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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-18
A SLANDERED PEOPLE.

The letter slandering. Sedgwick coui'-
~. which was published in the Courier
Journal and signed "A. W. Grisman,
and which i'm such wonderful manner
called forth the just Indignation, not
only Of the residents of this valley. but
of the people Of the entire state. has
NOT il seems. had its full run. With all
its palpablc falsehoods and outrageous
Misrepresentation of facts, ii is beng
reproduced weekly in eastern papers.
serving to show how wholly irre>pon-
siblc and unreliable party may become
. powerful agent for evil TO a commu-
nity. and even TO a State. The author
Of the letter is personally but little
known here. lie is without standing.
character or credit. still the malign in-
fiuenccs of his contemplate and lying
letter TO the Cou,rer-,Iou,n0l, like the
evils of Pandora's box, spread out and
on, checked only when confronted by a
knowledge OF the meanness Of the au-
thor's character, or by contradicting
facts and figures as given in statistics.
The author could not obtain credit in
this city for any thing. vet despite that
protection. the Courfer-.Iournai made
Il possible for him 10 do an injury which
many thousands of dollars could not re-
pair. This is said without the slightest
personal feeling against the man. who,
Il seems, lshmael like, or from spite,
puts his hand not only against every
man. hut against n people who have
borne with failings and Shortcomings
that should have been by him aioned
for in the courts.
To countcract the wrong and great
Injustice done. men OF character are
continually being called upon TO refute
through eastern journals the bare-faced
Instrumentation of that communities
tion. The Buffalo (N. W Daily Cor'f'
q, Of September l0th, contains the bes'
end most convincing reply We have
eeen end which We publish in full else
where. The editor says;
The statements In . communication
Con Ssnsas. yrintciip spOtber column
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TRIrE AS GOSPEL.

The Massachusetts Republicans Will
celebrate the twenty-iifth anniversary OF
the Republican party at Worcester on
next Monday evening. The State Cen
trail Committee. in their invitation or
announcement, says:
You are invited to assemble in mass
meeting nj Mechanics Hall, in Worces-
ter. on the evening of Monday. Sept. 10
to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the birth of the Republican party; the
party which in twenty-five years has
abolished slavery; has subdued gigan-
tic rebellion: has added to our national
family six Young States; has enforced
apology and rcparation from Great
Britain has compelled foreign govern
ments to abandon the doctrine of per-
petual allegiance has preserved the
public faith inviolate: has paid 500
600 900 of public dept: has made the
national currency equal in value to gold
the world over: has re-established and
assured the prosperity of labor. COM
merse. agriculture. and manufacture
and has exhibited for generation in
our own State model of wise. honest
humane. and economical government.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-18
\ GREENBACK MEETING.

UNION TOWNSHIP. sent. II. 1879.
To the Editor Of tie Eagis.
Your correspondent had the opportu-
nifty OF attending n Greenback meeting
at the Advance School House in Mon
township n few evenings since. The
point seems 90 be The center of circum-
ference OF the Grecnback party of Sedg-
wick county. This poin, is becoming
quite noted for financial orators, in fact
il has almost become the orion of Amer
lean statesmen. The meeting WAS open
ed by William Burns, who. by the way.
is one of the big guns of the party. The
gentlan spoke AT length upon the qncs-
ton of finance. He said that the Repub-
, lean party is running the country: OPP
pressing the people by their plan of re-
sumption, and the end IS not yet. Again
we heard the charge that the Republi-
can party was corrupt, and still this new
party wants TO build up out Of this old
pile of corruption their new party. |
suppose they must have a cleanser some
where.
The next speaker was b. Ross, who
has obtained some considerable netorie-
ty as an orator upon the question Of
finance and science Of government. He
seemed TO be very forcihly impressed
with the idea that President HAYES was
not properly elected and consequently
is rot President but only filing Mr.. Til
den'- place. This seems 10 be quite a
favoriie idea among the Greenbsckers,
and one they gloai over with much
delight Mr.. Ross further said that the
Republicans would never elect another
President II not who the devil viii
Greenbackers No.
The next speaker who took the floor
was William jones. who got so full that
he said nothing: in fac: his ideas 90,
ahead Of his speaking faculties. eonse-
quenily ne exploded sHd few Of his
ideas could only be gathered up BY the
closest observer.
The ue}t apd lasa speaker was W.
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THE DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.
SrDGwICK's UNTERRrFIED PIT FORTH
TICKET.

