The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
ROY HOFFMAN
Is HANDED
A WARM REPLY
To His Statement About Jack
sons Credit for Free Homes,
POINTER FROM BUCHANAN
Showing Democracy's Feeling
for Land for Homeless.

CARRIER, Q. T, Gan. 1S.-To the Editor Of
Wichita Eagle: The rash and rictous
Democracy Of Oklahoma IS vainly en-
deavoring 10 check the growing senti-
ment in favor of Republicanism which
now prevades all sections OF the terri
ritory; this sentiment based upon the
progressive principles Of Republicanism is
becoming SO powerful. so mighty. so If
Tesistable as to make an avalanche in
the ides OF November, an unavoidable
calamity to the prancing cohorts of q ter
rifed Democracy. These sporadic at
temDts TO check the swelling tide by
launching congressional booms over the
flowing bowl around the banquet beard
has thus far proved futile and Of no
avail.
Weary WHISKY, Explanatory Kaeton.
the Comedian Of Kay, Ioodoo Hagan,
Fiery Forest. Darntless Denton, Clarke
and Hoffman have each appeared Before
the foot lights. sounded their respective
key-notes and disappeared behind the
scenes in disappointment ard. despair at
the applause which came not and at the
sentiment which grew not
Becoming weary of fatism. unable to
cope with expansion, It remained for the
Don Quixote OF the Double QUarteJte TO
announce his startling discovery OF the
original eXpounder Of the free homestead
law, in the person of Andrew Jackson
some fifty or sixty years 7. y. c., CBe-
fore the Dawes Cornmission) and from
that he announces the conclusion with
great eciat that the Democratic party
is alone entitled to the credit Of the free
homestead law. Across ar cratic and
stormy period Of sixty-nine years, he
seeks to span with the consistency of the
Democratic party % and proceeds upon
the assumption that this doctrine con-
stituted one Of its principa, tenets. As
gay cavalier. touching only the high
places in history, he might convince the
unobsering few, but the masses behind
must traverse the entire ground.
The Democracy of James Buchanan
has never been questioned. His influence
was probably as great in the eoUuseIs
of his party as that OF the royal Hoff-
man. Being president of the United States
he was clothed with authority 20 speak
Tor the Democracy and on June %, 1850.
he addressed the following which is a
part Of the communication Of that date
to the senate OF the United States:
Il return with my objections TO the SEN
ate, the bill entitled IAN act to secure
honlesteads 10 actual settlers on the pub
lie domain, presented to me on the 10Th
inst
This bin gives to every citizen of the
United States who is the head of a fam
~ and TO every person Of foreign birth
residing in the country who has declared
his intention TO become a citizen, though
ne may not be the head of a family, the
privilege OF appropriatirg To himself 100
acres Of government land. OF setting and
residing upon it for five years; and
should his residence continue until the
end OF this period, he shall then receive
a patent on the payment OF p cents per
acre, or one-dfth Of the present govern
ment price During this period the land
is protected from all debts Of the set
tier"
over this veto based upon consutu-
tional an numerous other grounds, which
The congress of the United States was
unable to pass. the modern Don QJtzote
OF Oklahoma, armed capapie, with the
sword Of Bryan logic, passed without a
qualm or quaver to greater conquests
beyond; and before this irresistible charge
the immortal Lincoln. Galusha A Crow
and all other emirent statesmen hereto /
fore credited as being closely identified /
with the Republican doctrine of free /
homes. must GO away back and sit |
down
We await the result with deep anxiety !
but are encouraged, however, with the I
verse the entire ground, Amt it cor !
ker; 2 spectacle for gods and men 10 I
see the aristrocratic OF Democracy soiline /
its silken stockings and kid gloves throw /
ing mud balls ct the statuary in the halls /