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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
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have ever failed to make good every
promise, or refused to pay legitimate
death loss. On the other hand there are
instances without number in which
the families of deceased beneficIarles in
these organizations have been saved
from poverty and want by the money
received at the death of the head Of the
family. The methods employed by most
of the fraternal societies Is such that
thousands of men are enabled to carry q
life insurance, who otherwise could not
do so. The system of paying small
amounts at stared intervals has Its
manifold advantages to the iaboring
man of small means. Furthermore, by
this system man pays only the actual
cost. He does not contribute to princely
salaries and millions of capital stock.
If the death rate Is large the
expense is heavier. while If the death
rate is small the assessments are fewer.
Eraternal insurance Is the cheapest of
ali insurance and probably the best.
There is less litigation connected withlt.
and greater promptness IN payment OF
lossos.
So rapidly has fraternal life Insurance
grown in popular favor that the ''old
lne" life insurance companies are get
ting alarmed, and are using all manner
Of means to create distrust and secure
advese legislation. 1t is probably this
influence which inspired the introduce
ton of the Illinois bill, measure which,
now that its true character is known,
will certainly fail Of final passage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
NARROW NONSENSE.

Thank heaven there will be 10 railroad legisla
ton. The house passed bill crucifyirg Missouri
river towns in the interest of two or three small
wholesalers in the center Of the state, and the SEN
ate passed bin crucifyi the whole state in the
interest Of demagogical Pop malice and ignorance
Between the two the Lords people and common
and general business interests have vailed
Kansas City Gazette.
Oh, bosh. y The Greenslee bill on
which months of expert knowledge and
experience were expended. was the best
piece of railway legislation ever offered
the country, both for the railways and
the state at large. Of course it was not
in the interest of that perverse, arbi-
trary one-sided fool monopoly rule die
tated by eastern roads making all Kan
sas trade subservient to the Missouri
river terminals of said roads. Kansas
must have that or like legislation or the
state viii never have any commercial or
manufacturing growth or power. That
maximum rate bill would simply have
dumped the entire tonnage of Kansas
on the Missouri river. 1t could have
gone no where else nor in any other
direction, Don't forget George that you
once lived in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
KANSAS REFORM Frs.

From the Atchison Champion.
There are lot of political ninconpoops
in Kansas whose sole stock in trade is in
personal abuse of every man who
has invested money and en-
terprise in the state. Not long ago we
heard two of these fellows talking on
railroad train. They were cursing the
merchants, the banks and the railroads.
They were SO loud in their talk about
town robbers that, upon arriving at
the station where we all got off, we
made inquiry as to their names and
standing. One of them we learned was
farmer who had loaned ont to his
neighbors upon mortgage security s., 900
and made oath to the assessor that his
personal property did not exceed
the $500 exemption allowed by law. The
other was a man under indictment for
stealing hogs from his neighbors. Their
visit 10 town was 10 attend a meeting to
resolve that "we are on the verge of
moral, political and financial ruin" and
that 1--WE will send you carload of men
TO help subdue the robbers rebellion" at
Topeka. OF course cit takes all sorts o.
folks TO make world" but we beg to
state that Kansas has more than its
share of that particular kind of material.
Occupation alone does not make men
good. There are bad men in all lines OF
business, but ''the town robbers" as
they are called, need not fear compari-
son with their loud mouthed critics OF
the kind herein described.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
OUR RECORD.
To the Editor of the Eagle:

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Republicans stand by your guns"
don't be frightened at the temporary
success of our enemies; the eternal prin-
cipals for which we contend are right,
and right will prevail. Gross ignorance
OF the principal of protection caused our
defeat, for a time. blu: practical dem
onstration of the wild schemes of the
opposition will surely result III the
triumphant recognition of our principals.
The principal of protection is practiced
in the family, in municipal, in county,
ard in state governments, and why
should not the strong arm of the gov
eminent at Washington be thrown
around our industries of whatever kind.
Nine-tenths of the men that howl against
protection seem to forget that they
practice it in all their relations to busi-
ness affairs. They can sec the necessity
of protection when their own personal
interest is at stake. The same is true in
government affairs.
The wild craze of the Populist party.
built on the false position that man is
entitled to all the wealth he creates, and
because a man has attained to the posi-
ton OF millionaire he is necessarily a
Eobber, and that fifty eight is ma icrity
over siXty.three, is surely short lived.
The good sense of the American people
will relegate the leaders of such corrupt
theories to their proper place. The Re-
publican party took the old ship Of state
from the hands of the Democracy, with
out rudder, yardarm or mast, being
drifted at the mercy of the storm, and
placed her in the proud position she
holds today among the nations of the
world, with her flag proudly floating
before her. feared and respected in all
lands. Our country was on the brink
of ruin-heI treasury empty. her credit
gone, four millions of human beings in
chains, her flag trailed in the dust.
Look at her today. Why, no
we are proud of our record,
for in thirty years we have made it pos
sible for newly elected Democratic
president. standing in the presence of
thousands, TO point with pride
10 the expansion of our country, the |
of her institutions, the Won
lerful thrift of her people, and the |
demonstrated superiority OF our free
government. Again | say Republicans |
stand by your guns and let us see TO it
hat the results Of our achievements to |
which even our enemies point with |
bride shall be perpetuated.
A. j. ONEIL.
KIowA, Kan, March s, 1898.
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RUMP REBELLION.

