Wichita eagle., 1888-03-10
POLITICS AND PROSPECTS.
The Peerless Princess OF the Plains
Spreading in Pride all Over
the Prairies.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
Messrs. Marsh Murdoch, editor of the
Wichita EAGLE; A. W. Oliver, president
of the board of trade, and NJ. w. Levy,
president of the national bank, of Wich-
tia; Kansas, were at the Coates house yes
terday. They came to Kansas City, as
Mr.. Murdoch expressed it, ''to look after
big enterprise which is not sufficiently
developed to give away"
When asked about the political situa-
ton in Kansas, Mr. Murdoch said
Young man. | am an editor myself,
and don't propose to become a victim
to any of your pumping arts. No, sir;
not word: won't be interviewed.
About the governorship:" he said, in
terrogatively, as the reporter drew up a
chair and threw his best ear broadside
to the editor. well, you can say for
me that there is too much mediocrity
now in the race. and like all scrub con-
tests, it is pretty hard to tell who is in
the lead. The republican party is pray
ing for some man with brains and bril-
liancy enough to make fit governor
for one and half millions OF bright
people to come to the front between now
and the day of the convention"
''As to Hallowells gubernatorial
boom it isn't very brisk. AS the rep
resentative of Bradford he is wearing
his life out in vain attempts to govern
Wichita by the Murray law half as well
as it was before Bradford and Martin
robbed the people of their liberties, and
that dearest of all rights to the Ameri-
col nd t,in1
to govern them by the hand of COM
mission"
What do I think of the last speech of
Ingalls, said he, repeating the question.
why, / think he stirred up the animals
in great shape. although am sorry for
it personally, for you see l have been
writing able editorials against the poke
juice shirt.
las to prohibition, he went on, with
Il police force who are neither directly
nor indirectly answerable to the people
or their officials, prohibition in Wichita
stands about as Senator Ingalls, recently
stated, the prohibitionists have all the
law they want, and the boys have all the
liquor they want, with no possible reve-
nue. to the city,
But Just at present" said Mr.. Muir
dock, with don t-care-if-I-do express
sion. 1.-The things that interest us most at
Wichita are revivais of religion and pork
packing. We are having a revival and
are building a new packing house.
There is also talk of new railroad or
two and the Burton car works start up
in few days. The crops throughout
the state are like those of 1S1S-the
largest we ever had Wheat is the
finest l ever saw, and the preparations
are being made for a tremendous spring
crop. In Wichita there has never been
a year in her history when the business
prospect was brighter or more general
improvements going on. We haven't
had the excitement of real estate
boom. but everything is solid and sub
stantial In short, the peerless princess
of the plains takes great pride in spread
ing all over the prairies."
"And how about your gubernatorial
boom:. asked the reporter in conclusion,
Il am not candidate, but there was
pretty lively row at our place last
night in the young mems Republican
| club. A resolution was introduced, il
appears, indorsing me for governor on a
platform against the Murray law. Well
| the club is made up of both Murray and
anti Murray Republicans, and there was
a regular war there for little while, but
| the resolution indorsing me, | was told
was adopted. If it had been put simply
on the question of Endorsement it would
| have been unanimous SO the boys said
The other papers took the matter up, but
mine said nothing about it. am not a
candidate"