The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-25
For the EAGLE.
The Meeting at Eagle Township.

1.-The farmers of Eagle township, Sedg-
wick county. kansas, held IA i:iass meet
ing at Eagle Centre on Monday eve
ming, Dec. 22nd, 1873, being convened
according 10 previous notice. Mr.. Il.
G. Smith, one Of The oldest settlers in
the Arkansas valley and one of the
most extensive farmers in Sedgwich
county, was elected chairman, and ID.
W. Hazen secretary. The meeting was
addressed by several citizens during the
absence of the committee on rcsolu-
tons, who upon their return reported
the following resolutions which were
adopted unanimously -
| WHEREAS, 1t is apparent to all that
the time has come in The history of our
country, when oar people should rise
en- masse to rc-afiirm anew the prin-
ciples enunciatcd in our frs: declara-
ton of independence. and should. in
! the Just exercise of their sovereign
power, confront. punish and, if needed,
destroy the conspirators, who under
the guisC OF chartered corporations
seek by the use Of money and shame
! less intrigue la consumate i'll our
days. what the brutal soldicry of the
despot. aided by the toniIhawk of the
mcrciicss savage, failed to accomplish
in the days Of our revolutionary IA
Tiers and
WHEREAS, 1t is melancholy fact
| that in no state of our Union more than
/ l. In Ia ,,ll
of these enemies of rcpublicanism been
more boldly avowed, their power more
thoroughly developed. aud the ruinous
effects of their ascendency been more
clearly demonstrated: and
WHEREAS, The late appointment OF
a notorious hireling of two railroad
corporations TO represent the O.00C
people of the state of Kansas i'll the
senate of the United States, an appoint.
ment made by our present executive
in utter defiance Of the popular will
As plainly expressed in the late cleo,
tons, is fresh and damning evidence
TO our people of the worthiessncss OF
| their old political leaders and their
slavish subsection to the dictation OF
selfish and arrogant inonopolies there.
fore be it
Resolred, That we herewith denounct
the late action of Governor Osborn il
the appointment of Robert Crozier tc
represent our state in the senate Of tho
United States as unrepubican unman.
Is and unjust; that by this act he i'll
suited the whole country. stultiticd hi;
own manhood. degraded his high ofiic g
and humiliated every honest man il
| Kansas
Resolred, That as old and tried re
pablicans we appeal TO the great repub
lican party. as anti-monOpolsts we up
peal TO every reformer in the state, a.
young men we call on ~ Dung Kansas
to ''fall in" and advance to aid us L
crush the hydra-headed monster o
railroad monopoly and political cor
ruption that has been strangling GU
state since her birth;
Resolccd, That in order to bring thi
issue fairly between the people on Thu
one side, and the enemies of republic
anism on the other, we herewith cal
Oh Col. NJ. NJ. Murdoch to be our stand
ard bearer, and knOWing him to be I
true apostle OF the peoples creed. W,
here and now nominate him for Unite'
States senator;
Resolred, That in thus bringing Col
Murdoch before our fellow citizens
and through them before their repre-
sentatiyes we simply say that as rep
rcsentativc, as a reformer. and as al
able, honest and fearless man, he vii
be the worthy compccr Of the Hon
.Jno. j. ingalls,, and this for Kansas i
enough;
Resolced, That copies of the above b
forwarded for publication to the To
peka Commonwealth, Leavenwortl
Gail, Atchison Champion, For
Scott Monitor, Emporia NeWs, tn
Wichita Beacon and to the WIGHT
EAGLE. and that every newspaper il
Kansas favorable to the triumph 0
honesty and manhood over corruption
and monopoly be requested to give i
space in their columns.
Signed,
BIC. SMITH, Chairman.
ID. w. UAZEN, Secretary.