky and Of
a smothered nature. as though he had
been inhaling dust from horse brush or
something Of the kind, but notwithstand-
ing these impediments the judge delivered
his message impresslvely, and even CO.
quently. He stated that he was favorably
impressed-deeply impressed-when he
appeared before the Democratic conven-
ton. He even imagined that he was In a
Populist convention, for he discovered
Amos Mccain presiding and other Popu-
lists active in the proceedings of the con-
vention. Just at this time our eye caught
Judge Dale occupying a seat not far
away. He appeared to be greatly en-
Unused. He grasped his umbrella with a
peculiar nervousness that indicated that
the deep recesses of his aesthetical ma
ture were being moved, and the aesthetic
sprays from his emotional nature appear
ed to dance about his classical featuI es
like July sunbeams on a rail fence. His
greatest Joy was when the roll was called
in selecting members for the central COM
mittee. The fact was developed that there
were no delegates from the townships ex-
cept in a very few instances. We could
almost hear Judge Dale think. Ee ap-
peared to say now is the time for TOE to
make fusion solid In Sedgwick county.
and by doing this Will do a very neces-
sary thing for myself and save Ransom
Brown the humiliation of having TO get
]. p. Campbell or A. E. Helm to talk to
the convention for at least half an hour.
VTONG 10 lAlt EODuiASlS NAislN NADAO"AF
Is o fat-footed, regular middle-of-the-
road Pop. Ransom has had to do this
and the Judge did not want any more of
IT. The proceedings of the convention de-
Veloped the fact that his arrangement
was a complete success.
There was a time when we had good
and sufficient Democratic organization in
this county. 1t was before Judge Dale
was anything like leader in any party.
Not so very long in the past, when Judge
Amos Harris was the Democratic candi-
date for Judge the organization was
good, but at that time Judge Dale was
working to defeat Judge Harris by help
ing to elect Judge Reed. Ever since We
have known Judge Dale his every politi-
cal move has been against Democratic
principles. He came before the Populist
convention. and when they nominated
him for judge and that great shout went
up, and cheer upon cheer was echoed and
re-echoed, 1t looked as though the judge
would be completely taken of his fest.
During this grand ovation he passed to
the platform in order to accept the nomi-
nation. When he faced this large Popu-
list convention II appeared as though his
aesthetic nature, and even his patriotism
had been melted into pathos. oh, how
feelingly and kindly he accepted the NOM
ination. 1t appeared as though every
thing of a negative nature had been con-
centrated and placed in a honey-coated
capsule and he had swallowed ii to quiet
his nature. We believe that he did show
positiveness enough to say that he would
like to go out and make n very short en-
vass. with just sufficient force 10 pull
very few feathers from the Eagles tail.
In his speech of acceptance he alluded II
the advent Of Judge Stratton before the
other convention as he called it. How
the Judge expressed surprise. he even
thought he was before PopuliSt COnven-
ton. He first observed Amos Mccain
presiding and other Populists taking ac-
tive parts in the proceedings. Just at this
point Judge Dale emphasized the fact
that there was no difference between
Democracy and Populism. He even bid
for the endorsement of the Republican
convention by calling the attention of the
people-in his impressive way-to his nom
political and nOn-partisan rulings on the
bench. To show that Judge Dale is cor
rect when he states that there is no df-
ference between the two parties We will
quote from both platforms on the owner
ship OF public utilities These platforms
were adopted on the Goth instant
First. the Democratic plank: 1--WE favor
the public ownership of public utilities or
control thereof, believing that the wealth
created by the people should he for the
benefit of the whole people. rather than
for the private benefit of the few
Populist plank, second: THE pubic
ownership of all public utilities. for the
wealth created by the people should be
for all the peoples benefit. rather than
for the private benefit of the few"
This is fusion complete and how a
Democrat, especially a jefferson Demo
crat, can endorse the principles contained
IN these planks is strange indeed.
The nearest approach that this govern
ment has ever made towards the govern
ment ownership OF utilities is found in
the law Of eminent domain. and this Is
quasi condscation law and considered
very dangerous to our institutions by
many eminent lawyers. This law allows
certain corporations to condemn private
property for what is supposed to be for
the public good, the price to he fixed by
commissioners in some cases and Jurors
In others. and the owner Of the land has
no voice in the matter. It is easily seen
here that the legislative Part Of the gov
eminent has destroyed the judicial. and
any owner OF confiscated lands has no re-