SrDGwICK's UNTERRIFIED PIT FORTH
TICKET.
With determination visible in every
eve and with the solemnity and steadi-
ness Of funeral procession the repre-
sentative Democrats from the four quar-
,ers of Sedswick marched down upon
the city last Saturday. Will and not
enthusiasm seemed to urge them up to
the political Mecca. II there was a lack
of numbers there was no want OF reso'"-
ton. OF the many private consulta-
lions. conjectures and assurances, OF
course we are supposed to know moth
ing. OF the trades proposed and made,
enemies Modified, greedy ones stuffed,
these will develop hereafter. OF the
plans to beat this or that Republican
nominee how to combine with that and
the other Greenbacker, and the posi-
bility of helping out an independent
candidate for Sheriff and an independ-
ent candidate for Commissioner, were
things that were not talked much
above-board. Suffice il TO say that the
Democrats of Sedgwick convened IN a
Democratic convention and nominated
Q Democratic ticket, full free, umtra'n-
meled, and simon-pure. How many
votes the ticket will get the ides of No
yember will determine more closely
thun we can guess. That single Ike
publican nominee will be beaten we do
not have the least idea. II the Demo
Gratis hadn't held that late extra session
of Congress il might have been differ
ent. If the party hadn't killed poor
Dixon it might have been different IL
the country could have been assured thai
the Mississippi Democrats would pun
ish the murders of Judge Chisholm IL
might have been different. II no cleo
tions had been held in Maine and Cali
fornia il might have been different. II
that Democratic extra session hadh I
crippled the general government SO that
il is now impossible TO collect the reVe-
nues or punish robbers il might have
been different. II Tammany and the
New York Democracy hadn't burst
wide open over TilIen's bari ii might
have been different. But, you know
or all sad words Of tongue or pen
The saddest are these, il might have been
The following is the ticket put for
ward for the support of all good and
true Democrats of Sedgwick county
The men as neighbors and as citizens
are unobjectionable. For truth. we
haven't n word TO say against single
nominee on the list. They are good
men, and honest. and some of them our
personal friends, but until Democracy
quits threatening the life If the Nation
and in a hundred other particulars
mends its doctrines and ways we could
no more vote for one of them than a
steamboat could come up the Arkansas
20 Wichita:
Trcasurer-Samuel Evans. Gypsum
Reyister-E. a. Wright, Lincoln.
Clerk-Frank Dale, Sherman.
sheriff.. W. Vigus, Wichita.
commissioners "A English, Wichita
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NOINDEPENDENTS.

The Republican party, IN seVera'
States and localities, are resolving TINS
fall that any aspirant within its ranks
for Office who has been fairly and hon.
orably beaten in convention, and who
shall afterwards offer as an independent
candidate. thereby jeopardizing the IN
terests of his party and the principles
II maintains, shall not be allowed to re-
turn to the party ranks or be rccognIz-
ed longer as Republican in party
sense. The rule is most wholesome
one. If men are allowed through per-
sonal ambition to defeat the party and
principles they claim to believe in there
should be some way for the party to
protect itself. No political principle
can be fostered and carried out except
bv party, and the man who defeats the
one defeats the other. The man who
submits his claims to his party and Is
defeated, is morally bound by the ac'
ton and is not to be trusted If he at
tempts to beat his successful competlt'
or by running independently.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-18

In our issue of last week, we stated
tina, the Santa Fe road would probably
be completed to the depot in this city
BY Saturday evening, the 9th inst. IT
the time such statement Wa madc. track
LAYING wa, proceeding III the rate of .
mile and half per day. and the road
would hsse been finished nj the time
stated. The smoke from the engine
could however be seen saturday and
on Monday track LAYING was resumed.
Al noon tuesday the construction train
backed up 10 the depot, and twenty min
ute- later an excursion train. filed with
the business men and citizens 81 " lcii-
tia. dashed in without previous Earning.
The arrival of the party in town was
the first intiInatiOn that many al our
citizens had Of the completion 81 the
road. The unexpected guests were pro-
yidcd with ration. ~ the hotels and res
taurant.. the band turned out. and the
hours -iay was made ~ agreeable anfl
pleasant a. was possible under he CIR
cuins;ances. The party included some
Of the prominent business men OF the
CITY. a dozen ladies aud representative
of the city papers. The trim pulled
on, on the return trip. at ? O'clock y. ~
49, Wefi,agiOa Prev.
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FROM SPRING CREEK.

