The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
SLICK s1.APs AND SLIM SLAMS.

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Emporia Republican: Wichita is get
| ting scared at the Arkansas river. Wich-
! tia never did have any use for water.
| SaIina Republican: To add to the mis-
| fortune of Beerlss Wichita, the great flood
of the Arkansas Valley has struck it.
Kiowa Review: Over in Wichita the
| society people are giving keg parties
| Here in Kiowa We take ours the Old way
Troy Chief: We have just caught onto
| Marsh Murdock's platform. II is short
| and simple-Silver money and Golden
| liquors.
| Lawrence World: The reported mas
| sacre at Jackson Hole would indicate that
| the Wichita liar was spending the SUM-
mer in the mountains
| MINNEAPOLIS Messenger: The Arkansas
| river was more successful than Governor
| Morrill, and Attorney General dawes IN
| forcing water on Wichita.
Abilene Reflector; There IS somesn1ng E
| and Atchison people stand up for their
own towns that is admirable.
| Topeka CAPITAL: The state of Kansas
| pays Otto Eckstein Of Wichita salary 20
| make laws: how much does Wichita pay
| him to counsel violating the laws Wheh
! made?
Kansas Breeze: The Breeze played in
| big luck this week. II was roasted all on
the same day by Colonel MARSH Mur1 U
| Colonel Whoop Tomlirson and Labor Com
| missioner Bird.
Topeka Capital: The Wichita idea that
| a town cannot prosper unless II mas open
saloons is about as sound as the IDEA that
a man cannot enjoy good health unless
he has a cancer.
Ell Dorado Republican,: The Wichita
Eagle man is thinking of buying a bullet
proof chain vest. He might come over
and go fishing on the walnut III the
storm blows over.
Sterling Bulletin: Wichita called its
| big saloon meeting a good citizenship
movement" Wichitas standard of good
citizenship seems 10 be whiskey selling
and beer guzzling.
Kansas City Gazette: II is said that
Wichita is TO have a new paper devoted
to temperance. This VIII De the paper
we have all heard about which comes to
fill long felt want"
Leavenworth Times: Wichita deserves
the commiseration of all Kansas. After
the infinite mischief of the whlskey war
she is now suffering material damage
from the inroadS OF water.
Lawrence Journal: 1t is said that the
gallant four thousand at Wichita viii
still refuse to have anything to do with
water, although Governor Morrill, and the
Arkansas river are pressing them hard
Kansas City Star: One of the walking
delegates sent from Wichita to poster the
governor with prohibition lamentations
looks like Marsh Murdoch This is the
worst blow the cause of liquor has yet
received.
Hutchinson Herald: The Fifth ward
of the city of Wichita is trying to secede.
If it. and the other wards, will, the city
of Wichita might be a decent town. They
would get out of a disreputable crowd,
anyway.
Lawrence Journal: a handsome Wich-
tia man has been arrested for chucking
pretty woman under the chin and kissing
her. In justice 10 the woman II is given
out that the husband of the pretty woman
made the complaint.
Lawrence Journal; II Wichita doesn't
take advantage of her present opportuni-
ties, il will be plain that her cry for cheap
er transportation 10 the gulf Is al sham.
1t don't cost a cent to send things by
water to the gulf now.
Leavenworth Times: Wichta's great
meeting with 1900 citizens present and
the unanimous demand for home rule
ought TO have more weight than the petu-
liant whineS of the one or two crankS VINO
have caused so much trouble there.
Lawrence Journal: The fellows who
are raw-hiding Marsh Murdoch because
when a candidate for governor he gave
solemn pledge to enforce the prohibitory
law sem to forget that Marsh wasn't
elected, and that his pledge don't go now.
Lawrence Journal: Whenever Marsh
Murdoch wants 10 make the animals roar
he suggests the removal of the state CAPT.
tai from Topeka Although the Topeka
papers understand it, yet they cannot re-
press a howl whenever such treason is
mentioned.
Topeka Capital: The crusade for en-
forcement of law is getting along so beau
tifully that we trust enthusiastic
preacher will make a break by pointing
to the Arkansas river floods as a special
dispersal ton Of Providence against I'M
holy Wichita.
.Atchison Globe Jim Hallowell is al
right. II was reported in the Wichita
papers that he would accept the appoint
ment of assistant attorney general for
Sedgwick county. Hallowell rushed into
print, and said he would rather be ac-
cused of holding up train
Kansas City Star: The Wichita Prohi-
bitionists want a new board of police COM
missionerS who can shut Up the back
doors of the joints as well as the front
ones. The only way to absolutely pre-
vent entrance 10 a Wichita joint IS TO
enclose it in steel chest and submerge
IL in water.
Emporia Republican: Before doing any
thing more against Wichita and the other
bad towns, Governor Morrill, ought to
investigate that hop ale'' business in To-
peka. 1t sounds suspiciously like the old
hop tea" fraud. Topeka Is bound 10 he
a hypocrite, but il won't do to let her go
10 that length.
Leavenworth Times: The Prohibition
lists have held mass meeting at Wich-
ita, with 267 men present. This was
meant for a counterblast 10 the business
mems meeting which 1900 attended One
cheering feature was that Rev. Don ).
Colt promised TO shut up on the subject
for some time 20 come.
Wellington Press: The Fifth ward Of
Wichita, located on the west side of the
raging Arkansas, is going to secede from
the city and set up in business for itself.
1t claims TO pay one-tifth OF wichita $
taxes and all II gets for the privilege Is
dog pound. The Murdoch rebellion is
getting its work in right at home.
Lawrence Journal: The records Of the
city Of Wichita show that since the first
of this present year there have been lSS
arrests for drunkenness, while in Holy
Topeka where prohibition actually pro-
hibitS, there were 81 arrests during the
same time, for the same offense. Com
but would be an insult to the intelligence
of our readers.
Kansas Breeze: Wichita hasn't lick
Of sense n earth. When Emporia reared
UP on her hind legs and roared at a law
which she didn't like, the police judge
organized himself into court OF iast re-
sort and declared the az unconstitu-
-iOnal. If Wichita can't take hint she
ought TO be made to suffer the thirst
which consumes like a serpent and burns
like bird in hand
Atchison Globe: There is nothing in
Marsh Murdock's scheme 10 move the
state capital from Topeka but there can
be 4 good deal in combination between
Atchison. Leavenworth. Wichita, Fort
Scott, and a dozen other towns. 20 op-
pose everything in the future that To-
peka favorS including lis appropriations,
conventions and candidates, Topeka has
become as insoleut as political f'arscn or
a whiskered woman sunraSist. and should
have dressing down.
Lawrence Journal: While Enlporia Is
bowling for the enforcement OF the laws
in Leavenworth and Wichita and AtChi-
son, and is sending missionaries into those
towns 70 raise the favorite crop or Mrs
poria have been arrest FL IN a bunch for
violating the law Emporia appears 20