The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-02-19
TOM. RYAN.
WHAT Is THE MATTER Now WITH THE
ORD CLIQUE.

|, must be very gratifying to the Hon.
Thos. Ryan 10 have his postotiice or
gans with unanimity truly wonderful.
poll-paTrot like, informing their read
ers that 1.-The Hon. ThGs. Ryan, OF this
district, presented a petition the other
day" a. if the people didn't know who
their Representative was, and his only
service was coatined 10 presenting pc
titions. He ought to pray for some one
10 save him from his friends II the
postmasiers 'aunot find anything in the
honorable gcnllcman's record worthy
of notice, other than such as the above,
they viii do him kindness by remain
ing lent H'infeid .Nonitor.
If not impcrtinent we suggest that
the Windfull .uoniior is stretching its
seini-weakly brooches in attempting too
much smartness. Who constituted it
posimaster-mentor,a and when was lis
editor commissioned as the guardian OF
the member of Congress from the Third
District, il curiously enough fails 10
state. A lizard is not q crocodile. nor
is the .noaitor a whale see Webster
Il the newly iledged weekly don't like
The friends of Tom Ryan il bad better
pull ont Of this country, for the prairies
are full of 'cin.
As far rs the EAGLE is cotc crned is
mention o.. The presentation of the peii-
ton to Congress for a right Of way
was not made to pan or commend the
Hon. Tho-. Ryan, but simply to lei our
readers kn5~' ihi tie n!alter III which
they are 50 greatly Interested had been
formally laid before Congress. That
and nothing more.
Bat. as Tie matter of Mr.. Ryan's
work has Dcea alluded TO we will, Tor
the better lnior.aiiion of The fltppant
brewer Of The banks Of the lower
Walnut, give him Il few facts which
may enlightcn him, provided his preju-
dices don't entirely absorb his brain
and gizzard
The Hon. Thos. Ryan's district is the
largest and most populous of any rep
ro>apiec upon the door Of the L. ;.
Congress-, ana W il! atlnf 1851 have three
members. Being new, Gne-hat OF Ii
having been settled within very short
time. il has more wants. and the de-
f;gpd. made upon him are greater la
number, is hQ; IT, magnitude, .! any
..si t.s= Il 4
Tie matters OF Local and personal inter
est 10 be looked after by him al The de-
parimcnls, to sa, nothing Of the voium-
nous correspondence, is simply starfi
Ing. III. daily work. woci. AZ and Esel
oai, j. about as follows: .'ron daylight
till nine O'Clock he answers letters from
from nine till twelve i a.
the diileresl Departments looking up
matters pertaining 10 oii.sl.l record-.
iso,.. Twelve ill Eve he is in his seat IN
the House; ~ ..ye he takes inner. and
from that time on ill Twelve o'clock a;
night lac is busy every minute with cor
rcSpondcner. Etc. Besides these matters
from two To five committee meetings
must ~ attended every week, He i
simply worked q.. of health and nearly
Ills life Ia addition to ibi= he has had
some fifteen bills before the Hous. ald
senate, some of which have already be-
come laws, ana all of which are OF
great importance 10 the people of the
ibiri District. Among the latter we
wiz snea.i.. Z bill ior tie relief OF new
settlers, doing ava, wiih the ssira
storing a large number of settlers 10
their rights under the land laws an
other ,oiEraine 10 settler moneys paid
upon cancelled lands auoi;ie, fur the
relief Of settlers Oh the Diminished Re- !
serve another creating a new land dis
'si..: ~ the Upper Arkansas for west
ern settlers a.Di!.er directing the Sec |
rotary Of The Interior 10 certify n..Ia... /,
-cnool lands 10 the State OF kaHsas |
mother 4 right of way for railroad !
iegp the Arkansas Valley to Memphis.
tic. etc.
Does the KoaH0f want any more?
e il does il can b. accomplished.
1, j; Il lgct we'll knoNa to the people. /
md, one only ,i.>ralrd ~ = coterie Of
politicians who desire to pull /