The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22

agine he thinks conquest venture ana
that "a rolling stone viii gather no
moss" so one easily oonjectures that he
is ready 10 retire with:
early TO bed and early 20 rise
Makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wise"
The young democrat, now here IN the
census department from the south, is g.
contrast with the young democrat from
the west The man from the south,
strange TO say, is not longer the fire
eater; but his brother from the west is
the partisan. The man from the west
is in this reform, country saving, Decia-
ration Of Independence rescuins business
and is severely in earnest. On the other
hand the intelligent southern democrat
doesn't care who is elected president and
many would prefer Mckinley 10 Bryan
because conditions in the south, the
lumber, coal iron and cotton industries,
are more favorable than they have been
in years There is but one thing the
south is set on, and that is "a white
mans government" He has no patience
with any man who argues the rights Of
negroes. He AYERS that they are incapable
seIf-governmeDt The politics OF the south
70 see to it the negro is eliminated
from participating in public affairs The
south is inclined toward expansion, thinks
the silver question settled, distrusts na-
tional antitrust legislation as tending to
Capitalization, and would be glad if ex-
listing business conditions were left IN
disturbed four years more. But the anti
negro question is dominant everywhere
IN eliminating the negro they have
brought about q condition Of political
bossism in localities that is deplorabIe
but they dare not rebel for fear Of negro
domination. The Democratic bosses fix
the Democratic conventions and that IS
all there is TO it. AT heart the south
does not care much about the trust ques-
ton The southerner knows there have
been inequalities in men and wealth al
ways He, the man Of influence, knows
he stands above his white neighbors and
one time had a property right il his
black niegh5or. He may feel the danger
of the trust evil but he would lay awake
of nights If he found the national gov
eminent directly controlling the great
business interests of the country. The
nation may deal with interstate COM
merce, but it does not have constitutional
power TO go farther The progressive peo-
pie at the south think. but politically
they act within the color line
The position Of the administration as
announced by Secretary of State Hay,
on the Chinese question is intolerably
provoking TO Democrats. The United
States will protect its citizens and protest
against the partition OF China If the
the Kansas City convention they prob
ably would have been for war on China
as they were for war on Spain. It IS
peculiarly exasperating that the admins
-ration did not propose the partition OF
China and the appropriation OF a large
slice This would have been new evidence !
Of imperialism; but 10 oppose the paFti- |
ton, why, that is just what Bryan would |
have done, and the Democratic criticisms |
are heartless. It was never possible to |
have reached the legations in time to |
relieve them. Hence tire was nothing 70 |
10 but wait and make China pay such |
penalty as the crime warrants. The |
Chinese Minister Mr.. WI, is highly re |
spected here and no one doubts he sin |
,ereIy deprecates the atrocities the anti |
oreign element may have committed in |
lis native country. He is man Of much
l6ftty and a diplomat OF 10 mean quail /
". The bearing of the Chinese trouble |
lpon politics IS q matter of much guess
work with everything in the administra
ions favor to date. In this connection !
he guessing on the election is pretty |
much all one way yet There seems no
ioubt about the east and the guessers
assert that the possible loss Of Kentucky |
ind Delaware by factional fight, will |
u offset by gains IN the west. The bet
ing odds are enormous on Mckinley. The
wise ones point to 1892 and say q fight
5 not won till its won. The people here
ave become accustomed to the fact that
Kansas has a delegation of seven Re
,ubucaus and one PopUIist in congress,
LII with more substantial looking ma
critics than the P0puHst; and that Kan
as has a big wheat crop and blowing
lbous her prosperity. So there is money
asst to say that Kansas will be for Nc
Iinley.
II the Kansas Populist could fully ap-
-eciate the studied and determined ef-
OFT OF the east 10 prove that Imperialism
5 the issEe the only real issue, and that
liver is only endorsed to make Bryan
ppear consistent in his western fight;
nd the contempt in which he is held by
ne Democrats here, politically the gorld
Democrats they are now trying to set
nto the party again. he would lose much
: not all his enthusiasm for Democracy.
he fate Of Sulzer should be proof 10 any
ne who suspects there is any real silver
eminent in the east SuIzer has been
dvocating silver IS to I and running
imself for vice president on his likeness
( Clay. He could not command a vote
] Mex York. Sulze- IS 4 blatherskite.
Ut his silver views laid his boom on the
OF shelf He ard Lentz worked ali win
pr 20 make political capital out OF the
-usts and the labor troubles in idaho
ne Democrats Of Idaho endorsed Gov.
tsarnburg and that ended the Idaho
.bor trouble issue for the Democrats.
he Democratic Mayor Van wyck. was :
augh. with a large block Of ice trust ;
took and Sulzer was compelled 10 de-
md him So poor Sulzer fell BY the way. !
5 for silver in the east, there is no :
autfment except that silver IS dead. In
erIalism is being worked here as the ;
aramOunt issue BY endorsing the /
hicago platform which makes silver
aramount and by making imperialism ,
aramount IN The Kansas City convention I
he Democrats have put themselves II the {
-tftuds Of the PsrRmouncers-
Harry L Gordon. Esq. q Cincinnati. :
as here this week looking for impor- :
int business for Stewart Bros. former .
% Wichita Stewart Bros are sue
4sssul manufacturers in Cincinnati. The :
lends ~ Harry Gordon viii - glad 70 Z
2 assured thai be IS meeting witc s7len- c
"a Success in his profession Besides he /
TAX Commissioner at a salary o. s, go
wear :