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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
THE MACHINE VOTER NON EST.

'The man who votes as q machine
must know his own mind says Judge
Tourgee. This is timely as applied TO
the pending contest on the money ques-
ton. If there ever was q time when
every voter should know his own mind
and vote his own sentiments, that time
is now The influences which guide
him should be so far removed from
machine methods, and bosses orders,
that no quarter should be given TO
either. Every man, capable of main
tanning a family, can formulate an
opinion of his own. 1t may be crude;
it may be based upon quite a super
fetal understanding Of our monetary
system as Il whole, yet, TO him, his
individual opinion is of vastly greater
value than any cut-and-dried formula
laid down by some one else. He. at
least. knows that his calculations are
honest. and that his vote is based
upon good intentions. This is more
than he knows of the neatly folded
ballot with patent insides-dictated
Such voting may, and viii be done
within party lines. Long before Nov.
'96 the issues viii be fairly made. and
parties. as such. viii have announced
their policy on the main tissues of the
campaign. The lines will be distinctly
drawn, and as they relate 10 the use
of silver as Il money metal. and us
redemption money, they VIII define
the boundary of party policies. In
the interim every voter has time and
opportunity 10 decide for himself
whether he will perpetuate the present
state of things or vote for the rein
statement OF one of our precious
metals. 10 be used as a circulating
medium. Enough i known already
OF the avewed purpose of Cleyeland's
administration on this subject The
president has not only committed his
party 10 the single gold standard, but
he has inaugurated vigorous cam
paign 10 force it upon his party as the
Democratic policy. This enables every
man OF voting age to determine now
whether or not he viii support Z ring
which has sold itself for the golden
pottage OF Wall street There will he
mass meetings and speeches without
number. The long professions and
rhe fiamheau clubs win MI the streets
in gay attire Campaign songs and
martial music viii awaken ire odd
time patriotic zeal and the beauty and
grace Of youth viii adorn the .ui-color-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
As to Ghosts.

Ghosts are queer. When you think
you see EN-, you don't see them. When
you want to see 'em you can't ard when
you do see them you wish you didn't.
Ont in Eldorado, Ia, they are brag-
ging about fire ghost which shows
up in the heavens about p. m One
rash man named Springer fired gun
into it. but it didn't phaze it bit. 1t
can be seen five or six miles.
Ghosts always vanish into thin air,
never into q fog or snowstorm. Some
times. though, they sink into the
ground.
PASSPORT, Me, has a haunted house.
It has been rented TO sixteen or eigh-
teen families, but they don't seem to
care to stay. and the owner thinks of
applying for an injunction TO restrain
the ghosts.
Ghosts are so unreasonable. Because
A has killed r, why should B come back
and worry c, n and X. just because
they live in the house? Since every
ghost has a private solution of the rapid
transit problem. why not follow y and
camp on his neck?
Jesse Yelton, a pioneer of Kentucky,
died some time ago at the house OF Mrs.
Hopkins Of Grant Lick. Now the old
mans spook disturbs the family by
kicking the chairs about and yelling for
Dick his pet name for Hopkins: and
the family doesn't like it, considering
their kindness to the spook in this life.
The boundary line between ghosts and
jim-jams needs some explorer with a
Spirit-leXel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
THE SPIRIT OF FEUDALISM

