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

To ..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
"DEAR BRolHER-For more than a
dozen years the law abiding people of
Sedswick county have hoped IN vain that
each succeeding administration would
come to the re~cu- of violated law aud
redeem he tity IF Wichita and the entire
county from disgrace. During that time
the CITY. county and stale have pas ed
succ. ssively urd-r the admins, ration OF
DrmucraIic R-publican aud PJpui>t
officiale-aud sill there rests npou us the
stlgma and the curse OF licensed crime.
This open dl>r, gard If Law has given onr
eli an euyIable reputation abroad. while
among our own people 1t il sowing the
seeds Of anarchy which, if unchecked, will
ripen into open defiance of all law.
In the spring Of 1924 al large meeting
of earnest, law abiding citizeus of Wich-
ita, called o devise some means of wipiug
out his mrnace TO our prosperity, our
institutions aud our good maine, The plan
was adopted of uniting all good citizens,
regardless OF parry affiliations. in an earn
est effort, 10y combining b. II lnfiueuce AUD
their votes To Sustain the law and stamp
out this heinious evil. A non partisan
pledge WAS formulated 10 support no man
for Office VIII should not, il requested 10y
any voter, PUBLICLY pie ige himself TO do
all IN his power. Ii elected. TO enforce the
prohiii ory laws Over 500 voters signed
this pl. dye within "A few Gays. hundreds
more have signed il since. and many more
ar signing il every day Throughout the
county.
~ u are one of this number and by your
sigma ure have said y u would stand with
us IN this great issue of principle versus
PARTY it is now purely a question of
CONSCIENCE. If all are true 90 the PLAIN
r-Quir me- Is of this pledge. We are certain
o. vic DRY rs is the sun 10 rise on election
day. If comrrds desert us IN large mum
bers on the day Of battle the issue may be
doubtful.
"In order that each siguer might have
all the ia,i ude possible TO support his own
ticket, our ex, cutive committee decided in
September that il wouii be best 10 confine
our efforts for the present Campaign en-
tirely 10 the county ticket, and, upon this,
Ia concentrate our voies upon the county
attorney alone, he b. Ing the oBiy officer t.
be voted for al his election who mas II in
his po~er 10 aid materially in The enforce
meni of the law. a letter WAS therefore
sddry ssed by our president 10 the can
d:dstes for this office upon both the Re-
pub lean aud the popuIi~t tickets tthe
tiatiorm OF the Democratic party render
ing il unnecessary To communicate wi h
tbeir candida y, asking them If hey would
publicly pledge themselves TO the enforce
ment of low If elected.
MIR. Davis. candidate of the Repub-
lIcans, has not, up 10 this date, made any
reply whatever.
MIR Helm. candidate on the Populisr
ticket, promptly replied. giving a most
satisfactory pledge of his determination t.
40 his full duJy Ia enforcing tue law nc
0oTdlng to the very letter and spirit OF the
a u t. aud of his oath OF Office. This
was tut a confirmation OF his declaration
I'D Ll> SPEECH before RECEIVING the uomina-
llon IN tie PupuIlst county cOnyen i'm.
Ipon reading this letter, cur executive
committee, composed of voters of every
puliticai parry. witAout Que dissenting
voice, sotVd 10 GiSe our united support To
Mr.. Helm, aud so advised him. From
that hour he has - couutered tne most
bitter opposition Of The eutirs saloon e!e-
mrDt. Storiss the most absurd, have
been COINED ana set afloat conc rhing him,
charging him with belus n driuSinr man