From the Kansas Chief.
The late rump rebellion at Topeka was
not the first affair of the kind in the
history of this country. One almost
exactly like it occurred just 100 years
before, in the same month Of February,
before the constitution of the United
States was framed. 1t was known as
Shay's Rebellion. The arguments used
were precisely the same then as now.
Instead of plutocrats and monopolies,
which terms had not then been invented
the howl was against the aristocrats,
The governor, the senate, and the general
court, were the aristocrats. 1t was COM
planned that they were receiving too high
salaries, and that taxes were too high.
They demanded the issue of paper
money, as remedy for all the evils.
The insurgents marched upon Worcester
to dispense the court. but were surprised
and utterly routed by the forces of Gen
eral Lincoln. The rout wss as complete
as the overthrow Of the den of hogs in
the state house at Topeka, when the
members of the Republican house
marched up in force and stormed it.
Every state must experience these cpl
denies. Massachusetts, has not had
rebellion since, and the signs are that
there Will be no more Anarchist rebel
lions in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
LEWELLING's REVOLUTION.
F3oin the New York Once-a-Week.

F3on the New York Once-aWeek.
Whatever may be the outcome of the
recent disturbance in Kansas, the specta-
Gle OF two rival legislatures in session
has been highly disgraceful to the state
and the nation, and will do us lot of
harm in the esteem of the world. 1t is
very easy to say that we don't care what
other people may think of US; it is also
very unsafe. Reputation ranks next in
Importance to character. Give a dog a
bad name and you may as well kill him.
The phenomenal growth of our popula-
ton and prosperity has been due largely
to the muscle. money and mind that we
have drawn hither from other lands;
difficulty like that in Kansas, when re-
ported on the other side of the Atlantic,
as all such things are reported, and in
their full size, is called american
it is not charged to single section or
state, and it has the effect of keeping out
a lot of would-be immigrants of the class
that we most need. If Americans heard
of similar row in French or German
province they would call it anarchy;
foreigners can't be blamed if they draw
similar conclusions. In fact, the Kansas
trouble. no matter which side the reader
may sympathize with, isn't bit more
creditable to the people than the FREE
quent South American political squab-
bles which all of us regard with con-
tempt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

If the suspicion that the recent heavy
expectation of gold from this country
has been deep laid scheme to force the
government to issue considerable in
stallment of bonds is correct. the dispo-
sitlon on the part Ct holders of gold to
exchange as much of that metal money
DIS the government may require to tide it
over the present emergency for a like
amount of treasury notes, will no doubt
have the effect to break the scheme and
in short time put stop to the extraor-
binary outflow Of gold There may be
nothing in the aforementioned appre-
henSion, but the reported inquiry on the
part of the administration after the
placing of bonds in England, if it shall
become necessary to issue them, would
seem to bear out the notion that there is
some ground for the belief first referred
tn. 1t may be stated as general propo-
sition that the sentiment of the country
is against the issue of bonds for any pur-
pose unless it shall become absolutely
imperative.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

For the first time since her admission
into the Union is the Republican column
of the United States senate printed omit
ting the name of Kansas. If PETER can be
counted as being as much as one and
Martins seat is not to be contested then
Kansas has two senstors, one in the col
umn headed Dem. and the other in the
column headed Pop. Out here in Kan
sas they mean the same thing, but for
some reason the Cleveland administra-
ton keeps up distinction in the senate.
John Martin was invited into the DEM
ocratic caucus but PETER was not.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

During the past four years of Republi-
can control of the government six states
were added 10 the list. The Democracy
will no doubt try TO duplicate that record
during the next four years. To do this
states Will have TO be made of the terri
tories of Utah. Arizona, New Mexico.
Oklahoma and the Indian territory.
This will exhaust the list of territories.
but will leave the party in power one
state short, and the Union lacking one
of having even fifty. With the terri
tories thus created into states, state
making will cease, until Texas takes a
notion TO divide her territory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
FREE SCHOOL BOOKS