ADths ACsS'
To TIE Editor Of the Eagle:
The lively breezes of the past week
considerably bothered the farmers about
stacking hay.
A party of fishermen were in the river
last Thursday evening when the storm
came up, and their opinion on the sud-
den changes in the weather were fully
exchanged IN vindictive invectives.
They were successful in getting quite a
nice lot of fish. several were caught
about the size of your correspondent.
Several Spring Creek folks, your re-
porter included. attended campmeet-
ing at Hays grovelast Sabbath. Several
hundred people were in attendance. The
challenge published in the Herald last
week by A. b. Smith created quite a
stir among the ministers. Prospects
looked favorable for Il free fight in the
evening. Much good is apparently be-
ing accomplished in the way of CONVEX
sion. We noticed one wicked chap
drilling in wheat as we went. We were
pleased TO meet several friends from
Wichita while there.
Major Burr is attending court inyour
city as juror.
DIR. Tucker, Of FL Paso. has opened
unite n stock of school books which can
be had at present at introductory prices.
Baes bail is still booming. The boys
think of trying the Redstockings o.
Wichita soon.
The school house nj FL Paso has been
reiitted with large blackboard. etc.
Mr.. Dillon and Mr.. Baldwin, of Gyp-
sum township. are each building fine
large residence. Both will soon be COM
pleted.
4 new shool house is being built II
the Carlton District.
Will Baldwin and Fred Romig have
purchased a new sailing boat Betsy
and contemplate establishing boat line
from Ell Paso TO Wichita. Will run in
opposition to the A.. T. X ;. +. X. X.
Co. They will make two trips daily
between the aforenamed places. provid-
ed they can secure the cooperation OF
the south winds.
We were pleased 10 meet friend Brad
" Cutler few days since. He was on
hi. way to Major Burr's to welcome
Miss Nellie's return.
Thomas yaple is quite sick with bill
| lious fever.
An excursion passed down the road
Saturday. bound for Wellington.
Yours, RETsEL-
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portion of the facts and information
gathered BY the Commission. Mr. Read
is a farmer on Il la re scale IN the COM
" of Norfolk. and Is President OF the
Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture and n
member Of the Council of the Central
Chamber of Agriculture and the Farm
ers' Club. He has written several essay :
on agriculture. and il theoretically as
well a. practically familiar with the sub
ject. Mr. Pell il also farmer III leices-
tershire. aud was formerly Chairman OF
the Central Chamber OF Agriculture.
Both of the gentlemen are Conservative
in politics. they have taken quarters
in the Westminster Hotel. and spent the
greater portion of Yesterday IN seeing
the sights at Coney Island With a NUM-
Der of fellow -passengers.--Ne 'c York
Times 9th
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-18

/ have elea-d Office fof the prosecution ~
casrs involving usis - hpnsstsat snd psasr
Trust Isasis before the United stsirs Iaad bftee
~ wichita General I Asi ONES aad fatsftnt De
rAftfurnt
special attention given s. asfufinE srtrp,.fusbt-
e hiiuRs the preparing 90 ~ stBfti.R uAh
hnfus-tsEst pres'a attending Ia efHtrrt sa=ns.
Nc, Nc
A experience ~ thfre year - tisft ~ Tho
bited rsatsr land onice. hElts kAnshs.
gives me peculiar advantage to the Persecution
~ ail claims arising UnieT the Eebiie Land
Laws
fersoAs having rsres ~ n complicated sharrss
Ter 1T d. veil q advise with u,s before saniNii.
tiny the same fsT etitstinniiaa
/ Lssa sas,ciafe.i with ius h ptas fies Jafies
Nc isif, eitofnes -ai-lae late - i.ai@aA ioti-
iadiann
Msncs 20 ioah u iavrst rates. en tiaffusei
iarsHs. and = prove 40 t.alnls via t.ssiiit
your iGtrresfs aud eaii ga
uiEes iu commercial block H.sf desf 70 uitsd
slate tAad oasa. " Wichita. ksssss
lptf "a ~ JOHN
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pprrg.u COMMISSIONERS

