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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Alexander Sullivan.

1t is stated that Alexander Sullivan, pres
ident Of the Irish National League of Amer.
ca, who was reelected, unanimously, at the
late convention held at Boston, but declined
was impelled to decline because he intend.
to take the stump for Blaine and Logan, anc
he did not think that it would be proper fol
him to take sc active a part in politics while
serving as president Of the league. Th'
New York Star, John Kelly's paper, in
speaking of the retirement of Mr.. Sullivan
says:
His literary attachments lent power 10 the
league; his executive capacity kept it within
the boundaries of safe prudence, and III,
confidence reposed in him Wa,
the measure of his usefulness
He could not bit have recognized all these
things himself, though his modesty is a,
manifest ms his ability is undisputed, anc
while necessarily, whatever he may say t.
the contrary, knowing what wrench i
would be to the machinery of the League t.
surrender its guidance, yet the very devotion
TO Ireland that would have caused him t.
cling TO the helm TO the last was the i'm
peiling motive TO drive him from the post
His political predictions are with the Re
publican party now, whatever they ma,
have been in the past; his candidate prefer
ences are in that direction at present, how
ever they might have been under different
circumstances; and impelled by the obliga
ton TO discharge his political duties rs an
American citizen he could not in his capacit,
as an Irish patriot imperil a great move
ment by a compromise in opposition TO thu
constitution of the League. This was thor
oughly understood in the inner circles a
the convention, and it was not necessary Il
proclaim it aloud, but ii WAS there not
withstanding. Mr.. Sullivan's rejection o.
the high honor of the Presidency was in
fuenced by the higher honor of consistency
and If to-day be his not directing the affair,
of the Irish in America, it is because h
would not mix up these affairs, even impli
edly, with the propagsndism of American
politics. There is, as we have suggested, &
deep significance in all this tendency anc
probable goal of the Irish citizen vote. II
Is o new straw on the stream, indicating tbs
direction and force ofsn important current. u
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Edgar A. Dorsey's Democracy.

The Democrats nominated r. A. Dorse,
nj Wichita, Tuesday, for State senator
Dorsey has been holding Office by the aid Of
the Republican votes for the past eight years
Caldwell Journal.
Yes, but he will hold no more Offices b,
the aid of the Republican votes. Even If he
had heretofore been Republican only FOL
the sake of Office. which now seems probable
ordinary decency and that sense Of gratitude
which animates even the heart Of tramp
for free dinner, should have deferred him
from turning and trsmpling upon what hl'
former friends hold dearborn turning and
shifting the hand which had 40 often beer
unsel6shly outstretched to help him. Th'
political history of oil Kansas docs not furn
ish parallel to Dorsey's inerstitude Even
st John and w. p. Campbell were III down
and cut before they joined the enemy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

TIE Lesvenworth Times quotes the
EAGLES views touching the neces
.ity Of an occasional change Of thu
iced corn in this valley, and says:
"Now, here is an indication thai
March Murdoch 10 recovering from
his recent attack of politico-pOlitico,
and shortly intends 10 come down to
business and sustain his record. But
the above is not exactly it, either. II
isn't the customary whopper. 1t does
however, contain some good sound
sense, and should appeal to the rea'
soning power of those interested. VIZ
will rest content.
The Times, probably, had not heard
of the accident here in Wichita in con-
nection with our corn crop, and which
accident was the result of such gross
carelessness upon the part of the real
estate firm of Jooelyn 4 Thomas, that
we did not report it. 1t was all the
more shameful because happening to q
stranger who was talking 10 them
with reference to the purchase of some
corn land. This 6rm has been in the
habit Of exhibiting the products Of the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Sol Miller GETS his first news name

Sol Miller gets his first news paper
send-off as candidate for state sena-
tor from an unexpected source; the
extremely Democratic st. Joseph
Gazette, in this manner: "He has
given weekly newspaper published
in town of 500 inhabitants, in one
of the rural districts of Kansas ma
tonial reputation for hard sense, gen.
ious, wit and wisdom, and that speaks
volumes for him. He is said to be a
good husband, without staying out O.
nights, aud we honor him for his con-
jugal integrity. He is true friend,
and that Kind O. grapples him to our
souls with hooks stronger than hooks
of steel. As neighbor and citizen he
stands in Doniphan very much IS G..
Washington stood to the whole Amer
lean peOpie-a sort of father as il
were. All in all he is good one-a
good fellows genius, and an honest
man."
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Sol Miller.

