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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
SUNFLOWER SKINNER.

1t does look like Oliver P Morton ought
to say something
Plumb and Blaine sounds better than
Blaine and Plumb.
There couldn't be a better time than now
for an editorial excursion from Kansas.
The new crowd of politicians in Kansas
ought to be known as the "welkin ring"
Preston Plumb as presidential posi-
bility presents peculiarly prepossessing
parts.
1t is not at all improbable that in another
year Senator Plumb will have 10 chain his
hats.
Give the Alliance its due. 1t only elect
ed one Jones and two Smiths to the legis-
lature.
The Alliance will elect a successor to
Senator Swearingen, who recently killed
himself.
There are several innocent creatures in
Kansas who bet on Robinson and hedged
on Willis.
Jerry Simpson better learn to close his
CO.'S at the top before he registers from
Washington.
All the Democrats can claim is that
their representation in the next house is
picked nine"
The mountains Of corn in the Kansas
farmers back yards brought forth more
than mouse.
Mr.. Otis ought to have no trouble in
picking out the creme de la creme of
Washington society.
Somebody in Ingalls, place at Washing
ton, means more Kansas people in Okla
hOma and TopolobambO.
The Alliance will probably agree that
Senator ingalls, could pardonably wear
three or four overcoats, now.
If Polk comes to Kansas to manipulate
our politics, the immigration bureau
should at least demand excuIpation.
If the Alliance means this as a rebuke to
the party leaders, what's the matter with
calling it threshing machine politics?
OF the l25 members of the next house,
1l5 are farmers. And of the lis farmers,
not more than twenty are agricultural
ists.'
Kansas is the Italy of America and it
has something less than fifty selfconsti-
tuted Garibaldis within its borders just at
present.
BILLY" Buchan says Senator ingalls,
will have seventy-five on the first ballot.
This is ahead of Rice's Worlds Fair"
anyhow.
Senator ingalls, prophesied in his World
interview that the west and the north
would soon unite. 1t takes good deal to
get ahead of Senator Ingalls,.
Judge PETER has been fired from the
editorial chair of the Kansas Farmer
because he made it more of a political than
an agricultural paper. Some demagogy is
artful, but this not
There is some doubt as TO who will be
the leader of the Kansas congressman at
Washington in the next congress. l.. L.
Polk Of North Carolina at present is the
most promising in that direction.
Mckay, who has been elected judge of
the judicial district comprising Barber,
Harper and Comanche counties, is farm
er He knows no law. But it is said he is
endowed with an abundance of good
''horse sense"
Colonel Tomlinson will accept position
on the New York Sun, Immediately the
election in Kansas is over. IL
may be well to add, however, that Mr..
Tomlinson's temperament Is one suscepti-
BILE of the most radical changes, and the
state may not lose him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

do not belong to the bum element, nor
are they interested in the LOU traffic.
They have no personal pecuniary inter
est in the matter. They are temperance
men, both in theory and practice.
They are not men who frequent sa-
looms when they go where saloons
prevail. They are not men who keep
supplies of stimulating fluids III
their cellars and sideboards, and preach
prohibition for the benefit of the other
fellows. They are sober, industrious
and enterprising men representing all
departments of business enterprise.
They are not resubmissionists from mer-
cenary motives, or because they believe
it good policy for any class Of people TO
patronize the saloons. They are largely
men who would personally discourage
such patronage. This fact must be on
ceded in fairness and honesty at the be-
ginning of any argument in favor of our
prohibitory legislation that will be en-
titled to receive candid and thoughtful
consideration by the men. We can not
hope to win the respect or confidence of
those who differ with us by calling them
hard names or disappearing their po-
sition.
"Whv are these men resubmiSsiouists!
We aver that the Republican press and
leaders of the Republican party are di-
rectly and solely responsible for it. They
are responsible for it in more ways than
one. They are responsible for it, in the
first place because of their hypocrisy
upon the subject. 1t is a well known
fact that while this party has posed
before the people as the great and only
law and order party, the true and only
exponent of the principle of prohibition,
and while its platform never fails to con-
tain a prohib ton plank the men who
frame those prohibition planks are
usually inspired by something more than
enthusiasm for the cause of prohibition.
"It is a well known fact that not Re-
publican convention has been held in
this state, in this or former years, where
beer and whisky did not flow more freely
than water flows In many parts of Kan
sas. This was VIGOROUSLY the case at
the state convention at Topeka on Sept
ember 3, and at the Colby and Dodge
City conventions earlier in the season,
and the men who are loudest in their
advocacy of prohibition upon the stump
and in the press are the men who imbibed
these fluids most freely on those inter
esting occasions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
FOR REsUBMIssION.

