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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
THE DEATH PENALTY.

Since writing the above l have read
the above article of Chief Justice Horton
on The Death Penalty" The writer
hereof has heretofore expressed his
views as to the law of Kansas relating to
capital punishment, which law runs
counter 1.-THE accumulated wisdom of the
ages" from the days of Moses to this
vaunted age.
One need not believe in the death pen
atty to approve the present statute of
Kansas upon that subject. 1t is neither
fish nor fowl. The gems of truth which
sparkle in the profane writings of men
are no less cogent than the pearls of
wisdom which shine in holy writ, but it
has ever been true that whatsoever
cometh of more than yea, yea; nay, nay,
is of evil. Again speaking of monu-
ments, the law of Kansas on capital
punishment is monument to the weak
err, baser and more Cowardly traits of
human character. 1t is a mockery of
the reason of men, and a denial of the
divine law and should be swept from the
statute book which it has disgraced so
long To command the respect of peace
able and law abiding citizens, to prevent
crime and protect society, the law should
say yes or no, whether it lets the muir
derer live or leads him to the gallows.
Men are mercurial beings, and often III
the face of divine or human law the best
OF men will overstep the bounds of pro-
priety and give loose reign to their pas
sions. Hence the mob. The meanest of
men have some respect for law and de-
test hypocrisy; but when the
law of the state is tainted with
hypocrisy, good men lose their
respect for it. Thus step by step the dis
migrating forces of anarchy corrupt the
social body, and break out here and
there like volcanoes in the mountain re-
gions, leaving CONSERVATION, confusion
and ruin in their wake.
There are cases of homicide of course
in which extenuating circumstances ap-
pear and where it would be the part of
wisdom to lean on mercys side: but
when man of wicked heart, for re-
venge or sordid gain, without cause kills
a being, the law should command
and enforce the penalty-death, or blot
the penalty from the book.
The people are not altogether to blame
for the evils lof which they complain.
The remedy lies in great measure, if not
entirely, in the supremacy OF the man
of honor and of convictions over the
demagogue. and such supremacy can be
gained only by combat of ideas before
the people. The people are right at heart
and the truth shall prevail
LINUS S. WEBB.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
SCULPTURE FOR THE STATE HOUSE

Topeka Democrat.
The work consists of two pediments
over the north and south entrance and
the statue surrounding the dome. The
subject for the south pediment is to be
the prominent feature of the great seal
of the state, treated as the tympanum of
the pediment will best admit of, and in
an artistic manner; the subject for the
north pediment to be historical, and
illustrative of the strife that ensued to
make the territory free or slave state.
The central figure Is to represent coun-
try or state, personified as Columbia or
the Goddess of Liberty, or whatever per-
sonitication may represent country or
state. The figure is to be represented as
waving back the pro-slavery forces
which, on one side, are endeavoring to
cross the border with their slaves; on the
other side, the free state forces in an atti
tude of resistance to repel the admission of
slaves and slavery. The figures compos-
ing the different forces to be historical,
as near as practicable, and are to be des-
ignated in the execution by the state au-
thorities or their representatives-fore x-
ample, john Brown will occupy prom
inent position on the free state side, with
others who were active and prominent
inent in the strife. The sculptures for
the pediments are to be executed in what
is best known as Bedford, Indiana, stone,
or its equivalent, and will be furnished
and placed IN position by the state. For
the statue to surmount the dome, the
goddess Ceres, as rhe patroness and pro-
tector of agriculture. is the subject sug
gested by State Architect Ropes, and to
be represented as in search of her lost
daughter, and bearing torch held aloft;
the design to be for a figure fiji teen feet
high from head to foot, to be cast in
standard statuary bronze.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
THE NATIONAL SILVER CONvENTIOl

