The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-11
IRE Explaining T
Neff Newspapers on Why He
Was Defeated.
GREER ON FLYNN'S VOTE
Declares Reimbursement of
Barnes Greatly Reduced It,

Guthrie. O. T., Nov. 1o.-In the territor-
iaI papers this week there are many ex.
plantations. The Nen papers mostly adj
nit defeat and let it go at that The
Newkirk Herald, credited with being
Nen's organ, says: In the Battle OF
ballots for delegate to congress. victory
perched on the banner Of Dennis Flynn
and he has been elected over Judge Nen
but by d greatly reduced majority from
that which he received two years ago.
IN this county Flynn ran far ahead ui
his ticket receiving plurality of 69l
votes, While the next highest man on
the. Republican ticket received but ~
majority. The strip counties gave him
a heavy vote for his efforts in the pas
sage OF the free homes bin. and his plea
Of gratitude certainly met with a hearty
response. In old Oklahoma Judge Neh
polled a light vote which in great meas
IRE may 'be accounted for by the fact
that the farmers are behind in their cot
ton picking and preferred to remain In
the cotton fields rather than 60 to the
polls. Both candidates made hard
campaign but conditions were favorable
to Flynn and he won, but the free silver
candidate has the satisfaction of knowing
that upon his merits alone and without
any campaign slush fund at his com
mand he cut down his opponents big
majority Of two years ago to a mere
nothing.
The Blackwell Sun, a strong Nen paper
says: We emerge this week from the
smoke begrimed battlefield with con-
scious feeling Of having been in a fight
and got licked Nationally Mckinley
seems to have carried heaven and earth
and the island Of Sulu TerritoriaIly.
Dennis Flynn, seems 10 have come down
the home stretch few laps ahead Of the
thoroughbred racer Bob Nen. Locally
in the county the Republicans carried
off everything that wasn't hot and hol-
low or nailed down. The unvincible
trio Of third termers, Pinkham, Burch
and Bucholz was all that we saved out of
the wreck. 1t has happened and the SUI
preme mandate of the people has gone
forth and there is a little use of stop
ping to moraIize how it was done.
The Enid Wave has the unique expla-
nation of the result nationally: The
Wave cannot help believing that the
young men Of the country had a great
deal to do with Bryan's defeat. They be-
Iieve In war; they are in favor Of ex-
pansion, not fearing imperialism. They
have not been imbued with the American
liberty loving spirit OF 1776; they like
-why-the young devils viii not
read a good true article on the dangers
threatening civil government in this
country. but they wiz drink in the last
word of a four column article reporting
a prize fight. The American young man
is a fighter and he wants the Philippine
killing business to go on. He don't care
about his great great, great grandfathers
fighting for liberty like the Filipinos and
the Beers; he is in the crushing business
and favors licking the stufing cut Of
every yellow fellow who don't love old
glory.
The Enid Echo says nothing about the
territorial campaign but devotes its edi-
torial to the national election. It says:
'"The result Of the election throughout
the nation, territory and county is not
what the Echo desired or expected. We
viii neither whine or pine about the mat
ter. We bow in submission to the viii Of
the majority but the weight Of superior
numbers does not change the principles
Of equity and justice. which are eternal
That which was right last week is right
row. Remember that w. J. Bryan is just
the prime Of life His men
tai and physical strength Is nimpered.
If he can be induced to carry the banner
Of reform on to victory the Echo viii be
pleased to march in the column. Had
be followed the dictates Of his own
Judgment, went to Kansas City last July.
made a speech for the nomination Of
Charles A. Town he would now doubtless
be the president-elect The rainbow
chasing after Wall street, was the fatal
folly OF the campaign. The union of the
great AGRICULTURAL states Of the south
and west constitutes the only hope Of
de.iverancc from the pOwyr Of plutocracy.
This union can and viii eventually ac-
on the part Of the Republican editors
they are divided between those who are
and those who are explaining
why Fiynn's majority was not large
Colonel Ravens OF Enid on the national
and territorial election says. The cleo
ton Of Mckinley viii give relief and re-
newed confidence to the business Of the
country. II assures TIE continuance and
s-atrity o. existing conditions through
another four wears ans wiz enable men -
plan and calcuiate with safety. There
has teen q marked suspension If busine-s