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Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
& MUGWUMPS BUMP.
From The New York independent.

From The New York Independent.
Henry C. Lea, the famous publicist OF
Philadelphia, was one of the original
Mugwumps. He verify thought he was
doing the country a service in advocat-
ing, in 1884, the election of Grover
Cleveland as civil service reformer
Mr.. Lea describes his conduct IN the
severest language yet applied to it; but
it is not too severe. The meanest of all
persons is the hypocrite. But this is
precisely what Mr.. Lea declares MIR.
Cleveland to be, and, worst of all, he
proves the case against him. 1t would
be blow to the interests of public NOR
atty, as he shows, to re-elect such a
man. Here is Mr.. Cleveland as painted
by Mr.. Lea in few bold strokes:
"No professional spokesman, openly
proclaiming his belief in the prostitution
of patronage, could have wrought one
half the injury to reform as the hypo-
crite smilingly asked: Art thou in health,
my brother: while he plants his knife
under the fifth rib.
''The celebrated order of July II, 1886,
warning all the place holders against OBJ
trusive craftsmanship was of interest
only as a cursous superflouS exhibition of
hypocrisy.
high office and broke with all its tradi-
ton by interfering in the local politics of
New York city to aid the election of
former beneficiary of Tweed.
The only effect, indeed, of Mr.. Cieve-
lands reform professions was to give a
deeper shade of guilt to this whole scan
dalous performance. Before he COM
pletely threw off the mask. to save HIM
self by pretending to remove only for a
cause, he deliberately smirched the repu-
tations of thousands of honest men, who
were denied all opportunity OF defence
against secret accusations.
with another four years of his adj
ministration the rags and tatters left of
civil service reform would not fit out a
scare-crow sufficient to brighten the most
beggarly political rooster.
ITO secure the control of the machine
indispensable to his denomination, he has
encouraged the encroachment OF the
legislative branch on the executive, for
the foul business Of congressional office
brokerage has never been more often
sively rife or more cynically public that
in the scramble for spoils which his
policy has stimulated.
"The effect of these transformations
is reflected in the massive egotism OF
Mr.. Cleveland's recent letter of accep-
lance, in which he assumes that he is
the government, and lectures the oppo-
sition in congress as though resistance
to his will were reasonable.
incidentally, l may call attention to
the deplorable aspect of Mr.. Cleveland 5
candidacy in the degradation of Ameri-
can politics, which his success would
imply after his self-exposure OF broken
pledges and dishonored promises.
"Mr. Cleveland's defeat is, therefore,
condition precedent to any hope of re-
lief from the spoils system. He has
been weighed and found wanting, and
our first duty is TO make an example OF
! him. When farmer nails chicken
hawk to his barn-door, he not only gets
rid os a plunderer, but he gives a whole
some warning to its fellows"
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
DISTORTED FIGURES.

The state superintendent of public in
struction issued his report, in which he
belittles Wichita by giving this but few
over one-half as many teachers i'll the
public schools as we really have, and by
giving Topeka her full quota, or for all
we know, many more. There are en-
ployed in the Wichita public schools
eighty-four teachers instead of forty
eight, and nearly as many more in her
other educational institutions, a fact
that the state superintendent of public
instruction could readily ascertain, in
short, fact that he ought to know.
The state board of agriculture has just
issued its report, in which Leavenworth
city is given twelve hundred ana twenty
eight more population than Wichita, and
in which Topeka is given two hundred
more people than Wichita. In the first
place Leavenworth city has not as many
people as Wichita by 5000 at least, and
as for Topeka, whose papers have been
claiming from IS, 900 TO $4,000 infAbit-
ants, no competent judge who knows
the two places viii give Topeka as many
people as Wichita by at least three OIL
four thousand.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
NOT so FUNNY.