ST. LOUIS, Nov. s. 1859.
To the Editor Eagle, Wichita, Kan.
Dear sir-Appreciating the fact that
the National Silver convention will be OF
great benefit to the industries of the
west, st. Louis has called such gather
ing to meet in Grand Music hall. on
| November 26. The delegates to the con-
venvention are to be from all parts OF
the country, equally distributed, each
state and territory twenty each, with
| the provision that the executive COM
mittee shall appoint 100 at large from
the United States. The indications are
at present that the convention will be a
very large one, and that its members will
be strongly representatives both in min
ing and agricultural Industries. A spe-
cial point has been made to bring up the
question on as broad a plane as possible,
embracing the agricultural, wheat, cot
ton and corn features as well as silver.
The interest to the public at large in CIV
ing the question this scope is believed by
the promoters of the convention to be
very great and of incalculable i'm
pOA UdllSCs IL 10 eIAoO tuOuSIIO tAldO CIO
convention will be the means of making
the silver question the great national
issue in the succeeding presidential and
congressional elections. Outside of this,
however, it is desirable to make the con-
vention a credit to ST. Louis and the
tributary country. The stronger the
representation to the convention from
these states, of course, the more emphatic
will be the position of the people in this
section. So far as their delegate repre-
sentation is concerned, the governors are
taking special pains to make them of as
prominent gentlemen as possible, and
their delegates according to advices to
the executive committee, will be selected
with great care.
Hoping that we will have your assist
ance in agitating the subject, and in
bringing the representative men of the
west in agriculture and in mining to St.
Louis during the convention, am re-
spectfully. etc. E. A. ELLIOTT,
Chairman Press Committee.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
BUT THE EAGLE IS FOR RESUBMIS-
SION.

Touching the political drift of the EA-
GLE, is not the esteemed Kansas City
Times little optimistical? are not its as
sertions mite too sanguinary, to prop
erly parallel the facts in the case? The
EAGLE in its eager desire to have Kan
sas politicians size up more favorably
with the tenets of the Republican party
is not going to make Democratic bird
of itself. Independence of ones own
party does not necessarily imply that
one must go over body, soul and breech-
es into the defensive bitches of the enc
my. One might better constitute par
ty all alone, OF and by himself, than be-
come a mere accumulation on the for
lorn horn of that uncertain dilema known
as Kansas Democracy, Or to even become
the leader of a gang who
think that the way to strengthen
the Republican party is to
vote the ticket of Democracy which is
compelled to look to Missouri for an
organ and leader. The esteemed
Times will, therefore, please take our
name down from its editorial columns as
a candidate for governor, with many
thanks for its distinguished considera-
ton, etc. But the EAGLE is for resub-
mission, because, in the first place, there
is a strong demand for it by large
number Of people all over the state, and,
secondly, because there is never any
danger of submitting any question how
ever grave or far-reaching in its import.
We have, however, insisted that it can
only be resubmitted by and through the
party.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC CUTOFF

~. Louis Republic.
Solicitor Merriam. of the Missouri
Pacific, has returned from Rich Hill.
No, where he closed a contract with the
citizens of that place for the immediate
construction of the Eastern railroad. an
extension Of the Fort Scott. Wichita 81
Western, through Rich Hill to Tip
ton. DO.
The construction Of this line 1s5 miles,
and first mentioned III the Republic
about a month ago, will shorten all the
Southwestern, Colorado & Pacific
Slope business of the Missouri Pacific
roads to St. Louis about sixty miles.
The road between Fort Scott and Rich
Hill. thirty miles, covers the finest agri-
cultural and stock-raising section OF Yer
non county, much in need OF railroad
facilities, and will build Up nt least one
thriving city in Northwest Vernon Be-
sides shortening the route east for
through business il opens up the shortest
and most direct route to Wichita and
Southern Kansas for coal shipments
from Rich Hill, which is now furnishing
about - per cant Of the entire output Of
the state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12

rustler, worker, a man of exception
al ability and merit to always keep to
the front or on top: that no man can have
his own way absolutely all the time: that
the editor who seeks or accepts office is
the most powerful; that the man who will
take anything without giving legiti-
mate consideration in return cannot be
truly independent; that special
political obligations are poor things
to depend upon for regular liv-
ing; that unvarying industry and appIi-
cation to the real work before one.
coupled with plain, but steadfast hon
esty, constitutes an anchor that beats
anything else in this world, year in and
year out. Politics and politicians alone
cannot afford all that one needs to enjoy
life and comfort and win honorable
success.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
" hat Did T..

