Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-02
a Word With a Democrat
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ELDoRADo, Kan, Aug. 80, 'Si.
The editor of the Butler County
Democrat has done me the honor TO
quote letter which you published for
me the 18th of August. The way in
which he quoted the three first lines
makes il a little difficult to get their
meaning, but the three first lines are
not of much importance. Perhaps the
omission of word was unintentiOnal.
gave that letter the heading of:
"Auother cat let out" and the three
first lines were as follows: "a dude
might have said another feline quadru-
ped exposed 10 the English gaze" but
prefer TO call cat cat
The editor of the Butler County
Democrat says, just after introducing
my letter 10 his readers: The action
of our local prohibitionisis in perfect
ing an organization in thi, city APP
pears TO cause considerable uneasiness
among leading Republicans" | doubt
very much about the action of that
meeting 10 which alluded being able
to cause considerable neasineso'
among the leading Republicaus. Ii
il has caused considerable uneasiness
among them do not know anything
about il. am not one of the leading
Republicans. and have not been able
10 find out from them that they are
uneasy TO any considerable extent.
They appear TO be in hopeful, jubi-
liant mood, and confident of victory.
The old gentleman that alluded to in
my letter was DIR. McGinnis. | hope
he will not get out of temper because
Ispeak of him rs an old gentleman.
He is veteran, and have no doubt
that he would make an important fac
tor i'm skirmish yet, for he has got
vim in him. DIR. McGinnis is the pres
ident Of the temperance organization
at Eldorado. and he is Is good tenn
perance man as he is a Republican.
The opinion which Mr.. C.. Il. Lob
dell expressed about the action of a
small number. of temperance men
(about twenty who assembled here
on Tuesday evening, August 9th, will
stand the scrutiny of any number of
fair minded, common sense men.
His words, abiding 10 the persons
present at that little meeting, were
'stheir action is ruinous to the cause"
lie is temperance man who wishes
to sec the cause Of temperance giori-
ously successful and for that reason
he fayors moderation. Ii is ms own
firm opinion that the temperance men
can and will do well by sticking TO
their old friends of the Republican
party, the party which has most sym
pathy with the temperance movement.
just imagine IA lot of thirsty Demo-
Gratis helping temperance men TO en-
force temperance law.
The thing is an avalanche of absurd
ity. The temperance men know that
an alliance with Democrats would be
a retrograde. chaotic movement. and
they will have none of. | have been
informed by gentlemen who is a
solid and respectable Republican citi-
zen of III Dorado, Mr.. John IL. Fullin-
wider, that Democrats have been dis |
tributipg themselves over the face of /
our fair county, aud hurrahing for st. |
John, whilst they are at the same |
time fully determined To vote for
Cleveland. What a elit;cring and pre-
eminent absurdity it would be TO ex-
pect dyed in the wool Democrats to
vote against whisky.
Ii is an old proverb that when the
sky falls we shalt all catch larks," and
whea representative Democrats de-
clare against whisky, we may look
out for the millennium. The Demo-
Gratis can't ''honey fugle' our solid
temperance men 10 vote against the
Republican candidates.
The editor of the FL Dorado Demo-
crat SAYS this of me: "This friend
of temperance is evidently better
feiend of the Republican party" Now
aexplain MY position with re-
nlRepublican and the Tenn
have got large i
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