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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04
We Are Law Abiding.

The Sumner County Standard Dem.) of
Wellington, in its declaration of principles.
says:
1--WE claim to be law abiding and We
favor the enforcement of all statutory laws"
This is not Democratic doctrine accord
ing TO the platform of the party in this
State when it. il not in words, does by i'm
plication, declare that il is not in favoa of
the enforcement of the prohibitory law in
any sense, and denounces it unmeasured
terms us law that no man with any sense
of liberty should obey or observe.
Further, the Standard takes up the Okla
homa question and denounces the officers
and government for enforcing laws as fol-
lows:
1--WE hold that the conduct of the govern
ment officers toward the Oklahoma settlers
was an outrage to American rights and en-
phatically favor the opening up of the Cher
okee strip to actual settlement. II is con-
trary to the spirit of our government to per-
! init immense corporations TO hold possession
of and to enjoy what rightfully belongs to
the people
The editor of the Standard as well as the
Democratic party, ought to know if they do
not, that the last sentence of the above is a
lie on its face, SO far as the statement goes
that it rightfully belongs to the people.
The Cherokee Strip belongs to the Chero-
kee Indians, and no sane man who is cogn-
zant of the facts in the case for a moment
denies. Payne has sense enough to know
that this is the fact whether he has the hon
esty of purpose enough to say so or not.
The Journal does not deny the fact that
the country known as Oklahoma proper is
owned by the government and hence by the
people, but insists that il cannot be used by
the people until congress rescnds certain
orders and resolutions which are in force in
the matter.
If the Standard proposes to be law-abid-
ing, why does it encourage the trespassing
Of law? 1t does not mean what it says any
more than PAYNE does.-Caldwell Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04

Jake Balderson WAS nominated by the Re-
publicans for county attorney Of Sedgwick
county. JAG oh should poll the entire party
vote and we hope he will.-El Dorado Re-
publican
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04
COUNTY TICKET.

FL Dorado Republican: A Wichita local
se-saw of poetical jingle rhymes Arkansaw
with Wichitaw. Palingenesis has about
ruined that country.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04
AN ESTIMATE.

We estimate the vote, this year, as follows:
Blaine, 10000; Cleveland, 5000; Butler,
10000; St. John, 5,00o-total, 10000. In
this estimate we give all the odds against
Blaine. The total vote is as likely to go over
250, 1000 as under it; we have given Cleveland
more than proportionate increase; we
doubt whether Butler will receive over 49,
050, and We think st. John is more likely to
fall below 5000 than to reach 5000. In all
these contingencies the increase would go to
Blaine: and the chances are all in favor of
his majority going considerably over 5000
rather than under that number. The i'm
migration into Kansas has been very heavy
in the last four years, and the bulk
has been Republican,; while ofthose going out
the bulk has been Democratic. Our estimate
that Jno. A. Martin for governor will run
behind Blaine from 10000 to 25,O00:.votcs is
based upon the following reasons: OF the
large number of Democrats who have de-
cided to vote for Blaine, but very few Of
them will vote the Republican State ticket,
but will as rule, vote Democratic except
for President. Then there is an unknown
quantity of Republican voters who will not
vote for Martin because of the prohibition
issue: The number is much smaller than
voted against st. John, two years ago, but
we think it will aggregate somewhere from
5000 to 10000. This vote, together with the
Democrats who will vote for Blaine, when
taken from Martin and added to his oppo-
nent, count double and will, we think, be
sufficient to make a difference of 10000 to
$4,000 between Blaine and Martin. The
number is much smaller than it would have
been a month ago, and we think it is
growing smaller every day. But placing the
difference as high as $1,000 with Blaine's
majority as high as 5000 or more, and the
prospect Of rc-electing Click is very for
lorn hope. 1t will do no harm to preserve
this estimate, and see how well we can cal
culate, or how widely miss the mark.-Troy
81
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04
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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04

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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES c. BLAINE.
FOR vICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN A. LOGAN.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
For Chief Justice,
A. II. HORTON, OF Atchison.
For Associate Justice,
W. A. JOHNSTON, Of Ottawa.
For Governor,
JOHN A. MARTIN. OF Atchison.
For Lientenant-G Governor.
A. p. RIDDLE. OF Crawford.
For Secretary of State.
Il. Il. ALLEN, of Sedgwick.
For Auditor,
E.P. McCABE, of Graham.
For Treasurer,
S. I. HOWE, of Marion.
For Attorney. General.
SD. BRADFORD, OF Usage.
For Superintendent Public Instruction.
J. II. LAWHEAD, Of Bourbon.
For State Senator, 33rd District,
InIIN of Saduuick
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04
Blankets!
Blankets!