Sol Miller, who has been longer In
the Kansas editorial harness than any
living man, and who knows his state,
its history, and its men as few do, has
been nominated by the Republicans al
state senator of the first district
There are very few lawyers in the
state as conversant with the laws Of
Kansas as Miller, and, while we never
knew of him making speech, his
judgment is almost infaliable and his
industry on committees phenom-
inal. He will and ought to be
elected. He was first elected to the
house of representatives in 1861, and
to the state senate in 1862, 1866 and
1870.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

valley, and had stood two or three
corn stalks up against the front Of
their two story building. The rope
which held the stalks in position sud-
denly giving way, one Of the stalks
fell on the man, crushing him In q
fearful manner. He was picked up
and every attention due = stranger
given him, but had the seed been
changed year or two ago for lighter
corn or even had the enormous ears
or q portion of them, been removed
the town would have had better
name TODAY. We are firmer thar
ever in the conviction that . change Of
seed would not only avoid such acci'
dents, but prove profitable In thai
there would be no longer any necessi.
ity for constructing steam shelters
especially for the enormous ears only
produced in this valley.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
The Commonwealth is right in say.

The Commonwealth is right in say.
ing that nothing is to be made by mis-
representing Colonel Holidays politi.
cal record. This is especially true in
view of the fact that Colonel Holiday
will not come within 10000 votes OF
being elected lieutenant governor
The truth of history is, that in 1855
Colonel Holiday was Democrat
enough to be voted for for governor
in a Democratic convention; in 1856
he was sufficiently democrat to be
chosen a delegate to the Charleston
convention, though he did not attend
it. These are the facts, but they are
not important. Colonel Holiday
values the parings of his own toe nails
more than he does any political party.
And the man who would vote for HOl-
liday, who says he is proud of receiv-
ing u Democratic nomination, as
against faithful, steadfast, and tai
ented young Republican like A. p
Riddle, is not Republican.-Champ-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
A Petition.

GODDARD. Sedgwick Co, Kansas,
september I. 1854
To the Honorable II. c. Siuss, Judge Of the 1sfh
Judicial District:
We, the undersigned, being . majority OF
the legal electors OF the city OF Goddard, being
and situated ON the east half of section thirty
one (3D. in township twenty -seven Cd range
two On west Of the 9Th principal meridian in
the county Aforesaid. would most respectfully
represent 10 your honor that said city now con-
talus about two hundred and sixty-three (as5)
Inhabitants, being suficient number to be in
corporated a. a city OF the third class; there
lore, we most respectfully ask that our petition
be granted by your honor, the name Of city
and corporate limits to be IS aforesaid
L. 4. PYLE,
T., J. HuGHKs, NJ d
and a. Others
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
RESUBMISSION.

THE WICHITA EAGLE, Topeka Common
wealth and Leavenworth Times are publish
ing articles favoring resubmtssion- Thest
papers have all the time opposed prohbi
lion and have done all in their power tc
nulify the law. We have no respect fol
their expressions on this subject. What !
the use Of talking about this question in THU
whining way. Everyone knows that when
ever there is q majority In favor OF resubm,s
sion the question viii be submitted TO thu
people. Only a short time ago eight thous
and majority favored prohibition and W
believed much larger majority favors y
to-day. In free Kansas the people generally
rule. About the only exception to this rule
is the saloon element frequently rule When
greatly in the minority. Whenever tbs
people of Kansas want the question resub,
United il will be done, and until then j
should not be done.-Harper Times.
Well, now, is 1t then SO much harder to b.
fair than unfair7
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Mistaken.

