Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-27
MORE TERM TALK.

The anti-third-term howl is largely rot,
hog-wash and demagogical = WICHITA
EAGLE
You should have had the courage to
make that remark when it would have
counted for something 1t is true, never
the less and it is better TO have the truth
told late than never.-Newton Republican.
Sedgwick county, the EAGLES county,
voted, however, on every ballot, for Ham
lton and against Howe-''rot, hog wash
demagogical" and all BY the way, it is a
noticeable fact that all the personal abuse
and malice of the present campaign has
come from Mr. Howe's friends. They be-
gan by the use of ridicule, progressed into
dOgmatism and arrogance and now they
propose to traduce, villify and impeach
those who made the present state Republ-
can ticket Such men as Mr. Marsh Muir
dock and Mr.. Lemon should be little
more generous, not to say decent, in their
illusions to the $50 delegates who opposed
the third-term candidates -Osage City
Fee Press
The fellows who raised the anti-third-
term howl for the purpose of unloading
McCabe have been supporting men for
three, four or a half-dozen terms all their
political lives They will continue the
same course in the future.
Not only this, but, after helping to elect
a man to a certain county office a number
of terms, they will assist him in changing
off to another position, keeping up this
course until this same man has been in
office nearly all his life and had term at
every place of value within his reach
Some of the same anii-third-term screamerS
have held office themselves until kicked out,
and then moved to another county, where
they were not SO well known, to get and
hold the same Office until choked off by
the people there We know one of them
who helped to manipulate the politics of
his county SO as to keep a Democrat in
Office in strong Republican county ten
or dozen years. Their present position is
not consistent with their past course and
we desire to 90 on record with the predic-
ton that they will not be governed by it in
the future. They are not loaded down
with principle, even if they are good
fellows"
If this country is in danger from an of
flee holding class, the correct position To be
taken is that no man should be permitted
to hold any place more than one term, and
that he should be ineligible to any office for
the time of at least one term thereafter
This is the only way to keep men from tax
ing advantage of the acquaintance they get
through holding office in a county or state.
But there is no call for anything of the
kind, and the people are not going to adopt
any such policy.
Both the new men nominated on the state
ticket have been in office great deal. One
of them now holds two responsible posi- !
tons When he gets through with two |
terms Of the Office to which he has been !
he will be likely to want SOME !
thing else, and it is quite probable that Ed /
itor Admire will unite with us in helping
to get it for him. If. on proving it. we |
find him worthy we shall help to keep him |
in an official position. should his tastes be !
in that direction. As they have been in |
that direction in the past it is fair to pre-
sumo that they will continue in that direc- |
ton in the future
The Wichita EAGLE gives the Free Press
a good rcjoinder:
The EAGLE might have added that we
shall continue to keep third. fourth and
fifth term men in such positions just as
long as we are satisfied that they are rem
1ering good service. 1t is better to have a
good man serve a dozen terms than to have
an incompetent man serve a single term
In conclusion we are sorry TO note the
distress of the fellows who are afflicted
with the term" itch Having carried
heir point they should be happy. but it
seems that the insincerity of their course
continues to worry them 1t is probable
hat all of them will support third term
;andidates for county offices. and it is Ger
ain that none of them will ever oppose a
mans candidacy for the simple reason that
lie has already proved his fitness for the
llace. 1t would be better for them TO
rankly admit that they have fully recov-
red from their late disorder and spend
heir time and talents trying to secure to
he ticket the old-time party majority
Newton Republican.