Colonel T. A. Dodge rather aptly
depicts in the May Forum the condi-
ton of the dependent millions in this
country, in giving the social status Of
the poorer class in the old Prussian
autocracy. when he says: 1.-The peas
ant was in the bonds of a feudalism
extinct. by law, but alive by custom
1t would be an insult to our laws and
lawmakers to even draw the parallel
between our code and the unwritten
edicts of the feudal system, but. from
a commercial standpoint. the customs
OF the day suggest a striking analogy.
The aggressive methods of organized
capital have carried us to the point
where the masses have little to say
as to what enjoyment or abridgement
of their rights shall be exercised, or
whether, in fact, their voice is a factor
in the shaping of our commercial
policy. The law sanctions system
of trusts and combines which enables
organized capital to fix the price of
StapleS-eyen the actual necessities
which come to every poor mans table.
Courts seem to be powerless to pre-
vent arbitrary carrying charges. which
by SO much, cOnfiScateS the small mar
gin of the producer. and enhances the
cost to the consumer The rate of in
terest on money is largely determined
by individual necessities, and these
necessities usually grow out of legis-
lation affecting the supply and char
acter of money. The still greater
misfortune is that legislation is too
often influenced, if not openly dictated,
by the use and power of money.
Under such conditions the similarity
to feudal customs is all too suggestive,
though our laws are founded upon a
liberal democracy. There is no argu-
ment that appeals in stronger terms
than the ever present inequality of
privileges between the rich and the
poor, the very essence Of which is.
that all these margins and rake-offs
are levied by the robber barons. and
paid by the poor and middle
classes. We like TO boast of our Iber-
ties, but since the aggressionS of CAPT
tai have grown to such abnormal pro-
portions, we can hardly do it without
some qualms of conscience, or some
mental reservation. Let us
not boast of the letter of our laws
while the spirit of feudalism has legal
protection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| Bill Grimes head is level. He has com,
! out for bimetallism.
Judge Scott and Judge Berer hav,
| agreed to change districts.
\ span Of mules with the harness ART
| for sale at Waukomis for S65.
All the white people of the Cherokee
| nation meet a tagoner on the oath.
! Claremore, an Indian Territory town
has an ice cream parlor named Tr1lby.
II is said that the Kickapoo country
Will be opened some time this summer.
1t is suggested that the United States
extend the Monroe doctrine over the
Choctaw nation.
Slaughter KID took his name from an
employer named Slaughter who was in
the cattle business.
Hoke Smith viii not visit the Indian
Territory this spring on account OF the
illness OF his wife.
It is not conducive to good health 20
travel about Oklahoma a this time with
dime novel name.
BIZ Doolin cannot be found. Probably
he has taken refuge in the bottom OF that
Oklahoma City well
The Duncan Banner advises some Of
the citizens Of the town 20 have the moss
on their backs clipped
While in Oklahoma, Champ Clark de-
clared some OF his enemies 20 be ''invisb bic
in war; inyincible in peace"
The Catholic church dedicated al vinits,
Sunday before last. is the first Catholic
church in the Cherokee nation.
man in the Choctaw nation has a
pair of spurs that cost SO They are
made Of silver and set OF IN gold
Mrs. jackson. the keeper OF bad house
at Guthrie, has been arrested. charged
with being implicated IN the Ledger case
You can bet your last dollar, and silver
dollar, that the Republican league at
Enid this month viii decide for free silver.
From the squebble among the Demo
Gratis Of Illinois. Judge Springer IS prob
ably glad that ne IS in the Indian Terri
tory.
Agent Freeman % the Usage country.
is said 70 he thinking seriously Of abtscat-
ing in favor OF the United States OF
Arnerlca-
The Medfor5 Patriot says that FOR pure
bliss the Isrselites az the fall of mama
weren't In II with the OklahOmans waeH
II rained.
Jerry Houston. an Oh man ~ Oklahoma
City. has Joined that great thronS from
Oklahoma who have "nysieriously d.
appeared
A Guthrie man told his wife Re could
hold his breath longer than sSe could
hold her tongue and he has been GOdg1as
every since
10. the poor Indian with his u1tuto-e1
mind. hasn't got enough dece1cT Stost
him 20 refrain from selling his osn scsh
and blood for b-Ouchos-
The name q the Indian gfri a. Reno
who has been sold for fifteen ponies -
her father il Luia Bland ard u0t Rose
White1zce a. published
SLAUGHTER Ei6 vas buried b. RS r-lz-
tors u 10 I've On = farm near OKLAHOMA
cts. Dynamite Dsck vas b1rled Ia t5e
pubic cemstery st Guthrie.
a farmer 81 Blaine county rad sore *
rsrieacs wsth a desperate che day last
week \ nan rode Up ard asked for hls
dinner after eating e HANDED ne farmer
2 IS hsI zhtca IRE farmer Charged. RE
returned TIRE same eTsairE aEa got he
super. ard ~Esn done - sreE Rad
CT Ike farmer and tod mn 90 dspsEs
AfJsr complying TIE rons%T hs3fs1 hlz
- ceass. saying 1hzs As always pad fer
lis meals
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
CROCODILE TEARS.

