The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
STILL AFTER JOHN
PURSUING A GOOD MAN TO POINT
OF PERSECUTION.
Ministers Prohibition Alliance Hold
Another Rally the Purpose of
Which1S to Punish John Davis
Because He Regards His Oath
More Sacred Than a Pledge.

Rev. Mr.. Davis, advertised as "the cy-
clone from Kansas City" spoke under the
auspices of the Minister'S Alliance at the
auditorium last night to large audience,
considering the other attractions. The
meeting was. of course, To discuss good clc-
izeDsbip and Incidentally TO boost the
Popu ist ticket. or at least the prohibition
part Of it, Mr.. A. Z. Helm, for county at
| torney.
OF course people have perfect right to
talk and express their views pretty near
as they please, but whole lot of people
do not like the spectacle of an array of
ministers combined against such a man as
john Davis john always did have a
rough road TO travel through life. When
nine years of age he went into the
coal mines, and for ten years he
lived, one might say, between night
and sunless day in an honest effort to
support his widowed mother and his
orphaned Drof hers aud sisters. He worked
hard aud honestly and through efforts
under the grea' est difficulties fitted him
self for the position which he now seeks
and the nomination for which was eX-
tend to him by probably the most rep
rr>euia'ive body OF the citizenship of
Stdgw OK county eyer gathered in Wich-
liza. Ii there WAS anything villa ever
wrong with John Davis there would be
some excuse for the bin ter fight MAJ upon
him by this prohibition element, but there
is not anu that is what makes it most
strange why ministers of the Cos pei
should ally themselves against him. John
Davis is bearing their attacks with
patience and has never been heard to
utter one disrespectiul word against the
men who are Carrying their fight against
him to persecu'i ion. He calmly relies on
the better judgment of broad minded
community, every individual voter of
which knows that he Is as honest, clean
and honorable young man there il in
the county today He awaits the ludg-
ment OF the good citizens OF this county
and hat judgment will always be In favor
of the honest man who Is being perSe-
cuted for reasons that even his persecut or
do moi know themselves. Many men of
generous hearts are hockIng to Mr.. Davis
support, for people snch as those who
live Ia the broad world of Wichita are %
maguanImous to see good man taken
advantages OF by peope who have great
power TO exercise In Il noble way or other
wise.
Prayer was offered, defamation by
Miss Smith was reel led, and tnen Rev.
d Wis was introduced byCoionelLawis wno
acted as chairman of the me=tIug. Mr.
Davis is a forcible speaker, and his
speech partook much more or the nature
of Temperance sermon than 1t did of il
political discussion. He confined his re-
ma;ks euG.rey to the moral phase, and
md not attempt discussion of any of the
political issues of the day, as tariff, legIs-
tIon or finance.
He began his remarks by making excuses
for appearing as minister of the gospel
upon the political rostrum, but said that
while this WAS considered AS ont OF the
line of an EN- bassador of the Living God,
yet this Is due much more Tor the educG-
ton of the people than To the real duty of
"A minister; that the reason that politics
had grown corrupt Is that 1t Was con-
sIdered unfit for IA minister TO dtbb!e viii /;
that the better class of citizens had let
o. hers do the primary work of m king
tickets and they frl; il to be their hi hest
duty to work for their party. He was here
TO uphold no parry, but to advocate the
election of good and true men 10 Office;
that he had no personal candidates To adj
vocate To the people, but that lie felt Ger
tain that men, such as he had met III
Wichita, knew who were aud who were
not good men for Office; that the three i'm
portant Offices which effected the interests
of he church aud all good citizens, was
governor, county Clerk, probate Judge and
county at orney. There are three treat
crimes being uulawfully committed in
over 80 per cent o. all the misery, want
and distress. These crimes Were, iutoxl-
eating liquors. gambling aud lotteries.
That these evils would not be driven from
the state by any one party, but II must he
done by the better element of society. He
said it made him tired to hear prop.e pray
ing and asking for prohlDIt On. We have
prohib now and The reason it is not
enforced il on account of the public sentl-
nent of a vicinity. Public sentiment had
more TO do with the selling of liquor in
Kansas than any other cause. That II
the people of Wichita would unite and
vote as they pray they could drlv- iC from
their midst. That man who had
out and sign a pledge before the best
itZens of his city that he wouli
enfuice the laws thai came under his juri>-
DIG ion as an officer was unworthy Oh the
support of this society. That he hoped to
see the metropolitan police law wlped from
the statute books of Kansas. lie deemed
il as one of the worst evils that there Was
today with watch the temperance people
had to deal That the governor o. Is tn-as
was respo sble. by his appointments, for
existing evils, and he WAS glad hat the
present executive had not attempted TO
excuse himself for the non-enforcemen {
of he law. That where there had been
improvements ia the stare of thest evils
il was due TO the arOuslng of he people 10
their duty to q al, home aud their state.
The Magnolia club sang several Seiec-
tious 10 the gTal ifcition o. those present
and were big by encored.
The war in the Orient is nothing TO the
war waged on impure baking powders by
Dr. PRICES 1t Is uglyln. them from the