The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-29
cine. think it is but right. fair and just
for the defeated party to give IN and let
the peopl, have their choice.

conspiratOr. kfeS, was seen and he said:
81 don't know anything about the facts,
but if the EAGLE stated the matter cor
rectly this morning think the fellows who
are into the scheme are making asses of
themselves. am against anything and
everything of that kind. We have recog-
nized the apportiorment of the districts as
they exist and some of our fellows have
held Office under that apportionment and
| we have no kick coming to US now il we
| want to be fair. That's all / care to say
| about it. / am against the contest"
FOR MAJORITY RULE.
Justice G. W. Ebey of Wichita town
ship, who supported and worked for the
fusion ticket said: Il know Webb was
elected; know he had good majority Of
the votes and l am in favor of majority
rule, regardless Of bubbles and tech
nicalities."
voX POPULI vOX DEL.
"The voice OF the people is the voice of
God" said 5. l.. Johnson, the Democratic
war horse of the Sixth ward. 81 am too
busy" said he, continuing, Ito investigate
the matter thoroughly, but l want to say
right here and now and forever that be-
lieve that when the people elect man to
Office, no matter who he is, that he should
be given his seat. The people can always
be trusted is good Democratic doctrine and
it suits me to a dot"
MINORITY OUGHT TO SUBMIT.
In politics, ex-Councilman Bob Carson,
who is one of the Democratic pillars of the
First ward, is quite philosopher. When
an EAGLE reporter called on him yesterday
he WAS taking an after dinner smoke en-
his work bench aud thinking no doubt on
the general depravity of professional poll
ticians for he had just read in the EAGLE
an account of the attempt robbery of the
commissioners Office by Kies, Stewart and
Ipey.
"Give US your opinion" said the report
er. MY opinion isn't worth darn, !"
said the modest ex-councilman.
When the reporter assured him that his
opinion was generally about correct Bob
said "When majority OF the people say
that certain man is their choice and he
gets majority of the votes the minority
ought to submit and take their soothing
syrup. think the majority of the people
are nearly always right although it took
they WERE At any rate they are always
right when there is Democratic victory,
l know that for certainty. 1 hate to
talk about this contesting and monkey
business; it generally makes me Sd tired
and weary. l have been in politics twenty
years and the longer l remain the more
political shysters l see. Good day, call
around again sometime and will show you
what good, honest industry means.
OPPOSED TO THE CONTEST.
Colonel II. II. Harris of Derby, the de-
feated candidate for county clerk on the
Populist ticket and, by the way, one OF
| the squarest Popuiists in this county, was
met in front of Munson & McNamara's.
Colonel, what do you think of the con.
test, or, do you care to express yourself on
the snbject?" asked the reporter. Il have
never any objections to state where H. II.
Harris stands" was his reply. Il am OPP
posed to the contest, as l know that Mr..
Webb was honestly elected by majority
of the people Whatever the people say at
the polls l will submit to it and SO ought
every body else; for the voice OF the people
10 a country like ours ought to be sacred.
l have submitted, although defeat to me
was heavy blow; heavier perhaps than
to any other man On the defeated ticket.
ToLER FOR WEBB.
H. G. Toler, defeated candidate for
county treasurer on the straight Demo
cratic ticket, said:
II believe in the people determining
whom they want to represent them. If
! understand it, Webb was elected by pro-
Oh
The voice OF the people is the voice of God,
and it should not be subverted on technic-
alities raised by mere quibblers l am
against contest, aud am an out ami out
Webb man since m ajority of the people
have made him their choice.
HAS FAITH IN SCHAUP.
Mr. Webb was in town last night, and
stated that he had too much confidence in
his neighbor Mr.. Schaup to believe him to
be in with the scheme. 81 will never"
said he, 'believe that Calvin Schaup went
into this sbheme, and if he did it was
through the Misrepresentation of the po-
litical tricksters who are pushing this
scheme TO defeat me, or rather to defeat
the people"
COMPOUND THEIR QUIBBLING.
W. c. Langdon defeated candidate for
Surveyor on the stalwart Democratic
ticket said: am no hog. | believe that
when a man is beaten honestly and fairly
that ought to be the last of it. Confound
this ouibbling over technecalities anyway,
I don't think anybody should take advau-
tage of them. beiieve that when man
is elected to Office by the people, and that
when il is as fair for me as it is for the
other, that he should be given his seat re-
gardless of technicalities which are noticed
only by narrow minds. This is particu-
larly true when the district is now what
it has been for the past seven or eight
years. You can put me down against a
contest,
CHARLIE FEMINIST IT.
Charlie Mosbacher, the defeated fusion
candidate for sheriff was in his store sell
ingThunksging presents when the reporter
called on hita and asked him what he had
to say about the contest. Charlie believes
that brevity is the soul of wit, and dis
missed the matter by saying, Il believe
Webb was fairly elected to the Office of
county commissioner, aud he ought 10 be
seated without question. am against
the contest
GREAT SOCIETY SENSATION.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
We mean In this case 20 be married or not
to be married, and upon this issue hangs
law suit which will make the celebrated
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