The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-28

few days ago in astonishment when they
heard that the house Of representatives
had knocked out Of the army bill the can
teen clause. They were more astonished
when they found that this had been the
work Of one man influenced by a large
number of determined women.
The man is the Rev. DR.. Krafts, a Con-
gregatonal preacher DR.. Krafts is the
enemy Of the saloon in national politics,
and IS always on guard at the national
capitol. Dr. Krafts' business is crushing
the demon rum In legislatures, whether
they be local. state or national. His eff
forts have made whole states adopt the
policy of prohibition. His work has been
effective in Illinois, Maryland, Kansas
and Georgia. When the Hawaiian legis-
lation was up, he was here pressing re-
strictton on the liquor traffic IN that ter
ritory. He seems to represent all the
national temperance societies. He has a
house at No. 30 Delaware avenue, near
the capitol. He appears before commit
tees, waylays congressman in the corri-
doris, sends for them on the floor and
visits them at their homes.
He is a very thin, spare man, rather
careless of his retire, like all intense re-
formers; but men who are successful in
their calling, as DR. Krafts has been, can
afford to he careless in their attire. He
rides a bicycle and his neither extremities
excite amusement when he goes flash
ing through the corridors with bicycle
clips around his ankles.
A quiet little man, with a face bronzed
NV 1rao &c of av-~,oc11ra 70 Tho sol al airoo
his lunch in the house restaurant every
day. He never seems to have much to
say, and never seems to be doing any
thing except looking on. Yet this man,
for six years, has baff1ed all of the e.
forts of the combined shipping interests
of the United States to abolish compul-
sorry pilotage. He Is Captain J. Edward
O'Brien of Pensacola, Fla, president Of
the National Pilots association. The pi-
lots have a close organization, and for
years the great steamship lines have been
seeking to have compulsory puotage abol-
ished. They have been outmaneuvred by
Captain O'Brien every time and have
come to respect him as q worthy foeman.
William r Corwine Of New York, is
very much in evidence in Washington.
MI. NOt " 4iic - oil DAQ new IOl n new spa
per man. with Wall street training. He
IS secretary Of the New York Merchants
association. and that association Is inter-
ested in legislation at Washington as
we'll as at Albany At Washington just
now they are pressing for an uptown
New York postofflce, for the deepening Of
ButtermIk channel and are also oppos-
ing those features Of the ship subsidy bill
that permit foreign built ships to partici-
pate in the benefits of the proposed sub
sidy.
A number Of former members of cor
gress remain here when they retire to
private life. looking after certain inter
ests. ormer Representative Elias Brook
shire Of Indiana is advocating a bill fav-
ored by the United States Economic Pos
tage association. What this association
desires IS congressional sanction for a
system Of return potal cards and return
envelopes, which it has designed, by
which persons using them need only pay
for the postage for the cards and envel-
opes actually returned.
Campbell Of New York. who IS always
looking out FOR his friends. is very much
interested in having the wages of post
Office clerks and letter-carriers read
justed.