Not in twenty years have blankets been
manufactured and put on the market at
such marvellously low figures.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-04

For State Senator, 33rd District,
JOHN KELLY. Of Sedgwick.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04
90 PER YEAR.

From his pulpit in St. Paul last Sunday
Rev. DR.. Hutchins, pastor of Plymouth
congregational church, gave scathiDg
and terrific rebuke to the administration
of the mayor of Minneapolis the past year
during which gambling and prostitution
have been fourlshlng ana becoming more
and more audacious every day while the
mayor failed to use the authority and
power vested in him for their suppression.
He warned the people Of the downward
course Of the city TO RUIN and appealed
to every man who had an interest in the
future of the city, in his home, in the
honor of his sons and the virtue of his
daughters to rise in the might of man
hood and at the polls beat back the tide
of ruin of body and soul that was sweep
ing like an avalanche and bosom Of des-
truction over the city as the "pestilence
that stalketh abroad at MONDAY and
wasteth away at night" 1t is the mani
fest duty of any good citizen, when he
sees his city or town degenerating into
the grasp of those twin sisters of inlquity,
gambling aud prostitution, to lay aside
every personal and political consideration
and put the seal of condemnation upon
it by his vote.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04
SAM RANDALL, the democratic pro,

SAM RANDALL, the democratic prophet
of protective tariff in congress, from
Pennsylvania, yesterday got even with
the free trade bourbons of Kentucky, who
have been trying to read HIM out of the
democratic party, by firing terrific broad
side into the bond extension whisky bill,
which was as much pet measure of Ken.
tucky as the protective tariff on iron man
ufactures is o. Pennsylvania. As the
whisky bill was effectually strangled and
decapltated Randall may be considered
ahead in the democratic war. The free
trade bourbons made the blunder of
whistling before they were out of the
woods, and walked up the wrong passen-
ger when they pinched Sam Randall. 1t
will now be in order for him t. read
Wattcrson and Carlisle out of the party
When the democratic war horses get into
family fight there IS nothing tame about
the manner in which they skin each
other.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

In the canvass for the mayoralty OF
this city, which is now drawing to q
close, it IS gratifying to see the stesdy
and deliberate change of public scntl-
ment IN favor of Mr. Lloyd and reform
IN the executive administration Of the
city government 1t means that the peo-
pie have given the subject intelligent and
candid thought and that they prefer the
interests of the city to the ambition OF
Nr. Flint to obtain an endorsement of his
past and vacillating administration by
re. election. Mr. Flint has some good
men working for him, whose motives we
do not for moment impugn although
we certainly believe they are mistaken
in judgment as to the best interests OF
the city in doing so. If he should be
elected the new council vii! open with
an irreconciliablc conflict between him
and the aldermen, such as now exists and
is being made rore decided by this can
vass The night police now are main
tained and retained in the position by
the ARBITRARY will Of Mayor Flint in def
ance of the wishes and objections of the
members of the council. BY an unwar-
ranted and arbitrary stretch of power
conferred upon HIM by the charter only
in cases of emergency" in which he is
authorized to appoint special police, he
has ,mprovised perpetual emergency
and is supplying the place of regular
with special police in the face of the pro-
test of the city council.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

THE Alert has reliable Information that
Col. Z. A. Lounsber1y IS supported for
the governorship Of this territory BY the
solid congressional delegations of Min
nesota and Michigan, and the endorse
mcnt of Senator Dawes. of Massachusetts,
together with that of several other influ-
entail members in the east. There is GER
talnly no other man who has received
such universal and earnest support from
the press of this territory, compliment
to his ability and integrity, an evidence
of esteem by his fellow citizens which
certainly cannot be wholly dlsregarded by
the president. The harmony of the re-
publican party in the territory together
with the collective material interests of
our citizens in united effort for the de-
velopment of our varied and prolific re-
sources demand the appointment of a
man who would reconcile all discordant
elements and Col. Lounsberry Is pre-. emf
nently such man.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

The county committees of several 9TH
er counties have already published calls
for county conventions in pursuance OF
he call of the territorial republican CEN
trail committee, and the Alert sugg ests
that the committee Of this county give the
matter attention. The time for holding
the county conventions and primaries is
fixed in the general call, but it is ncces-
sary for the county central committee to
determine the number of delegates to the
county convention to which each voting
precinct is entitled. Barnes county
makes the basis of representation in the
county convention one delegate in each
precinct, and one additional for each Is
votes or fractional majority Of 25 votes
cast for the republican candidate for del
egate 10 congress in 1882.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

