Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pRIuEe.

Who lie that nicely dressed gentleman over
there with such big diamond on his soit
white hand, papa!
BE 10 q sport. my SOD, and the other men
who have diamonds in their shirt fronts, to
whom be Is addressing himself, are sports
also.
Papa, wha; is q SPORTY
A sport, my son, il man who takes from
other men their hard earned money without
giving an equivalent. and, in case Of cmer-
gency, fleeing come other sport.
Why. psps, are they allowed to do ,uch
an unfair thing:
Yes, des. boy. for they give the city gov
ernment portion Of the money out Of
which they beat their dupes, and the city
government in turn stands BY the sports,
you see!
What does the city government, papa, do
with the money.
The city government, my son, pays !; to
policemen TO protect the sports and to run
their feeced victims of to the cslaboose.
What then becomes Of the poor fellows,
papa.
Oh, tie next morning they are all marched
up and fined S. aid costs fer vagrancy by
the city government: and turned loose for the
sports 10 ..work" again.
Then what does the city governor. do
with that money,
The Lord only knows, my boy, that's the
question which is boihering al! Of Us.
See, papa, that big sport is mad and shak-
ing his fists; he is going to thump all the
other sports.
Oh no. my son. he is just . little hot I'M
der the collar shout the EAGLE and he is try
ing to get them all to stop that paper be-
cause its for Rutan; and, he is saying to hi.
chums that it will DO q mighty cold day for
sports in Wichita if Rutan is elected.
And why don't they stop taking the
EAGLE papa.
Because, my boy, it is with them like thei,
whisky drinking-thcy can't get along with
out it.
Who are that fst-bellied fellow and that
slim-Jim leaning up against that photo
graph case over there and communing so
lovingly, father
Those, my boy. are men whom all Demo
Gratis should emulate in that they are going
out Of Office. They are acting Mayor Zim'
merly and the city's Board of Health, DR..
McAdsms, condoling with each other,
cussin' Smyth and the ingra;itude of the
mugwump convention, and laying ropes to
beat tina, sly Irish gentleman. Capt. Carey,
for councilman in the First Ward.
Can they do it, papa!
Yer bet yer boots, my son.
Then what will they do, papa:
Oh, guess they'll so in partnership and
open demo-drug- wump store with Doc for
obstetrics and Mike for prescription clerk.
Mugwumps, papa; YOU keep saying mug
wumps; are those mugwumps, there. tied
together Oh that long string, which those
men are leading up tho street!
No, no, iny innocent son, those are jack
asses being led TO market, but the difference
is SO slighti;'s no matter: they are sll kick
ers ard all for sale.
Mugwumps for sale, papa. did you say:
Yes. my trusting boy, one thousand dol
lars is estimated as being the proper figure
for all there are in thi. town, at least that il
the amount raised To carry Ben and hi
ticket through, although it 10 intimsted thai
one particular kicker got clean one-tenti
Of the whole amount. the balance is being
placed where it viii do the most good and
to buy oil for a printing press.
VIII any of it be used for buying whisky,
papa!
Hardly any, my inquisitire boy. Whisky
ky is one of the things the mugwumb bosses
don't have 20 invest in, as their source o.
supply for this campaign can't be exhauste'
unless the blank applications fail to hold
out or that DRUG store blows up.