Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-28
We tnaw IL did

| in these elections. We Know II dld
not in this CITY Ii The saloon men as
class took part in the election here
il was for the defeated Republican
ticket At one time il was supposed
that they would take an active part
in favor of the Republican ticket, bnt
as the election day approached il az
pears that they were divided i'll opin-
| ion. and some of them took 70 part at
all. These madmen, however. are just
as wrong in their assertion that pro-
hibiiion defeated the party in 80. We
have no doub- hat il was the cause
of losing the party few thousand
| votes As Il was in 81, am! will be in
Sc. but l. csc men were in a measure
| responsib for that, and viii be in The
future. f prohibition j. Ia bc a
party -sue. which we DO
not bell We, then these journals
should over TO the Democratic
party. a lany prohibition Democrat,
will come over 10 the Republican par
ty. But they will try to get the
fact thro III their thick heads and
stubborn hearts, thai st John was de-
feated in 80 and not prohibition, then
they can see their way clear to remain
in the Republican party: and il ti'ey
must take their tea, why, let them
take it in alegal manner. Poor fell
lows, we do pity thcn. We would
not abridge their rights for anythi"g
It's TIE saloons we are after-thc dead
falls: and we confidently believe every
one in the state will he closed up.
There is no politics in il. but simply
the solution of humanitarian quc>-
ton which must be settled through
out the universe.
Oskaloosa independents: OF those
Republican Rev spapers who are Tight
ing the prolIibi'oiy liquor law, and ali
vino are Try Jag to enforce and uphold
it, the most prominent and influential,
outside # our largest two cities, are
the JUNCTION City Union. the Troy
Chief and the Wichita Eagle. June
ton City has the name of being the
toughest, wickede,t town III the west.
with gambling. drinking and prOsti
tuition running rife; with the most
costly houses OF iil-repute in The stare:
many OF lis most prominent citizen at
bad odof: a town. in short, rotten To
the core. OF rroy, one of our most
prominent literary men and journal
lists remarked 10 the writer last sum
mer: IF ever there was Il town
with The very heart eaten out
OF il by whisky. il i poor old
Troy. And of busy, booming, bad
Wichita-well, Geo. I. Anthony hii
on the condition of that place when
discussing the matter of the location
of the new reformatpry, or 'juhiUr
penifeuiiary." in the late legislature.
Some one suggested Wich Ia for To-
cation aud Anthony remarked. We
might fence the town aud give II the
name II certainly 10 Is Il if local
surroundings aud influence had much
10 do with the course of the pap II
named-that they cannot or do no.
rise above their surroundings. but H.
siSt that prohibition is imprdctic;ib..
that the law can never be enforced.
aud all that-in spite of The fac;
that hund r. g. at town in the state
prove 10 be The contrary. The
Lcayen worth Times, with all lis ste -
Ing bOldness. J. under the doInil an;
influence. and cannot b.eak away
from il, though ii : ems at time a. /!
the in-olencc aud u"rrbearing tirud-
of the rum power was almost toe
much tor il To stand. The Common
wealth j. a Kicker" because Under
existing circumstances il i one OF ih.
louis" aud has but one 90 two iing'I>
in the pie, when II wants bot" ii-i>
and lis arms Ia the elbow. The T.
Dora.lo Republican has The same all
mn IT. II ~ N al p
concilablc papers. or let them turn 10
and heart y give the law a fair uncc
-onc yes even, of honest trial. w'ih
no nd az, comfort 10 viUlaiors from
alleged importance sources ana Il
different phrase would be put on the
matter.