From the Leavenworth Times
A committee of our school board has
gone TO Topeka to fight the free text
book bill, and vet free text books is
what The state needs. The experiment
has been tried in other states and has
worked TO the satisfaction of the people
and has been found TO be a great
saving The fact OF the matter is that
the people are robbed by the publish
ers of text books. For years the pub
fishing houses have had practical
text book trust. They had 4 scale of
prices that is adopted by every house
aud there Is, therefore. no competi-
ton that effects prices and the prices are
maintained at three or four times what
they ought to be. 4 spelling book. for
instance, such SIS we used 20 get fifty
years ago for ten cents we must now pay
thirty cents for, although paper IS far
cheaper now than it was then and the
boob can be made for one-half what il
could then.
y properly devised system OF free
text books would be great advantage
to the people Of Kansas and educational
men ougi; not 10 interfere With the pas
sage OF such law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

In changing the name Of his paper
from Sentinel to Democrat, Colonel
Tomlinson withdrew support from the
alleged stalwart Democracy, but it is a
matter of special note that he has no
sympathy with the fusion idea. What
he seems to favor is just simply, plain,
one-galius Democracy, free from en-
tangling alliances of any sort and with
criuoline embellishments.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
CLEVELAND AND HIS REFoRM.

A great many Democrats seem appre-
hensive of Mr.. Clevelands civil service
enunciations. They need give themselves
no trouble. Cleveland, eight years ago.
talked loud of civil service reform, de-
claring that he was going to stand bv
the civil service law. But everybody
knows that he didn't His assistant
postmaster general whacked off 40 600
postmaster's heads with the greatest pos
sibe alacrity. Each of the other depart
ments followed the same lead. Heads
have began to fall already. 1t will not
be forgotten that this man Cleveland has
been putting up pitiful plea for the
poor man, while no one disputes his con-
nection with Tammany or that he has
been connected only with corporations.
He talks plausabiy about silver having
fair show, but its the show
which the gold bugs of Wall
street may only accord. He has
preached tariff reform in the direction
of ultimate free trade, but no one be-
lieves that his administration will more
than cut the tariff down on one article
to put it up on another. Cleveland has
been a successful office-seeker, but by
such methods as would never have
availed in any other party than one of
such blind partisanship as marks and
rules 4he Democratic party. In other
words, he will act when he says he
won't, and he won't act when he Gays he
will. This prediction is wholly predi-
Gated upon his own record. Of course
the opinion costs nothing, but, on the
other hand, the necessary time and at
tention to verify it comes at exactly the
same price
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
FRATENAL LIFE INSURANCE,

From the Hutchinson News
Some of the old line Insurance com
panies are evidently getting in their
work at Springfield. III. bin having
passed the second reading, the effect OF
which. if enacted into law, would be
TO wipe out most Of the fraternal insGr-
ance organizations in that state. Il Is
part OF the duty of legislatures to make
safeguards against fraud to the end that
the people may be protected, tut il l.
no; shown that these fraternsl Insurance
organizations Lave been guilty Of prac-
ricInc frauds IL il not shown thai tier
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
THE BEST PLAN,
ON the Emporla Republican.

From the Empor1a Republican.
The Republicans in most of the cities
and towns of Kansas will nominate
straight tickets for municipal officers
this spring. That is the best plan from
every point of view at this time. 1t will
tend to unite and extend the organiza-
ton of the party for the campaigns that
are to follow. If the party is we'll or
gained all along the line, it will be an
easy matter to beat the calamityites two
years hence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

1t seems a little strange that England
the most progressive and one of the
Oldest of monarchical governments,
should come to the United States, one of
the youngest Of nations and republic, to
learn important lessons touching govern
mental economy, but that is what she is
doing. The immigration question is
vexing Britain and she will take notes
of our management of the problem.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

Cleveland's cabinet ministers, with
the exception of Gresham, assembled at
the executive mansion and qualified to
their several positions in body. The
curious are now asking why Gresham
didn't wait Che took oath of office private
ly the day before) and go in with the
others? Can it be that the secretary of
state intends to ''gang by himself::"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

In New York over forty inches of
snow have fallen, quantity which has
been exceeded only in the winter of 1873
4, when sixty inches fell. The number of
sEowfalls in Kansas during the past
fall and winter was greater than ever
known, though the aggregate volume of
precipitation was not larger than the
average. There was remarkable little in
the form of rain
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

Mr. Lamont's experience with the navy
will demonstrate whether newspaper
man can thrive on water.-Atchison Pa
t1iot.
Mr.. Lamont may be bombastic, and all
that, but he will hardly be simple
enough to attempt the Pharaoh act with
our little army.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

The formal announcement and reit-
Grafton from President Cleveland that no
feappolntments VIII be made, that is 10
say, none of those who held Office under
the former administration will be reap
pointed under this, will have the effect
OF GTeaklng many state and scattering
the figures of many a calculation. But.
while the disappointment will DE great
it will cause no little rejoicing among
the new crowd OF besiegers. The de-
claration is also interpreted to mean that
the turning out of present incumbents of
appointive positions viii be more on the
wholesale order than under the former
Cleveland regime, his civil service pro-
fession TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