The Wichita Eagle, which is given
the honor of being the leading Repub-
lican paper in Kansas, announces its
willingness to q resubmission of the
prohi6itory amendment to vote Of
the people ct the general election in
November. If the Clipper mistakes
not this IL an issue to try to defeat the
Prohibition party. The Clipper thinks
the present prohibitory law is all
right, IL it was put in force, but men
will sit around and see the law vio-
lated and wont say word. What we
want IL to elect men to Office that will
enforce the law to the letter.---Argonia
Clipper.
The EAGLE is not trying to defeat
the Prohibition party or the prohibit
tory law, but trying to save the Re-
publican party from the clutches of a
rank copperhead, who demands pro-
hibition for his old COW but denies it
for your son, who demands the ''per-
sonal liberty" for his next door
neighbor to deal out distilled death to
humanity, but denies that neighbor
the personal liberty" of owning, buy
ing or selling any animal suspected
even Of disease. Law in this fair land
of liberty is the essence of the will OF
the majority, the crystalized, exact
and sufficient evidence of the power
of that majority, and the EAGLE has
always and will, bow the willingest
kind of obedience to that power. But
there are those, aud they are multi
tude. and are Republicans in all things
---unless you call prohibition Republi-
canism, ---who honestly believe that q
majority of the people, as evidenced
by the election of Click, are against
this law. Now the only way opened
for us, under our constitution and laws
for the settlement of these conflicting
notions, Is thought the ballot box.
The ballot box was all that the EAGLE
demanded, and the ballot box in this
instance is simply resubmission.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

The New York Sun is saying all
that it can to induce votes for Butler,
but 1t is awful sick. The editor of the
Sun would, in his judgment, have
been proper an available" candi-
date, but since there is no evidence OF
a spontaneous movement in his, favor,
he suggests that if Cleveland were
withdrawn and Allen G. Thurman
standing in his place, q great excite
meut and interest would be created
throughout the country. Mr.. Dana
doesn't believe it possible that such a
contamination may be reached, how.
ever, and says: eve are saddled with
Grover Cleveland and, like the old
mau in the fable, he will cling around
the neck Of Democracy until it ID
strangied and laid out. There is not
generosity enough or patriotism
enough 10 take Mr.. Cleveland off and
allow the country to elect Demo-
cratic president"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Ex-soLDIER REPUBLICANS.

So far ms We have been able to learn thers
is not, in Sedgewick county, single ex
soldier Republican who will vote for TIN
gallant Col. John Martin, that will also vots
for Ed Dorsey. Jolly Bill Hays vino re
grets probably, as mnch as anybody Dor
sey's strange and unaccountable course
says he don't know of as many as three lib
eral Republicans even, who will vote fol
Dorsey. Dan Boone, that out and ou
square up and down Republican from thu
north end saws ii looks like Dorsey had los
all the friends he ever had.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

1t is fair to conclude that OF all men
who have stood for the Presidency
from Washington down even to Wea-
yer, this one is the poorest in his equip
ments for an understanding Of the du.
ties and responsibilities Of the Office
as we honestly believe Blaine Is among
the very ahlest and most richly en-
dowed. 1t 10 Hyperion to Satyr; Al
eagle to . jackdaw; lion to chip
mnnk; giant to . dwarf; Webster
10 . lnountebank-in short, . gresi
statesman to . very small pretender
-san Francisco Chro1icle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Gems Of Wisdom.