One OF the most important resolutions
offered the present session OF congress
was that introduced the other day for an
adjournment Of the session on the second
day of June, 1t is relief to know that
the initlatory steps for adjournment are
even in the minds of some OF the men,
bers The session has been little else
than salaried caucus of politicians set
ting up the pins for the coming preslden-
tial campaign. Both parties have no
doubt made blunders enough to occupy
the time from the proposed time of ad-
journment till the election explaining
them away.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

THE congressional caucus system which
rules with rod of iron In both houses
aud both political parties subscrves the
interests OF partyism most effectually but
not unfrequently at the expense of those
Of the country. When party question,
or one having influence upon the success
of either party, comes before either house
the first movement ls to call caucus and
decide by majority domination how every
member OF the party shall vote upon it.
The members thus shackled must bow to
the edict, even if it sacrifices the most
important interests Of their immediate
constituency. or be read out of the party
and stand alone in pewerless isolation
where they can command no support Of
any measure and where their influence -
practically limited to their individual
votes. A man might as we'll be dog and
bay the moon as to bc q member of con-
gress and defy the edict of the party eau.
Gus A man in the west may be elected
upon platform expressing the wishes
and peculiar interests of the locality but
whe n he comes to vote upon measures af-
fecting those interests lie IS required to
vote as the party caucus may have dicta :
ted regardless of the special and local is
sues upon which he was elected In so
far as this despotic system is carried out
the national legislature ls converted into
a party machine to be used for party pur-
poses and partisan ends regardless Of the
diversified interests OF the whole coun-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04
THE Cincinnati press are now engaged

The Cincinnati press are now engaged
IN pointing out what might have been
done to manage and quell the riot IN that
city and finding fault with what was
done. So far as the press have been re-
ported they place the mob in the attitude
of martyrs and the militia IN that of
vandals. There probably were some
things done that better not have been
done, aud it would be strange, in the ex-
cltement of the occasion, if itwere not So
There was not a battle during the war
of the rebellion but what the generals of
the press came in afterwards with list
of "mlght have beens." 1t IS much easier
to see mistakes after they haye been made
than to see them while being made. The
fault finding press, by their own state
ments Of the present condition of feeling
among the people, virtually admit that
the mob is still restrained from further
outbreak and acts of violence only by the
overawing presence of the militia with
their deadly muskets and gatling guns
Military lntlml0atlOn IS not pleasant
one but 1t is far better than the unre-
strained license of mob moved by an
excitement which hears no reason and
knows no bounds of legal or moral re-
straint. When mob reaches the stage
where only the logic Of gunpowder and
cold lead can make an impression upon
it the sooner and the more emphstically
the argument is applied the better. The
firing of blank cartridges only served TO
exasperate the mob and embolden the
people to walk into destruction. 1t is
better for mobs to understand that resls-
tance to and attacks upon the militia is
to court death than to learn it in each
case by experience.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04
THE outlook for the coming season l

THE outlook for the coming season IN
jamestown grows brighter and better
every day, and the present season will be
marked by more enterprise than any one
ever before in its history. The determined
and settled fact that SAC, 900 hotel is to
be built this spring by parties who de.
pend upon no contingency Of stock sub
scriptions to be raised, but are ready with
the capital to proceed with the work of
construction as soon as the ground thaws
80 that the excavation can be rapidly
made, is one that will be hailed y ith exul-
tation by every citizen of the city. The
building of the insane asylum will be
commenced early IN the month of May
which will employ u large force of men
and disburse IN our midst the sum Of $50,.
600. During the spring and summer
wing of the Presbyterian college will be
built at cost Of go, 900 or $50, 900, and
the new north side school house at cost
of $l4, 4,O00 The burnt district will be re-
built with row Of substantial brick
structures the aggregate cost Of which
will DC at least 100000. Tic water
works costing $40, 900 will be constructed
for which the engineer is now taking ele-
vations and making diagrams. In these
enterprises alone we have an aggregate at
low estimate of S270, 900 already fully
decided upon. Besides these arc the
James River Valley railroad shops and
other private and individual building
projects that will swell the sum for pub
lie and private Improvements to an aggre-
gate of over half million The agricul-
tural country which surrounds us on all
sides, the excellent water power for man
ufacturing provided by The James River,
the railroad facilities present and certain
IN the future, the beauty Of location, all
combine TO insure a city At this point
which will he second to none in the ter
ritory as a commercial and agricultural
center. Those who have bought property
even At high price viii find they have
made profitable investment before Md
summeg The valac OF property IN James
town has never receded at any time aud
will proceed with steady advance this
! season
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

