The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-30
A CHURCH MEMBER SPEAKS.
ne Editor of the Eagle.

10 the Editor Ol luS E<aSio
There are compensations in this world.
not always apparent. but compensations
nevertheless. II is seemingly unjust that
the goaded OK should draw the load. or
that the man who tolls should bear the
burdens, but the brief space OF life time
is sufficient to even up all the inequali-
ties. and put the seal of merit where 1t
belongs. 1t is unfair, we know, for a
few men to inaugurate a war upon the
business interests of Wichita, pull the
wool over the eyes of vulnerable COVER
nor to get control of our city government,
and then flee to the mountains for recrea-
ton. We know that there is nothing In
it for these citizens with patriotic jaws
but cheap notoriety and city Offices with
salary attachments. but there yet remains
something 10 be saved from the general
wreck, and there is no influence or COM
bina,ion OF influences so well equipped for
that duty as the Eagle and its editor.
It would be pleasant TO have rest T.
would be delightful to go fishing for bass
or mountain trout. but the test OF your
devotion to Wichita comes with your re-
naming at the post OF duty. The point
l make here is that five men OF every
six in this community recognize the value
of your services. and would regard II little
short Of a calamity TO see the Eagle pull
out of the fight at this critical time Is
not this compensation? Would you not
rather have the Endorsement OF your
ne.ghbors. and the substantial business
men of the city. than a hundred vaca-
and the more irksome the daily labor the
more unselfish the effort viii be re-
garded.
OF course these in,terant and transitory
citizens will have their outings and recrea-
tons. There are no cares at home-ao
business interests 10 suffer by their ao-
sence. They come and 60 as birds OF
passage They stop to feed. get in their
squawk and take their fight 10 fisher
mans paradise, but what OF them. and
who are they? Do their names appear on
the tax rolls? Have they built as!nSle
institution OF substantial value 20 the
city? Do they maintain the public SCHOOLS.
or support the churches? Have they any
thing invested In this prohibition cru
SADIE save a liberal invoice OF talk DO
they offer 10 indemnify the tracesman
and the uroperty owner ror their loss In
trade or IN rental incomes? AL suca
queries may be punched and answered
with comprehensive No, Like al former
attempts 20 enforce this foolish law ms
will fatten out, and Il will be for the
business men OF Wichita 20 repair The
damage as best they may. When this
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learned TIA, their efforts are vain. when
the willy scheFner who seeks o1ly 20 COZ
troI and compass the ezno,sDeats Q. o.
zee shall have gathered his harvest wnea
the nonresident bosses and dscta.oTs o.
party politics shall have biot;cd out .
good Republican majority. and deAFe-eo
Us into the hands OF party pcsor1o1sS
ana e-eri2s tiusly committed % the WHISKY
element. then uszy We eXPeN, u 'os
oDeracio OF those unurittess, rsztara. a. %
OF condensation. 20 $50 the equities prov
erIy adjusted. and the whole community
return % that peaceful STATE which has
and R1l ever prevail il Wicaiiz VAsa
the prohibition y2wper' Is II 9-iezosH'
mood
les. Colo-el. stand By yogr guns Ar26
uizety-rsine o-e-hEndre6tEs OF your Te41-
ers vii stand BY you The 5eop-e o.
Wichita have iOag s1zce measured yoS-
loyalty 20 her Interests You are Anchoi-
81. lot Only by your cesiga;tui h97is "a
the city: rot only by re o~as-ssl2 o.
the creates, daily newRzP-r Il h17s2s'
not Only By the hos,ss AID ros'seesss io'
q greater civilization In this srsa- NS'ses'
but you have q place "A The hears si1c I
synpz;hies CT tnss people ~hsca 'ae~s
" vh.te-ros.i reforners VII never oec7P,-
Is not rhk. you- Just ard r>.i-rrssri'~> !
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