The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-31
HASH AND suCCoTAsH.

Silently, gently, one by one, like au-
tumn leaves ia ValIombresia. self-re-
speeding Democrats. and se4ffeilah
PopuIists are dropping away from the
hash ticket and succotash PLATFORM.
Disgust OYER the unhaushing and dicker-
ing methods of the few constituted po-
Easeal pt.ryeyof-s. who have been work
ing the members OF Their respective
rsss,ties for suckers. e returning reason
b, its seat. and men who have been con-
WINGED and swayed by principle all
their liyaS. heretofore. are stopping to
inquire why they should be made TO
swallow hash and sueeofash at the
same time 30 swallow the hash because
it is labelled sslee01ash, and the succo-
fash because it is lebelled hash, and all
that the fellows who improyised the
dish may grow fat and fatter. and wear
bigger diamonds and Own more lands
and houses.
The Republican candidates were,
every one OF them nominated as free
silver a4ta prohibition Republicans,
openly and fairly. Since their nominal
ton each candidate has personally au-
tbeafzed the Eagle TO declare TO the peo-
Die that they ares for free silver 16 70 1,
and against the prosecutions forced
upon the taxpayers Of this county and
city hy Detauchee Dawes. the HckeIdsh
rake who poses la the name Of law and
ysaetaees puzseacy. Every nominee is
a Resss4aafssaan Republican, and If
elected will fight Dawes BIZ Campbell
aad taae whole gang. Their names ap-
rear in but one column Oh the official
ballot. They have not and are not re
sorting to double ballet twin eeaven-
ton hasa ticket aad sHceotash plat
form to food the people. No frauds are
being perpetIated i'm their behalf: They
are standing on their merits as men, as
Republicans. as free silver advocates
and as anti-adminisration Republicans
The Popuhsts Of Sedgwick county
have absolutely no interest in the sue
cess of the dorAe-dealing ticket of two
heads and one body. They had 10
voice In fits selectfOa. The mess Of hash
and suceotash was mixed up and cook
ed for them by a coterfe of fellows in
this city, headed by a Republican law
yer. an ex- Judge, seconded by the Lieu
rance league crowd, and rustled gener-
ally by Rufe Gone, and all that the of
fees OF Judge and sheriff should be
taken care of in certain interests Can't
every Populist in the county see It'll
The hash -succotash combination to
Ill intents and purposes is a Democratic
concern. its two principal nominees be-
ing old-time Democrats, but one Of
them running in the interest Of a dis
Republican clique and the 9TH
ar In the interest of himself and his
packers and heelers
The unsuspecting farmer delegates
TO the town conventions were worked
Is cook works her hash, little Of this
md little of that, a little of anything
Ind every thing to make the mess go
Town. Before either convention met
he fixers got together and prepared
he program which was afterwards car
led out, a program of double-dyed de-
,eit, the same that Is relied on to carry
heir twin scheme through. There was
10 thought Of any political principle. no
Of keeping up the fight TO save
Wichita from the wolves which would
levour her business, no reference to the
principles laid down IN the Omaha
PLATFORM, no pretenee of pledges OF any
Kind, every candidate left TO talk and
believe what he pleased so long as he
worked for the general tumble, Ipey
Campbell, an old-time leading Prhibi-
ionists for senator, Dave Dale, an old
ime mossback Democrat, for judge,
2ufe Cone, n professed fixer and con-
.muous office-holder, for sheriff, with
/ bare smell of Populists for the other
,laoeS The only absolute point of
argument between them was as 10 how
he thing should be worked and who
Mould have the offices. They had no
'ther idea, no other interest
II Is needless TO ask where viii Wich-
Ia and her business interests be. and
where VIII be the taxpayers OF the
ounty should this mongre1 ticket be
.lected They would be nowhere. But
ne offices would be filed The Dawes
LeuTance-Lew league CON-
ssnation. backed by little long haired
nnatlcai preacher. young in years and
Without experience, who has not
,enf's interest in the future OF the city
II county, and who must soon move on