From the Kansas Chief.
The Topeka Democrat is having fun
'tll YOU can't rest over the revelations
concerning the secret anarchist organi-
zation in this state. The Democrat viii
find it proftless joke TO ridicule the
matter from the public mind or atten-
ton. In free country ike this, where
it is the right of every man to speak and
vote as he chooses. it viii be hard to COD
vince respectable people that a political
organization is innocent, lawful or nee
essarv. in which the members are bound
together by an oath, the penalty Of vio-
lation Of which is ASSASSINATION They
remember what just such an organiza-
ton wrought in Chicago. and they
have no right 20 believe that similar
organization in Kansas, bound together
By oaths. and making murder one OF
their penalties. is merely children play.
The press dispatches bring Us news OF
the arrest Of three Italians II New YORK
for the murder OF a countryman fer vio-
lating an oath OF exactly the same kind,
which he taken as q member of secret
gang. Why are we 10 suppose that an
organization Ii Kansas. employing a
similar oath and similar penalty, Is a
lawful and harmless organisation. An
archism is a foreign production planted
upon American soil. and should be
rooted out. in whatever form il appears.
a Democratic organ cannst laugh II on
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
A SOCIAL EVENT.
The following explains itself:

Inc IOllOWluS ca pldiiio iooCi.
'.Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Roberts an
nounce the marriage of their sister, Mar
cissa E. White, to Marshall j. Kinney,
Tuesday, October %, 1883, Hazieton.
Kansas.
SAT home, after December %, Astoria,
Oregon
The bride is a member of one of the
pioneer families of Pennsylvania and IS
famous for her work in the cause OF tenn
perance and prohibition, and her name
is familiar to ali temperance workers.
She has been identified with the temper
ance work for several years. She was
lecturer for the National w. G. [. U. at
the time of her murriage. She Is a most
jealous Christian woman and earnest
worker in the prohibition movement.
She was a resident of Union, Penn.
The groom, Marshall J. Kinney, is a
resident of Astoria, Oregon. His family
name is associated with the early history
of the state of Oregon. His father was
a member of the territorial legislature
and member of the constitutional
committee that framed the constitution
of the state of Oregon. He was
a great temperance man and man of
rare intellectual ability, was especially
interested in the development of his state
| (Oregon). The son inherited these quail
tiles, and is at the present time extern
sively interested in many of the indus
tries and enterprises of Oregon. He Is a
man Of finely developed business capa-
biiities and is we'll known in the centers
of commerce and trade in this country
and England.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. Bushnell, cousin
of the groom, of Waynesburgh, Penn,
assisted by Rev. ]. D. Roberts, brother
| in-law of the bride, of Hazelton, Kan.
! The w. C. I. u being interested and
/ co-workers in the same cause, Miss
/ White took great pleasure in extending
a special invitation to them. They at
/ tended en- mass.
! The bride wore neat-ftting silver
| gray MORE silk dress with cashmere
| BASQUE, with draperies, trimmed with
steel passementaries, which was very
! becoming, indeed.
The groom wore black suit of French
worsted goods of the latest cut &c, &C.,
white neckte, &C.
| After the ceremony, congratulations
were showered upon the happy couple;
! then the bride and groom followed by
/ the guests marched 10 the Dining room,
where an elegant dinner was served,
after which the newly welded couple
took their departure for an extended
tour. intending to visit the principle
cities of Mexico, and the peninsula and
return to Astoria, by December p.
The bride was dressed in a tailor made
travelling suit of broad cloth, with bon
net and gloves to match.
The groom wore a neat dark brown
travelling suit with buff kid gloves.
The ". c. t. L. and few intimate
friends comprised the company present
at the wedding.
For several days prior to the wedding,
letters and kilograms of congratulations
from all parts of the world were received
by the happy couple. a. GUEST.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
A SURE ENOUGH MICsADER.
GREENsBURa, Kan, Oct. %.

0hEENSblfst, XAdnsy w. 49,
To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle.
What manner of crank is it who edits
the Beacon, of your city? In the issue
of the Goth inst. that paper denounces
the National Republican leagues appeal
for voluntary contributions from Repub-
leans as "a howl for slush funds 10 bride
voters"
send you herewith clipping from
simon-pure Democratic sheet containing
an appeal for contributions from Demo-
Gratis, signed by Charley Blair, Ed Car
roll and .'Let-her-go" Galloway, wherein
it is stated that "every Democrat IS pre-
sumed to esteem it not only patriotic
duty, but high privilege, to aid with
his pocket book, as far as he IS able, TO
sustain the national committee In It's
work"
But perhaps the Beacon only in
tended the charge Of bribery" TO
reach its Vidette friends land
allies. And from the frantic
screeches uttered by that Demo-An-
archlst sheet in trying to make it appear
that the Republicans OF Kansas are re-
sponsible for the manufacture o. bombs
and dynamite cartridges as campaign ar
guments, it is highly probable that a
thorough inspection of the Beacon office
would disclose numerous copies of the
ritual of the patriotic Streeter-Snyder
conclave.
Where is Brother Botkin? Has he
gone in search of John Martins old hat
and whisky bother To the Republicans
out here it looks as though Harrison and
Morton were having kind Of Priests
of Pallas' parade and that the man OF
many vetoes will himself he showed
under with protection protests on the 9th
of November. SUBSCRIBER.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
VT Buckner for Probate Judge.

