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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
A PUBLIC SCANDAL.

PETER may indeed be but an average
Kansas Pop. but he i equal 10 the
diagnosing of any wood-pile. however
huge. where either The smell or wool
might indicate the presence of large
sized cOlored individual If Pop PEI
fer from Kansas excelS in one thing
more than another il is As StatiSti-
cian- When il comes TO the matter of
throwing of. incidentally, three or
five hours speech loaded TO the guards
with figures, PETER holds down his side
of the senate. even If he empties the
other sides After figuring up the pos
SibilitieS and probabilities OF the late
Cleveland-CarliSleb bond deal NIr. PETER
launched forth with a little resolution
calling for an investigation Of what his
figures seemed 10 Indicate 10 him 10
he an ineXplicat'le manipulation. That
resolution has been Sidetracked and
buried. II was sent - 4 committee
and pigeon-holed through the influence
OF friends of the administration. :
| public scandal was feared That there
was crookedneSs now seems no doubt.
Bur the facts viii have To come 10 The
Light sooner or later. The senate buried
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

PETERS prayer. but there is a Republic
can house and a Kentucky Republican,
Mr.. CoIson. has introduced a resolution
which recites that lit has been charged
bv William Graves. in a statement
made by him. that Hon. John G. Car
Isle. the secretary of the treasury, had
refused 10 deliver TO said William
Graves S4.J00.000 in bonds of the
United States at 11j.33a1. after having
accepted the bid of Graves therefor at
said figure. although Graves had ten
dered the secretary Of the treasury the
amount Of said bid for said bonds in
gold at the sub-treasury in the city Of
New York. and that the secretary Of the
treasury has awarded said bonds TO
]. +. Morgan x Co, the sum S2OO.O00
less than the amount bid and rendered
by the said William Graves And it
was then resolved that committee Of
FIVE should be appointed to investigate
the matter and report to the house in
writing.
The friends Of the administration.
consisting principally Of Mr.. Carlisle
and Mr.. Cleveland himself, are alarmed
and another effort TO pigeon-hOle Will
be made 1t will be interesting to
watch for MI. Colson's resolution and
TO note its fate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
IAN HONEST DOLLAR"

The above is the title Of most eX-
cellent work on bimetallism by PreSl-
dent Andrews. Of Brown university. As
would naturally be expected from Il
man of his ability and scholastic attain
mentS. it is one of the strongest eXpOsi-
lions of bimetalliSm now before the
public in book form.
The advantage of the coordinate use
of both metals instead of attaching the
standard quality to one alone are clear
ly pointed out. The evils which have
fallen upon us since the decentralization
of silver in 1873 are wildly portrayed,
and the reasons why we should return
to the monetary system then needleSsly
overturned. are given with remarkable
conciseness and power. Although the
work is comparatively brief one QesS
than 200 pages it presents the main
points involved in this great monetary
problem with such thOrOughneSs that
any reader of average intelligence will
obtain a fair grasp of the subject from
this book alone.
Almost every StereOtyped argument
in favor of gold mOnometalliSm is cour-
teously met but crushingly answered.
The concluding chapter which deals
with Robert Griffin'S work. The Case
Against Bimetallism." is one of the
finest pieces of critical analysis and
conclusive reply 10 be found in the
whole range of economic literature.
President Andrews entire discussion
Of the subject contains just one weak
spot That is his position with refer
ence TO independent bimetallism by the
nited States He is opposed 10 such
action and il constitutes an awkward
break in his otherwise perfect logic
No one has ever pretended that the
free coinage of silver would DO any
thing worse than land Us on q silver
basis. But President Andrews con
cedes that the silver basis is mora
stable than the gold basis. In fact he
declares substantially that silver alone
Is better money than gold alone, but
not better than silver and gold properly
linked together. He also distinctly re-
cognizeS the fact that the industries OF
silver using countries are now being
greatly stimulated At the expense of
those upon the gold basis
II this be true, free coinage would
certainly improve our condition.
II il established silver recommendation
it would be better than our present gold
recommendation. while if perfect bimet-
alliSm should result it would be still
better. He apparently recognizes his
{ weakness upon this point. because he
minimizes the prosperity Of silver using
countries lay likenins il - that which
comes from a protective tariff. This,
/ however, ! technical and just a little
narrow.
They are prospering- That i i sub
Stantial fact. and il cannot be over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
A SILVER REPUBLICAN PROTEST
Harper, Kan, Feb. "a, 1886.