The most significant declaration yet
made by the Peoples party on the pro-
hibitIon issue appears in this weeks issue
of the Advocate. the recognized organ of
the Peoples party in this state
The Advocate, in a leading article,
discusses the prohibition issue. vigor-
ously and without any attempt at con-
cealment, declaring. for many reasons,
in favor Of resubmissiom, from which
we quote as follows:
There are other facts also that the
campaign has brought 10 light. One Of
these Il that we unquestlonably have a
strong sentiment in Kansas IN favor OF
the resubmission of the prohlbitOrv
amendment. 1t will be folly for anv
party To either cues ion or ignore this
fact II is beyond dispute. II becomes
US, therefore, 70 meet this question like
men and not like demagogues-
Ii becomes US TO examine the causes
that have added strength 70 this sentI-
ment and not onlv that, but 10 intelli-
gently and fairly and logically discuss
the merits and dement's of our prohibi
tory Legislation Ii seems that this could
now b. done dispassiOna,ely. We pro
pose 10 lead in this discussion In dong
this we shall start out with the broad.
and unquestionable prOposs tlon that the
people nave the right and the power 20
change their legislation upon this or any
other question at will. TINS Is a funds-
mental principle Of republican govern
ment. Il cannot he called IN question By
any consistent American.
We find many Of the best business
men and many other citizens of our state
who are in favor OF resubnisslon. They
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The river is dry at Lexington.
Lexington expects to 81. the territorial
penltentlary
Edmond wants to be attached TO one Of
the townsite boards.
Just at present it is all Kingfsher can
do to rein in the BOOM
We haven't heard much Of the town Of
ingalls, since the election.
There are 5000 worth of cotton await
ing new gin at Oklahoma City.
A majority of the members Of the legis-
ture never held a public position before.
An "old settler" has been elected mayor
of Kingfsher. odd settler" sounds
queer.
There is enough aid left TO last until
January, aud January does noe mean
spring.
1t has been discovered that the Choc-
taw's attorney is also the Rock Island .
attorney.
The Kingfsher capital bill passed by a
vote Of u to ~. This Is a two two-thirds
majority.
The FL Reno Eagles popularity is not
confined to its town. Some rascal steals
our copy every week.
Most of the days in Oklahoma, just at
present are ike winter days in mIdsum-
mer or summer days in Inidwinter.
Councillor Grimmer has been excused.
This is one Of the noisiest things Mr..
Grmmer has done since his election.
The biggest cabbage head in the new
territory Is in Oklahoma City. The
Guthrie people will see joke in this.
The Norman Advance notes that out OF
fourteen contest cases before the townsite
commissioners Thursday, twelve failed 70
put up the necessary expenses.
The attorney generals decision that
Sundays and receSses viii not be deducted
from the 10 days, Is one o. the most popu-
lar expressions yet set down II the history
Of oklahoma
There is 10 town in Oklahoma, that is
making A. good use Of the money raised
by taxing solOon men a. king6sher. Ine
money raised from this source goes 20 de
fray the expenses Of public school AID ~
present, il Is paying two teachers. paying
rent on buildings and over one hundred
children are attending the schools
FL Reno Herald. over on the reserva-
ton a dance IS in progress, which, for
earnestness and the number q partlcl-
pants excels any hoe down ever before
given in this section Of country. Among
the trippers Of moccasl0ned tOe- are repre-
se1tatiyes Of a dozen different tribes and
toe dancing Is ali done in honor q
the Indians Jesus, who is supPosed 70
D. stopping IN the vicinity ot Darl-
lnyton Three hundred Poncsss and Otpe.
came down from their reservation, ye-Fe--
day. 90 assist the Cheyenne and ATaPtBoe
bret hren IA doing homage 70 Their royal
visitor and ruler. aud delegations u Con-
aEche-, klOwas, ApacEe-. CaQ1Oss. DeA4-
wares. Wichitas and other southwestern
trioss viii arrive in day o. tive The
Indians really ;hink the Messiah has come
but. az they will not allow the unchrlstLan
white people 70 approach the sacr-i place
81 hIs abode, even refuEioZ comp ilisss ltary
tickets 10 representatives % the pres, OiilY
Indian accounts q the orgies can br o.,
tanned. The dancing viii probably X ON
tnEed for week Or two.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The blind champions of prohibition are
trying to console themselves, in the prac-
teal defeat of their hobby at the recent
election, as tested in the contest between
Kellogg and Ives for attorney general.
by quoting the alleged declaration of
Judge Ives that he will see to it that the
prohibitory laws are enforced. If he
qualities for the discharge of the duties
of the Office to which he has been elected
he will endeavor to have all the laws
uniformly applied and lived up to, if he
is honest and competent. 1t is not the
province of the attorney general, or any
other executive officer, to discriminate
between the laws or TO exercise his per-
sOnal likes or dislikes in the matter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
KNEW IT WAS WRONG.

