The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-05
NOW LINE UP, BOYS
SAIL IN AND LIOK THE ENEMY AND
DO 1T RIGHT WE'LL

Let Your Watchword be Victory from
Morning Till Night and Don't Give oil
Ask Quarter of the Opposition-In the
Heat of Battle Don't Forget that YOU
are Fighting for the Peerless Princess
and Let Her Name, Her Future and Hell
Interests be Your Inspirations - The
Eagle Awaits Endorsement Anxiousiy.
When the court house clock strikes
tonight the people of Sedgwick county
will have performed duty the result
Of which cannot be known until the
votes are counted sometime during the
night and returned to the county clerk
tomorrow.
1t is no exaggeration to say that this
Is one of, if not altogether, the most
momentuous days in the history of
Wichita Everone who loves Wichita,
not for a day or a week, but for a life
time, fear the day-they fear that the
city will go into the hands of its enc
mics.
The situation is a complicated one.
The people are to some extent muddled
and yet the issues are clear and easily
Seen by those who are not blinded by
prejudice. Tt is fact presumably that
some Republicans are at sea as to what
to do. They want 10 do right but hard
ly know what right is. In such a Sit
nation they can safely follow the old
rule of whist which says IF you are in
doubt play trumps In their doubt they
should vote according to their political
fafth-they should vote the Republican
ticket
The nine men on the Republican tick
ct were nominated by the Republicans
Of this county. Every Republican had
the right to vote for delegates that Sc
lected them. These candidates are re-
puted and acknowledged to be the best
ever nominated in Sedgwick county
and when they accepted the nomina-
tons they had the right to expect sup
port from every member of the party
The day after the nomination there
was not a Republican in the county dis
satisfied. Why are they dissatisfied
now? Have they done anything that
would warrant dissatisfaction? Every
body knows and Acknowledges that they
have not Then why defeat them? To
be sure the administration at Topeka
has brought odium on the Republican
party The candidates of the county
are not to be blamed for that. Then
why strike at the candidates? Why
not strike at the administration. EV-
cry man who has his senses about him
can strike at the administration with
out striking at the Republican candi-
dates Of this county. No Republican
can say hereafter: Il was mad at the
administration and had to vote against
the county ticket" 1t is not a valid
saX nd will falE is
as stated, another way Of getting re-
Tenge on the administra ton. Morrill,
and Dawes must be held responsible as
candidates and their friends are with
Wichita and the people OF Wichita.
The Eagle is the acknowledged friend
Of the people of Wichita. 1t has always
held that the test Of manhood IS to
stick closer by friends when I'm trouble
and in danger than when untroubled
and safe. Those who desert friends in
such times are not made OF the right
metal, they have not the right ring
about them and will not stand the test
of battle. Today will demonstrate
whether friendship is a meaningless
word or whether it means what it did
of old when friends were as brothers.
Tonight it may mean an empty sound
a combination of alphabetical letters
and that only-or it may mean what it
meant in the days of battle-true until
death; more true in danger than in
safety; more true in the heat OF the
strife than in the calm ofpeace.
Hearts are palpitating with anxiety
They are waiting to see what the peo-
pie of Wichita are made of. They are
interested in probably the first pro-
nounced test of public gratitude that
has ever occurred. Their enemies want
T., 49,
)terest will be safe. Their brags and
boasts are made and the work of today
will tell whether they can be fulfilled
1t is always good policy to vote early,
hut ii will pay no Republican or no
friends of Wichita to vote today before
he studies the situation and realizes
what the result of his vote will be. Be
sure you are right, then go ahead.
Any more talk IS idle. The Eagle
awaits the result anXiously and ii will
bow in submission to the will of the
people of Wichita. 1t will accept their
verdict as final. Hundreds of people
have said the Eagle was right in its
policy the past six weeks, but all the
people will speak today, and as wisdom
Is supposed to be in the majority d ma
jority judgment. when issues are pain,
must be accepted according TO the plan
Of popular government.
Now then go ahead and vote and may
the spirit of truth and justice guide
your pencil when You are making out
your bollot
THE BATTLE Is ON.
Heretofore the campaign has been
for position. The work Of the past
three weeks has been maneuvoring.
This morning the actual battle commen-
ces and il will be the prettiest fight
ever seen in Wichita. Charlie Hatton
without a dollar on earth viii so into
the fight against Dave NJ. Dale. a man
of great wealth. They are the two
seaders. TIE other candidates are their
captains and neutenants. Wealth has
3ts powers but loyalty, fidelity
and the energy born thereof will
win the battle Charley Hat
ton subdued more powerful
born there Of will win the battle Char
ley Hatton subdued a more pow arful
enemy than Dave Dale; he has sub
dued a more powerful enemy than pro-
hibition. He viii subdue and conquer
both Dave Dale and prohibition today
just as sure as the sun rises tomorrow
morning T the manhood and inteili-
gence Of WIGHT are not myths. He will
subdue them If there is anything in
fair play, in gratitude. in friendship.
He Will win if the fates are not against
him; and if he does the wire will jingle
tonight with the news hurled on the
teeth of Morrill, and Dawes that the
man they kicked ont Of office because ne
WAS a. man and not a tool. is indorsed by
the people. Give him a show. Give
him fair play. Give him half n chance
and he Will do the rest. His enemies