THE season when the blizzard argu-
ment against emigration to Dakota may
be held up by eastern papers before the
people with any force of discouragement
is now past and we are little curious to
see what bugbear they will present next
to stay the tide OF emigration from the
old and worn out hills of the east to the
fertile plains OF the northwest. 1t is the
more energetic, intelligent and valuable
class that emigrate to the developing
west and this is the very class than any
country would want to retain, hence the
extreme measures resorted to by the local
and some of the metropolitan papers 10
discourage the emigration of such class
from their midst. Iflt was their loafers,
goods box whittlers anu bummers that
were cmigrating to this country. these
same papers would encourage the move
ment by pen pictures Of orange groves,
forests of the tree of life Bearing twelve
kinds Of fruit, yielding their fruit every
month in the year and delivering it in the
cellar. and all that sort of thing, but the
truthful papers Of Dakota, which could
not exaggerate the beauties of the coun-
try if they were SO disposed for want OF
descriptive powers, still keep pouring the
facts into the ranks of their intelligent
masses and they come despite the remon-
STRANGE of their home papers. When this
generation passes away all the papers in
Dakota will possess independent fortunes
in legacies left to them by those who
were induced by them to get up and Out
of the crowded aud stenle states of the
east and come 70 Dakota and settle down
for life.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

THE municipal situation IN Minneap-
oils, which brought about the defeat Of
Mayor Ames, the incumbent, who sought
re- ELECTION, was not dissimllar in many
important respects to that of our own
CITY. During Ames' administration that
baue of society and most blighting Of
curses, prostitution and gambling, grew
INTO monster proportions, and the better
class of people who are in the majority
in almost every town and city when
they assert their strength, arose IN their
might and as one man enphatically de-
clared for and insured a reform and a
suppression of these blighting evils by
giving Ames Waterloo defeat by the
election of Mr.. Pillsbury. Ames, like
Mr.. Flint, being already intrenched IN
office thought he was immovable and de-
fed the moral sentiment of the people
which demanded a reform Of evils and
suppression of vices, and the result was
an emphatic rebuke such as We believe
the people of this city will give Mayor
Flint's administration next Saturday by
the election of Thos. B. Lloyd, a man
whose character as citizen and record
as man are guaranty OF the reforms
demanded. Whatever may be the est,
mate of the people upon Mr.. Flint as
man and citizen, it is his past administra-
ton as an officer and as the chief eyecn-
tive of the city We are to pass upon in
the coming election, Eand the people of
jamestown cannot afford to continue that
policy IN the future by an endorsement
of the past. Every property holder has
financial interest in good city govern
ment and the crushing of the evils nam
ed, which are depreciating encum-
brance upon every persons property.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-04

THE establishment and successful COM
mencement Of the Indian school at Yank-
ton by Bishop Marty of the Catholic
church is an enterprise of which that
church throughout the northwest may
justly feel proud as it is the first school of
tie kind IN the west ever established out
side of an Indian reservation. Without
any disparagement to any OF the other
church organizations that have done
much towards educating "the untutored
savage" 1t is but giving "honor to whom
honor is due' to say that the Catholic or
ganization, through the unseltish and un-
firing efforts of Bishop Marty whom every
body reveres and loves, with Father Ste
phan, formerly Indian agent st Standing
Rock but now pastor of the church in this
city, together with many Others deserving
honorable mention. has done most of all.
The arduous task of acquiring the Indian
language and bringing the untamed ma
ture Of the Indians to degree of discl-
pline necessary 10 make their instruction
and intellectual education possible, is one
which can at least be but inadequately
comprehended by those who have had no
experience In the matter. But these
scholarly and cultured gentlemen have
denied themselves for years the pleasures
of home comfort and agreeable intellec-
tual association to go down into the wild
wretchedness of the uncouth and primi-
tive homes of the Indians and raise them
up into civilization and intelligence. Saw
ages as these Indians are they manifest
for these their benefactors noble graft
tude that would be worthy of the highest
type of the 'pale face" which shows
that there is the germ "f latent nobility
in their souls which only need be fostered
until it subducs and controls the aborigine
nature to make them good citizens.