The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-29
WE'RE saoCKED, MRS. CuLBERsoN


Mrs. Culberson. the wife Of the gov
ernor Of Texas, has shocked us by her
utuerance. She has shocked us three
distinct shocks. divided as follows:
/. Her remarks are ill-timed.
2. She is no politician.
q. She ought to be ashamed Of her.
self.
Mrs Cuibersou upbraids her nus
| band for his highly meritoriOus en-
deavor to prevent the big prizefight.
She points out that nearly every citizen
| Of Texas wants to see that fight. that
nearly every citizen who can spare the
money will put up cash to see it, and it
! is foolish in her husband to saddle the
expense of a legislature on the people
for the purpose Of preventing some
thing they would pay to see. She de-
clares that Mr.. CulbersOn was placed
in his high position to carry out "the
will of the people" and the will of the
people" is to the effect that the fight is
all right, and that consequently If he
does not carry out the twill Of the
people, he has no business in the CUB
ernatorial chair of Texas.
For the sake Of argument let it be
conceded that the great majority of the
! people of Texas are in favor OF that
| prizefght No one is to be hurt except
the men who will fight, and it will
bring thousands Of dollars into Dallas.
Let that be conceded Let it be under
stood that the Twill Of the people," the
vox populi, says "Let 'em fight"
Again let it be conceded that the courts
of the state of Texas have decided that
there is no law against prizefghting.
The courts say that there is no law
against prizefghting, the "wiu of the
peope" says it wants no law against
prizefighting.
Now conceding all this, there IS only
one thing for Governor CulbersOn to
do. Call the legislature together and
pass a law that is against prizefghting,
shut off the courts. and disappoint the
people, and make the will of the PEG
pie mad. This is just what Cover
nor CulbersOn is going to do. unless
Mrs CulbersOn goes home and takes q
poker to him and brings him around.
And this is the thing to do. Prize
fighting is a terrible, a brutal sport.
Two men get right up in public, strip
ped to the waist and Jimmy around for
IN N
and not get hit. Somebody, it is hard
for the spectators to tell which, gets
hit A gong then rings and the two
men are led away and spOnged off
Then they go at each other again and
dodge around some more. Somebody
gets hit again. The third round there
Is some more lodging and perhaps two
or three ticks. THAT sound like the hired
girl seeking her fist into a pan Of
dough. The fourth round there Is
some more hitting. Both men are
very tired. They stumble over their
own feet and strike wildly and weakly.
Pretty soon someone is hit and goes
down. A man counts ten and the man
who is on his feet wins. 1t Is not a
gentlemanly sport 1t Is disgusting
Everybody says so. Thousands Of
people will rush off to a prizefght and
come back disguised, and then go the
next night to another prizefght to get
Disguised some more. People have
been known to attend ten prizefghts,
one after another. just for the sake OF
filling up their bosomS with disgust
This IS the way public sentiment
stands on the matter OF prtzefights.
Crush out the abominable sport, the
public cries. and then pays ten dol
lars seat for the purpose Of seeing
the fighters crush each other.
II is on this very matter that Mrs
Culberson fell down. In her childish,
simple way she has been induced TO
believe that just because thousands OF
people Will attend a prizefght-win
postpone business engagements TO see
one-that they are in favor of making
fatally mistaken A great majority Of
the people Of Texas are anxious 10 see
the fight. But they would vote against
any man who would allow one TO come
of without q protest. For prizefghfs
are a brutal sport and should be pro
hibited.
Now if Mrs CIIlierson will stop ar
raigIling her husband. and watch the
columns of the Dallas News she VIII
see how to handle this seeming conflict
OF opinion
In righteous Indignation the Dallas
News saws: And now il is 10 be