The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-10


nan, president of the upper house. His
rejection seems 10 prove that very little
incentive is held out in this community
TO public officials in the way of approve
ing fealty to civic trusts. After four
years Of unremitting service IN the up
per house and board of public works
in the service Of the people,Mr Herman
is defeated for place which he has hon
ored in the highest degree. TINS Is
commentary upon popular government
which it is not cheering TO contemplate.
A majority of the voters have express
ed a preference for an untried man, who
has announced that he will make the re-
ligious faith of applicants for appoint
ments or employment the test of qualifi-
cation This is the most inexplicable
and shameful incident in the whole
chapter.
The Star has nothing to regret aside
from the damage which ii believes must
inevitably befall the city by regulating
the sensible idea of non-partisan gov
eminent. For the Star there was moth
ing involved in the fight but the welfare
of the town and its people. 1t will prob
ably suffer as little as any institution in
the city from the continuance of parti-
san rule II has no interest in any local
pie get the best Of it. 1t will continue
10 issue a paper which the community
cannot do without, and it will never
abandon the fight in favor of non-par-
tisan government until that policy shall
be an actually in Kansas City.
The Kansas City Times which was
also beaten, says:
Mayor-elect Jones is making a bad
startHis administration begins to show
its clOven hoof even before il is installed
into office.
When Judge Jones boasts that he was
elected by the common people" and
that it shall be his pride TO make the
administration of the city's affairs a
common peoples administration" he
scarcely states the whole truth in his
first proposition, and he makes not only
a demagagical but a dangerous appeal
to class prejudice in his second state
ment.
If ne means, in speaking Of the "com-
mon people" the ignorant, vicious,
criminal and idle classes,he is right in
saying that he owes his election mainly
to the common people," A careful an
alysis of the vote proves it beyond
doubt. But if by common people" Mr..
Jones refers 10 the workingman, wage
earners, and persons in moderate cir
cumstances, then he is assuredly mis-
taken, for it is from these classes, the
plain people," as Thomas jefferson
called them, that the Democratic party
chiefly draws its strength. They might
have voted for Judge Jones some years
ago, before he left the Democratic party
TO get office-but not now. Besides, there
is no class of our people that is more
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in the cause Of good government than
the plain people, or the common peo-
pie" as Judge Jones calls them; and
nothing is more certain than that the
respectable workingman and wage earn
ers Of Kansas City, as a class, would
not vote for any man who runs for office
on a platform of political prescription
and religious hate. Judge Jones gross
ly misunderstands, or else greatly SLAM
ders, the common people,"
And if Judge Jones will accept bit OF
friendly advice from paper that cares
more for the welfare of this community
and its fullest development by means of
good government, than for the success
of any ticket or party whatsoever. The
Times suggests that he amend his reso-
luton, "tO make the administration of
the city's affairs a common peoples adj
by making up his mind
now, at the very outset, to administer
the affairs of Kansas City, not as the
partisan of any particular class Of peo-
pie, but in the interests of all classes of
the people.
Equal rights to all; special pjrivileg-
es to none" will be a thousand times
better for Judge Jones' future interest
and for those of Kansas City also.
The World which was beaten says on
ly this:
The election yesterday resulted in
more than placing Judge Jones and the
nominees in office: Unless
something unforeseen occurs, il will
make Mayor Davis the Republican
nominee for governor of Missouri His
may not wish to conrede this
but the fact remains.
Mayor Davis popularity in the state
at large is admitted. He possess a
among the rural population
that, no matter whether it is deserved
or not, must be conceded. Outside of
Kansas City he has clearly been the IA
VOrite Of a majority Of the Republicans
for some time.
The election in Kansas City yester-
day was made a test Of his strength at
home. In the primaries and at the
polls his opponents insisted upon max
ing his gubernatorial aspira tons an is
sue and he has beaten them at every
turn. With the prestige Of his recent
successes any further sht on him at
home, if it should be made. would al
most certainly be unsuccessful.
With his home delegation back Of him
Mayor Davis looks like a sure winner.
The Kansas City Journal the only To-
cal paper which won. says:
The result Of the local election puts
the city government in good condition
for business. There will be no necessi-
~ for embarrassing delays on account Of
political maneuvering by professional
posturers. The various executive de
partments viii all be in the hands Of
the party that is. 70 be responsible for
the outcome of the two years admins
tration. The people viii look 70 those
who have assumed the responsibility for
the execution Of the laws of the city
and the expenditure OF the money raised
by taxation 10 conduct their offices in
the interest Of the whole city.
Two-thirds OF the time and energies
Of the board Of public works and the
comomn council during the past two
years has been taken up with differences
forced upon them by a minority for
purely political purposes. The embar-
RAISING element-Jhe center in which
every Notwithstanding political scheme
found its Inspiration and encourages
ment-is 10 he removed With the general
reorganization The incoming officials
VIII have it in their power 10 devote
their time u the business Of the city.
and the people VINO placed them in pow
er viii expect them 10 do 1t. Their
pledges are on record. The taxpayers
expect that they will fulfill the obliga-
tons they have taken. and the Journal
believes there VIII he no cause for dis
in the premises.
With the appointive offices filled. the
business Of the coming term should be
gin a once. The inauguration n syn