The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
THE FIGHT ON S. L. BARRETT.

The name of the present register of
deeds of Sedgwick county is ]. R. Brown.
Brown is a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat
who four years ago was elected to Office
by Republican votes, because of the
claim that he was a crippled Union
soldier. Republicans seldom forget a
crippled Union soldier however wrong
that soldiers politics. Patriotism with
the Republican party covers multitude
of sins. This man Brown in the four
years he has held Office has never lost an
opportunity, however, to stab the Re
publican party, going so far at one time
as to attempt to insult the chief execu-
tive of the state while addressing Re-
publican meeting at this place. This
man Brown is now trying to elect his
deputy to his present position.
His deputy's name is SchRtfer.
Schaeffer has been living in Harvey
county where he used to run for Office
He was q great friend of Browns.
When Brown was running for register of
deeds this man Schaeffer was running
for Office in Harvey county. If he had
been elected and Brown defeated Schaef-
fer would have made deputy of Brown
we doubt not. AS it was the people of
Harvey county didn't want Schaeffer
and when he was defeated Brown ap-
pointed him deputy register of deeds of
Sedgwick county. The republicans who
voted for Brown felt mighty sore of
course but it was a Democratic victory
which they had helped to bring about
and they couldn't help themselves. Now
IN turn this Harvey county friend of
Browns and his deputy comes
out for register of deeds in
Sedgwick county and no doubt with the
understanding that he is to turn round
and in turn make Brown his deputy, or
some Democratic friend of Browns. The
EAGLE is not much given to personal
politics, but this brazen crowd, backed
by it's ring horses and impudent organ,
has the gall to turn themselves loose in
personal abuse of that old crippled and
manned Union soldier, S. L. Barrett, the
Republican nominee for register of
deeds. You Republicans who have been
wheedled into voting for men on the
Democratic ticket, by the howl of resub
mission and other side issues, just think
of the above case. And while thinking
of that case remember the impudence Of
the last Democratic sheriff contest and
the way you were persuaded to
stand by that job with your vote.
And think of the fact that
a man whom the people of Harvey
county wouldn't have in Office, Demo-
crat, too, being forced by this man
Brown onto Republican Sedgwick coun-
ty. 1t is only equalled by the Demo-
cratic claim of two years ago that the
Democrat whom they were running for
sheriff, and who actually beat Thode
Brown by Republican votes, too, was
doing business in Wichita in the year
1874 and gave away a whole store full
of goods to the graSshopper sufferers.l 1t
wasn't denied because it was taken as
joke by the Republicans, but all the
same it elected a Democratic sheriff, a
man that neither the Democrats or ALI
ance would touch this fall. It is further
stated, and is probably true,
that Schaeffer is a stock
holder, or in some way interested
in the Topolobampo, Mexico, scheme,
which is clear beyond the boundaries of
the United States; and, it is believed by
many, and from an article he wrote for
this paper a short time since in defense
of that scheme, it would seem that in
case he is not kept in a fat Office in the
United States-in Sedgwick county
that re will become citizen of that for
eign country and subject of Diaz.
Maybe the Republicans of Sedgwick
love Schaffer and Brown too
much to permit such sacrifice, but we
won't believe it until we see the ballots
counted in November.
As for S. L. Barrett, they may, and
probably will, go on with their lies
about him, but the fact remains that
Sedgwick county is his home, and that
he does not want any other, that he !
won't go to Topolobampo or any other
foreign country in any event, that he is
a manned and crippled patriot who |
fought for his country, that he is q Re |
publican who is in every way competent |
10 fill the position for which conven-
ton of his fellow Republicans named |
him as their candidate.