The clans of Wall street, and their
echoes throughout the land, harp con-
tinually about the interest of the pro-
Queer and of the Industrial man. These
fellows never produced anything under
heavens but bur'thensOme debts and
robbery corners; We're never indus
triOuS in their lives except in water
ing stocks, buying up lawmakers and
putting up jobs to defraud the great
body of the people. They talk about
honest" money who were never hon
est in anything. As for the "bull''
and bear" dealers, who grow rich off
the marginal profits of wind, often
manipulating fortunes in a day on
puts, calls, options and the like, they
are but so many vampires and leeches
gorging themselves on the sweat of
toll and the blood of the laborer.
They produce nothing, create nothing.
forward nothing, and the world of le-
Ultimate business would be far more
prosperous, and the results of labor
manifold greater if these, ana all their
aiderS and cuckoo abettors were kicked
into the sea.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOT DEAD.

For some reason the Democratic
party does not die. Its followers
boast and have boosted of its i'm
mortality. And its staying powers,
while possible of limitation of course,
are something wonderful.
1t is alive today, and if not growing,
at any rate making such determined
resistance against dissipation of its
strength that it is certainly not losing.
One year ago the Democratic party
had been knocked in the head. Its
organization had been crushed and
mangied by the insane efforts of a
Democratic congress to do nothing and
prevent anything from being done. 1t
had been placed in power by an over
whelming and then unprecedented vote
of confidence from the people. Its
platform had pointed out direct lines
for the established and reignipg party
to follow. Try as it could to follow
this, it completely failed. Assured of
the peoples confidence in it, possessed
of q working majority, having all three
branches of the national legislative
government, retaining a full knOwl-
edge of all the promises it had made
and in position to put into effect all
the economic theories which it had
obstinately battled for for years, its
courage and its capacity failed. 1t
did nothing. 1t disguised the people
who had placed it in power. The
next election found 4 complete revul-
sion of popular opinion and the most
crushing defeat in the history Of Amer
lean politics was experienced by the
Democratic party.
1t has no hope to cling to. 1t had
no promises TO give. 1t had no econ
omic theories to boast of. 1t had no
backing either from the people regard
less of party or from its own partisans
who had been bitterly partisan for
the Democratic party's sake for so
many years. 1t had no license to ask
a return to power because it had had
the power and failed to act.
The funeral baked meats for the
Democratic party appeared to be cook
ed and waiting for the obsequies to
begin But the funeral did not pro-
coed.
Since last November the Democrat tic
party has been laying very low. 1t is
not now breaking from its place of hi
bernation. Its line of campaign can
be anticipated from its general con-
duct at this time.
In Illinois the Democratic party is
reviving. 1t is resurrected by an en-
tirely unknown Democrat, Heinrich
sen by name. 1t repudiates its lead
ers. 1t repudiates the Joss in the
White House. 1t repudiates old Sena-
tor Palmer. Its state leader, Springer,
thrown overheard, is holding an OBJ
scure judgeship in the wildS of the
Indian Territory. With all the former
leaders declaring for gold monometal-
ism the new controllers of the party
declare for free silver and are suS-
tanned by the party following. The
resurrection of the Democratic party.
through branding the Democrats who
failed to act while in power as traitors,
as displayed in Illinois, will probably
be closely followed in other states
not in every case on the silver issue
but on all other issues. 1t is the one
way TO revive the Democratic party |
md the revivification appears TO be |
N progress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
"KICKING BIRD,S,, GRAVE.

