The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-11

of them. Before the clock strikes mid
night on November the 3rd next, NJ. NJ.
McAllister, with only one arm to use,
will have shaken hands and passed a
| pleasant word with nearly every man in
Sedgwick county.
He Who Is Honesty Itself-J. NJ. Allen
In every community, there is one man
whom every body likes; one man whom
everybody longs for a chance to defend;
one man who is quoted for his honesty;
one man who is boasted of for his unpre-
tentiousness; one man whose name is a
synonym for his personal purity and
honor; one man whom all the whole
community admires, individually and
collectively.
Is that man not Johnny Allen?
Here in Wichita and Sedgwick county,
there is one man who for twenty years
has gone in and out before you; one man
who has lived in your midst; one man
who has his sentiments and upholds
them but makes no enemies.
Is that man not Johnny Allen?
In this community, there has been
man who has held responsible posi-
tions, who has handled great sums of
money and troublesome collateral;
man who has been in the most embar-
raising positions an in the greatest inn
minence of necessarily hurting some
citizen. A man who has done those
things but today stands unattached, un-
illuminated, unreproached, privately or
publicly by a single living soul.
Is that man not Johnny Allen?
There is a man in Sedgwick county to-
day, who in the short scroll of his mortal
existence has not one wrong deed written
there; has not in the span of his life one
dishonorable act; one dishonest thought;
Que disreputable opinion. A man whose
purity is as natural as the sunlight.
Is that man not Johnny Allen?
There is one man here among us who
has gone on in his own way: who holds
his own opinions: man who has his
sentiments: and who is ready to defend
them: who is patriotic and public
spirited.
Is not that man Johnny Allen?
There is one man in this community
who has never refused when the Occa-
sion demanded it to go down in his jeans
and contribute his share to the upbuild-
ing of new enter rprises-enterprises that
have benefited the country as much as
the city. And that man who did this
was so quiet and unpretentious that no
body ever noticed 1t particularly and
the kind of a man it pleased because it
was not noticed.
Is that man not Johnny Allen?
John Allen is a square, upright. un-
pretentious, honest, fair-minded citizen. |
In this broad land, among the millions /
of human beings, there is not a man, /
woman or child who can today charge J. |
VI. Allen with one inhumane or dishon- /
est act. From his earliest childhood 10 /
the present day J. VI. Allen has been the /
same quiet, honest, big-hearted man
whom every citizen, be he Of Republi- |
can, Democratic or Alliance politics, !
knows him 10 be today. A little OF j. 4
u. Aliens history will be interesting be
cause it will be new. for Mr.. Alien Is the
last man in the world 20 say q word
about himself.
J. VI. Alien was bOrl and reared on a
farm in Union county, Indiana. He
served in the late war II the
Ninth Indiana cavalry, but who
ever heard Johnny Allen ever say a
word about what he has done for bis
country: He came to Kansas in 1871.
He was engaged here in the mercantile
business sixteen years. During that
time he Of necessity had business with a
great many people, not one Of whom to
day can offer one word against him or
his character. His business ability and
was always shrewd and
successful He served two terms in the
city council and one term on the board
Of education Every vote in those posi-
tons that he cast was done 50 inielli-
gently and his advocacy of measures /
was vigorous.
lie IS a finished fnancier, shrs~d IN
the manipulation Of large amounts
and honest 70 a "t' in everything
Lc LIZ A--aN1I - - Z
a preferable policy; honest not becs8gs ii
IDsures man a good name; honest
rot because be was restricted 70 such . I
course, but honest because it was n him
part Of his being and parcel Of the {
Immaculate existence of the mac.
Among group Of men excellent IN {
Judgment and superior II financial aod {
business tact, composIng the board q /
.rsstees IN the packing house fund. he Z
vas selected b. them a. the hitss' % the ,
,roup to undertake the Management of Z
I. and be was made secretary and treas :
irsr OF the board accordingly. This
barge consisted of nsariy half million :
iollzrs Of real estate. 50. 600 in mort =
ages. and 80 % IN cash sabscripsions q
Il took mind % bod this IN trus,-a !,
,road. financial nsiDd. alive 20 sTery IN :
crest and individual that was repre- :
enteds Al hocsst En4nd that weighed d