Lea~en~0--h T8-zex
1t was the lsa~en Of tariff reform
Grover Cleveland
II was the tarlff reform leaven-Roye,
T. Mills.
II was tie G.. a A. avenging me
Corporal Tanner
IL was HarTisons sroiis policy-George
William Curtis.
II was Harrison's civil service policy
Frank Hstton.
lie politicians were jealous Of me-.
3. Foraker.
ne country wants me-D. Is. Hill.
ne country didn'. listen TO me
Private Dalzsll.
IaesarssEn-Ohio nnugwumps.
Raairoads-Iowa grangers.
;. no mastaks-psohibition--Whocp Tom
lnson.
u was Baby NcKee-soI. Miller.
! be Lord did it-B. Harrison.
The deyl oid i'll. q. Blaine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
THE WORLDS FAIR,

AS the time draws nearer for the as
sembling of congress, which body will
early in the session take up the matter of
selecting location for the Worlds fair
and decide it, the papers of the west are
coming together in discussing the ques-
ton. The Kansas City Times, until re-
| Gently, presuming to speak for the south
west, and particularly Kansas, pro-
nounced unreservedly for Chicago, and
several Of the papers of this state and
section followed its lead. The Times
discovered the righteousness of its atti-
tude in antagonizing the principal city
of its own state that was from the very
first a prominent rival for the fair, and
now generously admits st. Louis rivalry,
while urging a western city for the loca-
ton. Among the Kansas papers that
has likewise ceased naming the city by
the lake in that connection and is now
producing solid argument in favor of ST
Louis is the Atchison Chompion. From a
recent number of the Champion we ex-
tract the following, which, although con-
tanning new points, is a forceful presen-
tation of the case; the argument is ire
futable, aside from the purely local fea-
lures set up as claims by all of the other
candidates:
lone of the chief objects of the fair is
to show visitors from abroad something
more than was seen by Columbus when
he first landed and opened the new world
to settlement and civilization.
To fully utilize this opportunity the
fair should not only be located in the
west. but in the most central and con-
venient point IN the west.
Chicago is situated on the border of
the country, and is, therefore, by reason
of its locality, not eligible for the pur-
pose in view.
st. Louis, it will be admitted. is CEN
trally located. She is the chief city of
the Mississippi and Missouri valleys, the
most populous and productive regions of
the west, and possesses all the essential
requirements, including ample facilities
for transportation and greater accessi-
bility to all the people of the United
States and all the South American coun-
tries than either Chicago, New York or
Washington.
1t we consult the convenience Of all
the people of Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO and the Indian territory. or OF our
own city and section, ST. Louis is pre-
eminently the best location. More of
our people could and would visit the
fair if located at that point than if
located elsewhere, and the money thus
saved in the matter of TRANSPORTATION
would be no unlmportant consideration.
especially 10 the farmers of Kansas.
Moreover, thousands Of visitors from
foreign countries and from the over
crowded east would find it convenient.
after taking in the fair, to visit the most
important points IN the Missouri valley
and in the regions beyond. if the location
is accessible. than if il were farther east
more remote from the section men
toned.
A careful study of the advantages of
ST. Louis. and of the benefits that would
directly and indirectly accrue to Kansas
by reason of the location of the worlds
fair at ST. Louis, should induce our con-
gressional delegation To urge ana support
her claims"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
For the Eagle,
TO JAMIE.
"a Revised Version.l

