The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-27

if there happens be chance of something in sight TO
themselves They don't seem to care whether they ar
recognized as Pops Fusioniss Socialists Reds wha
not only so they pull the wool the eyes of hon
est Democrats who in being trusting Democrats d
not like the idea of sailing under false colors
The bosses and leaders of the Democratic party, as
sisted by few aspirants for place, nominated city
ticket Wednesday afternoon. They didn't name theil
ticket Democratic" but Citizens" which its face
can only mean double-deaing They didn't confne them
selves to the nomination of Democrats, even to
mixed one of Pops and Democrats which they have been
doing of late They made up their ticket largely of Re
pubcans or of who have been identified with and
claiming to be Republican from convictions, but who evi
IDENTIFY like the chance for office than they do either
the Republican party principles is asserted that
fully onehalf the Democratic ticket, labelled "Ct
zens is composed of men who have been identified with
the Republican party, of whom put prob
ably without their consent. Ostensbly all this was for
the purpose Of turning the present Republican adj
minstraon this city, but in fact it is mixup and AN
aaround surrender the chance of getting the city
into their own hands the defeat of the Repub
party of the county.
The head of the ticket is not Democrat, in any
sense only so he is loanng himself to the
Job put ND by lot of political bosses to defeat
publican party. It is even that Finley Ross
wants to be renominated by petition, that it won't
so much if he heading revolt against the
party which honored him twice with the position the
Democrats now offer him. by heading a fight under a
name and banner rumped up for the occasion And like
as not the Democratic leaders will get out petition for
him to stand on.
OF course this is free country and politically every
or set of be inconsistent he or they
may desire STILL consistency and principle things
worth standing for For while from their talk it
locked if the going to name straight
ticket OF good then take chances of win
ming by the aid of the Pops of the Prohibs and of the
other disgrunted But all such talk only for the
purpose scooping in Republicans for their ticket
were Democrat we would rather refuse to vote at
all, vote for the opposition than to vote for such
conglomeraon has been put out by the Democratic
manipuators of this city which manipulators would
hardly hesitate the Eagle to support their
ticket and back it with promise.
OF the platform Of THE hydra abnornalty de-
the present Republican administration with ex
travagance. theft plumber ncompeency and such hog
wash Necessarily, of All this makes sooth
with the scheme to rupture their own party while it is
morsel for the tongues Democratic leaders
In dspassonatey reviewing the situation the people
will discover that the Mclean administration has strictly
adhered to the policies Of the Republican administration
under Ross who made good mayor and whose admins
traon proved very satisfactory The present admins
traon not only followed closely in the footsteps Of the
administrations Of anu four years ago but has ac
compshed number of additional good things. besides
laying the foundations for s others As for the insn
uation of the mongrel platform that the revenues col
ected have been honestly accounted for and wisely
expended the Eagle viii show before the campairn s
OYER and show ooneusyey from the records and by aa
ditona incontroyebe proof that the Mclean admins
traon has not only collected the revenues faithfully and
more closely and successfully than the ones preoedin,
it but that every cent is accounted for TIE Re-
publican party may be longer deserving Of the support
OF the who have joined the political adueratou for
The purpose Of rupturing their party and securing
FOR themselves place But it nevertheless fact Of
easy demonstration and in face of all the bowling
that can be put up by the opposition that present a
nnisration, under Mclean has only been wise and