W. T. Buckner, Republican candidate
for probate judge, was boIa at wash
ington, C. H., Ohio, and is AZ years old.
He quit school when 16 years OF age IN
1861, and enlisted as private in Co. L,
73rd. Ohio volunteers and served with
his regiment in West Virginia and Vir-
GINA until the fall of 1862, when he was
discharged for disability. When he re-
gained his health he re-enlisted and
served to the close Of the war. being
mustered out with his regiment in July,
1865.
His widowed mother had, during his
absence in the war, removed with her
family to Union county, Ohio. The
subject of this sketch went there and he
and his brother went to work to clear up
a farm: he had determined to study law
but having devoted his earnings to the
support of his mothers family he was
without means and still had with the
assistance OF his brother,) to support a
large family. But they went vigorously
to work. They chopped wood
and made cross ties for a railraad near
by and thereby saved enough money to
buy himself some books and prepare
to take course in law college, study
ing at nights while SO at work. He
graduated at the Cleveland, Ohio, law
school in 1871 and was Immediately adj
mitted to the bar. He opened law Office
in Cleveland in 1872 and built up good
practice. His health becoming impaired
there, in November, 1888, he located IN
this city, where he has since quietly
practiced his profession. He was mar
ried in June, 1888, just prior to his re-
moval to this city. He resides in mod
est home at 70S East Central avenue and
his family consists of himself and wife
and one child and his mother-in-law. He
is a member of Garfield post. G. A. R.,
and has always been Republican
Mr.. Buckner has never been candi-
date for Office until this year, when he
was induced by friends to stand for the
Republican nomination for the office OF
probate Judge. AS to his qualifications
for this important and responsible posi-
ton there Is not the shadow of doubt;
indeed it is freely admitted by his politi-
cal opponents that he wonld make an
efficient and acceptable probate judge.
Therefore, being worthy, capable, trust
worthy and in every way qualified for
the position he is entitled to the support
of all good citizens, and has a right to
expect the cordial, united support of his
party, which he will receive.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

The Kansas City Times declares with
an air Of seeming sincerity that Blaine
is a played out politician. From the
ovations that are given him and the en-
thusism his unanswerable arraignment
of the Democratic party and administra-
ton creates among the masses wherever
he goes, it would seem SO, verify. With
the Times the wish is father to the
thought. If Mr.. Blaine would only keep
silent he would be the greatest living
statesman, in Democratic estimation,
but being one of the greatest living
statesmen as well as a transcending pa
triot, he cannot hold his peace when such
issues are upon the country as those that
threaten it just now, and that's what the
matter with Democratic demagogues.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
TROUBLE IN TIE METHODIST CON.
FERENCE.

The Daily Leader, of Topeka, Botkin's
organ, appeared yesterday with a special
dispatch dated Wichita, which asserts
that it has just come 10 light that Rev.
Bernard Kelly is secretly at work under
mining Botkin in the church. and which
special goes Oh TO Genounce Kelly as
political trickster who would shun no
dirt however filthy. The Leader as a
liar is only eaualled by the men whom it
is supporting for office, and for misrepre-
sentation it is the worst blister that was
ever clapped athwart the Kansas body
polite, carrying as its frontispiece a
picture of that picturesque Missouri
Ass, Brooks. whose skunklne attributes
have alone been approached by that
moustache painted jack pudding J.
Peter St. John. 50 the chances are that
said Leader never received ony such dis
patch, and that Rev Kelly is making
no such fight; but, if there is any por-
ton of it true then all the trouble ever
predicted by the EAGLE for the church
and ministry because of Botkin's ambi-
ton. has already come to pass.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
A FILE TOGNAW.