Harper. Kan, Feb. q, 1886.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Knowing the past policy of your paper
to be that all parties should, at all times
be allowed to discuss all questions oil
public interest, I desire, through the
columns of your valuable paper, 10 can
the attention of the Republicans of Kan
sas and particularly of the Seventh con-
gressional district, 10 the present sltua-
ion, and TO what l believe is danger
that threatens disaster TO our party IN
November 1896.
Permit me to say, am, and always nave
been Republican.
About January LIST Of this year, was in
vited to make non-partisan silver speech
al Danville, in this county. did so.
AS soon as same was made, other invi-
tations came; and 1 have since that time
made nine silver speeches in this tHarpeO
and in the county adjoining. These meet
ings have all been well attended by Re
publicans. Democrats and Populists. Could
l afford to do so, every night could be
used in Ike manner. People turn out
well. even though the weather is bad;
they are anxious TO hear the question dis
cussed: and beyond the question OF a
doubt so per cent of the people in Harper.
Barber and Kingman counties are in favor
of the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer al Is to l, and it is my opinion, that
what is true on this question in these
counties. is true in all the other counties
in the Seventh congressional district. Not
withstanding this situation, what are our
leading Republican politicians preparing
to do? Just the opposite of what the
masses of the Republican voters want.
|. as a Republican, desire in ad-
vance to protest, and 10 speak word of
warning to these ''rule or ruin" Repubii-
can leaders, and know whereof L speak.
No goId-standard Republican can carry
Harper county in November, 1886. and
further than that, any gold-standard man
that is able to get over - per cent of the
vote Of this county will be fortunate in
deed. We cannot hope TO again pull the
WOOL over the eyes of the voters by a
straddling platform. and honeyed words
spoken on the platform.
As Republicans, we are all interested in
the success of our party. If its success
means substantial benefit 10 the masses OF
the American people. Our leaders can
not dodge this issue of silver Il must be
met. and We must recollect It is one thing
TO nominate man for an office, and an
other question is his election. There Is a
deep-seated opinion that our leaders in
Kansas are using our party 10 further
their own individual ends. And these
would-be leaders must recollect that they
will be no more successful in 1895 than
they have been in past years. The Kan
san is a well Informed elector. and #
men are nominated, and platforms made
that are not 20 the liking OF the voters
they will be repudiated at the polls
G. W T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
A PLACE OF HONOR.

Il a. Least one county. II me state
Shawnee-the candidates for delegate 20
The national convention are making cam
pa gns. having professions. meeting and
speeches almost every night This IS the
element 10 poiti-s that makes he average
man tired. \ delegate 20 The national
convention should - chosen without a
political fight. ], = place Of honor. 20
be given 20 The man VINO car best repre-
sent the people % MS district o. state
There = no; a dollar IN IL. and the ee.=-
gate must pay his own expense Nhe1
men Set out a-d battle for the place
when they spend noaey and time aad
demand the same q their friends. e, looks
"a though a. African vas concesiei q
The woOtshed. such unseeully '-sc1a o.
are = credit Eef,hs- - tae pay rc- &c
the Hsea Sho engage = them Tae hez,
men OF The parry should al do~a hard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