Hon. j. p. DOlliver, a young man OF
26, was elected temporary chairman Of
the Iowa State Republican convention
and with only few minutes for pre-.
paration, made very effective speech
from which we extract few para.
graphs:
Your conventions have always been
deliberative. your nominations repre-
sentative, your campaigns popular,
and your ballOt-boxes too full for ut
tcrance of straight Republican tickets.
Consequently, Democrat has not
been seen on The streets Of Iowa City
after 9 O'Clock on election night for a
quarter of a century The mu sic al
the telegraph office has been their
annual elegy of grief. They look up.
on bulletin board as an enemy of
free government. and accept the first
half of Franklin's maxim, "early to
bed" when the lie turns are coming in.
thank God that we belong to a
party that saves the crowns of its pub.
lie honor for the brow of its actual
leadership. With the Democratic
party nominations are made not so
much TO represent the party as to dis
guise it.
You might as well try to fit the
hundred-headed dog of the ancient
fable, with straw hat rs TO place a
candid and intelligent tariff platform
under the feet of the Democratic
party. They approach that question,
as nearly every other, like q man
emptying hard-coal ashes in a high
wind, with their eyes shut and their
backs to the subject.
Now and then yon find Republi-
can who enjoys the mOmentary inn
portance that belongs to the kicker
and scratcher. The shortest road to
celebrity nowadays is to advertise
your conscience in the newspapers.
There are Republicans who treat their
conscience as If it were the stock in
trade of baking powder factory.
They solemniy protest that every
body's conscience has alum in Ii ex-
cept theirs.
have a curiosity to zee the effect
of a genuine Democratic candidate on
au unusually sanctified nOstril. This
campaign will last long enough to
show to every sensible mans eye that
no possible combination of tight pants
and hay fever can defeat the anxious
will of the real conscience of this
country---the Republican millions of
A merica.
Mr.. Cleveland, as his letter this
morning informs us, believes in Prov
idence, aud has the grace to say in
his opinion, "lhe Supreme Being will
always bless honest human endeavOrs
in the conscientious discharge of pub.
lie duty" Iowa believed that before
Mr.. Cleveland ever though of such q
thing. Gods Providence, you may
be certain, never identified the names
Of Blaine and Logan in eternal repu-
tation with most splendid pages of
American history--the one as states
man, the other as q sOldier-Only to
see them defeated by a person who at
the age of "a deserted a learned pro-
fessiOn to become the hangman of q
back county in New York.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Worse than a Mistake.

Col. c. X. Holiday has not yet made up
his mind to accept place on the ticket with
Click, and it is well. He had better never
make up his mind to do SO. In the first
place, there is not ghost Of a chance of the
ticket ever being elected, and in the second
place, the Union Pacific and Santa Fe rail
roads cannot afford to have prominent
railroad owner and director placed in po-
sition where he would be called upon to
name the railroad committee Of the state
senate, and also where he would have lead
ing voice in the assessment Of railroads.
The nomination of Holiday was the weakest
political move ever made in the state, if il
wasn't something worse than a mistake.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
DEMOCRATIC ovMpr,oN

II is not little instructive to hear tina
average Sedgwick county Democrat discuss
the personnel Of the ticket fixed up this year
BY their bosses. A goodly number Of the
rank and Gle seem unable to determine the
status Of the party and are perplexed in
makingthc Democraticpar and its Repub-
lican candidates hitch exactly. Speaking
of Ed. Dorsey as a Democratic nominee
an intelligent Democrat expressed it in thi,
way: "If Cleveland and Hendricks are no,
good enough for Dorsey, then Dorsey is moi
good enough for me, and for one shall moi
vote for him."
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

Among the brilliar. things in pam
pblet published by the Free Trade club Of
London, the following is reported: Let il
be understood once for all that the salvation
of England depends upon the destruction Of
American manufactures, and that the only
way in which American manufactures car
be DESTROYED is by free trade"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Bridge Notice.

First publication Sept. 5, lssa.)
Notice Ia hereby given that there will be
petition presented to the board Of county COM
missioners OF Sedgwick county, Kansas, ct
their regular session to be held commencing
October 9Th, 1854, asking for an appropriation
Of $3.50 to aid IN building bridge scross Jester
Creek where said stream crosses the section
line between sections t5) thirteen and ut)
fourteen, township twenty-five t23l range one
(D west. Estimated cost Of said bridge Is $500
THos. o. Hoss,
93-t and others.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

We do not know whether the Nash
vile World man had the Democratic
candidate in view or not, but he
wrote: "Some men are born great,
others achieve greatness. while Others
still have greatness thrust upon them
put on with 3 stiff wite-wash brush
and have il rubbed right up the
snoot. as it WERE"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT WICHITA, KAN a
Aug. sth. lsst. !
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has lied notice of his intention 70
make final proof In support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the L. \.
Land ONCE at wichita Kansas, on Sept 10th,
1854, viz; John q. Robertson. ID. 3. No. - .9lt.
for the go or. sec. -, twp. -, south OF range J
west. He names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon, and cult
walton IF, said land, viz:
John Craig, v. Hartman, Jno. Hammers,
VIM, Little, all Of Clearwater.
R. l.. WALKER,
j. y. LAUck, Register.
ATTY 2l-G
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