While claiming that the mechanic is
robbed in the price of his tools by pro-
tective tariff, the free trader and anti
protectionist either does not know, or
thinks the older mechanics have forgot
ten the difference there is in the price of
tools now from the prices in 1866. Take
the price of files as an example. Files
are used by almost all mechanics: they
are therefore interested in this item. A
Toledo, Ohio, hardware merchant makes
the following showing from his books:
In 1888 he bought a certain grade and
size of cross-cut files for s1.44 per dozen.
He found, by referring to his books, that
in 1866 he had paid for just such files
$6.50-more than four times as much as
now. Such is the result Of protection.
The wages of the mechanic have in
creased and the price Of tools with which
he works have gone down.
Protection stimulated manufacturing
and competition settled the prices.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

The Coffeyville mystery remains a
mastery unsolved and the Democratic
howlers remain as inert, as far as effort
to ascertain who the guilty miscreants
are. as though the dastardly outrage. had
been perpetrated by and upon the natives
of the cannibal island of the South Pa
cific ocean. They are too busy IN trying
TO create the impression that some Re-
publican knows something about it.
Meantime, the public viii not fail TO
note. Republican leaders aud citizens
have put up their money and are using
every other means at their command to
learn who is responsible for the dreadful
occurrence: and more. it viii be a
sorry day for the wretch when he is dis
covered and the guilt fastened upon him.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

the defeat of Hills practically only op-
ponent. But thanks to the intelligence,
the virtue and level Judgment of the
voters of the empire state, the prospect
is more than fair that the Republican,
party is too strong for this unholy com
bination. The Republican vote will 90
down to the Harlem bridge with ma
iority of not quite 100000. The Demo
Gratis hope to wipe that out by the rotten
vote of the slums of the lower wards of
the city. The fate of this country now
hangs on the wicked and corrupt manip-
ulatIon of that wretched vote.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

There was a married man ard ais wife vas
the bead Of the housstosd. lie bad a friend wiz.
was in the same case, Only bis friend was a.,
pareutly happy and comfortable, ~hiie Go
was Just the reverse lie bad iong studied
this peculiar difIe-slco bstvssn them. and
he finally znns:ered up cOurage 70 90 % his
friend ard al. him. Il What 10 tise way 20 Ia
happy" De asked, ''when you are under .
womanis .humb- Dent sgu.rm. SAN
Rraarisco Chronlcle.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
An Uncracked Chestnut.

TT. Smith Joz-n2l.
The Journal would Ike to have some
of the Democratic orators or writers who
60 feelingiv hold fourth about the robber
tariff depressing the people, nan1e sin
ole article upon which duty has been
irnusosed. which article became thereafter
largely produced IN this country and
does not now sell at q less price than
when the duty was imposed. OF course
the request Is SO old as 10 be qutas a
chestnut" but It still remains ungra'-
fed, and must remain 50, for the reason
that it is one OF those things that can
be done.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

The Baptist preacher of this state who
does not wish his name to be made pub
lie, who worked and prayed for st Johns
election four years ago, is going to vote
as he prays this year, but as he don't
want to waste both his vote and his
prayers, he isn't going to vote for Fisk.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

After making a close canvass of New
York, Chairman Quay unhesitatingly an
nounces that that state is conclusively
secure for Harrison and Morton. The
appearance Of the president upon the
stump in his own behalf in the city to-
morrow indicates Enthusiastically that he
and his party leaders share in Mr.. Quay S
conclusions
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

Cleveland feels so bad over his certain
defeat that he won't issue a Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation. He no doubt consid-
ers it Yankee innovation, besides he
don't want anybody eating turkey at his
funeral.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

Donatus O'Brien, OF the Irish National
League, who has just returned to Kansas
from Ireland. is out IN an address to his
brother Irishmen of Kansas to stand by
protection and Ben Harrison. His APP
peal from an Irish standpoint is unan-
swerable
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

That "bombshell' in the nature OF a
retaliation proclamation with which Mr.,
Cleveland was to carry dismay into the
Republican ranks on the day congress
adjourned somehow failed to put in an
appearance. Perhaps it never had an
existence except in Democratic journal
istic Imagination.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

When Botkin meets the editor of the
EAGLE in the great hereafter, in that
other and better world where the Pre-
siding Elders don't take 10 the muddy
vesture of politics, and where no decay
shall clog his vision. his first thought
will, no doubt, be, lis this the beautiful
soul over which ] so rent my shirt in
that other worldly
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

In two weeks from today the Demo
cratic politicians of the north viii be
sitting around remarking: We'll, that
free trade foolishness did the business. "
With the returnal answer: eyes, but
how could we help ourselves,'
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

