Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-05
STILL MISREPRESENTED.
The Eagle and the Republicans Of Wichi-
ia and Sedgwick County.

There are only two morning daily news
papers in this state that oppose consti-
tutional conyeution-the Wichita EAGLE
and the Hutchinson News, the former be
cause it believes that the paramount issue
! in Kansas at present Is resubmisSiOn, and
il fears constitutional convention would
interfere with that question, and the latter
| because it fears that prohibition would be
imperiled thereby -Atchison Champion.
| There Is a continued and persistent
effort upon the part of a large number
of Republican newspapers of this state
to misrepresent the EAGLE and the Re-
publican party of Sedgwick county,
touching this whole matter of prohibit
ton, resubmission and new constitu-
ton. The Republican party of this coun-
ty commenced years ago by resolutions,
in its conventions, to instruct its sena-
tors and Representatives in the legisla-
ture, to vote for a new constitution, and
the party kept up the demand until its
last convention, when, having become
discouraged over the vote of
each succeeding legislation a resolu-
ton for resubmission was substitute
ted for the one calling for a constitu-
tional convention. The resolution for
resubmission was voted down not be-
cause majority of the convention was
opposed to it, but because majority
felt that the party in the state at large
were not yet ready for that step.
The EAGLE in opening the campaign
in an editorial of column and half in
length, covering this subject, said on
the morning of October 5, and we hope
DR.. Krohn and every other editor of the
state may read it:
We have no objections to again sub
hitting the question to a vote of the peo-
pie, but that opportunity can only be
reached through the Republican party,
and the strongest and greatest cities and
counties will have the most to say and will
he heard the quickest, providing they are
Republican cities and counties, otherwise
not. PERSONALLY WE WOULD FAVOR \
NEW CONSTITUTION, That is needed. and
that the last two Republican legislatures
very strongly indicated the state was de- |
manding. In getting a new constitution |
the prohibition question would be voted !
upon twice by the people and most di- !
recetly, one In the election OF the delegates |
to the constitutional convention, and again |
in voting on the adoption of the constitu- |
ton itself. which if it didn't have pro- |
hibitory article would probably have an |
article covering prohibition submitted at
the same time, but separately.
Again on October II the EAGLE said: |
This paper has ever held that whenever |
any respectable number of the people ask !
ed that the question of prohibition be re- |
submitted or asked for constitutional !
convention, which is the same thing that |
it became the duty of the legislature to |
grant it, unquestionably. This is simply |
Republican doctrine.
Again on the morning of November |
II the EAGLE in referring to the PROPOSE /
ton said:
The Lsavenworth and Fort Scott Repub- |
hcanS are organizing for q demand for |
constitutional convention. 1t will be re- !
bered III opening the Republican cam |
palgn Tor Sedgwlck county this fall that |
touching the question of resubmiSSiou the |
EAGLE favored constitutional convention,
in that such a move would not only afford |
an opportunity for the people of the state |
to again record their convictions on the /
prohibition question, but that 1t would at |
the same time give Kansas a fundamental |
law more suited 20 her present conditions /
Ia short, the EAGLE has advocated a new |
constitution for years, and, therefore, we |
take pleasure in noting the efforts of the !
Republicans of Bourbon and of Leaven- /
worth counties. Even If the demand made |
for resubmssion were acceded to that |
would not do away with the desirability, I
the necessity for a new constitution. Let |
US have a constitutional convention
Twenty extracts of the same spirit |
could be clipped from editorials in the
EAGLE, but we presume they would |
not prevent this continued mis- |
representation. The EAGLE also said. |
in explanation of the demands of the |
Republican party of Sedgwick county
for Resubmission, that the people were |
firing of the dilly-dallying of the partv
bosses on the question of new constitu-
ton, and that the way to bring the
whole matter TO an issue was to demand |
ResubmiSsion.
There is another matter in which the
papers of the state are away off. While
it is true that the Democratic organ and |
not that party and that the independent
papers in Wichita are all for Resubmis-
sion. the EAGLE has been representing
only the Republicans club. The Resub
mission club of this city represents
the Republican party of this city,
whatever TO the contrary may be as
serted. Every man is a Republican, and
in signing the roll signed ii as a Repub-
lican. That club represents more than
half Of the wealth and brains of this city.
and largely its refinement aud intellect