The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
HELD Another MEETING,
Rev. Nr. Irwin OF Hutchinson. and DR.. Winters
Speak About q I'd Iitizeushlp.


The good citizenship meeting at the
First Methodist CHURCH last night was
Well atteadei, the entire body of the
church being filled. There were good
many more men present than at the pre-
vious meetings.
The meeting was opened with song and
prayer. after which Mr. Shaver was called
upon 10 give character sketch of a Ger
man saloou-keeper. Mr.. Shaver is the
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
association. He adopted the German
bIo.ue. He represents him.elf rs "a
Dulch bear saloon" man who was wiling
10 show how tie stle of beer helped bu j.
ness. Hetpgirted tie poor German IN ba I
color~, for, take il as rule, the Germa4 $
of this country are n mighty good ella S o.
people and il is The -n5iment of many of
the good people OF Kansas that tie state
would tie Dett-r off If IL had more of them.
The German represented said beer was "a
good thing, for il helped business. II
IN de people spend money aud fight, aud
when they fought and killed Que uDothrr
il gave employ meDt 10 underjakers and
policemen and the people that built js.ls
aud peuitenfiHries. 1t also helped the pa
p-rs to get news. He la chat poor Ger
man asserting that Wien man had n
little beer IN him be would be more il
pendent and when he went home he made
his wife and children dance around. The
down trodden lsboring man WIS brought
into IL too for the represented q rman ga Il
thai when the laboring man spent mouey
freely for beer he n-eiel more money and
agitated a strike TO increase wages Mr.
Shav-r spoke in this 81 rain f'r nearly half
an hour aud WIS loudly applaudeG b. the
gentlemen who are going 10 vote for Mr..
Helm for county alto nrv.
The first speaker was Rev. Mr.. 1'vin OF
Hutchinson. - getlem-n Of Considerable
force and ~Iuquence. He seemed To have
very clear conception of The meaning
OF good citizenship. He spoke for
nearly an hour and discussed good
citizenship more in general way thau
locally. He said that a grand movement
had been star Ell by the men and women
OF NV York aud lie hop-d thai il would
expand tail the four N lion Christian
vo -rs Of America would become
aroused To their duties ss ciIiz as. He b.
lived That the worst Anarchists In this
country were not the fellows who went
OUT in tue streets following he red fla =.
but III It they were the men in high places
who forget their oath- I Office aud sell
the privilege IF viola ing tGe law for
doodle. He said that religion WAS not
something 10 die bv, bus something 10 live
br, and that il po tiles should not be
dragged into religion that religion should
be hrou ut into politics. He showed very
clearly the me of x-cutiny The law snd
went into n drIal led atem AT Of tie
forces that couid ne brought TO Dear H.
>uppres>ing lswl- ssness. MIR Irviu's at
dr-~s was "a dignified one and II was well
T civ d
De ID vii Winters of the First Presbv-
terrain church followed Mr. Irwin. WHen
Mr.. Winters says auythin- his meaning l.
cIear. tor tie speak "ut iu meeting" a.
the saving Co--. He deHi-d that this
movement was by the so-called Law aud
Order" organic alton. but IL WAS n meeting
simply of good CITIZEN of all psrti-> it,
c!dding Reps b.ican, Democratic, Popu-
list aud pronihi ion. TIE raj ids Ia
hi> remarks seem-si 10 be The awakening
OF be conscience of the Chri-tiac people q
tue duties of gooi citizenship. H
thought that the Conscience o. the people
Vas arr used TO prevalent lawleSsne-s ali /
over TINS fair land, naming Chicago ana
New orS particularly. that there wouId {
tie Change for be better in the morals OF
the country. he believed that the Chris /
iian p.ope should attend the primaries
and that no candidates for office be