Senator ingalls, is booked for several
speeches in Connecticut and Indiana be
fore he returns to Kansas. He will be
in the state, however, in ample time to
clear the ground of all opposition
growths, including the Democratic syca-
mores and hickories, the Union Labor
scrub oaks and the Third Party black
lacks.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
ADDITIONAL REPUBLICAN APPOINT
MENTS.
T APPOINT

Oct G.-ohto township at Ohio Center Hon. w
E. Stanley and w. S. Morris.
Oct % Minneha town.hip Center SchooI House,
Hon, T. B. Wall and W. W. Mckee.
oct S0-Grand River township Center school
House, W. r. Payne and J f. Henley Co.,,
Oct a.-Eagie township zimmerman SchooI
House w r. Payne and J. Z. Henely. ,
Nov. East Park township Gem School
House, W. r. Payne and J. F. Henley - ,
BEN DOWNING, Chairman.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

In the absence of some Mercy letter
or r. L. +. job, the Republicans will
carry every northern state, with the
chances for three southern states, the
two Virginias and North Carolina, which
are so close today that it's only guess
either way.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
In his message to the Fiftieth congress
Mr.. Cleveland said:

In his message to the Fiftieth congress
Mr.. Cleveland said:
The proposition to deposit the money
held by the government in banks through
out the country for use by the people IS, 1t
seems to me, exceedingly objectionable IN
principle as establishing too close relation
ship between the operations OF the govern
ment treasury and the business OF the
country, and too extensive commingllng
of their money, thus fostering an unnatu
raj reliance in private business upon public
funds.
This was the presidents theory, but
the fact is his administration has loaned
$50, 100000 to pet banks without inter
est, and Secretary Fairchild has vainly
tried to explain away the compromising
action of the administration in the trans
actions mentioned.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
What the afat.er W..

why, John. what e the matter with
babyr she said. a. sisa c1ne hastily into the
boslse. HE IL crT-inE b5ttsriy."
Yes replied the Old man, e. hs handeS
TIE infant over, "hs Is esidsotiy ssinsinz q
what the governor q North Carolira said 20
Ii, governor Of S0uth Carolina III .
Fr>~h y
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
that Wretched Vote.

TOPEKA ca. TAI
There are II 600 saloons in New York
City, and their propriesors have fornei
an association. aud each saloon has
agreed to contribute 500 toward the
election OF Hi and the Democratic
ticket IN that state A part OF this wick
cd million dollars very likely goes into
the Prohibition treasury, for those rasn
are cooperating Nth these fellows for
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

Senator ingalls, has informed the state
central committee by telegraph that he
VIII return home In time to make four
or five speeches i'll this state before the
election. One of the appointments will
undoubtedly be made for Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

William Walter Phelps made good
hit in late speech in New Jersey, when
he said: "There has been an agreement
$50 to speak in the interest Of common
decency, between the respectable Demo-
cratic and Republican orators, that if the
Democrats will not lie about Harrison
the Republicans will not tell the bad
truths they know about Cleveland"
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

VIII be held OF the following places
Grant township, October 81, sherman school
house-H c Sluss. J F MCCOY.
Cheney November Wv f Stanley, Fl l. Gordon,
clearwater November III Sluss, . II Bentley,
Valley Center, November 3-W E Stanley, c
MARYLAND 49, ", rr1
Nt Hone November at Wall, Callahan.
nv B. H DOWNING, chairman.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

Kansas leads the word in Y. VI. c. \.
work. There are sixty-one local branches
of the association in the state. The con-
vention at Abilene was the largest ever
held since the organization of the \. III.
c. A. The state sent 622 delegates. over
S14, 600 was collected for the furtherance
of the work. A great boom IS prophe-
sled throughout the entire state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

The Leavenworth county Democrats
have gone to grass, so to speak. They
nominated Wheat for the legislature
but he declined, so they quietly decided
to support Hay, the L. L. candidate.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26

Bets are being made IN New York city
that Cleveland will hedge Saturday
night on his free trade message and let
tiers in hopes Of saving New York and
New Jersey. Too late, old man.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Campaign SANDER.

kingrnan Courier.
The assertion that President Cleveland
wears crupper to keep his shirt collar
from sliding over his head is denied by
the Democratic national committee.