Care -ews., Read and AiteFi fsis.
members OF the Britisa Hoese Of Com
mons. arrived 81 this city ye-teraaf by
tn IgTnsn Lane Steamship City Of NeE.-
freaI. Mr.. Read represent. >el4fb Sor-
teIs. and sir. Pei south l-eieesteE-islre.
in Parliament. aad they come 10 th5s
country a. a .gb-comui;tef representing
i.,s Parliamentary Commission is9s en-
rsgeG in inye-tig eating sss 2aG.e o: The
prevailing distress "a The agricultural
district. ~ Eagiead The sso-coganis-
,ee i mainly charged wiib inquiry into
the condition 0f tbs agricultural rla-sss
in America, and the netho.i- Sndes
whirs, oar agricultural system are csF-
ri.A On. villa a vieN Of syysy M. or
a.lapting. that system TIE Commas
-i.,ss.s. " ii ys-sf tlse Eriss IA: producing
F,f.-fier,s 81 the states 81 tiss- country,
And vii cos.lef Sna consult giih stats-
csanz. agricultural bodies and os4eers,
stare or Federal. who ars charged = iis
the supervision Of agricultural interests
or AFFAIR.". They viii spend ssversl
months Ia THE work and Il = exported
that ,kess rrpvEs WI firm ~ rnp1tans
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-18

Whitney, wko made very good re-
learsal Of history, to which the most Of
us were perfectly familiar, not saying
but little pertaining to either party.
1 have been thinking what is there on
Gods earth that the Greenback party
finds any pleasure in. They certainly
represent the man without country.
A party without future. They fail TO
take any interest in the dawn of pros
perity that now begins to illuminate the
face of our country. which every man
of business, every man Of energy, every
man of courage, sees and glories In.
Yet Greenbackers fail to realize it.
They seem to be a party whose hopes
are based ON disaster. If great prosper
ity should suddenly come upon the
country such a wall as was never heard
between the heavens and the earth
would go up from the Greenback camp.
And why. Because its possibility of \
future rests upon the failure of prosper
ity and American genius. Every breath
of hope for the country is to that I'M
happy party more deadly than the blast
of the Siroccos. What does Mr.. Tilden
say in his published interview with
Representative Springer, Of Illinois !!
He saws Il will tell you Mr.. Springer
why it is important that the Democratic
party should succeed. and why l desire
its success above any personal ambition
NAV have to crafty. If the Demo-
cratic party can ride into power on the
wave of prosperity, which | think is
coming, it will remain in power indefi-
ritely. On the other hand, should the
Republicans retain power they are liable
to retain it for half a century to come
Mr.. Tilden sees the tide of prosperity
coming. and is honest enough to pro-
claim il. For this reason this astute
politician wants to get the power into
the hands of his party, and then keep ii
there by the false pretense that to its
administration of public affairs will be
due the credit of the good times now SO
surely coming. The Republican party
claims that credit now. The satistacto-
nv condition into which our affairs are
adjusting themselves is a result Of Re-
publican courage and policy. At no
time has the faith of the Republican
weakened. In the darkest days of our
financial depression the party proclaim
ed its belief in the quick return to better
times. 1t knew that the resources of
our country would be resolved into cle-
ments of recovery and prosperity. 1t
chung to the well known laws that gov
ern these departments of human activi-
ties. We now begin to see the result.
Our progress may now be easy. We
have already entered upon what if we
are wise will prove TO be a period of I'M
paralleled prosperity-such prosperity
as will tend to give new encouragement
to eur people and add new lite to our
country. and in the end will be the
means of rebuilding the Republican
party upon such foundation that fam
atics with their wild and delusiye iala-
cles will never be able to move it.
Yours respectfully,
+. NJ. DOFFLEMYRE.
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THE PRESIDENT IN KANSAS.

The Topeka Commonwealth states
that telegram was received, on Thurs
day. by Gov. 81 John. informing him
that the President on his trip TO kan-
sas. viii strike the Mississippi River at
Hannibal. Mo-. take the NJ. X. & 1. X.
X. direct 10 Fl. Scott. Parsons and
Necsho Falls. and be there on the coih
of this month From there he viii come
to Topeka. and go to Fort Lesyenworth
If time permits he will go to Fl. Dodge
before going TO For, Leavenworth. He
will 60 east from Fort Lcavenworsh via
the Chicago and Rock Island railroad.
The wsttey is de6piieiy stqesi.
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The New York Wor;,' has described

The New York Wori' has described
the man it would he pleased TO see elect
ed in 1880. and one W be IAN even with
out Ohio be chosen next year. In the
language of the World he Is one who
"will promp,le beat the life out of every
dawning dream East or West, in New
England, California. or the South, of
notification or secession who will adj
vocate fixed standard of values who
will show that neither State lines nor
State laws cen stand in the way of the
command of the Constitution that the
laws of the United States made in pur-
suance thereof shall be the supreme law
of the land. and who will not tolerate
the starving of an executive TO secure
his assent to the repeal even of obnox-
ious laws" The New York World must
be for Grant. /, describes him SO well.
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That prince of blackguards and !eaa-
er of the bowling hoodlums Of the sand
lots. Denni kearney, who never spen,
dime for the Government nor saw
battlefield. publicly proclai'ns that the
day Gen. Grant land. in San Francisco
he and hisiousy, thieving crew propose
to burn hin in esiigy. If the people OF
san FRANCISCO permit such thing il
win be the co,iliesi day work ever oc-
CURING on the Pacific coast. General
Grant has been modes; man modes;
as a tanner. as General. a President
and Is the guest Of the Nations and no
leader OF Communist. should be allow
ed to insuk hiia.
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GIVES Up.

