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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
WERE IGNORANCE is BLISS.

General Grant in his famous Des
Aoines speech declared that In universal
education of the people would be found
the only hope for permanency in 4 Re
publican form OF government like ours.
His advice came too late to save the
states of Kansas and Colorado from the
disaster Of ignorance which has over
taken their people in the guise of Pop
rule. Ignorance is the mother of preju-
dice and, the deuser the ignorance the
binder the prejudice. 1t would be an
impossible task TO convince the average
Pop that there has been more corruption
and malfeasance in Office in Kansas
in the past two years than in
all the history of the state of thirty
years of Republican rule. Dumb
adhesion to their rulers and unwavering
faith in all that they declare, mark
the political acts and convictions
of the great body of the Pop party. But
two state institutions have escaped the
scandal of corruption under LEVEL
ling, and the . boards and employees
of the two exceptions have been
guilty Of indefensible and unexplained
acts. Artz was let out only because his
steal couldn't be covered up, but Todd in
spite of ch;rges and proofs has been re-
tanned. The attempt to remove Mrs.
Lease was not because of her unac-
countable transactions but because she
told on the others. The orphan asylum
outrage was smoothed over and the pen
lsentiary robbery whitewa shed. The
insane asylum irregularities and the
idiot school outrages remain unrebuked
with the heads of both institutions def
ant. If in the four or five larger cities
of the state because of public sentiment
and lack of revenue, it is found impos-
sible TO enforce the prohIbitury law, that
constitutes no excuse for the high hand
ed blackmail levied on the Topeka joint
lists by Pop officials, so fully exposed
during the past week. Not single Pop
vote will be influenced against the adj
ministration, no more than will they be
influenced by Credentials unblushing
methods Of -preferment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
FARMER GOODMAN's THEORY.

/ have frequently dropped upon the
statement in print that our protective
tariff is "Chinese wall, IA relic from
the barbarous Mongolian, aud not at
all in keeping with our modern adj
vanced thought, and wholly out of har-
monv with the teachings of broad
and enlightened Christian charity.
My friend, Goodman, is one who
thinks and speaks thus disparagingly Of
protection, and argues hour after hour,
seated beside the village fire place.
shedding peroratiou after peroration IN
euIogy of the broad and humane prin-
ciples of free trade.
Noticing my cow pasture was getting
bare, and the commons devoid of susie
nance for my two Jerseys, 7 concluded
/ would give my friend, Goodman, a
call Yesterday morning. and so did so.
"Neighbor Goodman" said i, as he
responded in person 10 my knock at his
kitchen door. Il see you have fine
tive-acre lot fenced in mere, and the
clover is quite tall and rank in part OF
It. while the balance includes one OF
the finest vegetable gardens in this sec
ton. These turnips and cabbages are
the best l ever saw
He seemed TO quite coincide.
But continued, II don't think IL
quite right that nv cows should be
fenced out Of here and suffer for the
pecessaries' of life so long as you have
this choice pasture and fine garden
truck that they would so much appre-
ciate. have come over TO ask you 20
take away this fence. and 10 let my
cows have a chance 20 live until the
grass grows again in my field, which
have left open 20 the public II Is your
duty 20 do this. II belongs 10 these
cows OF mine. and L leaned quite t.
riliarlv against the door casing.
Goodman looked Al me little hard,
as il he thought me- either insane or
joking. Seeing no signs Of either be
spst out some rather emphatic exPle-
tives, with the remark that ! must Do
either fool or a Populist- respect
fully protested.
"YOu remind me. he said, ''of an
other neighbOr OF mine who raises
chickens l wish he kept chickens,
too-then 7 might raise q garden and
keep X myself But he : quite con-
tent IN merely raising the chickens,
but they are never quite content until
they can. IN turn, raise my garden.
And do you believe continued Good
man. growing quite confidential. I
half think that that old dummy De-
lieves have no right 70 keep MS chicks
from oTerrunniag and eating up nv
whole garden every time I attempt 70
raise sny choice garden truck there for
myself
% I suggested. smiling tribe sig-
niscantlv. he must De = free trader
and thinks you are protectiOn.st- and
he don't believe n these Chinese walls
And really l. too, think yOu ougat- n
order 20 be consistent IN your Chinese
wall theory. TO remove that fence from
about yoar garden and clover iot and
give nv cows and your other neig hoor.
COWS and hens chance % enjoy TIE
rich fruits of your wis> forsthorg GIT and
commend Die ministry Ihese artificial
distractions you have erected here
about You are not = strict keeping rFl;h
that broad and progressive theory &
vou-s that teaches that what ] earn -
longs 70 ny neighbors family uo nat
ter Z M OWE do Stare fo- The wait .
l.. EA..e II aeLghboEs farm = de aaa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
OKLAHOMA ouTLINEs.

