The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-26
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NJ. n. MURDOCH, Editor.
MORRILL, MONKEYED


HOLY writ tells US that once upon a
time a fellow, of more gold than piety,
arose in a pompous manner, and in
words so loud as to attract every
body's attention, to thank God that that
poor publican was not in it with him
for exalted upnesS. That human-bullt
Temple of prayer is gone, its very
stones have been by Time ground into
dus. and by the winds scattered to dis
sipation, yet the breed of that bombastic
boaster survives. The Topeka Capltal,
In belittIing the efforts Of the Eagle IN
holding Sedgwick county from the
grasp of the Pops, vauntingly cites its
own influence in Shawnee county,
which went Republican by 1000. The
Kansas City Gazette commenting upon
the Capital's vaingloriousness, observes
shat it is hardly fair since Repubii-
can governor monkeyed SedSwick
county away, as he and others did wy
andctte county, and thereby lost the
state"
The Gazette might have added, and
but for the influence exerted by the
CAPITAL and its friends upon Morrill,
Sedgwick county would have not only
gone Republican by a big majority,
but Chester Long would have remained
In congress. 1t has been Topeka infiu-
ences more than anything else which
has weakened the Republican party in
Atchison. Leayenworth, Wyandotte and
Eedgwick counties. Morrill, monkeyed.
not only in ridiculous manner, but at
the instigation of Topeka coteries and
organizations, was responsible Tor the
"Tiger Bill travestie, which in empty
Ing pulpits, rended social and business
relations and politically disorganized
the county throughout. In eating his
own words and repudiating his own
solemn acts and obligations he precipi-
tated such a state Of affairs IN this city
as no paper or no influence could with
stand. Had he stood by his word and
sioners which he originally appointed
upon the recommendation Of the Eagle,
after a most thorough investigation of
the situation in this city, as We'll as of
the characters of the men composing
the board, as he most solemnly agreed
to do, instead of listening TO the Cap
tha itt-
of Sedgwick county would have been
little if any short of that In Shawnee
county. His vacillating policy, COM
bined with his drastic measures, all in
stigated by the Topeka contingent, Of
which the Capital stands the acknowl-
edged head, drove hundreds Of men
away who otherwise would have sup
ported the Republican party and its
nominees, drove some of them out OF
the town and out of the state, the lat
ter being the wen who attempted to sus-
tain Morrill, in his insane fight. In this
connection we are tempted to ask the
Capital where are it's Wichita pets, the
Honorable George l.. Douglass and the
Reverend Don S. Colt, and others of
their conferees nearly as prominent?
The Capitals conviction, as all know,
Is that had the Eagle stood by Morrill,
and the Topeka idea all would have
been different. But Wichita is not To-
peka, for which we are thankful. The
only difference would have been that
Douglass and Colt would have had
more company IN their wanderings IN
strange countries. The paper that
should have attempted TO stand by Nor
rill would have had to do some grand
and lofty tumblng, would have had TO
turn Sommersault at least once day,
ending in a complete flat-out. as he did,
wherein he left it to fine Pop party to
pick up the remnants, along with the
entire state, practically, Shawnee coun-
y excepted.