Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

have finger in that postofiice business him
| self. and don't you forget it.
Squire Ilobbs-W hat, you Nike thinner
! ~, postmaster of Wichita.
| Mike Z-Why, certainly. Goodness sra-
cious, what have you got to say about it!
Who made you squire, I'd like to know.
I:ecausc, when you was county commission
er you forced the EAGLE to do the county
printing for an entire year for nothing, af-
ter the proprictors had bcfriended you so
much. never raised you In the estimation of
any Of the boys you bet, with all your big
sanctimonious airs for the church and your
sly winks for We saloon boys. Yes, sir,
Mike has got his eye on that institution and
I'd like to know what you're to do about
il.
Frank Doh you fellows over there give
us 4 rest on that chin music. There will be
time enough TO decide on postmaster when
we elect Old Spoons or some other Democrat
president Let up and let us 90 to work at
what we came 10 do, want to 90 down TO
the skating rink to my girl. We have got
to fix for a canvas, aud there's no time to
lose il what the boys say about the enthu-
siasm at the Republican meeting at Valley
Center is true. They say they liked to have
torn down the house with their hurrahing,
and singing Marching Through Georgia"
y. A. Englsh-That's what's the matter.
But after all, we're worrying 'em, though.
The Republicans are getting all the curses
FOR old Mother Lowry and her saloon-sing-
ing outfit. Then they are getting the ben
eft of Ranson's greenback fizzle, which is
taking of two or three dozen more. Aud
then numbering lot of the boys up in
Union and Grant are sore and If we can
only keep ZEN sore, well elect John Fisher,
sure. Now you hear me, John is Il slick
one. lie was out drinking beer with the
Dutch at Gcrmania the other night, and
captured everything that ever tipped bot
tie. Won't he make a daisy sheriff, though,
for Wichita's interests. Everything will
90,
Charley Derby-I don't know what you
mean by a ''daisy sheriff" John Fisher is
our nominee and it's all right. and I'm for
him but il a good, easy-golng, sleepy ma
ture, a lazy, indolent way are commendable
qualifications for sheriff, John Fisher might
make sheriff; bat in my way OF thinking
he would make better coroDer-he always
wants to sit on something so bad-he would
So naturally sit on a corpse. But there
comes his old cranky daddy who thinks he
is playing it so fine on the prohibs, and he
j., but
Ben Aidrich-Oh, well, Charley, we all
understand those things. We've got TO
eject John, and, after all. the old judges
scheme OF getting the "what-you-call-it'
convention to indorse old man Moore was
mighty sharp, for every vote thrown for
Moore is "A half vote for John. And our
fellows should keep on encouraging old
Moore every day with the idea that lie is
going to get elected, for il he should with
draw from the race, John Fisher, with all
his liberal ideas and obnoxious infidei no.
tons, couldn't get single one OF Moore's
votes.
Old Ben F--Yes, John, you played smart,
or else not, when you made that speech in
the q. A. II. encampment against the Bible
and religion. They are telling it all over
the county on you. Now, myself, having
been The president OF the State Liberal So
cial League, Of course don't go anything
on the churches. the preachers, their fool
religion, or their old book of absuriities,
as everybody knows. but thunder, votes
is what we want now, votes, and not rcli.
gion. My prohibition racket has enabled
me to keep in with the church crowd pref
ty well, but IL you don't stop your filings Mt
their old Bible, I'd just well come out
open and above board for you. as 10 play
my possum game on old Moore, Taylor and
the rest of that gang. Ha, ha. you would
MT believe it, but old man Moore thinks !
am actually going to vote for him!
Capt. Whte-Kos, where is the old manf
II is about time we were at work If we ex-
pect to accomplish any thing tonight
Kos II-Look here, you old dried-in-the-
shell contemporary of Jackson" you afli-
anced of the sweet saloon singer. who you
calling sold man. Some respect is MT least
due the judicial ermine, it strikes me. He's
my father. OF course, still he is judge OF
this district and I'm sick Of hearing him
called sold man." 'swinged eat" ''moss-
bsck Amos" and the like, by a lot Of you
young galoots. If you must know. left
the Hon. Amos Hrrris in the alley back Of
is, but as soon as he fixes up little matter
with the owner Of the aforesaid resort, he
will be up-here he comes now.
Judge H-Keep your seats, gentlemen.
abem! I'll not sit down, but say what l
have got to say now, as know you have
got the whole programme TO fix up yet to-
night. What shall say will be with refer
euce more especially to my own canvass,
for. of course, if the judgcship is lost ali,
the balance OF the ticket is of little impor-
lance or consequence ah. to the men who
are putting up the necessary funds to cover
the expenses Of the canvass, while upon the
other hand, if I am elected ali, then the
county attorneyship and the sheriha'ty be-
come very important, for, the party that is
in power when this fanaticism finally col
lapses all, as it is going ah, TO do. Will be
the party that will hold the situation all for
all time to come! Now there are many
things to look after, but shall touch upon
very few of them tonight, as am to meet
the executive committee of the leagre in an
hour TO arrange for taking care OF that
STRENGTHENING crowd ali, in the employ OF
the gas company, and also several railroad
gangs scattered clear along out To and
through Kingman county, which can be
,ntrolled by the leagues committee, or
through the grading bosses and contractors
and the general manager. Nobody can al.
tend TO this work but myself. but the least
ala said about that the better ah, probably,
ali But let that pass. fear / made mis-
take in adjourning court. but 1 could see no
way of getting around 1t. Every minute
was kept up there was as uneasy ah, as a
cat in strange garnet. There was large
number Of cases that should have been dis
posed or But, gentlemen, mark me, took
the precaution 10 get the consent OF every
attorney alb. aud their signatures, which l
placed on the journal. Still, there fs good
deal Of grumbiiug on the part OF those who
had important suits, but what could do,
when / knew positively ah. that Sluss had
been sentf TO 60 down to Comanche coun-
" with the promise that II be went he
should have every vote In the county. AZ
to the Aght being made upon me by the EA-
GLE, think It the duty OF Capt. White to
shut that on In some way rs he promised
me he would, for he furnished most Of the
ammunition. But II am correctly In
formed, and presume ] am, it should be
shut on for more serious reasons ah. a.
am told that that paper will take up the
question Of my attitude ~ sworn judicial
oficer In not lining the saloon keepers who
had beck arraigned two and three ttmes
only eiOo each when the statute says the
Gne shall not be iess than e1oo for the sec