The "old miner is now in his glory
again, this time az Perry.
The library of Rerkins. Payne county,
contains 80 histories of the rebellion
Three out of four of the farmers in Pot
tawatomie county are said TO be for Nc
Kinley.
II is the sheriff's week 20 be sane again
this week at Watonga, according 10 the
Republican.
The Oklahoman Office has given an awful
broad hint to the burglars by advertising
a safe for sale.
Near Blackwell there is graveyard
which goes by the unusual name OF Co
box cemetery.
The Guthrie Leader discovered a deep
undertone for Mckinley at the Republican
meeting IN FL Reno.
The Watonga Herald is one Of the few
papers that has kept up an educational
column in Oklahoma.
The EarIboro News wants the name of
the town changed back 10 Florence. Ear
boro is little unhandy.
c. 3. BoyeI has been appointed tenn
porary sheriff by the county commis-
sioners of Blaine county.
The hog case at Oklahoma City may
paralyze the supreme court of the United
States if it ever reaches there.
Judge Pitzer has been so sick that he
has not been able 10 get either on the
Mckinley or Reed side Of the fence.
Dark innuendo in the local columns OF
the Watonga Republican: The wooden
horse is at last within the walls of Troy"
The Tecumseh Republican is one of the
papers which believes that Mckinley is
just as much in favor OF free homes as
Reed.
Frank McAIaster. for the first time in
a long while, is a spectator only at the
contest. He is neither for Reed nor Nc
Kinley.
Oklahoma teacher: What did Cleopatra
put in her BOSOM" Scholar: Let me
see: Who is that Santa Fe attorney at
Guthrie?"
The editor Of the Watonga Republican
has had to refuse several of his country
correspondents the privilege OF touching
up" their ne!ghbOrs.
Leslie Niblack accuses Henry Asp and
Colonel Barnes of walking down the street
arm in arm. because that disabled them
from using their daggers.
The big livestock association meeting
takes place at Woodward, March 10. The
crowd will remain over day to help Bill
Bolton celebrate 81. Patrick's.
Not one paper in Oklahoma OF any size
or Importance has succumbed during the
past winter. The papers that now exist
in Oklahoma are permanent institutions.
\. y Daniels came out with the spring
sunshine at Guthrie the other morning
and took his station g. the forum ready
for the great work Of saving the country.
The supreme court has reversed and re-
mandcd the Shoemaker case. Shoemaker
was convicted by the district court Of
numbering Postmaster Townsend After
ward Mrs. Townsend Identified Zip Wyatt
as the murderer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

