The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-10-24
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For the Eagle.
Tn llsstine st C2sayvster.


Ed. EAGLE:-We had . very inter-
esting and spirited political meeting
at our school house on Saturday even
ing of last week. The attendance was
large and the speaking very edifying,
by the following named gentlemen ::
Messrs. Tucker. Stanley and Bruce. al
so w. F. Green, who made short
speech, showing therein what efficient
officers the ones whose time Of Office
are expiring aud setting very good rea-
sons why they should be continued in
Office for another term.
Mr.. Tucker opened the meeting in
very able financial speech, showing
this fat movement TO be, to great
extent a Democratic dodge to gain
power. What is not attributable to
that source. can be traced to self-con-
ceited fanatics aspiring to Office. And
it does really present itself to any rea-
soning man in that light. He closed
his speech by giving his views on need
ed legislation of local import, which
in his views was far more important
than this hubbub about national d.
nance. He spoke of the railroad bond
matter, also of railroad tariff legisla-
ton, and we think he will make rec.
ord that the Republicans of the esd
district will be proud of.
Mr.. Stanley, our present efficient
County Attorney, followed in an able
financial speech, with his usual logic
and eloqueucc. He convinced his hear
ers thas it would be bad policy for the
government TO issue scrip without
having coin in the treasury to back 1t,
and finally redeem it.
They entertained the audience until
a late hour,not giving Mr.. Bruce much
time to put forth his views, but he
read r. V. Nasby's latest on the tinan-
cial question, which fully illustrated
the condition of affairs with an over
supply of scrip Mr.. Bruce will poll
A heavy vote in this (Ninnescah) town
ship, for the office 10 which he as
pires, having given good satisfaction
III administering the affairs OF his
present term Of Office.
And now in conclusion | will add,
with reason t. know, that Ninnescih
township will roll up Republican
majority unusually large-sufficiently
large to make the Democratic candi-
dates feel sick, and the fiat money Of
flee seekers sick unto death. do not
think there will be more than two or
three (grcenbacks as they are wont to
call i,) votes polled in the township.
The Republican voters OF this town.
ship were with the Republican party
when the debt was contracted 10 car
ry on the war against rebellion, AMI
thereby save this grand old Union and
republican form of government. and
believing,as we do, that their platform
is the only true. democratic, political
and financial platform of principles,
| we mean to stay with IL until We see
the debt paid as contracted. We be-
lieve that ali over-issue of scrip would
| impair the credit of the Nation and
stignatc the business of the country,
aud cause commercial depression, that
Elder Mitchell aud other smaller bored
| .ruuc for rot hor soma of an ~ dou't toll
about. We believe reform begins al
home, and by laboring to put i'll nom.
ination for Office only men who are
known to be honest, sober-minded and
capable, and then supporting them &c
a man. 1t is usually the thief thai
hallos the loudest, "beware OF PICK
pockets" | have no doubt but thai
some of these political tramps have
work ed themselves up to such pitch
by the hope Of getting office that they
believe part Of what they say. Bat
o what vanity! What self-conceit, tc
hear men who have spent the most OF
thci: lives loafing on store boxes, oil
preaching the gospel, (as in the case Of
Mitchell.) pretend they know it all
when it has puzzled the brain of tht
best statesmen th at ever lived.
Let US turn out TO the election and
give the Republican ticket, State aud
county, a majority that will make
tracs-fyers feel ashamed.