1t is not necessary to tell the news
paper men of Kansas who and what
Milt Reynolds was. 1t is said that his
grave lies beneath the grass of Okla
homa unmarked. After so many years
OF faithful devotion to journalism it
would seem that the papers of Kansas
and Oklahoma might by little effort
cause the neglected spot to be marked
In an appropriate way. He had the
tribute of a sigh" and also the fame.
and elegy," and while his sleep will
prove as reposeful in that grave be-
meath the wild flowers of Oklahoma as
it would be sheltered by imposing
marble, yet something in the way OF a
memorial slab or single shaft. it seems.
might be supplied. If the matter
could be brought up in the district
editorial meetings, or the state edi-
torial and publishers association there
could be no question as to favorable
action and satisfactory results. In
the absence of organized effort the
talk will only be remembered as talk.
and so end.
As. within the week. we have seen
several illusions to the matter we pub
hsh the following letter which NAV.
In throwing some light on the subject.
awaken the necessary interest:
Edmond, O. T, May !. 1895.
Hon. NJ NJ Murdock. Wichita. Kan.
Dear Sir:-A number of letters are being
" rhs
regard 10 the unmarked grave of Mill
Reynolds. The tone OF these letters leads
us to believe that the newspaper men of
Kansas are anxious 10 have a monument
placed AT the grave Of their old friend and
companion.
VIII you please state in your valuable
paper that the town Edmond has r.,1r
chased twenty acres OF land one-haIf mile
north of town for cemetery purposes and
VIII have IL surveyed and plated next
week. The choice lot in this cemetery
viii be set apart for the body OF MIlt
Reynolds. and we. the people of Edmond.
VIII remove his body To this ios in the
near future. Il the newspaper men of
Kansas desire TO contribute toward a
monument, l would suggest that you. as
one Of Mills old friends, start The mat
ter. Respectfully j. Z. cI-FIN
Editor Edmond Republican.
The following letter with appended
notice was received later:
oswego. Kan, May 9. 1856.
N. N Murdoch Esq, Wichita. Kan
Dear SiT:-I have taken the liberty 20
use your name in the inclosed letter cir
culGr. knowing you 10 be an old friend
OF Mr.. Reynolds. and feeling assured that
II you consented to take hold OF the mat
ter IL would be success. Hope you viii
: {. STEINBERBER-
Editor oswego (kan-) News-Blade.
The following is the note sent out
TO the editors and publishers of the
state:
The grave OF our veteran nt wsuaper
friend, Milton " Reynolds. Is now IN
marked ana unhcHored by even cheap
slab, where ne was IeiS 10 rest IN the
early DAYS OF the opening OF Oklahoma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
The aa1iehta Daily gayle aalednesdau gorne clay 1895

at Edmond In reply to an inquiry the
citizens of Edmond say they will remove
the remains from their present lonely spot
to the new cemetery site just purchased
by the city and award him the best lot
therein. Can we not, by each contribut-
ing small amount, purchase a fitting
mark. in the shape of a monument, in
the shape of monument or shaft TO
erect to his memory? The citizens of
Edmond will see .. to il that the stone is
properly put in place, and also that the
grave is kept in good shape. L would
suggest that MIR. NJ. 81. Murdoch. of the
Wichita Eagle. would be a good person to
act as treasurer. and to whom cvntrib;'-
tions should be sent. Tie VIII no doubt
take pleasure in assisting all he can in
paying this last tribute to our old friend
and the faithful veteran promoter of Kan
sas Journalism.
I would be pleased 10 have an expression
on this subject from the craft, Frater-
nally, s. C. STEINBERGER,
Oswego NeWS-Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

One Of New York'S brightest adver-
Users says: Women know bargain
advertising is a bid for business
and that we expect 10 make it pay us
in some way" OF course. In these
competitive days very little business
is got without bidding for it Women
hunt the bids because the hunting
pays. The old idea was that it was
not dignitied to ask for business The
new idea is that what is worth having
is worth asking for.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Lawrence Journal: Kansas City Is
numbering because Wichita is trying
Ito secure share Of the live stock and
grain trade that belongs to Kansas
City" Wichita ought to be ashamed
of herself to be trying to take things
away from Kansas iCty. The poor
Old place needs all she can get to buy
Grand Opera with.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