From tie Chicago Tribune.
OF the Republicans who voted for the
Mckinley bin many did 80 with great
reluctance, knowing it was wrong. They
swallowed it because the eau Us ordered
IL. But not a solitary memUer seems to
have had up TO election night the least
idea what the effect of the passage of the
bill would be upon the voters. Not one
of those defeated congressman who are
saving that if the election had been de-
lave1 few months he would have Jared
better, has owned up that he had the
least idea he was going 10 be whipped
out OF his boots. Had al the RepublI
cans who have been beaten expected 1t
they would not have voted for the bill.
They have shown simply their utter ig-
norance Of popular sentiment and their
untitness TO be party leaders, for II Is not
good lea iership 10 pass an economic biI
which smasheS q party even temporarily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
REFORMS.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Those who profit by the inequalities
and injustice of existing economic and
social conditions will ever oppose, or at
least not favor, any r,form interfering
with their own authority, influence or
prosperity; and an odium attaches to
many reforms in consequence of their
having the support and adherence of the
unfortunate and the rabble, as those
who suffer 10y misfortune or the result of
their own folly and wrong-doing are apt
TO favor any reform which promises an
alienation of their misery.
There Is great significance in the word
reform. 1t implies a disintegration and
a reorganization and an adaptation to
new conditions. and therefore all reform
ers encounter great opposition, however
merltorious the principles they advo-
cate NJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The Arkansas City Dispatch ridicules
the idea suggested by some one that in
the makeup of the Kansas delegation in
the Fifty-second congress there will be a
considerable letting down, in point of
ability and stamina, as compared with
the present representatives. That paper
runs parallel by districts, and concludes
with the following apologetic mention of
the representative-elect from the Seventh
district: 1T is true Simpson is unpol-
ished and uncOuth, but the people of his
district were not deceived. He made a
thorough canvass and they voted with
their eyes open after hearing his
speeches"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The New York Sun remarks that there
is one Republican statesman of large
calibre, and one only, who can contem-
plate the general Republican wreck with
a sense of no loss of party prestige. His
name is James 6. Blaine. The people
have always believed in him, and he has
always been near to the people. For
fifteen years the politicians in the Re-
publican party have run counter to his
Judgment and his plans and have OPP
posed him almost unitedlv. Within two
years they will follow the leadership of
Blaine to a Republican victory or they
will follow their old time inclinations to
almost certain national defeat. What
ever may be said of the Suns lack of
political consistency as to its own party,
it must be accorded a liberal amount of
acumen and unequaled franknes5 for one
of its politics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

What woulda Democratic banquet he
In the absence Of suthin' 10 take: The
hanqueting ball Of the Bandana club. at
Leavenworth, was despoiled by the
police yesterday afternoon and every in
vited guest was compelled 70 take n
bottle along in his pocket or 90 it dry.
Lesvenworth will thus be again painfully
reminded that Robinson was not only de
feated, bat that Anthony's friend.
Humphrey, Is >til governor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

