Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-11
THE NEW COURT.

WICHITA Jan. 10, 80

To the Editor Of the EAGLE.
Dear Sir:-Is the inquiry pertinent OF
why the silence of the EAGLE OF late upon
the subject of the proposed new court? 1t
is not to be presumed of change OF sides,
and if not. why the silence?
No candid, intelligent person will assert
that outside of a portion of the lawyers
(the most of whom expect to be the judge
and mortgag gees or their asSigneeS, whose
greed traps were filled during the initiation
of prices, and the intoxication OF the
BOOM desire the expensive experiment OF
other court at this time.
Prudent. conservative men during the
delirum of the speculation went beyond
their means-who, speedy foreclosure
would hopelessly ruln-wltI IN time De
all right AS rule, the vendors got more
ready money than the property at fair
sal. was worth, and now are clamor-
Gus for the means of speedy fore
foreclosures, IN hopes to gobble the prop
erty in time for the anticipated boom,
soon to come.
Upon casual inquiry, among the bar, IN
the offices and stores, and among business
men, the fact is patent that a strong NIL
nority Gncluding the better class OF the
bari nine out of ten of the business men
of the city and the populace solldly, are
opposed to the experiment, Now 1t Is
conceded there will be call for a constl-
tutional convention, and that there must
of necessity be a general overhaulng or
the judiciary by the convention. Crocodile
tears for the creditor classes are misplaced
because, as ii rule, they are hunted
victims and TO lay in wait to ma
them with heightened calander
of foreclosures would be black eye to the
expected prosperity of Wichita, it Is po-
tent to the writer.
AN OLD TIMER.
While the editor largely agrees with his
correspondent, it is fact that few weeks
ago this paper most emphatIcahy said that
il did not believe that another court was
wanted or was demanded by the taxpayers
and business men of Wichita. Afterwards,
being waited upon by several interested
parties. we agreed to say nothing further
until the board of trade should discuss the
matter and formally reach some conclusion
which conclusion we should abide as being
the verdict of the business interests OF TIE
town which interest the EAGLE Is ready &c
conserve and stand by first and foremost,
ALWAYS. when ii understands what 1t IS.
! At meeting of the directors subsequent
/ IL. there being twelve or fourteen present,
! the matter came up aud a decision was
unanimously reached which was prac-
tically against the position taken by this
paper. At east such IS our information
/ While the action of the directory did not
/ convince us. il siIenced us, for we mos
thoroughly believe that as rule IN foi'
lowing the dispassionate conclusions o.
that body of men is the greatest safety
and the most prosperity for Wichita VIZ
don't believe that that board has eve
made single mistake and If this shoui'
prove one. we would not feel like throw
ing il up to them. IT seemed to US tina
by enlarging the jurisdiction Of the JUS
tees Offices for cities of this class or a
farthest that by establishing a crimina
court, would be all that was necessary
as it is condition that confronts us, az
obnoxious state of things, which is liabl'
to be lifted or removed as suddenly as i
came.