Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-28
HOG WASH AND MISREPRESENTATION.

tons and miserable spleen. So far as its
assertions touch the editor of the EAGLE,
We pronounce them unqualified lies. As
for the Frisco and our connection with it
the name of the editor of the EAGLE, on
the committee raised to work for and secure
it, stands ahead of that Of the editor of the
Beacon, who was only put on the committee
as matter Of courtesy. So far as the Fort
Scott and Wichita is concerned, the men
who built it, namely, President Tiernan and
Judge Hill, can and will tell anybody who
may ask them that the editor of the EAGLE
assisted them more than any other citizen of
Wichita, the Beacon outfit included. Presi-
dent Frances Herman said as much in the
presence of half dozen Wichita gentle
men, unsolicited. So far as the Fl Smith en-
| terprise is concerned, we worked for such a
line years before the editor of the Beacon ever
dreamed of owning or editing newspaper
| in Wichita So far as the efforts of Capt
White, made in his own individual, selfish
and personal interests in the direction OF
howled ourself hoarse and for which nobody
can call US TO account. Nor do We care for
| his belly-aching now, still it strikes US that
IT is rather late in the day for that paper 10
| come out with an attempt to make the peo-
pie believe that the editor Of the EAGLE has
ever been selfish in his work for Wichita, or
that he has ever been untrue TO Wichita's
best interests.
Now as far as Rev. Mr.. Parker's Thanks
giving sermon is concerned, and which the
Beacon uses for text for the onslaught, we
say squarely that that gentleman gave the
Beacon more credit than it lie entitled TO and
mere than the people of Wichita &c
cord it. The Beacon for the first
year of its existence was without
influence Of any character. The man under
whom it made its biggest swell as to cirou-
lation and attempts to down the EAGLE, was
an sdyenturer and swindler. Captain
White no doubt imsgnes that he has been
u wonderful factor in the upbuilding Of
Wichita and her roads in tie few years he
has been connected with the Beacon but, he
has in fact done more criticising, kicking,
fault finding and pulling back than any man
who ever struck the town. This is not the
judgment Of the EAGLE but of the people for
whom the EAGLE speaks, and it is in the
highest degree ridiculous in him to make
the occasion of a strangers speech, who was
trying to steal the EAGLES thunder for the
Beacon, for such TRADE of mean represen-
tations as was spewed up by that sheet last
evening. We excused Mr. Parker for putting
the Beacon on par with the EAGLE on the
ground of his being stranger. and be-
cause We knew that he didn't know any
better. We knew that he couldn't enlighten
the people of this city and valley, or of this
state, as TO the relative value of the EAGLE
and Beacon as factors in the development
OF either, so let il pass. And We would have
held our nose over this last spew Of the
Beacon but for the fact that like sick dog
he keeps swallowing and spewing Up the
same stuff SO repeatedly that strangers in our
midst might be led after a while to conclude
that there was something in it other than
mean envy and loud smelling bitterness.
THE MAN WHO SPOKE LAST NIGHT.
Hon. T. Dwight Thacher, who has been
with Kansas since the time when q dozen |
counties along the eastern border consti- |
tuted the Territory, the struggle of whose
people for principle called ont the symps-
thies of all right-thinking men, arrived in |
our city yesterday. He has ever proved a |
worthy and honored son of the state The |
first time the writer ever saw Mr. Thacher |
WAS when he arose TO reply to Governor |
Walker, the bright Miss;ssippian whom Blu
chanan had sent out TO straighten us all out |
That was In an outdoor meeting in Topeka,
in the spring of 1857. Jim Lane, NJ. F.
Conway and other prominent free-state
were on the platform, which con-
sisted of an outside stairway. Mr.. Thacher
is our present state printer. In his hours
talk with Us yesterday, but little else than
" Kansas" was thought of. How much that
name means to men who have for thirty |
years been identified with her every interest,
political and material, and what the power
Of tho magical influence that memories and
of a quarter of century ago |
still sways over those who are left to recount
The tale, and TO dwell upon the changes, can
not be understood now, maybe, by the great
majority of those who are proud TO be call
ID Kansans, yet we can mark its influence
md weight in every state convention, in
,very state gathering, and whenever and
wherever as many as two of them meet to
AXE each Others hand. Mr.. Thatcher is not
,nly gifted and accomplished gentleman,
put he takes great personal interest in and
lively sympathy for the educa-
ional interests and i situations of our state,
md he came down TO address the teachers
# the Southwest association now holding Il
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