"a Revised Ner61on.)
Tickle L. R. B., it semms to me you've donned petit
coats.
Now it no habit is from others eyes to "pick out
notes,
But it appears to m you're trying to deal
With the ideal" and not the real.
Howe'er it is a translation I'd make; say,
Were in your place I'd write it this way;
"Dinne We greet dear laddie," I'll not bide the time
awee;'' ..
For best laid schemes o. mice an men gang aft
aglee.'
"Do We but loo an come again to me-
An sa' siller, well be happy-We twa
Did We come hame wi fortune an fame,
Gladly I'd welcome ye proud Wlld DE;
Did ye come wioot saxpence" t1aIne makes
name}
"Ye'd meet wi no warm lov1n' welcome from
me-
For it's at .'the horsen an lands" that look.
An It's at the siier and gowns grand and smart,
Not OILY me ain gallant love, sd brave an sa true
WI his bonny blue eyes and warm tender nesrt,
"Sa come back to me. laddie, am Dime de tarry'
Ca WIZ "ha' a wee housen, cosy and bright,
An VII plenty o. siller. I'm jiffy' Wen marry.
While the heart O. yere lassie an the burden ye
carry
Will bath lose their weight an be happy an
light,
Criticisingly BLUE-EYED L. D. z.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The following item is quoted from the
editorial column of the Capital:

The following item Is quoted from the
editorial column of the Capital
| George W, Childs is reported to have said that
General Grants body viii be removed from the IN
Mr.. Childs 70 turn up some day with offer to build
the monument at his own expense. and if he does
not the signs multiply every day that the monument
VIII never be built.
| Why rear monuments of stone and
brass and marble to crumble and decay:
| What grander and more enduring monu-
| ment can be erected to the memory of
any heroic benefactor of mankind than
the union of states that was made, and
the union of states that was saved? The
| mighty nations of the earth must perish,
but until then the memory of their
greatest characters shall live. There
were many heroes and statesmen in the
colonial period of our country who have
no monuments to mark the exact spot
where their dust was mingled with the
dust of the earth. They fought the
good fight, and the free and independent
states are the monuments to their genius.
What other monument than country
saved and free is there to the memory
of the dead soldiery whose patriotism
and valor rescued it from disunion
and slavery: There may be no
danger of seeing the like in this land,
and yet there might be such thing as
country filled with broken and moss
covered monuments, with Liberty weep
ing among the ruins. Monuments of
marble are feeble things to perpetuate
the memory of the dead. The great
souls of the world need no monuments
carved in brass, and the dust of millions
of noble men and women slumbers be-
meath ruins that were once monuments
of granite. The good they did lives
after them. Columns of carved brass
and sculptured stone never made brave
man of coward, and few people pause
in reverence and awe before the monu-
ment erected to the memory of the dis
tinguished dead.
The name of Grant shall live as long as
Freedom lives.
And die when Freedom dies,
Except it live above the ruins there
Above the blending skies.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12

The Wichita EAGLE. in its editorial
welcoming the members of the Kansas
Social Science Club, says. after a lengthy
discussion: This paper is for woman S
rights, but against female suffrage" Is
not the EAGLES position, as thus stated.
Just trifie inconsistent? One of the
many rights of women, under our form of
government, is the right to vote. If. as
the EAGLE comedies, women are entitled
to vote as much as men," how then does
the EAGLE reconcile itself with itself. in
its opposition to female suffrage?-Atchi-
son Champion.
There is no Inconsistency, and no rec
onciling necessary. The why's, we have
published hundred times. DIR. Krohn's
own child is endowed with all the rights
which he claims: then why don't his
child vote. When he has answered that
simple question he has also answered
the other.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
Amt Il AWfuI2

From the Emporia Republican.
Colonel Murdoch has been meditatin q
over the appointment of an assistant at
torney general for Wichita, and figures
out that Judge Kellogg is a bigger man
than the Humphrey administration, and
that Mrs. Kellogg is a bigger man than
the judge, and that thus the Windy
Wonder is at the caprice of a woman
the deepest degradation, in the coloners
opinion, that could possibly befall it. 1t
will require several very deep draughts
of rebellion to dull the sense Of this un-
paralleled outrage
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
WHY NOT BE FAIR?

Colonel Marsh Murdoch has switched
his rebellion off into resubmission.-Em-
poris Republican.
1t would make man bald-headed If
he should attempt to clear up editorial
misrepresentation. Nobody knows bet
ter than the Republican that when the
EAGLE predicted rebellion in Kansas last
spring that it cited among the causes,
"barnacles,' fool legislatures" ring
boodlers around Topeka" and 'unwise
and extreme legislation such as the Muir
ray law and the Police commission
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
The Same Old Hypocracy.