1t may be that it can't be proven that
Lewslling received any of that corrup-
ton fund raised at Kansas City by
Legate, but it is not denied that he ap-
pointed one of the well known law
breakers as a police commissioner. Jim
says he didn't give any of it to Lewell-
ing, but he fails TO tell who he did give
1t TO, and nobody would intimate that
Legate would keep it all himself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

table. Dickens n i read MS copy far,n-
fully and writtel notes therein. OF
this copy the leaves had not been cat
but with il lay the Prayers OF the
Age" and volum $ of poems which had
all been well re: and 'Pickwick" up
on the top-An lie Field, in Harpers
Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

The Lawrence World quotes Judge
Emery as authority for the statement
that there is not single Cleveland civil
service reform Democrat in Lawrence
and very few that will agree with him
on the silver question. If that is true
Lawrence will be a mighty good place
for the new administration to put its
civil service reform ideas into practical
operation. The present incumbents are
thoroughly competent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

TheDemocratic papers VIII never get
done dwelling on the fact that Mrs.
Cleveland kissed her husband be-
fore he went up to be sworn IN. 1t
must be an unusual thing for Demo-
crat to have bis wife kiss him, or other
wise what is there so strange or praise
worthy in Mrs. c. kissing Ruth's daddy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

The Big Seventh district, as provided
in the new apportionment act of the leg
islature, is still the big Seventh in area;
but the new Eighth will be the big dis
trict in every other respect. According
to the government census of 1890 1t has
q population or 1877 500
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

The United States supreme court has
decided a case involving the right of a
municipality TO tax telegraph company
in the sum of So year for every pole
erected and maintained within the cor
porate limits of such municipality, in
favor of such rights. If enforced
throughout the country the Western
Union will have to pay, it is estimated,
500 000, 900 a year as such tax.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

G. P. Putnam'S Sons, OF New York
and London, have in preparation new
illustrated edition of "Old Court Life in
France" by Frances Elliott, author of
The Diary of All Idle Woman in Italy"
They have also in preparation new
illrstrated edition of "Woman IN France
During the 18th Century" by Julia
Kavanagk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

c. B. Kirkland having sold his Salina
County Journal to ]. L. Bristow, the
former retires from journalism after
continuous labor N that field FOR twenty
two years with the Journal. AIr. Bris-
tow consolidates the journal with his
paper, tie Republican. This new deal
will materially strengthen the Republi-
can as a progressive newspaper and
party journal, leaving it as it does with
out competition as party paper in the
strong and prosperous county of Saline,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

A dispatch from Washington says
that the position of land commissioner
probably lies between Ex-Governor
Francis of Missouri and Ex-Governor
Click of Kansas. 1t is pounds to pen
MES that it won't be Click, or any other
fnsionist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
Why Not Change Soth7

I rom the Atch son Patriot.
Even if the president escapes without
so much as cold in the head. nobody
recalling the scene can truthfUllT de-.
clare that there was any sublimity in the
spectacle of chief magistrate hatless
and shivering in the wind, or perchanc
dripping under an uncertain umbrella.
as he accepted the solemn responsible
ties of his Office. We repeat: Let "
change the date or the nature OF the
ceremonial. and preferably the date.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
EXCu ANGE SHOTS
Southern Chiyalry.

From the Topeka Democrat
1t is rare notion of chivalry that the
men at Sand Mountain, Ala, possess.
The other night at ball one of the
male dancers stepped on a lady train.
In ten minutes the smoke had cleared
away sufficiently for the remaining at
PENDANTS to gather up two dead bodies
and several ofIthe wounded. The thought
of what might have happened had one
OF the men danced twice with another
mans girl is too horrible to think about.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
An Amicahie Arranxem.pN

Lady of the House Ito the new girl
i cannot allow you TO keep follower
of your own. There is a corporal who
comes to our house every Sunday: he is
accustomed To our ways, and ali my
former servants have had him for Ia
sweetheart; yon can have him too
Nebelspalter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
A StardOM

Applicant-l ask for the hand Of your
daughter.
Parent-Hsve you any prospects for
the future?
.None whatever"
''She hasn't any. either. Take her.
my boy, and be happy. Bless you both"
Texas Siftings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11

A Washington report Of the Inaugural
ton ball says that Mrs. Jerry Simpson
wore "black velvet with point lace and
diamonds" The man she sleeps with is
evidently no longer sockless.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
On. Their Glass.

Choliy-Teddie Is not considered one
Of Us any noah.
Chappie-why not. 6eah bog
Caolly--ue was caught thinking.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-11
CT. to Erame.

QEe-icus-How DO you account for
shere being so many sleighing accidents
every winter?
Cynicns-I attribute # 10 the hsbi. o.
driving with one hsrd---Life.