The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-07-25
Eon. Thomas Ryan's Record, His Work and
Votes in the FortJ-Fifth Congress.

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Eon. Thomas Ryan's Record, His Work and
Votes in the Forty-Fifth Congress.
The Country Challenged and Tricky Asrirants
Defed.
From q knowledge of facts, few
weeks since the EAGLE felt warranted
in declaring to the body of the Repub-
lican party in this valley that a plot
had been laid to defeat Thcs. Ryan's
denomination for Congress. The note
of warning was heard with increduli-
ty by both people and press. So faith
full had their servant been and so sue
cessful in securing every measure de-
manded at his hands that the Rapub-
licans laughed our fears to seorn, and
many papers of the district intimaied
that the EAGLE had been frightened
at thin shadow. Other than the
complaints of half dozen postmas-
tiers and q land-oflicer or two who had
been removed for cause, and the am
bition of one or two who allowed
their names 10 be used by the defeat
ed sore-heads, there was no indication
to negative the prevailing conclusion
among the honest men Of the district
that Ryan would receive his renomi-
nation by reclamation. But the fact
that the first scream of EAGLE scared
two or three plotters from their COW
erts awakened many to realization
of the situation.
These men who would defeat the
win of the people, unable to assign
plausible reason for their course, and
not daring to give the true one, now
put bold face Oh the matter by de-
claring that Mr.. Ryan has failed not
only to represent the people in his
votes, but failed to secure what was
demanded at his hands. To answer
these lies-for they are nothing but
lies-this article is written, and that
no one need be left in doubt, we give
only what the records of the Forty
Fifth Congress show. In doing this, we
challenge-nay, we defy-any man in
terested in the defeat of Mr.. Ryan to
point TO single instance in which he
failed of his whole duty.
1t must be remembered too that the
record which we give below was made
in House in which Mr.. Ryan's party
was in hopeless minority.
The financial question having been
the all-absorbing one with the people,
and as Mr.. Ryan was nominated and
elected on what is known as the
"Wichita PLATFORM" the first green
ack-remohetization" platform adopt
ed in the State of Kansas, let us look
what his record is upon that question.
The records show that he voted in
variably
l. For The reconciliation of silver.
2. For free coinage.
8. For the repeal of the resumption
act.
4. To pay custom dues with green
backs.
5. TO prohibit the cancellation and
retirement of greenbacks.
G. To prohibit the sale of bonds for
the purpose of resumption.
z. For the issue of fifty-milions of
notes of small denominations.
s. Paired when vote was had on re-
firing bank notes and substituting
greenbacks, but would have voted for
it had he been present, although his
pair was equivalent TO vote for it.
As TO what Mr.. Ryan has accom-
plishcd VIC ask the unbiased verdict of
every honest man in the district, be
he Republican or Democrat. The rec
ord may with boldness and confidence
be showed into the face of every plot
ter and schemer with challenge to
deny or abate in single particular.
1t is not denied that our Senators sec
onded his efforts in every way they
could, but as the work all pertained
10 his district he is entitled 10 the full
est share of credit.
To begin with the northeast part OF
the district: For several years the set
tiers on the Kaw Lands in Morris
county, have been struggling TO get
them re-appraised, as the original APP
praisement was so high they could not
afford to buy them. Immediately af-
ter his election, Mr.. Ryan took the
matter in hand and never relaxed his
efforts until he succeeded in getting a
q fair appraisement by new board.
The requirement has just been corr
Guided. and reduction of fully one
third made on the homes of hundreds
of honest hardworking settlers. That
one act of itself should entitle him to
denomination.
For ten years the State has been try
Ing to get the government to erect
permanent buildings at our State cap
ital, which is in this district. Con-
grcssmen at large, and the Congress-
man for this district who preceded |
Mr.. Ryan, backed by United States
Senators, as Mr.. Ryan has been, failed |
in this, but Ryan has succeeded, and |
our capital will have 5000, goo build
ing in which to keep the post Office
and to hold the United States Courts
In the matter Of mail facilities and |
new post Offices, he has secured a
lreatcr number than any member of |
the XLVth Congress. The records
prove it. In addition, he has had sew
eral tri-weekly lines increased to dali
~ once, several twice-s-week ones to
tri-weekly, and several weekly ones to
twice week, besides service put on
several new routes. After the first of
October next, several additional new