Liberal has an irrigation meeting March
;. lust five days before the irritation meet
ing at Wichita.
A. G. Stacey is now advance agent for
Lew Hanback's lecture and II nothing
happens viii be a week hence.
Frank Vincent carried five out Of the
SIX wards OF Hutchinson for himself as
delegate 10 the s.. Louis convention.
fit turns out that Mckinley Is for the
free coinage Of silver the Medicine Lodge
Cresset will have 70 get over in the Reed
camp.
Ralph Burton recited "Shamus O'Brien'
a. Rush Center last week. and IS now sure
OF one more vote for the United States
senate.
\ Great Bend man who has tried 20
photograph his brain. can set no impress
sion on the Photographic plate, and is
worried.
The Santa Fe is cutting down is time
between Hutchinson and Wichita IN order
10 catch some OF the travel between the
two points.
Mr. Yeck. Marion county farmer. walk
81 ten miles 20 attend Republican cen
trail committee meeting. lie should be
given an Office
NJ Taylor. who is the favo-.;e son q
Rice county. and who wants 20 ~ railroad
commissions. v.u he ssnt 20 the leslsia-
tu-e next winter.
DICK Howard Or Arkansas City. says
,hat Lyman NauEle OF Wellington. would
b. ire fellow. e be would quit changing
his politics with che moon.
Charley Moreau Harger says that Bu
Nye never made a coarse joke. But Nye
came very near e. AZ times Eastern peo-
pie considered him 'v1.Ear-,
An Ashland rrophet says thac the erd
o. the world is q, hand. and ne H1teH-a-
son News SAYS -h5s Is the only way 20 beat
Mckinley for The presidency.
TIE H.gh school graduating class o.
Arkansas city VIII 30 away With orationH
and essays have a sa.atatcry and vale
sictory vita . lecture 81 betveen-
color prejudice l1 -ae Tsir5 warf =-aoo-
~ Wellington broke o1t. bJ- a -hrzshinE
or Two proved an a1tldo-s aa1 he white
cbuIrss nov Ez-eH o1t vlts tAe-r colored
s-hoolma.-s-
r. has been q. z-1rerel tla- rae treasure
o. Hamilton county had more money ga
-h= s-r81g-hoz ta4z BE- books caile1 ts-.
T. he f. . Pop4.s- ~ u.- lssbahiy r.
read or. ~ che parry
A. A-sa-sas Cs-y stoke. laughs a. tae
-@po-r -zat ere Sz--a - e watching -ts
a--ms7 wl.1 ar eEe 20 --zF--s fh-ra al7-e
--5-o-lesI Ei- SAYS tast q ,-~nzr sl-
never shovel more cl-l tla1 h= .as 20
WAa- Is Ta-5 80 raraiyze JerrT S-nF=oa
vltt i-e P5as IS snat BE- U.-t % eaa-
s--ss s--h ras--gage ~ hs farm a73
t91 GEARS -ate- acaEaa- 20 ss e al--a
=. aal o. s-4-e Trszs4-er s-tais.s bse
a-a Wlt sass .ast IsEa- hss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Dick Wake. who occasionally has a
roundup Of preachers al Topeka. also
occasionally demands that they devote
some special Sabbath named by him
on which 10 deliver political sermons
on the enforcement of the prohibitory
law. Some of the sermons preached
on prohibition in Kansas last Sunday
were a disagreeable surprise. Rev
DR.. Page. a Presbyterian minister in
Leavenworth. preached in favor of re-
submission.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

When Mckinley IS seated safely in
the White House there is a likelihood
that he VIII not turn out 10 he the
politicians sort Of a man. Hence all
this talk in Topeka about not binding
The delegates hands and feet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
MAGAZINE BINDING

The Eagle Bindery is
prepared 70 bind Maya
zines, Of al kinds and
descriptions, cheap and
Il hrst-class style.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
WICHITA EAGLE PRESS.

steeI bt.tze People Ehe uii} rso,sznher
tts 1.easl1t seaerels SQUAD 1873 is. All
Eao1 tae- iLEzEs has l-zzr. e9-usi .rae-iei
cl3 General Cas1z-l TAXED 81 .s1x -
o. .-ld-eae= % bsys a. Esasas esq. Eaa-
sas. ~ Ger zst --at garee bess fals.-
Tts is q -smpl -1eaf taat 1eaeral
'a sfl deserves TIE boys miznt Rave
EeFe-s-- 1s9rg Hstss- ls eger Ct f.atls-
ry sFE rsr tl= FaEsast
q has -e- pee- ~ W h Es-k- 4.
.zz ~ r7r a
--- e'sa1 ard o-t-r II
so Save e., bees
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

One Of Bill Nye's las jokes: at is
tiresome waiting for 4 man 20 die 50 that
You will feel safe in saying what you
think Of him. bur if he happens to be 4
large robust man. it certainly pays TO
do So -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

In the contest between Bailey and
Broderick for the Republican congress
sional nomination in the First district
Mr.. BWderick has just hit his opponent
over the head with his opponents own
aa,,pVv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Bill Hackney telegraphS from Ohio
for the boys to select no delegates until
they see him; that he i for Foraker.
1t is a fact that if Mckinley and For
aker lived in Kansas. most of the poll
sicians. Would be for Foraker.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Grover Cleveland thinks the Republi-
cans VIII straddle on silver and he
thinks the Democrats can win On a
sound money platform. This is not
possible. The people would not be-
Neve any Democratic platform.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Reverend Page Of Leavenworth. last
Sunday preached sermon in favor Of
resubmisSion. The report, however.
that it took two men to carry the contri-
button basket to the altar is false.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The great corporations will fight Nc
kinley. Popularity Will nominate Nc
kinley- The corporations want hand
in the nomination 50 they can have the
nominee under OBLIGATIONS To them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

