Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-28


| the chair was quite a surprise as he die
not know what was expected to be done
He had, however, from a few with whom
he had talked since coming into the hal
learned that the meeting was called
simply to confer with one another and dis
| cuss matters, principles that ought to dis
cussed for the information of prospective
candidates for city offices.
| He said that the meeting was not held
for the benefit or for the assistance of any
person who is already announced or con
| templated as candidate at the coming
election. He said the disobedience of laws
showed aflaxity of the people morally.
In speaking of Wichita's different phases
he said that the statistics showed that
Wichita's mortality rate was the lowest in
| the state of Kansas and intellectually the
| equal of any other community In this
| connection he quoted the recent remarks
| of Col. Geo. w. Balm, who highly COM
plimented the intellectual character OF
Wichita's people.
As to the morality of Wichita he said
that the people of Wichita are just as good
but there are some elements which have
crept into the body polite of Wichita who
should not be permitted to dictate, they
should be suppressed.
No man should be elected or take the
oath of office until he is declared TO be
heart and soul with the enforcement of the
laws of the land. No man has right to
take the oath of office and then refuse
to enforce the laws upon the
statute and the ordinance books.
We should analyze the virious candidates
and if they are not in full harmony with
the laws we should not vote for them. l
am glad to notice so many ladies present.
! have been kicked all over this state for
having voted to give them the privilege OF
voting in Kansas. The greatest compli-
ment they can pay the men who gave them
that privilege of expressing their senti-
ments is to exercise their privileges OF
the women of the country according to
statistcs) seven out of ten come up
10 the proper standard Of morality,
waile & the men only three
out of ten are up to the standard of moral
ity. Now let the ladies vote.
The speaker then proceeded to give his
ideas of what would be the orthodox man
ner for conducting the different daily
papers of the city as the great renovators
of the communities morals. He said that
Of course, large cities drew the good for
nothing criminal classes which made police
regulation in city much more
difficult than in a smaller place. But the
principal trouble he suggested was, that
the moral tone of people generally was
not high enough, that it is everywhere
more difficult for the police to detect
crime in high life than in the lower classes.
He called upon the EAGLE to morning
after morning sink deeper and deeper its
talons into the putrid carcass of that GRIM
inal class which shows such determine
ton to violate the prohibition law and also
all other criminal classes. The gen.
of the resolutions or declaration
of principles which later came to the front;
that it gave to the affair a ''cut and dried"
aspect, as suggested by an on-looker. Mr..
Hatfield, after having relieved himself of
his surprised feeling incident TO being
called upon to preside over meeting
which awaited his arrival, was freely ap-
plauded, and called for other speakers.
He said he would be glad to hear from
Col H. w. Lewis, but that gentleman was
not present, as he did not re-
spond.
A lady who occupied one Of the front
seats then got up and made some remarks
which could not be understood, but APP
peared to give satisfaction TO those near
her.
AS part of the program Rev. J. d.
Hewitt moved that committee of five be
s1a01 r
principles" for the meeting as expressive
of its sentiments. As different persons
called out names, the chairman appointed
Chancellor H. ". Everest, H. lmboden,
Mrs. Anna Taylor, Colonel 5. Foutz- The
slate was somewhat cracked here by the
suggestion of f. w. divers name, but the
chair appointed Mr. Oliver, although it
did not strike the crowd as being exactly
regular" because Mr.. Oliver does not
allow himself to be led of after false gods, |
politically.
BEHIND TIE SCENES.
When the committee adjourned to be- |
hind the stage, those in the auditorium |
knew from the spirited tone of the CONVEX
sation they could hear, and also from the |
degree, to which the cbairnan's attention |
was diverted by happenings in the flies, |
that the committee was having parrot |
and monkey time" of it over the declare
ton of principles" AS soon as
the committee had taken seats /
Chancellor Everest unbuttoned his |
Prince Albert coat and drew forth from its /
inner pocket q neatly folded bundle Of
paper, upon which. behold as if by magic, |
there appeared inscriptions in ink. Upon
these inscriptions were
found susceptible of translation by the
earned chancellor As If by some spirit
lal, nesmeric or other imperceptible in
iuence, they met the unanimous approval
IF the entire committee. except Mr.. Oliver,
who was not under the mystic spell, sug
yested that as some of the assertions con-
aimed therein were at variance with the
acts, they had better be omitted and cer-
ain portions were eliminated The chan
,ellor then explained the secret Of the in
,criptions by saying that they had been
Intended for adoption az meeting OF the
-1aw ard Order League As modified they
we're afterwards promulgated as the dec
aration Of principles
The meeting continued while the CON-
nittee was cut just then the fun began
when the tall form of Farmer Doolittle"
vas Strengthened up in the back part OF
he hall and he threw bomb into the
amp OF the law and order league He
lad not spoken more than a minute or two
,efore the chairnan's face assumed look
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