\ number of the young society ladies Of
Guthrie battle in the Cottonwood daily.
The Guthrie militia must be looking for
trouble. 1t is drilling three times week
Miss Olive Stubblefeld is a candidate
for county superintendent IN Lincoln
county.
\. J. Blackwell, prophet. editor and
sooner, officially announces that he IS now
his own foreman.
When Enid gets a depot Hoke Smith
will probably sneak out OF his hole and de-
clare that he did il.
The Edmond Bicycle club will soon
wheel into line with the rest of the organi-
cations of Oklahoma
Lee WHISKY, a young attorney OF Perry,
was bitten by tarsntuia Isst week and
lived only few hours.
Pond Greek now lays claim to the
largest, the smallest and the prettiest
woman in the territory.
An Oklahoma City judge has been asked
to grant a divorce because the husband
smoked cigarettes in bed
The Commercial club OF Oklahoma City
will distribute 5000 folders setting forth
the advantages Of that town
Probably several settlers IN the stTlp
would like to see those articles about them
freezing TO death published again;
Next "Wednesday the Alonzo a Byers o.
X county boom viii call itself together IN
Z. Reno and see what il looks Ike
w. c. Sebrekenssust near Perry has
well on his farm which IS 50 iuli o. petE0-
lsum that the water IS unht Tor use
A. Anderson IN The Choctaw nation
there has been gas well Ter years D1s
Is found at a Uniform depth OF 40 isei-
a rszor-bsok hog : attacking women.
men and children IN PAut-s Valley. Necss-
ssriiy severa. people have had Close
shave
All that a man has to do now 70 get
years subscriptions 70 tAe Edmond RspGo-
lican is to bring in the biggest water
melon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
PEFFER RENAISSANCE

Prudential, the gentleman with. such
a pronounced american name, who as
chairman of the state central commit
tee, has room fitted up at the expense
of the state in the Capitol building for
Pop headquarters. expects to elect a Pop
legislature, in which event, by virtue of
his position and Its advantages, he ex
poets to have a sufficient number of
such members fixed in advance to send
him to the United States senate from
Kansas. PETER successfully worked
such a racket. But this BriedeRthal has
more brains and less principle, if that
were possible, than old PETER, who has
been on all sides of every political ques-
ton and finally an Anarchist. BreIden-
thai holds good fat Office under Level
ling, but there is not money enough il it
to cover the expenses of his personal
plans and ambition 70 be United States
senator. The lotteries at Kansas City
and the police commissions at Topeka
and Leavenworth have put up literally,
besides Bre;denthal has collected 81. 900
from candidates and nominees, but he
wants thousands more. He wants to
pay the election expenses of the men,
bers of the legislature who will ali the
more sure vote for him. Without doubt
fools and fanatics in sufficient numbers
will be found to do his bidding by put
ting up So each. He was afraid, how
ever, that his circular letter might fall
into the hands of some Pop kicker. Note
how he arranges it SO that all he sends
out will be returned, The following is
the precious document, word for word:
"In order 10 keep up the campaign in the
lines mapped oIt by the committee We must
ready expended over 81 ,O01 most of which
has been contributed by the state officers and
employees. We now issue an appeal TO our
friends and desire to find l,O0O PopuliSts who
viii cont ribute s. each. VIII YOU not be one
OF this number? Ii so send your remittance
at once.
''The people in the western part OF the state
are unable TO contribute anything 10 the
campaign fund and in order to elect mem
DaTS of the legislature in that section the
campaign expenses must be paid by the state
committee. We must secure control OF the
next legislature.
In order that this letter may not fall into
the hands Of the enemy. please write your re-
10 me,
John W. BREIDENTHAL. Chm'n.,
Estate central committee"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
MANTED-A FINANCIER-

