The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-27

| resubmissionist, etc. all of which, with
| GU exception, AS fast as they have come
| to our notice, have been proven false and
vicious.
"Daubtiess other stories, equally untrue,
VIII be forthcoming OBJ the eve of election
possible backed with so-caled aft
| davis
the same system of malicious faisify-
| lug has heen p-rsisr emf y employed ,aiust
the officers of this Alliance Ini-ed, WIRE
| IT supposed that the saloon cause could be
h-ip~d 10y such diaboicai ,ctics there is
pr"Daoiy not mHn on our list of pl~dgrs
woo could not b. proven a criminal OF he
deepest dye. II camptign "ffidavits alone
werc TO be reli-'i upon. This is but one OF
the legitimate fruits of the saloon busi-
| ness. A mau's character Is no more
sacred nor secure from its ass iult than Is
his 'dy or bis soul
1T is said that Mr. d avis has PRIVATELY
| assured some of our pledgrrs mt 4;
cleo ed he will euforce the law; hat he
VIII have To tax an oath to Jhls Effect anu
that tbi. ought to be sat sfactory.
I'VE reply that If he has not ihe moral
courage 10 say TINS N PUBLIC BEFORE
| the election, he Certainly viii nave &c .ther
the courage nor INCLINATION 10 do his duy
after his elecr 'o1. especially when he
knows that IF ELECTED 1T WILL BE BY
THE SALOON VOTE. Neither dos this IN
any sensr meet The requirements or our
pledge which plainly states tuat the can
difate's obligation must be made PUB
LICLY.
Mr.. Helm has nailed his coiors to the
mast and will win or fall benea them.
III he succeeds upon the Platform upon
which he stands 1t will be noticed 10 hr
world that majority OF the voters OF
the Sedgwick county stand for the enforce
public sentiment on this question
will be settled-aud settled in harmony
with such a dem nstratIon of public sem
tim-Dt behind him, together with he per-
sonai aversion TO the traffic, his fearless
Nature and his sicred pl-dge aud oath of
office, Mr.. Helm will not fail TO do his full
duty as al officer.
I'VE have assurances that hundreds of
our fellow ciiiz-ns who have not cared to
lake so conspicuous position as to sign
our pledge, VIII stand with Us AZ The polls.
Tue party collar in Kansas is growing
weak. IL fits but loosely, and rhe lock Is
gone. The frantic CRY of the Off ;-seeker,
the ward he,l-r and the demagogue, that
every man must vote the '.str1igh ticket"
is dying away in the shadow before tue suu
burt OF Christian principle aud intelli-
grnce on whuse beams are written
Straight men"-regnrdle>s of ticket.
when we have shown TO the leaders OF
every party that only honest, courageous
and competent men upon the ticket will
command the suffrage Of honest voters.
then we shall haye an ideal republic.
The committee signing this address is
composed of fifty of the most representa-
live citizens OF this county. 1t comprises
not Ouly men of every political party, but
Of all the leading trades, Industries aud
Observation-Disclosures in many lines.
bankers, merchants, grocers, lawyers,
doctors. teachers, farmers, manufacturers,
mechanics, laborers and others.
VIII you Stand with us in this supreme
contest for the honor of our country, for
the yindlca,ion Of our laws and the pro-
lection of our homes. for the triumph of
principle over the party lash?
''If 20. stand by our candidate for coun-
tY atlorury-A +. Helm-and get ~
many of your Intelligent aud right mind
ed neigbbors to vote with you as possible
''By order of the central committee of
the Wichita Christian Temperance ALI
auce."
Tnis is signed by H. w. Lewis, W. r
(Bill') Smith. a. b. Wright, y. B Hagau,
w. NJ Starr and hers.
Now the people of Wichita know John
Davis to be sn honest aud conscientious
aud clean young msu. Ani not few of
I he good people of this county ar coming
to be.i~ve that the leaders of the Law aud
Order League are carrying this secret, un-
derhauiei fight on John Davis to the
point OF persecution.