E-n2oria Republican
Every now and then we see that no
tice has been served on the iointists a.
beavenworth or some other town. that
they must close up or suffer the conse-
quences. What is the meaning of this:
Are joints permitted TO run undis.urhsd.
except occasionally when an official
happens TO take notion to give them a
scare: Why serve notice: WHY not
make them suffer the consequences
without notice: In E;nporia, when a
man Il found selling liquor. he is
promptly indicted, arrested and, after a
trial in the district court-ecquitted.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
CATHOLIC STATISTICS,

The Roman Catholic church in this
country, whose centenary is now beng
observed, Is mainly the outgrowth of a
little nucleus of members of that COM
munoin who founded Maryland in 1884
under the charter of Lord Baltimore.
Oppressed by the severeSt penal laws in
England and Ireland, Catholics were
among the first TO seek q refuge in
America. AT the present time the Cath
Ollie body in the United States is divided
into thirteen ecclesial provinces each
with an archbishop and suffragan bish-
ops. Baltimore with seven bishops. 351
churches, $50, 900 Catholics; Boston with
six bishops, 621 churches, and nearly l.
100000 Catholics; Chicago with three
bishops, 5S3 churches, CSC. 900 Catholics:
Cincinnati with nine bishops, 1900
churches, and 100000 Catholics; Mil
waukee three bishops, 500 churches, $780,
600 Catholics New Orleans six bishops. 400
churches, 10000 Catholics; New York,
eight bishops, 200 churches, 1000, 900
Catholics: Oregon. three bishops, 40
churches, $4,000 Catholics: Philadelphia,
four bishops, $50 churches, 500, 600 Catho-
lies: St. Louis, ten bishops. 200 churches,
10000 Catholics: st. Paul. five bishops.
500 churches. SOC, 600 Catholics; San
Francisco, three bishops, 260 churches,
100000 Catholics; Santa Fe, two bish-
ops, 40 churches. 1s5, 900 Catholics: so
that the celebration now at hand shows
little body OF $4,000 Catholics CEN
fury since swollen probably to Il. 600 600,
with thirteen archbishops. one also a
cardinal, seventy-five bishops, 5000
priests, $500 churches, one great theo-
logical university and twenty-seven col
leges, $50 academies and 525 charitable
institusions, besides parochial schools.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12

The logic of the contest for president
of the w. c. 7. y. yesterday, and its re-
suit, is that that organization will hence
forth be an active factor in the Third
party prohibition warfare against the
Republican party. The W. c. T. U. can
no longer boast of being non-partisan.
The election of Miss Willard as president
under the circumstances that accompa-
MED that incident was simply the cut
ting of the cable that bound that order to
its moorings in the non-political sea. If
the incident don't cost the order another
fifty thousand members in a twelve
month we shall confess to being wofully
off in our guess.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12

Minister Reid seems to have MADE
quite favorable impress upon President
Carnot since his appearance at the
French capital as the accredited repre-
sentative of the United States. 1t Is re-
ported that the president has promised
Mr.. Reid to accompany him TO the States
and tour the country at some time IN the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12

After a short months association,
Messrs J. Leeford Brady and j. B.
Johns severed that the Salina Repub-
lean didn't need quite SO much editorial
ability, and accordingly the latter bows
himself off the tripod and the name of
the former appears alone as editor of the
Republican. The retiring associate is no
doubt possessed of fair journalistic abil-'
ity, if given full swing, but the Republi-
can was not appreciably bettered by his
connection herewith. Mr.. Brady as
sures the readers of the Republican that
the paper will not slip cog on account
of the change. We can say this for
that paper, it is gallant champion of
the fair Salina. and she would feel it if
it were in any way to lose its grip.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12

Atchison county elected county officers
'alf and 'alf from the two parties, but
the Republicans found Challlss IN the
court house location matter to aSsuage
disappointment at their partial defeat.