Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-11

were read by him and are as 1ofloWS:
| First-We revere Almighty God as the
| Supreme Ruler Of the Universe, the source
| of ali authority. To His will all human
| given measure is before the convention o.
the old parties the question is will an
endorsement of this measure be policy:
| The only question should be, Is this
measure right?
With the old parties it is any
| thing to win. The prohibition party
| is not so anxious to win as Ii
| is to do right In order to win both of the
| old parties have become parties OF monop
olies They are controlled by liquor mo
| nopolies, railroad and land monopolIes and
have ceased to be parties of the people
| The Prohibition party Is a party OF the
| people and reform party. In the CONNER
| of labor with monopoly the Prohloitlon
| party sympathizes with the labor party.
The Prohibition party is balance OF
| power party. 1t will not make dlckeI
with any party or any candidate.
But while we are in favor OF all reforms,
we believe this overshaGOwing evil OF the
hour is the liquor monopoly ana that to
| the suppression of this the attention OF all
reformers should be directed. We there
fore endorse the national and state prohl-
bition platform, and we heartily rally &c
the standard of Fisk and Brooks. This,
| with trusting, loving hearts that the Pro
hibitionists of Sedgwlck county follow the
leadership of our noble candidate for gov
ernor, Rev J. ID. Bodkin, and we pledge
ourselves to do our best to secure his cleo
sion.
While other papers may seek to dishonor
his pure name we are surprised that the
EAGLE should so address itself as to lend
its columns to abuse one who 1t KNOWS 10
be an honorable, upright, christian man.
We endorse the metropolitan police sys-
tenn as long as it is found necessary to Ell
force the law We arraign the CITY gov
eminent of Wichita as being in rebellion
| to the constitution and laws of the state,
putting down all rebellion to state author
ity and as not being sincere In their efforts
to enforce the constitution and the law IN
our city.
We arraign the Democratic party OF
Kansas as Ii party Of notification. We do
not believe in the sincerity Of Governor
Martin nor of Attorney General Bradford
nor of Assistant Attorney General Halo
well. Their attempt to enforce the law IN
Wichita is sham. Especially we arraign
Assistant Attorney General HalloWell as
guilty of notification of the law. He has
brought a great reproach upon the TAR
name of our city and has dlshonored 1t
before all the nations, and we demand that
he be dismissed from the position he now
occupies We also aIraign the county
government as being government OF
notification. The county attorney, y. w.
G. Jones' and Sheriff Hays are nulllflca-
tors. The have worked continuously in
the interests of the joints. In place of
seeking to enforce the laws the question
with them has been how not to do it.
They are great favorites in the joints and
dives of our city. We, therefore, call
upon all good people who wish to have the
laws enforced to support the candidate of
the Prohibition party for county attorney.
The Republican state party is party OF
notification, as witness the fifty joints
and twenty clubs in the city.
The Republican county government is a
government of notification, as witness
the beer gardens in and outside our city
limits.
We invite the people to the support of a
party that will enforce the law and TO
separate themselves from parties that are
for anything to win.
When the Botkin feature was reached
the chair sprang to its feeble equilibrium
and proposed the chip HIP act and the
resulting failed to waken a man who from
the court house who had come over and
had been put to sleep. The fact was
noticed by number. The reading of the
effort was followed by exReal Estate Rev.
Woods in a motion to accept bodily and
get on it for a platform. He was afforded
a second and Rev. Aiken interfered with
an amendment to strike out the cenSure
part and some one quietly inquired what
would be left. The amendment was set
a going and then eX-Real Estate Rev.
Woods somehow changed his mind to the
following tune:
am III favor of the amendment. We
all know the EAGLE is regular smut
INhan 7 Mol tho Raaonu
and see what it says, / know the truth is
just the opposite. We could not expect
them to be different and they are easier to
estimate than the EAGLE for it is hard to
get the facts out of so much smut. Let
the EAGLE go on as it has been; it will
help our cause. The idea of it speaking
so disrespectful of Brother Botkin! We
know Brother Botkin and we also know
the EAGLE and it viii not be hard for
us to distinguish which is the most hon
orable. | am certainly in favor of the
amendment.
Rev. Hoyt wanted to refer the resolu-
tons back to the committee, with the in
structions included in the amendment,
and so expressed himself in motion, but
Chairman Rev Monroe flashed some home
made parliamentary law in his face and
Brother Hoyt left the ring.
A gentleman from the districts
then called up the mud singing
business, and inasmuch as he had been
doused in mud he favored replying with
'darnicks." He was cheered. Then it
came TO pass that the chairman Of the
committee on resolutions commenced TO
show his nerve and get up on his ear. He
wanted it understood that ne was proud of
that effort and the insinuations had re
suited in his present state of mind.
If any milk and watar racket had to be
resorted to before he was not the
one TO do that act. He was followed by
the Rev Monroe who thought it high
time he should vacate the chair TO give
the assembled the benefit of some of his
mental workings. He called upon Rev.
Woods to stand up before the imagination
of the crowd and explain why he favored
the amennment and at the same time had
relieved his physique of noise very harsh
against the EAGLE, state and county gov
eminent, even much stronger than ex-
pressed in the very literary production OF
resolutions. Wichita was certainly in the
hands of the modern rebels and the flag Of
law should be captured. The Republican
party had failed to enforce the law in
Leavenworth. Atchison, in Governor
Martins own home. joints and club rooms
were thriving He had had an audience
with Bradford who said Hallowell was not
doings his duty and it was also observed
that that Objectionable official was allowed
to be dubbed assistant attorney general at
If Hallowell don't enforce the
law will call on him 20 vacate. II these