The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-09-24

great extent it is true. II is said that
the people of the west labor and toll
To pay interest TO the money lenders
of The east, and to great extent this
is true. The west pays tribute to the
east. the people pay tribute to the cor
poraiions, the poor pay tribute to the
rich. Through the medium of con-
2rcss there is hope of some degree of
relief. The tendency of national leg
islation is in our favor. The declared
and manifest purpose of congress is
to lift up our hearts and take away
The causes that bear us down. The
two most important and almost only
questions now before the people as a
nation are familiarly known as the
financial question and the ''trans-
porta!ion question: Upon the cor
rect solution of these two problems
depends much of the future well be-
ing of we Of the new southwest, and
he is the fittcst man for congressman
from this district who can give the
greatest aid in solving these problems.
We all know that we must have
cheaper freights to the seaboard, but
how to attain that end by constitu-
tional means we cannot all of us tell.
We all know that we need greater
amount of money, and that we ought
as soon as practicable to return to a
specie basis; that we ought to in
crease our exports and decrease our
imports; that we ought TO increase
the pay Of labor and decrease the
price Of commodities but how to at
tain all these good results we cannot
all of us just exactly tell. To devise
means for the accomplishment of these
ends we elect men to congress. These
means may not be readily and easily
found plan after plan may be adopt
ed aud fail one and then another ex-
pertinent may be tried and fail; but
ont of failure there ultimately grows
up success.
II will not do to say that because a
man is farmer he is the fiitcst man,
for although the farmer may be deeply
interested in bringing about the de-
sired result, it does not argue that he
knows how to bring that result about
in the best way. And the same may
be said of men engaged in any other
calling, for the fact of their calling
simply does not indicate their fitness.
What we most need now is a congress
of thinkers. men f liberal views and
well balanced judgments, men of solid
information and practical application,
honest men, whose desire is TO serve
their country and their time. We
want a man of this kind from this dis
trict. We want HIM to be republic
can too, for although politics counts
but little to work in the right direc-
ton on these questions, it has the
ability, the disposition and the power
to carry out the good work and we
ought not TO stand in its way, but
rather stand fast until the day breaks.
Is Judge Brown the man! He is
named for the place by the republican
party. Can we point to a man who in
all respects is letter qualified? He is
a man of learning and ability. lie is
trained TO study and investigation.
He is deep thinker and man of
practical common sense. lie is mas
| ter of the law and thoroughly versed
in the science of government. He is
a man of integrity and unquestion-
character. Having beer for fourteen
years citizen of Kansas, he is thor
oughly identified with the state.
Having been for seven years upon the
bench in the southwest, he is the best
known man in the district. lie is in
accord with the republican party, and
when he takes his seat in congress will
not find il his duty to stand in the way
and cry "reform," but will address
himself to the task of pushing for
ward the practical measures of real
reform along with the party that has
ever acquitted itself so nobly in all its
undertakings in the past. He comes
free from the cntanglements Of ring
influences and political alliances
Never having been candidate for q
political Office, he knows no obliga-
tions save to his constituents the PEG.
pie, and in the discharge of his duties
will be the servant Of the people.
For the people of the Arkansas val.
ley he is peculiarly the right man
This valley is peculiarly circumstanc.
ed and peculiarly situated. We need 9
friend in court. We need true and
honest man in congress. Judg.
Brown is one of us. His sympa,hie,
are with us. His interests are witt
us. Who amongst us car go up from
this broad valley and more fifty repre-
sent our wants? He has made faith
full. laborious and upright judge. Al
the people know him to be an honor
able man, straightforward in all things
conscieniiouslv seeking to know hi
duty both as citizen and an officer
and 10 promptly discharge that duty
Who knows ought against him as
man, citizen or as a judge? He is .
man without hobbies, and devoid o
schcming ambition, and we may no
expect him to throw his weight anC
influence with the disorganized mas.
in congress very characteristicall,
named, 'the opposition" opposed tc
everything aud everybody, without
head, body or heart, but we may eY
pcct Of him to cooperate with thos'
who are sincerely endcavoring to fine
the right path out of our present en-
barrassments. aud aid in the accom-
plishment of the good we all so anx
iously look for. Judge Brown is tn,
right man. He is our man. Let III
all vote for Judge Brown.
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