The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-25
ELLSWORTH WANTS REVENGE
Ex-State Lecturer of o. Vi. Il. Makes a Bit
ter Attack

| ter Attack.
Colonel Ellsworth, the ex-state Iect-
urer of the o. NJ. B., has deserted the
order and is making a bitter fight
against it. The local leaders laugh at
the colonePs attack. They say he is out
for revenge.
The attack was in the Kansas City
papers Sunday and reads:
| Colonel Ellsworth is at present iocat-
ed at Horton, where a correspondent
| found him last night. He is 50 years
old, and looks something like Sol Miller
of Troy. He has the same rudy COM
/ piexion, clean-shaven face, and closely
cropped gray hair He also has the
Troy editors blunt manner, and, like
Miller, too, he hits sham wherever he
! finds one.
/ Ellsworth is an advocate of resubmis-
sion from principle, and has been en-
gagged in the work of fighting prohibi-
ton in various states since 1885. He
was connected with the O. NJ. 3. in
! Kansas about three months, quitting it
when he found that it was not what it
was advertised to the world to be.
Before we begin this interview"
, Colonel Ellsworth said, II want you 10
understand that am not a real colonel,
never was l picked up the title years
because he said I looked like colonel
and it has stuck TO me. l am only a
plain wayfarer on the journey of life,
and my business is public speaking.
Recent years." Ellsworth went on
Il have been speaking against prohibi-
ton in Wisconsin, in Iowa, in Nebraska,
and recently in Kansas. My connection
with the o. M. B. began last January
and ended in May. 1 got into 1t by
chance, and got oayt OF it by choice.
II had not intended to make a sign of
war upon the o. NJ. B. until it should
have shown its hand in the state cam
peign, but since Hoen scheidt has got
himself into a row with Greenspan,
Bertenshaw and some of the other fell
lows, l may as well tell you my story.
1 happened to be at Kansas City last
winter, on my way east from Colorado.
When c. 5. Smith of Wichita came TO
see me. Smith is grand chancellor of
the o. NJ B. He also is city clerk of
Wichita, and an honora bic. manly man.
We had a talk at Kansas City, and af-
terward he sent me money To pay nv
expenses to Wichita. / went, and l was
appointed state lecturer of the order
II is fair TO say that believe the order
IN Its inception was all right, but il was
mismanaged, and 50 lost its bearings
began work January II and quit Nav
9. l delivered lectures in the towns OF
Coffeyville, Kansas City. ArmourdaIe
Argentine. Wichita, Winfield. Arkansas
City, Independence, Parsons. Chanute
Humb oldt, lola, Olathe, Garnert. Cher
ryvale, St Paul. Osawatomie. En-
poria, Marion. Mcpherson, Saiina. Abi-
lene, Solomon. Alma, Valley Falls. A.
cnison, Huron. Everest, Robinson.
Wills, Powhattan. Fairview, Baker.
Horton, Reserve. Hamlin and NORTH
QufpAng at the last named place May 9.
Since then have been lying here. wait
ing 10 take a shot at the rottenest outf1t
L have ever had the misfortune TO go
against.
Let me say here that when talk
thirty-one times more I will deliver
1000 public lectures in my lifetime.
am the same kind Of a resubmissionfSt
/ was before | got mixed up with this
Q. NJ 3. outfit ! have not a thing 10
retract. ! am practical temperance
mana teetotaler-bGt am opposed 10
prohibition from principle. i never have
been discharged from the O. VI. &. II
quit on my own account, after finding
that IL was a bum outfit. nothing but
deception. cusSidness. lying and Schem-
ing in its entire operation. I hope 20
be IN this campaign working for the
same kind OF resubmission I have ad-
voca5ad since ISIS. bG1I my work Will BE-
done outside OF the o. NJ b
John Ecenscheidr Is ali there Il to
the @ NJ. &. He and Holiday and
Greenspan and a lot Of other men n
the orSaniza ttor-sone good and some
had-ciaim q membership % all the
way from saoe9 20 leo. 600 in the state.
and H.,x ss--oi3. il ont with a safe
ment that candidates mus dance 20 his
music or they WITH BE- slaughtered
say that there are not Is.cos members
IN tlze order. noe $3.50. I doubt IL there
are snfa, and they cannot slaughter
anybody. no- even a road oveTseSr
Their claims are the rottenest OF rot
Taey vel know that when the news
apers were publishing that the order
was marching along with =. Go mem
bsrs. i. had noe s.sio all tod. and |