The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-19

| statute; but as there mas never been oc-
casion since 1865 10 take such vote. I do
not think the law has been changed.
It provides fully for the manner OF hold
ing such elections and gives to the SOL
diers the right 70 organize election boards
by election. This was very important
matter in 1854 and 1865.
JOHN SPEER.
Sterling Bulletin: Jerry Simpson, in
some Of his former campaigns, use to ask
the audience, What good is navy TO the
Kansas farmer?" Then, while Jerry grim
ned at his own joke, there was a great
applause from his supporters Such a
question would be received differently
now.
Wilson County Citizen: It will be re-
membered that 1t was not a great while
ago that a leading Populist stated that
| Kansas would not sell under the hammer
for enough to pay its debts. Bearing this
statement in mind, the Yates Center News
thinks that the spectacle of so many Kan
sans purchasing government bonds is a
great joke on the Populist party.
Fort Scott Monitor: The Populist party
meets in convention and declares that
public officers should receive no more
| compensation than men in the ordinary
walks of life and then sets up cheer for
| Webb McNal. who sends out a man who
| could not earn fifteen dollars a month as
farm hand and who doesn't know a
ledger from a stack of hay. and allows
him to charge SIS per day and his ex-
! So iT1ir1 cy,B
panies.
Kansas City Gazette: W. E. Stanley, the
Republican nominee for governor, who
spent couple of days in Kansas City,
Kansas, this week, is the best mixer who
has been before the people for some time.
He is a vigorous caller, and goes every
where to see men. He visited a slaughter
house, and went on the slaughter bed
shaking hands with the men. When he
came out his hands and shoes were as
bloody as those of veritable sticker
Kansas City Gazette: It is to be regret
ted that James H. Lane is no longer Unit
ed States senator from Kansas. Lane was
senator during the civil war, and Presi-
dent Lincoln ignored the governor of Kan
sas entirely in all military matters and
gave Lane all the rope he wanted. There
was no reason that we can recall why
Governor Robinson should have been re-
garded the same sort of an incompetent
ass as the present Populist governor, but
whether Lincoln's treatment was warrant
ed or not the Kansas soldier then was in
it away up to his ears in all respects
Lane was a brigadier general without a
commission, and for a month or so led |
a brigade. The Kansas soldier never
wanted for anything. If Lane was in the |
United States senate today no jays from |
Colorado, Montana, Idaho or Dakota |
would take the boat for Manila and leave |
the Kansas boys laying in the sand holes |
of the Pacific coast; neither would there |
be lot of incompetent wind jamming |
posers placed as officers over them. If |
Plumb had lived another year we would |
have had a battleship called Kansas. On |
for the old-fashioned Kansas man. The |
Anna Diggses and the Mary Leases, male |
and female, make us weary, and the var
ious quack reforms worked on US have |
been inervating arr emapciating. Oh for
the virility and get there of the Kansan
before the imbeciEty of Populism struck
the people.
Minneapolis Messenger: Everybody, that
is, everybody that knows him, and that
is nearly everybody, will rejoice at the
appointment of Col NJ NJ Murdoch as
postmaster at Wichita. It is merited
recognition of one of the most deserving
men in the state.
Dodge City Globe-Republican: It is
little early to commence the task of nall
ing political lies; but the Horton Head
hight has so completely hammered one
into its abiding place that the story is
worth the telling. citizen OF Horton
who professed to hold personal ac-
quaintance with w. E. Stanley, the Re
publican candidate for governor, crcu-
ia ted the charge that Stanley was a hyp-
ocrite, devoid of honesty and honor, and
generally considered untrustworthy in
the community in which he resided. lie
know the truth of these charges he need
only write 10 the Wichita Wholesale
Grocery company. as that company had
had dealings with Stanley and stood
ready to expose his true character. Act
ing on this invitation, the editor OF the
Headlight wrote TO the Wichia company
and received the following reply: Bert
Howard ESQ Horton: Dear Strive are
in receipt OF your favor OF the 18th IN |
which you inquire regarding the standing |
and reputation here OF W. z. Stanley.
and IN reply we beg to say that he enjoys
the implicit confidence Of the best people
IF this city and surrounding country, re- !
CARELESS of politics. He is a warm I
hearted, patriotic gentleman. and those {
who knox him best ard have intimately
associated with him for many years have /
absolute confidence in his integrity, sbil-
ty and absolute honesty. Yours. very
respectfully. ". W. Grocery Co"
Troy Chief; A Chicago newspaper man I
Who asked NJ. McNaIl why he published >
he salary l.sc ~ only one insurance com r
,any instead OF all that he had received. :
eplied tha. the editor was TO gentleman O
mis- IS on the line Of Cast TnoTrlss i'd 8
zee 20 a public speaker: IL re calls
rou down and proves You are mistaken.
All him a lar. and drop the subject :
Troy Chief: The Kansas CITY Stock :
Yards company has dist&B1s5. and rsor- :
-anlEea under she laws % the state % .
I.ssouri- Kansas not only foses the taxes
rom the compzly's personal property. c
u; loses It's legislative control over their !,
harges 70 shippers. This = 25out al G
nat tbs boastsd s+ockyards legislation s
as accomplished Up &c dz,s-