Wichita eagle., 1888-10-11
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
Our Legislative Interests and Other I'M
portant Considerations.

Our Legislative Interests and Other I'm
portant Considerations.
The county campaign of the Republic
can party is progressing most harmoni-
ousIy, therefore, satisfactorily. Nobody
can successfully deny the superiority OF
the ticket as whole, or question the
fitness of a single nominee. The tight
so far made against it. if fight it can be
called. is one of scheming and trading.
But this is poor year for jobs. The
men of whatever party or OF whatever
prominence, who propose anything out
a square out fight for principles, IS look
ed upon with suspicion. The average
Democrat, like the average Republican,
will become party to no doubtful trades
or monkey work of any character. with
a national and state ticket in the field.
w. T. Buckner, whom the Republi-
cans nominated for probate judge, IS
proving to be as good campaigner as
ne was known to be citizen, while W.
S. Morris and Charley Luling make
friends wherever they go. They are
rustlers, no less than solid citizens.
Fences two years OF work have satisfied
the people as to his claims and merits.
When it came to downing c. A. NanNess
the jobbers found they had run against
a record which could be neither tarnlsh-
ed or hidden. For probity of character,
stern adhesion to duty and for industry.
sobriety and honesty, without a susplc-
ion of stain, C. A. Van Ness has made
such lasting impression in the minds OF
the taxpayers as can be affected by the
personal interests of no corporations or
companies, however persistently urged,
as they have been. The jobbers are met
continually with the reply that there Is
not a man in the county in whose hands
the interests of the people could be safer.
And his whole official life warrants the
assertion. And its not only his constancy
and faithfulness, but his competency
and experience which renders his cleo
ton SO desirable. This Office of commits
sioner, is in fact, the most important OF
all to the taxpayer, for in the hands OF
the commissioners is not only the execu-
tive power, but the legislative func-
tons Of the county which includes the
control of the expenditures.
With Van Ness to guard expenditures,
with Morris as prosecutor, with Bucknef
to look after the interests of the widows
and orphans and other probate matters,
and with Luling in charge of the district
court records and Pence to continue in
the place he has so satisfactorily filled,
we don't believe there will be a county
in the state better or more safely served.
As for the legislative ticket, they were
all instructed by their conventions to
vote for Plumb for United States sena-
tor, and all are SO personally pledged.
Kansas cannot afford-Wichita cannot
afford-to take.any chances IN having
such friend and champion beaten. Mr..
Boyle's district takes in the First ward
and Mr.. Phillips the Fifth wasd. The
people of these two wards should not for
get that these men will vote for Plumb,
nor forget that a great effort is being
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western counties of this state, by the
Greenbackers and Democrats and Third
party prohibs combined, to elect legis-
lature that would beat the man who is
recognized as the greatest, most
energetic and most practical states
man from the entire west and one of
the most powerful men on the floor Of
the United States senate. Douglass dis
trict is entirely within the city and
there ought not to be-there Is not
question, as to his election. We hope
there is no question as to Phillips and
BOYLE. Under the circumstances and
taking our interests as a city into the
consideration there ought not to be
question.
Bentley is sweeping the county like a
cyclone, as everybody knew be would.
Indomitable in energy, with pluck
enough for two men and faith in his
own endurance that never waivers, he
has struck out not only for the entire
Republican vote but for everybody's else.
He will not only vote for Plumb but viii
vote for or against every proposition
that comes before the senate. There
will be no lodging with Bentley When
it comes to the interests of his conStltu-
encv. even if he should be compelled to
face veto message from the governor.
And in speaking of Wichita interests
we want to say that the laws of Kansas
governing cities were not gotten up with
reference to the necessities and claims Of
such a city as Wichita. Kansas law
makers did not know that there ever
would be so large city as Wichita in
the state, consequently we are greatly
crippled for want of authority in many
directions. Suitable legislation for the
government of city of this size must be
had and had this winter. The legisla-
ture will be Republican and our repre-
sentatives and senator in order to the
more surely succeed should be in politi-
cal harmony with the majority. So in a
purely local and selfish light it would be
the better part of wisdom to elect Re
publicans to the legislature. That's an
argument whose force Democrats won t
deny.