The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-30
From Sumner County,
OXEnRn. October 20. 1S

law! THOMAS NORTHRUP.
From Sumner County.
OXFORD. October 20. 1873.
Facts, Hal, facts are what we want"
EDITOR EAGLE: sour harp SO long
on willow hung cannot be expected to
give forth the richest, sweetest melody
until fully attuned. and the fresh az
flatus is directed 'tO sweep the notes
along" The CRYING of an infant, the
lowing of the herds, the singing of
birds, all natures mournful harmo-
mics, are pitched on the sad and
plaintive minor key, and so, in keep
ing with our surroundings and the
season, we discourse of dry facts that
make but little cheerful music. What
| else can we do, for we are out on the
farm alone, "baching:" The light of
the house and JOY of the heart is of to
| Illinois, and the fountains of domestic
| bliss that make life so blessed, and such
| a blessing are for a time dried up.
How wretchcd, Would that our Tyre
were turned to seraphs divincst SYM
phonics. how we would sing of wo-
mans worth to a Kansas home, until
our scores of poor, shriveled, s'arvc,ing
baches would begin to ego foi them"
.'for very shame and longing" Now.
we have running for comfy clerk
Charlie Broadbcnt: genial, competent,
popular; has served the people well:
but alas, how sour his biscuit; how
dormant the finer, nobler, scnsibilities
of his nature How dare he ask one
who endures miseries untold from only
short III months absence of her who
makes a grangcr's cottage a heaven, to
vote for him? On the other hand. his
gentlemanly and pleasant competitor,
DIR. Wilson, of Belle Plain, has shown
his sound sense, good taste and fitness
for public trust by first seeking one to
"set light in the window for him."
to cheer him on. and guide his feet.
- tii' MI. Nsbdi -h'i ' .tut
we will all vote for you.
VIM. Z. Hackney, candidate for
representative n second term. is not
Liable to this grave election. Early in
life he decided. from the profoundcst
convictions. that he would not make
much if he did not find some bright
divinity who would constitute the
the larger half Of him, and swell him
out TO fair proportions. He got her,
and he is made. and about every body
is going 10 vote for him. William is
specimen brick /: a fearful sinner; he
knows it like Methodist. He can dc
at least one thing that little George
Washington couldn't, but ho has man
enough about him to own up. and
then Guido Moses looking snbducd
and meek.
You see. the county central commit
tee were weak in their spinal vertebrae
and like the Yankees calf. did not
zackly die, but kinder gin eout." and
did not make arrangements for coun-
" convention TO make nominations. !
SO republicans. liberals, democrats,
havseeders and all sorts are rushing
into the door thus left open. But il
so happens that the aspirants are
very fair lot, Oh an average, aud will |
have very little opposition.
Mr.. Hackney made a good record |
two years ago, has many friends in the |
county and legislature, and will be
likely TO serve impartialIy all his con-
stituents, even the poor oppressed !
farmers who wept tears of mingled |
seed and dust in the farmers conven-
ton at Wellington last Saturday. 4
Mr.. Carter was there put in nomina- |
ton for representative as the farmers |
candidate. We have never heard of /
him outside his own neighborhood. |
and hover worthy, IL is more than /
probable that he will never be heard |
of again even there, after election.
BY the way, are not some old poli;-
ical hacks plaste.ing the granger. hus-
bandry. on to the farmers a little too
thick? Isn't the catch rather thinly
covered Are farmers all flats: Please.
gentlemen stand Of little and give
us air. We can work just as well. At
any rate. we will 90 five to one on
VIM. +. this time. right among us
farmers. 1t is time some men learned
that farmers have mind of their own.
II is likely that the republicans of
this county have concluded TO let Mr..
Murphy. merchant of Oxford. be
register of deeds this year; but don't
let il be said that because they vote
this time for liberal democrat, who
is very decent in spite of his politics.
that, therefore, this is a democratic
by any means. The case is ex-
ceptional. Mr.. Murphy is an easy, az
fable. good paiured man for common.