The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-13
JUST ANOTHER PROOF.

How long is this community going Il
put mp with Boss Cone: The people o
Wichita know what lie is. They know
the accusations which have been made
against him and which are unanswered
Hundreds of the citizens of the city o.
Wichita have seen things with their cwf
eyes which must forever preclude them
if they are decent citizens, from casting
a vote which will directly or indirectly
keep him in office.
The present Republican administra-
ton in this city has been good one
Mayor Cox's term as mayor is the sub
| ject of frequent and forcible compli-
mentary comment. But there is blot
on the good administration, and this
Boss Cone and his conduct of the police
department has put it there. 1t is blot
of which every citizen of Wichita is
| ashamed and is derision and a Jest in
| the mouth of every rival city in the
state.
Rufe Cone is not running for Office
himself this year. But he is running a
ticket for Office and should these Popuiist
puppets of his be elected they would be
as much at the command of Boss Cone
as the fingers on his hands.
He Is supreme commander of the Pop
ullsts in this part of the state. 1t is true
that an old man named Ruble, Popu-
list candidate, and man of some power
among the Populists of this county,
rebelled against Cone and would not
allow him to represent Sedgwick county
on the state central committee. There
the rebellion against Cone ceased. Cone
came out triumphant. Barber county
named him for the central committee
and he IS on the central committee to-
day. And he is running the Populists
OF Sedgwick county today and debating
every move among the Sedgwick county
candidates on the Populist ticket.
Willard Boone of this county, county
attorney, not a Republican, but an officer
elected over a Republican by Demo-
cratic and Populist votes, appealed 10
Attorney General Little for aid IN SUD-
pressing police corruption In this city.
Whatever any man may say about the
sincerity of Boone in this matter or
however he may question his motives,
no man can deny that it was Titles |
duty to accept that communication as
honest and sincere, in as much as it was !
an official document from an official |
duly elected by the people and elevated |
to transact their business and protect |
their interests.
The people of this community know |
this morning what Attorney Little has
done. He has responded 10 the orders |
Of Rufe Cone, the boss of Wichita. as if |
be were an automaton geared to iump
when Boss Cone touches the button.
Attorney General Little was ordered |
TO appoint S. B. Amidon of this city as
istant attorney general. He was o.
Tered to do SO by the boss of Wichita,
Rufus Cone
1t IS not singular, then, that this new
ippoIntee who Is to prosecute the joint
SITS is the reputed attorney for the
wholesale liquor establishment which
zone, according to Willard Boone. has
partnership in. It is neither singular
hat 4 Democrat, and not a PopuIist.
vas appointed TO the position of assist
mt attorney general. Boss Cone sees
he forlorn hope of elecling the Populist
county ticket and this appointment of
Amidon is bid to the Democrats of
'edgwick county to take their ticket off
he track and let the Pops scramble for
he Democratic votes. There is also
mother contingency. IF Amidon fails
n his duty it will not be Populist but
Democrat who is direlict
But it is Boss Cones scheme. and like
most of his schemes, it is probably
abyrinthe in detail. But whatever its
airport, it proves one thing conclu-
lively and must convince every one that
ones Is boss of'Populism in this county.
nd if the ticket. headed by Arnett and
'ound up by Whitney Tucker. is elected,
very man on it viii be the tool. willing
+ unwilling, of this Croker of Wichita.
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