The tariff middle in congress reveals
q condition which all parties must meet
the condition which requires well
adjusted tariff as a source of revenue
for current expenses. The Democrats
have kept up an incesSant cry for re-
form of the tariff for thirty wears. but
now, at the first opportunity 10 bring
it about, find themselves confronted by
facts and figures which scatter all their
free trade decisions as morning mists.
EXPENSES must be met. and the means
provided in some way, and no plan has
yet been devised which adjusts the bur
den so equally as a judicious system of
tariffs. 1t is plain now that Cleveland
and his advisors have recognized this
fact for some time. The necessity for
an issue of bonds to pro-
cure funds to defray running eX-
penses was an object lesson which
they will not care to repeat. The pur-
pose now seems TO be to enact some
measure which will appear TO I'LL party
pledges and yet not impair the nations
credit or resources. For obvious rea-
sons they will find this an impossibility.
The clumsy effort to ride the old hobby
TO the delectable hauntS of free trade.
while all the motive forces OF the nation
are moving in an opposite direction, only
makes the feat appear the more ridicu-
louS. The means Seyised and influences
brought 10 lear have been most extra
ordinary. We have not only heard
much elimination ami recriminatiun:
not only have we seen brother arrayed
against brother in the party ranks, but
the pitiable spectacle of the president
sending has private message to congress
with Instructions rs TO what must be
| done, has greeted our eyes. And what
instructions. Had he laid himself out to
/ falsIfy his record and TO compromise the
present situation he could have scarcely
succeeded better. With great susto he
dwells upon the demand for free
raw material. but in a five line
/ paragraph commits himself most favor
| able TO the sugar tax, including the one
! eighth differential on refined sugar. In
/ this he endorses without reserve the
provisions of measure dictated by the
sugar trust, and one which would be q
cost OF dollars 10 the people. in COMPARE
son with the dimes saved by free raw
material Aside from the monstrous
proceeding of debating TO congress
what laws 1t should pass, the president
has certainly made a most fragrant at
tempt TO accomplish one thing by has
wordy protest for another. The dilem-
ma n which Mr. Cleveland and his
party find themselves Is certainly their
own making IL they fad the way
blocked ty impossibisi,ies, the fault lies
at their own door. They have the same
resources for defraying expenses that
. the Republicans have had. They have
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
ghe aahita Daily Eagle Sunday lor,suo Gully 70 1884.

Out at Woodward an old settler has
already come To the front with the pre-
diction that next winter will be mild
aud open one.
Nothing makes an OklahomRn ponder so
much as when be thinks of what Dennis
Flynn has complishei III congress with
out even having vote.
Ralph Beaumont has travelled a good
deal but he will have an entirely new eN-
perience when Dennis Flynn gives him
dose OF embalming fluid.
The settlers learned one thing by the
visit OF the regular army to Enid and
Pond Creek. They discovered thai they
were fel better than Uncle Sans soldiers
General Ariz is stumping Oklahoma for
Ralph Beaumont. This IS pretty tough.
Artz is "A refugee from Colorado aud he
was fired by the Populists in Kansas for
corrupt methods.
Mayor Button Of Oklahoma City be-
lieves that two-tbirds of the people in the
half block should consent before saloon
can be started in a neighbOrhood, and has
used his veto 10 that effect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29

opportunity TO preach the Gospel
A student Of Bostons school -of
Technology lived NJ an expense 81 20
per week, without meat. and mainly
lpou Educator crackers 10 cents. dried
fruit 30 cents. whole wheat bread 80
cents. and seven quarts Of milk -
cents" On this he was able 70 study
bv day and work in a printing ofiee
evenings. II is simple as oats and hay,
but similar also IN containing al nee
essarv elements Of nutrition.
According 20 the Baptist Year Book
for 1885, the number % persons hap
TIED in 1898 was l7G or. The increase
by baptism, by letter, by experience
and bv restoration amounted 20 sos.
TO4. and the decrease by letter, eNcius-
ION az. $50. erssurc and death amount
ed 10 Is2. 454. leaving a net gain Of 49,
ESQ for the northern, southern and col
ored Baptists The value % church
property held by the three denomins-
tions is SIS, Coz. 100, and the total mem
bership is 3.4gG. s-s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
Bennett Wears French Goods.

