Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
MEETING OF VOTERS.
A Meeting in the First Ward Last NiRht--Di.
vines, Professors ana Politicians Have
Lively Time.

There was quite an interesting meeting
of First ward voters held at the Christian
church, corner Lawrence avenue and Lin
coin street last night. Notices of the
meeting had been published and good
many candidates were seen in the vicinity
evidently anxious to learn its objects and
aims. 1t soon became evident, from the
number of Prince Albert coats and white
neck ties to be seen ii the audience that
the meeting would partake somewhat of q
law and order proceedings. Brother Mosely
and young Mr. Humphrey and Rufe Cone
were the only candidates that showed
! themselves inside the house.
The meeting was called to order by Prof
Laughlin, of Garfield university. Mr..
Lawrence was elected chairman and
| VIM. Atkinson secretary. Prof. Laugh
lin stated that the object of the
meeting was to elect good men to office;
men whose principles and character would
be a guarantee that the law would be eX-
ecuted. He said that Wichita was good
and great city but that we were not per-
feet as a community; there was yet room
| for improvement in our city affairs. Some
| things were done that should not be done.
He thought if the city's affairs were
thoroughly discussed that good moral
men would be elected to Office.
| Rev Love was called upon and made an
earnest appeal to voters to register and
vote for good moral men for office. He
wanted to see Wichita in harmony with
the rest Of the state on the prohibition
question. He thought the city govern
ment from some cause had failed to en-
force prohibition. Notwithstanding
Mayor Allen intended to honestly en-
force the law He also gave
it as his opinion that the metropolitan po-
| lice had not been a brilliant success. He
thought the best thing for us to do was to
| elect mayor and council and cOnstables
| all in favor of prohibition and then have
| the NETS removed.
Ben Hamilton, Col Fouts and Mr.. Fur
guson were each callep for and made earn
est speeches, all on the line OF Mr. Loves
remarks, and urged the voters to register
and vote. 1t was noticed in all these
speeches that the voter was left in the dark
as to which one Of the various candidates
filled the measure of the standard erected
by the speakers. It was supposed that
each voter could vote right by simply as
crIbing ali the virtues enumerated by the
speakers to his particular candidate, and
by this manner of campaign much good
could be done in booming your own candi-
date without in the least detracting from
any of the others
The meeting proceeded with great har-
mony and brotherly love until Brother +
J. Arnold arose and with great deiibera
ton proceeded to state that the speakers
who had preceded him ought to be suffi-
GENTLY Informed to know that the mayor
and councilmen did not have anything to
do with the enforcement of law. He said
they were simply misleading voters; that
anybody ought to know that prohibition
had nothing to do with this election. That
the only issue was to elect good, practical
business men, who would look to the in
terest of the tax PAYERS and faithfully at
tend to the great interests that we now
have under way. Mr.. Arnolds remarks
seemed to send cold wave over the mana
gers of the meeting to the great delight OF
some of the unsanctified on the back seats.
Rev. Hamilton came to the rescue and
made powerful appeal to voters to con-
slider something else in this election beside
material interest. He proceeded to de-
monstrate that a man might be very
shrewd business man and at the same time
an unfit man morally to represent this
city in any position. Farmer Doolittle
was called for, but his only response was
TO slip down little lower in his seat, some
of the managers having requested him
with great merriment not to throw any
booms tonight.
In response to loud calls J. c. Milton
arose with great dignity gave twenty
minute talk in which he gave the speakers
to understand that III his opinion they
wanted to abridge the right of every Amer
lean citizen to vote as they saw fit. He said it
was perfectly ridiculous to resolve that
man was not fit to hold office because he
did not happen to endorse prohibition. He
denounced them as lot of
fanatics. Amid the commotion
caused by Mr.. Mliton's remarks
somebody cried out that the motion to adj
journ is carried The following are reso-
buttons adopted:
Whereas. There is constant need for
vigilance on the part of the people as the
price of good government in city as well
as state, and while Wichita will compare
favorably with any city in the country In
point of morality and enterprise, yet we
believe there is still much room for i'm
provement, especially in morals; and
Whereas, The protection OF our homes
and the moral of our people depends
largely upon those who govern US in the
making and executing of city ordinance
and state laws, therefore
Resolved. first, That all necessary city
ordinances should be enacted so as to be in
full harmony with state laws; and the
laws relating to the prohibition of intoxi-
eating liquors, to the proper observance OF
the Sabbath, TO the suppression OF gamb-
ling houses and brotheis should be fully
enforced, and that in no case
should punishment by fnes-the wages
of iniquity-be accepted as the
equivalent for the continued violation of
law, and thus create the suspicion that
vice is regulated for the revenue there IS
in it.
Resolved End. That we hereby earnestly
urge upon all who have the welfare of the
city at heart TO register and vote as pa
triotic dudy that thus they may assist in
electing good men to places of trust and
RESPONSE blllty.
Resolved Sd, That only such men should
be elected mayor, councilmen, aldermen,
constables and school directors, who are
men of integrity, intelligence and high
moral standing in society in full sympa-
thy with all state laws relating TO the
moral government OF the people and who
are themselves known to be examples OF
obedience to law.
STREET TREES.
In every CITY and town there should be a
responsible officer, familiar with trees and |
their requirements, whose special duty
should be the planting and care of the |
srr aa- off largo branches /