The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-14

self Besides--,JaIneS Allison and Rudolph
Hatfield Express Themselves, Emphat-
icaliy, on the Subject.
Republics are ungratefuI. Many men
who have served their country honest
" have had experience in that line.
Hon j. A. Rohrbaugh Is no exception.
Tor. although no man served his con-
ftituents more honestly and consci-
cautiously than he aid yet his LOYALTY
aod devotion To the interests of his
people have been aSsailed At the cit
liens meeting Tuesday night w. !. vii
son. stated that it WAS rumored that
Air RUhrbaugh could have secured
enough votes to pass the normal school
bill if he had supported the Marshal
railroad bill, and that proposition
TO that effect had been made to him
The inference Of the report was, of
course, that Mr.. Rohrbaugh could have
done d great service to his city but
failed to DO 80. The runors that Mr.
wilson expressed We're not new. They
had been neddled about industriously
but not publicly until Mr. Wilson ex-
pressed himself at the meeting. The
matter then became serious, for it is
40 small thing to make charges against
a man at a public meeting. With no
1aith whatever in the truth of the rU-
NOR reporter for the Eagle called up
on Mr. kuhrbaugh yesterday and asked
him 10 nail and refute it. Mr.. Rohr-
haugh, of course, felt the matter keen
IL as all men would do who were forti-
fed behind the right. He would not,
however, talk upon the subject. He
thought that none of his constituents
would believe it ana II he had TO be re-
futed some of the men who were inter
ested iii the normal school could do SO.
He thought naturally that his friends
who had heard such charges should
consult him and he would very easily
satisfy tticn az 10 their falsity.
The facts IL the case from q diSinter-
esteG standpoint, are as follows:
Some OF The jealous friends of the
normal school went To Mr.. Rohrbaugh
and made a proposition 10 him that
if he cast aside his railroad bill and
lake up either the Populist bill or the
Marshall bill some OF the Populists
would vote for the normal school bill.
The parties who talked on the PROPOSE
ton knew nothing of the character
e. either bill. but as stated was so
Jealous in his support Of the normal
that he thought everything should be
traded for il without regard to the con-
sequences in other directions. In an
swer to the proposition OF the Populists
Mr.. EChrbaugh said that the Marshall
oil or the Populist bill would do more
harm to Wichita If enacted into law,
than ten normal schools would do good.
In other words he could not conscien-
tiously vote FOR measure that would
cripple the commerce Of Wichita and re
due the city itself down to the rank
nj railway station. for the purpose
nf getting q normal school. Besides
that he had already made a very able
speech against the Marshall bill in
which he clearly showed the ruin il
you'd bring to the commercial inter-
1sts of Wichita. a speech which con-
ributed largely towards defeating the
pili. II, after that speech he voted for
The Marshall bill as a trade for votes
IN the normal he would not only make
himself ridiculous but he would so dis
gust the legislators that the normal
chool proposition would ne eVerIas ting
:. and for all time during the life of
hat body. he showed under. The fact
= the matter is Mr.. Rohrbaugh kept
aCN his own bill for two or three
weeks so as TO give Mr.. Eckstein
.l--oe TO secure the passage Of the nor
nal bill. Nobody VIII be more willing
% admit the loyalty Of Mr.. RohrbauSh
- the normal school bill and all other
."kstein.
Mr.. Allison and AR Hatfield, men
mo took more interest in the normal
ill than any other gentlemen perhaps,
ycsc met in the hail and they were
skcd about the rumoTS reported by
II Wilson al the citizens meeting. /
II Hatfield said: IF Mr.. ROhrbaugh /
ccepted the proposition Of the Popuiist {
% would simply stultify himself He J
ould not honestly 90 anything else {
han what he did do" I
II am glad" said Mr.. Allison, that {
II. Rohrbaugh has the dignity to Keep
ilent with reference to these rumorS.
80 man v--o is aware Of his loyalty to
is city and the hard work he did for :
is people in the legislature, viii he
eve them. II is unnecessary for me
q say that the rum0rS are absolutely {
Dtrue. [ know, Mr.. Hatfield knows 7
ud SO does every member of the COM {
-ittce that MT ROhrbaugh rendered {
be most valuable service in our fight !
.r the normal. If ne was base enough I
p barter his vote and sell out the com /
lerCial interests of his people for . '
ranch normal he would not b worthy 7
, represent us The committee insist I
? II the start on having no tricky or :
iShonoralIe work done 70 secure the /
.~-lal and Mr. Rohrhaugh's refusal S
D trade votes was directly in line with I
~ policy. lie could DO nothing else
-au what he did without stultifYing |
rir~@olr- Nj. RohraauGh was loyal.
.DUcst. sincere and Untiring in his 7
prk foT the normal and You can't
Uote me too strong in saying So
FRIDGWAN WAS ABOUT RIGHT.