The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-30
POOR MIR. KlEs KNOCKED OUT.

Is. h hleS, calamity candidate Tor CLERK
of the district court, lately advertised a
meeting at Center school house in Mime
ha township. In his posters he threw out
a challenge inviting discussion of the
| great questions of the hour. Kies is the
same lad who sought to make himself no.
torious By issuing a challenge to Governor
| George L. Anthony to debate with him. If
Webster was alive Mr. Kies would chal-
lenge the God-like Daniel for joint de-
bate. If the noblsst Roman of them all,
the great Brutus, were alive. he would
| probably be surprised to receive a chal
lenge to debate the subtreasury scheme
with Kies. Kies bowls calamity long and
loud. He is an exponent of the subtreas-
ury, the land loan plan and all of the wild
schemes known in the Alliance catalogue.
On Saturday evening last he had his
meeting set in Minneha township at the
Center school house A good crowd was
present. not so much to hear Kies as to
see the fun, as they shifted debate. The
Republicans of Sedgwick county are al
ways ready. "Semper Paratus''is their mot
to; they are always loaded for bear Also
all small game. About o'clock as Mr..
Kies was sitting quietly in the west end of
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dreamily On how pleasant it would be, TO
be district clerk of Sedgwick county, one
OF the best paying county Offices in the ell
| tire state of Kansas, and thinking also of
how pleasant were his surroundings. He
was surprised to see Senator Bentley walk
in the door. The senator wore his best
smile. At his back was Judge Museller,
who was in good spirits. Then came John
Davis, Frank Goode, Newton S. Bridge
man, Professor Carson and Judge Neftz-
ger. Also Mr.. o. Boyle, A. J. Stanley,
John Fazsl. j. F. Farnum, Tom Clegg,
aud other tried Republicans. To say that
kiess was surprised does not fully des-
cribe the case. Senator Beutly at once
came to business with Kies. His propo-
sition was that kies divide the time with
Judge Muscular. This he reluctantly con-
sented TO do. Each man spoke one and one
half hour. kies opened the ball with an
hours speech. 1t was the same old wall,
Calamity Calamity Calamity the sub
treasury, aud the land loan schemes.
Muuchausen in his best days never equal
led in fables the wild statements Of this
editor kies. 1t was hard work for him to
get through an hour as his arguments run
out. He found the audience about equally
divided. He expected a walk-a-way, he
met Waterloo. Many Republicans were
in the audience; they looked aside aud
smiled at his vaporings. Several Alliance
men who sat on the front seat pounded the
floor with their boot heels. The women
on the back seats went to sleep They
were soothed by the droniug voice of kies
as he waded through figures till his brain
reeled He closed with an attack on Col
onel Murdoch, Bent Murdoch and Senator
Bentley, and left the floor. The chairman
then introduced Judge Museller, and the
way he waded into Kies was a caution.
A farmer at the window said that while
Muscular was speaking Kies seemed to be
settling down, and down until only
little tuft of tangled hair was
seen sticking out of his boot
tops Musseller took up his argu-
ment on the free coinage of silver. He
skinned his subtreasury and land loan
business out of sight and he Won the argu-
ment from the first. Said an old farmer
Oh the back seat who wore Grand Army
button on his lapel, 81 tell you brains will
win" Musseiler became personal, went
for blood, told kies that he was simply
here as an officeseeker and that he was
sincere, he only wanted office. Said that
kies was only here for stuff, came for a
bonus, and would go for bonus He
grew eloquent toward the close, and
wound up his speech with great credit,
and no little applause. 1t was remarked
by his friends that the judge was at his
best and that he had made a magnificent
speech.
kes then closed the debate speaking for
half an hour, deyoting most of his time to
abuse of the present laws, and the individ-
uals and officers of this county. II was
TRADE of abuse and thoroughly disguised
most of the people present
It was remarked by those present that if
this country was in the condition depicted
by kies. the great wonder was that kes
did OF leave it.
At the conclusion of the debate, Senator
Bently addressed the chair and said that
he was authorized by the committe to an
nounce meeting at the same hour and
place on Saturday evening Sept. 8, to be
addressed by prominent Republican
speakers, he also said that on
behalf of the county central
committee he issued a challenge to Mr..
Kies to debate the issues of the day with
Judge Muscular at any time and place to
be named by Mr. kies.
No date was fixed for this debate Mr..
Kies simply saying that he would de-
termine and arrange the matter later on.
1t was cheeky move Of kies to go into
Newt Bridgeman's township, where he
stands first class with his friends aud
neighbors and attempt to gain votes there
against Bridgeman by calamity wall Ii
he can do this the EAGLE man is mistaken
in the temper of that people Kies and
the calamity gang seem to be out of place |
in Minneha township.