The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-19
FOR CONGRESS.

In connection with the ABOVE 1mpOr-
tant position, as a candidate from the
Southwest, we notice that several pa
pcrs of the state have in their list of
candidates included the name of the
editor of the Wichita EAGLE. Al
though within the past three months
we have been conii'lcniially war; ed
through letters and in private inter
views Of the danger of being "struck
by lightning" of the possibility of so
great an ''honor being thrust upon us"
''locatiOn," ''availabily," past scrvi-
ccs," and the ''grcat Southwest" be-
ing detailed, we should never have
rizcn TO n public explanation had our
name not appeared in the newspapers.
Now. we will, however, say: We
are not a candidate for congress now.
nor do We ever expect to be.
Of Offices, Legislative, clerical, and ex-
ccutivc, we have had enough. For the
past eight years we have continuously
been filling from two to four public
stations, in which we tried to do our
duty. through which we have in a man
ncr successfully waded. but after which
we have no further desire. We came
to Wichita to lend what little ability
we might possess in building up city,
in helping to develop the faircst por-
ton of our growing state, and to cs-
tablish such live journal and local
paper as might i'm time command the
respect, confidence and willing support
Of Our people in whose hands the des-
tiny of both this town and surround
ing county rests: not to run for Office.
not to run politics and not to bolster
up the vaulting and unwarrantcd am
bition of such men, who, failing of a
livelihood in everything else. turn their
attention to the service of the dear
people"
Newspapers need no thanks. for if .
they didn't print something nothing
would be printed; but to our friends (
in Shawnee, Usage, Cofley and Lyon
counties, who have SO warmly urged
us on to the seeking of an office that is
far beyond anything that we have ever
aspired to. we return most grateful
We should feel highly honor
ed alone in giving their names, had we
the authority; yet of the honesty of
their motives the slightest doubt is
not entertained upon our part
We recognize the importance of
having a congressman from the South
west, and fully appreciate the strength
Of the position Of Wichita as regards
location. To that end we stand ready
10 labor. We have men in the counties
Of Scdgwick, Sumner, Reno, Cowley
lnd Butler. who, although having new
n identified themselves i'm Kansas poll
tics, are nevertheless men of sterling
worth, of fine ability, of pure princi-
Pies, and mon who would honor Kan
'as in the halls of the national lcgisla-
urc. The time may not have arrived
yet, but the time will come when the
'cpublican party Of Kansas in conven-
ion assembled will not only concede
what is asserted above but grant the
.laims of Southwestern Kansas with
,lacrity.
That is part of what we know
bout a congressman from the South
vest; but little more in IA general
way:
A few weeks since we said we had
crown tired of working and talking for
he upbuilding ola set of recognized
and blatherskitcs who to
great degree have heretofore contrOll-
ID the republican party of Kansas.
downright impudcncc, in
riguing, and wire-pulling in convcn-
ions, and threatening or subsidising
newspapers, these charlatanic shystcrs
ave managed to control to a great ex-
ent the dominant party so long that
hcv have become Il stencil in the nos
Ills Oh honest men, ToDDcu our stare III
Is fair fame. giving her in turn the
tigma of "the rotten commonwealth
~ this state of things can no longer
&c endured il must be cured The lib
raj party. so called. are taking rapid
dvantage of all these matters. They
propose to put upon their state ticket
his fall such men as Thadcus ii. Walk
r and {. X. Holiday, of Topeka. L. b.
'lumb. ofEmporia. Geo. A. Crawford,
# FIT. Scott. and Charles Robinson. of
lawrence.
In view of these facts. and such poss-
bilities. can republicans afford to be on
he fence. afford to allow our county
nd state conventions to be controlled
" the political dead beats who are SO
struggling for nominations
( the hands of the state conventions!
We call upon the republicans of the
counties to turn out to
our primary meetings and conven-
ions to the end that good mcn-rc-
ublicans ofrecognized ability-may be
not only for congress, but
or governor and all the state offices.
WINFIELD FREIGHTS.