Ex-Governor Hendricks thinks OF
that lonesome ride of his to New York
and hack, and then groans when he
reads of the thronging multitudes who
gathered at every depot to welcome
another man, who, like him, was can
didate for the Vice Presidency. 1t is
no wonder he wrote the Iowa letter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

The Sun AYERS that if Cleveland
were to give place to Thurman "all
splits and divisions in the Democracy
would at once disappear and that
Butler would Withdraw" But how
about the platform, to which Butler
objects and declares he could ask no
man to support?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

A few months ago the New York
World applauded General Butler. II
now says ''his record is black" that
he is "a military satrap;;" that che ap-
propriated private property and de-
frauded the government and lowered
the record of Cortez and Captain
Kidd;" that his "record is one of in
fanny" etc.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
Administrators Notice

tFIrst publication Aug. %. Iss4.)
STATE OF KANSAS, :.
Sedgwick County,
In the Probate Court in and for said county
more deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given that letters Of admin
istrAtion with the will annexed, have been
granted TO the undersigned on the estate Of Geo
W. vulgamore, late OF said county. deceased,
by the honorable, the Probate Court Of the
county and state aforesaid, dated the SDth day
Of August, A. ID. 1854 Now. all persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate, are hereby
notified that they must present the same TO tn
underlined for allow ancs within one year from
the date Of said letters, or they may be preclud-
cd from any benefit OF such estate, and that IL
such claims Be not exhibited within three years
after date Of such letter., they shall be forever
barred. ELIzAFKTH A. VuLGAx0RE,
Executrix.
With the will annexed Of the estate Of Geo
w. vulgAmors, deceased.
WICHITA, Kansas. Aug. 2ssh, lss4.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05
LEGAL Notice.

(First publication Sept 5, lss4)
In the district court Of sedgwick county.
Kansas
Jennie Rogers, Plaintiff.
vs..
Cornelius Rogers, Deft-
The above named defendant, Cornelius Rog-
ers, will take notice that he has been sued by
the above named plaintiff In the above named
court, and that he must answer the petition of
said plainiiG against him, hlesi In said action
In the Once Of the clerk Of said court by the
nth day Of october, lss4. or said petition will
be taken - true, and Judgment wiz be render
cd In said actiou In favor Of said plaintiff against
said defendant divorcinx said plaintiff from
said defendant, and restoring said defender mt TO
her maiden name, Jennie Adams. Said plain
zig charges saic defendant with habiteas
drunkenness. and gros neglect Of duty.
Plaintiff prays for divorce and other elnitA-
BILE relief, and costs in accordance with the
prayer Of said petition.
D. A MITCHELL,
A-3 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

(First publication Sept 8, iss4)
Notice is hereby given that petition Will be
presented to tae board Of county commissioner
% their regular ssssion 10 commences on the oth
day Of october. A. ID. lisa, asking for an APP
preparation OF e10 10 aid in the cons1 uciion
Of bridge across the stream known IS thish-
ohm creek where the same crosses the section
line between sections twenty nine CD and
thirty-two (si). In township twenty-sx lol,
rnnrs one IN east The estimated cost Of said
bridge Il SkgO CrRrs SULLIVAN,
GARRISON Scorf.
al and y others
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

The political writings of the Wichita kAoLl
man are "a perpetual river Of paradise" and
We are not surprised that his articles are 50
often quoted. Like his big corn stories
they furnish basis for speculation that setl
ones head to aching before the first ten line
are read.-El Dorado Republican.
Yes, and they set hearts to aching as we'll
1t is the pith, the points, the brains. my
boy, that's in 'em.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-05

Providence seems to be arranging
matters in behalf of the Democratic
party.-Atlanta Constitution.
Providence has done the same thing
for the past twenty years, greatly to
their benefit. If the Democrats had
been left to themselves they would
have gone to the devil long ago and
taken the country with them.