The New York Herald deplores what
IL is pleased 20 call the protective
senate tariff rate of duty on cotton
goods" These rates viii not burden
the people with needlessly high prices
on cotton goods because the American
people will buy the American cotton
goods which have been cheaper under
the Mckinley protective tariff than
ever before IN the e0untTy's history. -
may be a hardship upon the Herslds
editorial staff 20 have 20 pay little
more for the luxury Of wearing foreign
cotton goods, but the bulk % the rseo-
pie are not ashamed Of the cotton pants
that are made IN this country. A pro
tective tarih may Grippe eomraerce,"
which means. from the Hrralds point
ef view. that II NAV reduce tic frs ght
earnings az The French, English aai
German transatlantic steamship iiuos.
but on this side q "a. water ~ s~e a.
reason 70 support these foreign suhs'.
died monopoiics Looking ~ The ca-s
from Partisan point q view. % Il %
course desirable that .Fe should not
cripple commerce. James Gordon
Bennet. lives ia Paris, not IA America
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

God never gives much of his truth
to those who are not willing 10 live 1t
Rams Horn.
One Of the brightest students Of
Smith college is Winnebago Indian
girl from Nebraska.
Rather than upbraid God for the
ills that have befallen thee, thank Him
for those that have not befallen thee
Ivan Panin.
The English women are still com
ing 20 the front in college life. Miss
johnson. a member of the senior class
Of mathema tics at Cambridge, has won
the honor Of senior wrangler
According to the estimate Of Rev
Henry Loomis the total adult member
ship of the Protestant churches in Ja-
pan at the close Of 1898 was 1888, an
increase for the year Of i.s64.
"A committee of the COlumb la col
lege faculty has been formed 20 help
students who come 20 New York from
a distance and enable them 20 earn
something toward the cost Of their ed
ucation and maintenance.
-Tanetaro Megata, who in 1874 vas
one Of the first Japanes.. students ever
az Harvard. is now superintendent OF
the custom house in Yokohama. Japan.
a position as important a. that Of col
tector OF the port Of New York.
It is stated that during the last de-
cade the number 81 Episcopal clergy
men in England has increased three
times as fast a. the NoncOnformlsts-
In the two previous decades the latter
increased twice as fast as the former
Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett, % Phila-
delphia. has Ief: an estate valued a.
go 900. which after the death ~ her
husband is 20 be divided among three
boards Of home and foreign missions
srd the benevolent institutions Of the
Presbyterian church.
"A Christian baker in ShanVsan.
China. placed on the baskets in which
bread is carried 20 his cus,omers- the
words. Jesus Christ appeared IN the
world 1926 years ago. This leads pso-
pie 70 question him and gives him al
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
4 nISCoURAG1NG EIGHT

N. c.. Stevenson, editor of tie Ash
land Journal. is making a manly and
reasonable fight for retrenchment of
municipal extravaganza as found in
most of the counties Of the state. He
has the interest of the taxpayers and
sound sense on his side, but the fee and
salary system Is IF insidious growth.
and almost impregnable in its enuench-
ment. lie will find the average cities
asserting 10 his demand and symYa-
thizing with his conclusions. but the
office holder and the candidate and ex-
pectantly ambitious, generally have a
majority when it comes to deciding
such questions, The legal plundering
of place and power, the filching by
rings and cliques when analysed. l.
astonishing. The people are systema:-
ically robbed in the name Of reform,
and one need not 90 outside of our own
present state administration of public
institutions for tie fearful example.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29

just now. Dir. Davis was in WASH
ington during the fight on the anti
option bill taking notes, and faith he
thought he'd print 'em. In fact he
was in Washington in the interest of
the passage of that measure which
would have accomplished so much for
the western farmer. MIR. Davis saws
in his reply that he believed,
and still believes, that Jerry Simp-
son received large sum of
money for voting against the anti-option
bill at the last session of the Fifty-second
congress, and that the only reason he
didn't SO vote in the previous congress
was because he knew such vote would
defeat his second denomination.
Whether Mr. Davis Is correct In his be-
lief or not, one thing is certain, and that
is Simpson did vote against a bill
which every farmer and almost every
business man in his district was very de-
sirous of having passed. If represent
alive IN congress ever did betray the
trust of his constituency Jerry Simpson
did in voting to uphold the infamous OPP
ton manipulations whereby million
bushels of wheat are sold for every one
produced thereby depressing prices and
robbing the farmer. We would publish
the whole of Mr.. Davis mastery ar
raignment, but it would do no good. The
ignorant and prejudiced element of the
Pop party are not moved by facts, but
by the obnoxious venom and lamentable
lies of their leaders, conspicuous among
whom is this same sinister and mis-
chievous adventurer from Canada,
Jerry Simpson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
WIT AND WISDOM.