In Arabia all devout MohammedanS
turn their faces to the east in the
evening-towards Mecca. The devOut
Kansan turns his face towards the
southwest-that's where the cyclones
come from.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Warden Chase moves TO have Gov
ernor Morrill, investigated. 1t is pri-
vately understood that this will not
deter Major Morrill, from appointing
q new warden
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

ed, motto laden floats" but beneath
it all. and involving all we may hope
to enjoy of commercial and social free
dom is the latent power-the decisive
quantity-the freeman's ballot. Every
true American will do his duty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The reichstag will refuse to let En-
peror William have the money to carry
on Il war with Japan. In this con-
nection let it he said that the reichStag
knows its business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Cleveland shows himself to be
mighty small in debating the political
opinions To be held by postmasters in
his last letter-and you don't have TO
look through Il telescope the wrong
way for the effect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Several prominent New York women
are to pose AZ living pictures for sweet
charity's sake. Charity covers null
titude of sins. but it viii not he used
for that purpose ut this display.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

LILLIAN Russell has been compelled
to mortgage her New York home. This
shouldn't bother her. She should set
about TO marry the man who holds the
mortgage
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The publisher az Coins School is
making $.5i Il day. The Populisls will
cut loose from him at once The
government should own book that
contracts the circulation like that.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The spectacle of Mr.. Kilrain being
thumped all over one side Of the coun-
try. ought 10 be sufficient warning
b superannuated gentlemen 10 avoid
pugilism as 4 calling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08
East London, was sold at auction re-
Gently and brought 1900.

Gently and brought Ill., 500.
The recent New York census deyel-
oped the fact that the population in
the Fifth and Twenty-third Assembly
districts in that city is exceeded by
that OF only seventeen cities in the
United States.
More people get drung on rice liquor
than on that made from any other
grain. II furnishes exhilaration TO
Japan, China, Siam, India and lots OF
other places. To five hundred millions
or more ii is familiar drink
The popularity achieved by the BIZ
cycle as means CT locomotion is GER
tainly marvellous. 1t is now reported 10
have gained favor in royal eyes. and
accordingly the young car OF Russia
has resorted TO il in the hope Of inn
proving his health.
Here is a list Of pafndromes. words
that read the same both ways: Ad-
da, Anna. bah. bib. bob. bub, civic. dad.
deed .defied. derived. dewed, did, dood.
ecce. eve, eve. eye, cog, gig, gag. level
madam. Maranl, noon. non, Otto, pap,
peep, pip pup, redder, repaper, reviver.
rotator, sees, sells. sexes. shahs. sis,
sirs, tat, tenet, tit, toot, tot, and tut.
Nine. Modjeska, the Polish actress
who was expelled from Russia recently,
is still in Berlin. She says the govern
ment's refusal TO let her play in Russia
menas TO her loss of more than $4,000
rubles. She assigns the prohibition of
her tour TO the incorrect quoting by the
newspapers OF the patriotic Polish
speech which she made in Chicago last
Year.
Mrs. Clio Hinton Huneker who was
awarded the commission of making he
memorial to General Fremont. is only
24-years of age. One OF her finest works
is a bas-relief of Paderweski. which is
considered the best likeness of the fam
Gus pianist that has yet been made. Il
is modelled with much force and
strength, and at the same time there is
a simplicity and straightforwardness in
its execution which shows high artistic
feeling and marked individuality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The Emporia Republican remarks
that in the ease of Cleveland and his
followers it is the blind leading the
blind but they can't fan MO the ditch
for they are already there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Who wouldn't immensely enjoy see
ing Germany's bumptious Bill, Grover
G. and the black, fat Lii all shook
up. together in bag?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The children of ex-senator Fair are
taking the right course TO help a lot
of poor worthy lawyers and die i'm
poverished themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Russell Sage is a gold-bug. 1t is in
teresting TO hear him say that he
doesn't want more money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

John Waller is still of rhe opinion
that if the French government can
stand it he can.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Japan is assured that she will have
the active cooperation of the Nihilists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

There is reason to believe that the
bloomer is responsible for the popular
ity OF the bicycle among the women.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Mrs. Lease doesn't like Trilby. If
she had been Trilby she would have
hypnotiZed Svengali.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

Queen Victoria, it is said, will abdi-
cate at her next birthday in order to
cheer her son In his old age.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The want Of attention attracted to
Waite's paper show that it is not so
easy for an editor to be a monkey as
1t is for governor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

The gold-bugs haven't realized it yet,
but they will soon discover that they
are on the defensive
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-08

At any rate Nicaragua was the only
country that ever discovered that the
Monroe doctrine wasn't good anti
dote to English bluff.