Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-07
THE RAMBLER.

The weather was decent yesterday, thus
favoring the election; for be it remembered
there WAS city election yesterday, and the
various candidates worked hard for them
selves. All were elected, some TO represent
the people and the balance to attend TO their
business at home.
A meeting of the 'Sons of Ease was held
last night in their magnificent hall and bus
iness of great importance affecting the gen
eral welfare of the country was transacted.
Joe Drugwump was elected president and
Henry Ticketman was chosen permanent
secretary.
On motion of Mr.. j. II. Commissioner a
committee was appointed TO haul up plat
form, ready to tackle national convention
of the order. The committee reported the
following after being on: two minutes and a
half:
ave, the great and glorious Sons of Ease,
in convention assembled do hereby renew our
pledges to the grand principles of our order,
and that we will stick to it while there is
anything left to stick to. We are for equal
rights in the widest sense of that term, and
an equitable divvy of all values once
month by the president and cabinet, or
whatever piece of furniture he may have
handy about the house. After the divvy is
| made every man shall be taxed 81 per year
to help keep the running gear of the gov
eminent in good trim. When he passes the
l L.. Sc H. elon 10 oil
taxation. The seat Of government shall be
in Wichita, which is expected to be the larg-
est city in the world before this grand party
grabs the national bride and dips it spurs in
to the national nag. All government officers
shall be paid off once q month by the presi-
dent and his head clerk, provided the treas
urer shall not seek health bier climate over
in Canada. All railroads must have their
headquarters in Wichita. There will be
no strikes, except an occasional knock
down by way of diversion.
A committee shall disappointed on banks,
| whose duty shall be to inform the banks
against all swindles. This shall take effect
| and be in force as soon as we can get there,
but in order to avoid undue haste, not any
| sooner.
The report of the committee was adopted
with hurrab.
Next in the order of business was the
nomination OF president and vice-president
eff the United States This was done in the
same off-hsnd business way that character
lied the entire proceedings. DIR. a. Ii.
Pillslinger for president and Al Landseler
for vice-president received a unanimous
vote and will certainly be elected. This is
the ticket which is to create a rallying cry 20
FIRE the American heart, and already the
air begins to tremble and
the earth has been rocking
ever since the nominees were announced. 1t
will be observed that there are features of
great popularity in the platform. Barring
one weak point it is just whs. the American
people have been hanging back for. An
equal divvy Of all values once month l
have no doubt will strike every one as being
the neat thing, and then the statesmanlike
way the vexed question Of taxation is dis
posed Of cannot fail TO commend itself. No
more state and county tax, school tax, dog
tax, or joint tax. A dollar year pays the
bill, and when one gets beyond 10 he can
snap his fingers at fate and spend the dollar
in riotous living. What jolly time the
boys will have when the pay car comes in
once month. 1t was wise pro-
vision to have the president and his
next best man take charge Of all
the funds, though with any other
candidates than the two named, this plank
of the platform had better be modified. No:
but any two honest men would pay off their
hands all right, but then there might be
something wrong in the general divyy.
was talking with sn Oklahoma boomer
about the action of the congressional COM
mit.ee and he said be would be in for a rev.
olutionary movement to force the opening
of that country.
In my rambies found some men clean
ing up Toler and Blackwelder's house. cor
ner of Wichita and Second streets, for the
general offices of the Fort Scot; road. When
fitted up these will be a nes, set of Offices.
| was told that there was no fire in the
Third ward school house yesterday morn
ing and that the little girls were
compelled TO wear their wraps to
keep warm. Thinking that there
might be coal famine on account of the
strike, called at Rodgers coal Office to en-
quire. l WAS told thst there is no coal
famine, but Pittsburg coal wss all gone, and
there is no very heavy supply of any kind.
The coal men on the Frisco road, who have |
been sending great deal Of coal here, have
been sending all their coal TO s.. Louis since |
the strike began, therefore this city mus,
depend on hansas coal.