III patterns are sure 70 he followed
more than good rules--Locke-
We sometimes know what we have
done. but never what we do--Anon.
1t is hard 10 find man who does
not put the blame for his misfortunes
upon his wife.-Ram's Horn.
-Creditor-Your master promised to
settle with me to-day" Valet-Not If
know it; it's my turn frst.-kladder-
dash.
Claude would not marry girl
who Is not self sacrificing. Marie
The girl who marries You viii be-
journal Amusante, Paris.
Ourselves are easily provided Cor;
it is nothing but the circumstantials
(the apparatus or equIpage) OF human
life that costs 80 much.-Pope.
This marrying of rich American
heiresses by foreign ncblemen has a
kind of longing for the dollar of the
daddy in it.-Philadelphia Times.
Almost any man knows more than
his father until he Is forty years old
Then he drops into the ranks of the
ignorant and begins to take lessons
Texas Siftings.
Its sure thing that Blanks has
lost his mind" well, il reflects
great deal of credit on his doctor"
Great Scott, Why?' THAT he was
able to discover the loss of such n tiny
thing. Inter Ocean.
1t is mistake 10 think that women
are less intellectual than men. The
brain that can comprehend and carry
the fancy work directions given in the
fashion papers is surely equal To any
question of state. no matter how mo-
mentous IL may be.
Miss Skrumchus-I was so disgust
ed TO see people take up their ear of
corn in their fingers. | always use
knife TO detach the corn from the ear.
Mrs. Homespun-Well, l suppose a
knife answers right well where one
has no teeth.-Boston Transcript
There's one thing" he remarked,
facetiously, as the tax assessor finished
enumerating the various items on the
list, that / never tax" What is
that?" asked the assessor. My
brain" laughed the funny man. 'Oh,
we'll replied the tax assessor, as he
took a good look at him, there are
lots of little things we never ask
about atlanta Constitution.
Let US resolve: first, TO attain the
grace of silence; second, To deem all
faultfnding that does no good sin,
and TO resolve, when we are happy our
selves. not to poison the atmosphere
for our neighbors by calling on them
to remark every painful and disagree
able feature of their daily life, third,
to practice the grace and virtue of
praise.-Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Age is so unwelcome TO the gener-
alitv of mankind, and growth toward
manhood so desirable To all, that resig-
nation 10 decay is too difficult task in
the father: and Difference, amidst the
impulse of gay desires. appears unrea-
sonable to the son. There are so few
who can grow old with good grace.
and vet fewer who can come slow
enough into the world. that a father,
were he to be actuated by his desires,
and a son. were he to consult himself
only. could neither Of them behave
himself as he ought to the other.-Sig
l.. Steele.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-29
TIE CoLoRED MAN ALL RIGHT.

There is a great cry that the colored
men are SONG over IN droves to the Pop
party. Its all cry and no wool. The
calamity claim IS that the Republicans
did not nominate a colored man on their
state ticket. The Pop party nominated
only colored men. of course-off color.
As for what the Republican convention
did or did not do, the colored candi-
date and the twenty-five colored dele
gates were Just IS much to blame as
anybody. They refused or failed to con-
centrate on some well known and capa-
bic man. Even ignoring the fact that
the Republican ticket is made I'D of
friends of the colored man who, in be-
ing elected. would not forget his Claims,
and that the nominees Of the other two
tickets have no use for the colored man.
the fact remains that the colored man
Is politically 4 Republican, natur-
ally and inevitably, Office or no
office. he colored man who would for
get or ignore what the Republican party
has done for him, Is just Ihe kind of a
chap for the Pop party. The Pop party
originated in the south, among men
vino think the colored man is only fit to
be slave. originated with men whose
pastime Il Is TO whitecap, whip, mob
and lynch negroes. Livingston. Polk
and that iik of Pop organizers love the
negro Just as much and in the same
fashion Of northern Pop, or that a
Democrat loves him. and the colored
man doesn't know enough to Dc free
man who denies his obligation TO the
party thAt rescued his race from per-
petual servitude aud degradation.