The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-30

ment Of law when sleeping on the cold
/ ground eating hard tack and drinking
| black coffee.
| Il have heard il stated that city
! cannot be built without wickedness but
there is such athing as too much wicked
ness.
I'VE have here the great Lewis acade
my and we are going 10 raise Paramount
! to dignity of a college. If We can get
100 students there viii be $4,000 a year
spent among our business men.
People will not send their children
To town where there is wickedness to
attend school"
f. H. Mcclure said: II can not
make 4 speech but ! can stand up and
he counted; I am in favor of the en-
forcement of every law on the statu-
te books. | have heard that this was
/ preachers movement. If that is trte
/ am willing TO stand with the preach
ers."
George L. Douglass was announced
rs the next speaker and he was given
great ovation when he took the plat
form.
Mr.. Douglass commenced by saying:
81 was several times told that if / came
to this meeting ! would depart a pub
lie corpse. That may be true but I
should rather die Of anyother disease
than that or cowardice.
Il came here TO refute the SANDER
that has been sent over the state to the
effect that a majority of the people in
this city are no in favor OF the enforce
ment of the law.
Il am not a prOhihitiOnist and I stand
UP with Colonel Murdoch to get resub-
mission but when we get knocked out l
was in favor OF executing the law.
Il do not believe the men who built
the city are opposed to the enforcement
l. -
stand on prohibition, but how we stand
on the enforcement of law. That is
the question we have TO face.
The idea advanced that a city can
not become great unles it IS wicked is d
fallacous argument
IF all the cities in the land were -
do as we are advised 70 do. ground
your arms and let lawlesseness pre-
vail and every city ia this land would
be ruled by crime
when Mr. Calhoun tried % nullify
the laws Old Hickory Jackson said by
the eternal the constitution and laws
must be upheld. ! want II teach my
bog that il : right 10 uphold the law.
Gladstone said he could not consider
the matter Of revenue when placed be-
side a question Of right"
When Mr.. Douglass finished he ask
ed all who were in favor Of standing
by our noble governor in his efforts 10
enforce the law - stand up.
The crowd nearly all rose and one
awkward fellow asked ar. Douglass Il
he was in favor Of hacking the COVER
nor how il came that he appealed from
Governor Lewelllng 10 the sheriff OF
Shawnee county.
He said il was because Lewelling
was wrong.
Mr.. :. \. McClunE said ne did not
Ike 10 talk after such talk as that
Of Mr.. Douglass y do not agree win
AR. Douglass He SAYS he Is nor a PRO
hibitionist | am and intend n stand
by II until i prevails Z 7 live 50 long
law can be enforced IN New York
and L can be hare. Il there = 2 judge
in this state who does not want u
enforce the law he ought n resign.
If there Is a county attorney n TIE
state who does not Van; 20 enforce The
law he ought % resign wish "a Quote
scripture He that : often reproved
ana hardenezh his neck shall suddenly
be destroyed
Right eousness sxaltheth nation
bu, sin IS a rep-oach 70 any nation
w p. Campbell was called and said.
y do not believe that 7 VII tell you
whether 7 am a prohihitionisc NJ uo;-
That = not the question. Any man
has 1. right 70 rsadjusI himself and get
right Reference las been made -
great meeting last week There was
remarkable document placed upon the
raonle. II was STAGED TIA. 10 would
be A citizens meeting 7 understand
a business man u d one who sells
merchandise or : engaged n nalufac-
turing. Il was Ike some 81 the circu-
lars issued n the south 70 Keep re ne
g-oes from voting
There was a generous Mich oias Bird
with his prer0Ta tio1 = his sd 11cke-
But when he advises Is that god men
in al ages have couacEei the violation
OF law he makes an evil h.-d % HIM
seic.. Count Voa Otto Eckstein was