So Anna GOuld'S husband is spending
her money on. dancer in Paris. We
knew it was mistake when Anna
jilted that railroad conductor at Kan
SaS Civ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Mrs. Lease calls Jerry Simpson "a
worm" 1t is true that he has been
used on the Populist hook to catch a
good many Democratic votes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The congress of Venezuela will at
once increase the standing army. The
Venezuelans appreciate the Monroe
doctrine more than the United States
does
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

With a sincerity that cannot be Ques-
TONED, the Abilene Reflector, his home
paper, declares that J. X. Burton is not
conducting the presidential campaign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

If Mckinley should declare straight
out for free silver, Kansas is full of
PopulistS who would begin to howl
against any metal money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Strangely enough Bill Nye's last art
Icle. published in yesterdays Eagle,
dealt with Laramie. where he began his
career as a humOriSt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Brooklyn man has committed sui
eide because a baby has come to his
house each year. The fifth carried it
100 far, because he had TO carry them
TOO much, probably.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

At this time Waller must read the
eulogy on John Brown by that great
Frenchman, Victor Hugo, with sad,
sick thump in his throat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Joy Greek, Washington county, Kan
sas, has a gold boom. The people
along Boggy creek, Oklahoma, will APP
preciate the grim humor in this news.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

1t is about time this government quit
talking about it and recognized the Gu
ban insurgents. The consequences can
be considered after we see what they
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Ii is the intention of the New York
papers which say that Mckinley i
silver man. 10 hurt Mckinley,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

John G. Carlisle wants to be the nom
inee for president The Democrats Of
this country are Americans and will
select Olney, the best many among
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The prohibition editors who visited
LeavenwOrth last week escaped con-
termination probably by wearing bags
of asafoetida around their necks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Morrill, doesn't want the Kansas dele
gates to be for Mckinley first, last, and
all the time But is Morrill's advice
In anything trustworthy?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Miss Flagler was terribly Inundated.
Three hours in jail is not long enough
TO convince O person that a jail is a
very comfortable place after all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The Gould difficulty is not as compli-
Gated as it could be. The dancer that
Annals husband is spending his money
on, might be leila NicOlaus
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The Spanish army in Cuba has just
put goat TO rout. The world would
like to see the insurgents goa the
Spanish once just for luck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Mrs. Lease and Jerry Simpson may
eventually make up, but if she is dis
Greet Mrs. Lease will hereafter avoid
Mrs. Jerry Simpson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The English people worship Doctor
Jim. And the English people appear
10 have as much contempt for their
diplomats as we do for ours
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

NpT - EHTHe-Ea-T HEssEfE. o.,
- 'ff'7i s-s hzsu usie hlny a.
feszsi Oi-ee1 e.r-F as-.-l.ss,. - -
Fr f4 sf tls Es4sa for $3.50.
- ~ l.-.ss 3 Arr n. q Tad So f.r 60.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Miss Flagler got three hours in jail
for killing a negro. John Waller got
a year in prison for being robbed by the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

Slowly but surely it is coming out
that there are scads of PERSONALLY L
am for Reed. but men in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

1t must be admitted that the aver
age American newspaper man in Cuba
is q. great deal Drawer than the Amer
Scan congress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

If free silver is dead. as the cOldbugs
in Washington say. the wake over lie
coprSe is suSpiciously long
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
4ai1u Eagle
NJ Nj. MURDOCH, Editor.

A list of the papers published IN
Wichita would not be complete WITHOUT
including the New York Voice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
The aaha Daily Eae ghurslay sforma FebrnarY 27 sos.

upon such work by electing someone else
Lawrence Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27

The Topeka papers have failed to run
Wichita and they can hardly do 1t when
REINFORCED by the New York Voice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27
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