The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-20
VERY THIN SPITE AND SPLEEN.


The Topeka Journal and Capital,
| along with some dozen other papers,
with glee hardly half repressed, have
been quoting an interview with one
| Mr.. Mike Sutton, of Dodge City, in
which he is reported 10 have said that
he would like TO be governor long
enough to march down on Wichita,
where he would do some wholesale
smashing on fixtures and things. The
trouble with the Honorable Mike SUIT
ton seems to hinge upon the fact that
some Wichita boys smashed the polit-
ical slate of that gentleman, in the mat
ter Of a choice Of district delegates to
the national convention, one of whom
Mr.. Sutton sought to be. He and his
their spleen on a Wichita man, who
was candidate in the state convention
of the next day, but the victim of which
pique was in no sense responsible for
editors who have been quoting Sutton's
friend. If Mr. Sutton were indeed gov
ernor and should attempt to carry out
his threat there would be something
more than joint-fxtureS found badly
smashed, including the heads of the
editors who havt been quoting Sutton's
silly twaddle, if indeed said editors as
militiamen eTinced courage equalling
their malice.
In this connection we will observe
that the Eagle is in receipt of letter
from well-known gentleman of Dodge
CRY Of high repute in the state, who in
protesting against Mike Sutton's speak
ing for the Republicans of entire west
ern Kansas through newspaper inter
views, tritely observes that the Kansas
press might show more sense, and that
so far as Sutton'S estimate of Trout
mans want of backing, that it is en-
tlrely gratuitouS. The writer declares
that should TrOutman be nominated
that that section of the state would
come TO his hearty support with minds,
hearts and votes, independently of any
thing Sutton thinks, says or does, and
that he but voices that people in re
cOrding a protest against the state &C
cepting the press interviews of Sutton
for anything more than an individual
opinion.
Speaking of the smashing" policy. |
in connection with the violation of the
prohibitory law. openly and under var
ious covers. owing to the heat and in
tensiN of the periodical wars waged
in the larger cities, many people honest
~ and sincerely believe that the law
is violated only by the bigger places
Ike Wichita, LeaYenworth. Atchison
aud Kansas City. While il is true
that tAe fights eliminating in these
cities have attracted the attention of |
the entire state, ii is equally true that |
there have been conflicts IN other towns. |
and that in Stin other towns no effort |
is ever made 10 enforce the law. There
Is Il city Of the second class in Kansas I
where the public sentiment and in-1
iNtNoAS SUN IL.
licensed saloons run right along. yet
nothing IS ever said of il There ara
several other Second-class cities where |
hcersed joints run undisturhed year in |
and year cut The mayor of city |
of the third class. or Incorporated vi |
lage. OF 500 people. while acting as a
grand juryman in the federal court in /
this ely last fall personally Informed I
the editor of the Eagle that there being
no prohibition sentiment In his toxa.
they had hundreds % dollars in the
treasury from licenses and that prose
cutian> were unthOught of; and further.
that no more orderly AID sober com
muIity could he found in the state.
These facts are known 10 the author
lilies az the state Any honest. obServ-
ant travelling man VIII tel you that
tac town Of 1909 inhabitants or over.