1t will be remembered that during the
last congress and just before its close, in
discussing one of the great economic
questions before the body of which he is
a member, Senator Plumb declared that
1T is about time for the people to have
the r innings" The sequel of the play"
of last week proves that the senator has
kept in closer touch with the people than
any other public official in the country.
In this respect, at least, Mr.. Plumb
came nearer measuring up to the states
mans standard than any other American
of TODAY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The wise farmers viii avail themselves
of the advantages afforded by the new
tariff law as far as they can. This calls
for diversitication Of crops, and as
beans bear the highest increase and ag-
gregate rate of duty of any other pro-
duct of the farm, and that crop being as
profitable as any other without the in
creased duty, we may reasonably ex-
pect large increase in the bean crop
next year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

4 glance at the list of counties by one
who has never observed il before, can
not but be struck with the large number
of counties in Kansas that hear the
names of Indian tribes, all of which at
some time made this state their place Of
abode. Beginning with the state itself
we have Cherokee, Cheyenne, Comanche.
kiowa, Miami. Neosho. Usage, Ottawa,
Pottawatomi. Shawnee, Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Iowa De ocrats are building great air
castles. Already they have figured it
out they will capture the legislature a
year hence, repeal some Of the statutes
and redistrict the state Gn other words
gerrymander it, so as to secure eleven
congressman. The Alliance seems to be
an unknown quantity up there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
For the Eagle.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT.


The moon has loOsed her golden hair,
About her shoulders white
The sllken glory ripples down.
Upon the dim, soft night.
She sweeps her white robes dainty fringe,
Across the purple sky;
Her queenly touch blends snow and fire.
In opal drifts on high.
She 'broders lengths OF airy cloud
With shining silver strands;
And spreads a veil OF golden gauze,
Ger miles OF distant lands.
She weavcs a web Of hlmy lace,
Where Swallowed leaves have thrown
From branching tree, their trailing grace,
Upon The pavement stone.
Her cool white fingers rimple lecks
OF river jewels bright,
On cornered dark, and lowered church
She spills crystal light.
Upon the night-enfOlded town
She turns her face SO fair,
And sleepy flowers murmur low
or love, to warm winged air.
The trackless realm % heaven glows,
With all the stars ahame;
And Luna. goddess OF the night,
Doth all their worship claim,
NwH
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Seventv-six million, eight hundred
thousand yards OF carpet were manu-
featured in the year 1899 by two hun
bred and four American carpet mills,
running eleven thousand looms, employ
ing forty-three thousand hands And
yet there are some people who profess
surprise that there should he any de-
mand for free wool anywhere in this
counrrV
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

An esteemed cotemporary consoles it
self and the party with the scripture
text, 1.-The Lord loveth whom He
chasteneth." From the way the chas-
tisement was laid on last week the party
must indeed be as 1.-THE apple of His eye"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The people of Wisconsin may discover
little later that it was a very sorry joke
they played upon themselves in electing
the father of Peck's uad boy to be gov
ernor Of that state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The Kansas Democrats have this
thought to cheer them in their expiring
moments: The JefTer oman principles
(save the mark of the party will be Car
rolled forth during the coming session of
the state legislature with the usual graf
ing discord upon Republican ears.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Wichita quit losing sleep over the cleo
ton week ago, and put out new signs
for business. Keep your eye on Wich-
ita-and keep up with her, if you outside
fellers want to be in at the winning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Both of the proposed amendments to
the constitution were defeated. Good
enough. The people are becoming tired
of patching up the old constitution every
two wears
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The editor of the EAGLE acknowledges
the receipt of a gorgeously 6 Jtten up in
vitation to attend the Galveston Deep
Water celebration on November IS and
10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
Philadelphia Store
POST OFFICE CORNER.

