The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-06

leaders address themselves 70 he fact
Of he situation
The trouals with most Of the Dem,
cratic leaders q the period seems T. 3
q lack g perspective. both historic an
( ec0nouic. They are zoe often men aa-
educated in affairs and largely wi-hou
knowledge travel b-ee6s. They confuse D.
Hdcal questions mat press mon ~
country with troop f moral and eth ca
questions which press upon Us, u
I less uDon. rs than upon the CIDER. owe
( Wded countries Ct Europe, and hence
1nis-aEing the ideal Tor the zeal. TIE VS.
I icnary for me actual they have give.
/ The practical democracy Of Jefferson az.
4 Jackson and T5lden certain tendencies g.
/ European socialism. and they have don,
this not 0nly II the sacrifice of tae SCUM,
T principles % government and fnance
which chose principles embodied. bur a
me east Of che public confidence II n.
I great 5e-erni mate states Of The unlon
( Fer example. the eminent Protestant
Episcopal Bishop II New YORK. gooe
Republican Is as outspoken as 8r. Brv
IN himself In his 5znunciari7n Of pluto.
cr h1- Bishop Potter. occupying ths
standpoint ~ 2 uo-a1izt. pure and siurIs
puts The case IN q way u appeal u The
universal sense Of reason and feeling
among though FIJI people while N Rrya-
1rg1t=ns and rrels even the middle
classes ny his u-5era1ces The explanation
n The difference living perhaps. IN the
er~ironre1t-the slzv-rocsets. -re -al
barrels and The screaming multitude q
counting Tor much, some lurking dread.
some danger, shadowy. underlined. doing
the -est
Tae aspect the habuiment. the very
tones n the voice. have sometimes TO 90
with The fate Of an argument one nav
say with imou1ity what would cost an
o-1er man his standing Illogical and IN
gracious rs The statement NAY 5e-sfnes
wisdom and virtue are OF all tine and
7'7ce-it IS undoubtedly true thar The
controlling elements of thu country ara
nor booking fer direction either 10 the
west or t1e south. In All affairs there
must be leader, FL great affairs both
an issue and leader II is AZ least IN
likely that the Democrats VIII md n
leader west ~ The Missouri or south -
She Ohi3 and The Susqueha1na. Thsv
must look for him 2 some q the YET de-
barable states q The northeast and tre
ui1-cen-er o. me eas-erly division. which
according 70 our provisional geoerarhv a.
preset embraces the region lying -
tween Iowa and the Aueshanies. Even
AIr- BRYAN would be stronger r he lived
n Ohio, Indiana ~ Illinois: because
candidacy IN these states would mean
much more than a candidacy IN Ne5ras
ka- and yet 3fr BRYAN lest Ne5raska.
There are Democrats who look n see
the wished f1r chance IF parties come
with the recurrence Of what are called
hard times There ere others who I'm
their faith % some bIUnder or u-z- ~
blu-dering On The part If The RepublI-
cans. Watri1g -he uncertain character
NJ such hopes they are at best but b-ok-
en- ree5s Tor man II reflection and con
vtcton 70 lead upon The Old fedora rst=
cultivated chem 70 even less purpose than
The old wings. When. as result Of
the disasters and disorders q tha ne-io5
rlrnedia-ely preceding the p-esid ential
lection IF 1870 the wings That year
swept the country. their vfctory proved
1ut barren one. and corine again fn
s4s, throagh Democratic breach and
-nder The lead n military Zero. they
z7r irte else than the Offices end when /
hey wsn- out four years a1ter thev venr
5ut forever
Taking these historic prece5e1te into 4
he account and measuring the situation (
y them. the immediate outlook for the /
Democratic party as an oreaniEed body. !
f nor darker than + was just after the .
isas-r7us battle Of 1872 Two wears later
n the congressional elections " 1874. the
Democrats swept the country. Four years
ater. il ISIS The Democratic party M
5r The leadership 81 III Tl5z1 WIS
7mpls-elv rehaai5ta What has hau-
sne5. max happen But If It 5o4s. The
AIRY Tfl have. as th= saving IS n 30
ON again Some really great man req
7s70tirr ~ one and the same -iue the
s1ir2-tC1s IF democracy ana the needs
2 che time. must appear uU0n The scene.
1859 ri5 % euinenCe and power in one
z The - states u Eew York Ohio
indiana o- Illinois. and. coinct6=7t win
is arrival upon The sage n affairs. The
=7-aI-ars must have In some wav dis
-el themselves
THIS exact succession ~ events 5i5 a--
-a.'v attend tho coming ~ 1T- Tv5s-
he scandals following General Grants
7-f inauguration appalled, the moral
rsi6iH-eS of The people ~ The north
ear The S7T-h was sI1ziri0e F-=---
governor of New York ar Tflde1 had
~ opportunity. which De eagerly enc
10eF % furnish 1-ie-~ lessons ~ 77