The Kansas City Times admits that
the elections in California and Maine
demonstrate the fear the loyal north en-
tertains of the leaders of the democra-
cy. With the Southerners threatening
revolution in Congress and their con-
stiiuents numbering at their homes for
opinion. sake. il is not to be wondered
that the loyal people of the country
should rise up rs one man to record their
protest. The Times goes on 10 say:
We had looked for and hoped for bet
ter things We had for some time con-
>idered the Republican party in both
States on the decline. II appears to be
recuperating. Ohio and New York
soon follow with their elections. and the
wish of Democratic people everywhere
is. that they may stand TO their colors
and elect Ewing and the Democratic
nominee in New York. But we must
comics, we look at the prospect with
some misgivings rs TO the result.
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HOW II WOULD BE.

As now represented IN Congre.s--
California having gone Republican,
majority q the delegation from nineteen
States are Republicans. majority from
eighteen States are Democrats, and In
diana is represented BY Tx Republicans
six Democrats. and one Greenbacser.
If the eiciien in 1850 should go 10 ths
House thu vote Of Indians would tsri
the scale, and Indiana has six Republi-
cans. six Democrats, and one Ireen
back Representative. the Rev.GjlbeFi ID
La Ma,yr. Ii The latter voted with ~
Democrats there would be tie: If v III
the Republicans they wcnld elect.
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Notice for Publication.

At wichltA. Kansas. August "a. iesa
NaIieats hereby ivea thst the saiio~ !ns ssriess
settler hHs alssl notice Of her iniesitDn b make
apal pr,s,l In eu;,a,rt ~ her cisiIa AID s~rsfe
;inal suirs thereof &c The sNsiFsiia - thirty dsf
frsi1 he aa;e ~ thls aetiee. VIA
sarah J COY. ~ fst~i f5T b. ard east hal
Of nsrfhu ct ~ ~ srs Z town = soush 81 rasss
) west, ard usiass the following ~ her vitn@ases
viz Isyisr tas aEd t.r0Tss Guy ef >stEuist
county. ksnsas
u T. wAt.kEK, Register
~ JostN n Nolan Ast' y. sot Api.lissat st-f
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Notice FOR Publication.

NJ " lchits Kansas, August lrsh. lssa
Notice 81 heFshs slssu taat iis follow ii. Esi'se
settler has gsed Betige "a his intsntios g. make
.iBai Ireri Ia support ~ hi clsl aud ssefr asa
cutr2 thereof IT The cNfiratiea 81 thirty fsAs fu
she date II this aettse. va
u iisNeil. n iss,f. Tor lot AMI 10 4r
80 CT nla north hsf 70 81 ssctioa ~ ten y g.
ssaih Of rxnEe wet sld usilsss she following a.
his Nltuesse~ Ma 4. I, Ssnfsfai sed >sptie rap-
ford 81 -esigNirk county, hsasas
ei-ss x l. WAIktk. Resistsr.
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NJ Nidhita hRu-a. september tth. fAit
complains nHtiGr fesa catered ~ this uifce ~
Jaaa fssfns-i.r r.afasf y t.sHsr 81 slRH-
4falise Eis Dsarn Tiilus Nu % lls sistta Dsasfi-
bss IN 80 uir1A The -iuthsasi isAfisf 20 90.
tim ?. t4aH-hip e. s.4ufh. fslrH es-t o. -ssis
iek cfsnutY kaassl eiia a Vie q TIE CaHesi-
latian % ssA cafff fsa -si4 iaftlss ssF-hessiy
stinaitGl4si asear tii- afaae fse I'm -
- Ortehor, iHsp ~ 9a'fifsek ~ a. - a.sfii
and nirBlsh testimony cigeefaiHf shiB silHig.'i
ahssiiaafnoui JAAF- :; DYER receiver
II iaba MefAin, kttJ'l flf itziesis - 3.
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