We will open Monday morning and offer for sale
acturers fine Sample Wraps which has been
pose of at the best they will bring.
The line embraces 300 garments and comprises
novelty out this in wraps The assortment
especially good in pushes and also in misses and chdren
sizes They will be sold at 30 the dollar just one
half the regular prices Sale begins at 10 clock.
Our$398 dress pattern sale immense We shall
continue during this week. until the stock is exhausted
only about 80 pieces left.
yards of Sc inch wool Henrietta with all trimmings com.
pete i yards sesia yards skirt lining dozen Buttons
silk, twist stays linen and Braid complete for s399 colos
all desirable and all new fresh stock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
he Tai WIN Go. Too.

, -'-n The Leave1worlh Times
Neelv saws that the Alliance and De
moCTacv occupy commoa ground IN
this state. Ye-e-es. and the Alliance oc-
cupies about al that ground. Il has
swallowed the Democracy, all but the
tail.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Gentlemen may cry peace! peacel but
there is no peace-nor can be as long as
the other fellows keep fighting.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-12-20
Telegraphic Notes.

! Wyoming reports very rich silver | find in the southern part of Carbon county.
 Jack Dempsey is in New Orleans and ] will begin training at once to meet FItzsimmons.
 ! The parish church at Cape St. Ignace | Quebec, was burned yesterday. The loss is S125,000.
 George Serker and James Lane, farm | CTS, were frozen to death in Clay county W. Va, last Wednesday.
 Union Pacific switchmen at Cheyenne gre on a strike in sympathy with the Ogden and Evanston strikers.
 The Farmers Alliance at Terre Haute. Ind, has declared boycott on Nelson, tiinns & Co.'s dressed beef.
 Harvard's Observatory Expedition to Peru, IS to be the most comprehensive scientific expedition ever set forth. Moses H. Dewey, workman in ROach's yard at Chester, Penn, has In- { herlted big estate from England. It is valued at s5.000,0OO.
 
 demolished and five of the occupants killed at crossing at Bristols, Penn, Friday, by freight train.
 It is stated that the Tariff bill, as now shaped under the hands of the committee of the French Cham mbers, out does the Mckinley bill in protectionism.
 The chemical division of the Agri- Lzl. Al Al solution of the difficulties attending the manufacture of sorghum sugar is not far off
 Chester Hitchcock, the founder of St. Paul and we'll known on the Pacific Coast and in the Northwest, died of paralysis at St. Paul Saturday, aged eighty years.
 Thres pesrons jumped from the third story of burning building at St. Louis yesterday. One has died from the in- juries received. The other two were only slightly hurt.
 The Ramos mining district, in the State of San Lu,s Potosi, one of the richest in Mexico, has been sold to an American syndicate, headed by Mir. Kirkland of Milwaukee.
 James $. Duncan, who was cashier of tn broken Bank of America at Phila- delphia, was found at Newcastle, Del He was brought back, and, in default of o2OO00. was locked up.
 Fifty seven sufferers from tuberculous dISeases have been inoculated with koch's lymph in New York, and physi- cians find that the results correspond exactly with those in Berlin.
 New York Democratic papers state that at a conference of about thirty leading Repu blicans Saturday it was decided that ex-Senator Platt must re- tire from the leadership of the party in the State.
 Charles Foster, an Englishman, about forty years old, was instantly killed Frl- day by passing truck on Canal street, New York city. Foster spent some time in California about four months ago.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-12-20
Territorial.

Flagstaff Democrat: The mining in- terest of the Grand Canyon is not a thing of the past. w. H. Ashurst and John Marshal have been prospecting and taking out srecimens for the past few weeks and are contemplating spend ing the winter there after mines. Mess CTS. Ed. Gales, Niles Cameron and p. D. Berry will go into the canyon in about two weeks to work their mining proper tie4 and will remain all winter.
 Bulletin: The corn crop raised in the Gila Valley was very heavy this year and most of it has been purchased by SolOmonville merchants. J. T Fitzger- ald says he has already bought 100000 pounds and expects to buy 100000 pounds more before the crop is all in.
 There is prune orchard of forty acres at Grangerville, California, which bore this year 2S, POO pounds of fruit, an average of 705 pounds to the tree One tree among the number produced ], LAO pounds. The fruit has sold in that locality this season for 912 cents a pound.