The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-09
Vicious Attacks on FIynnWhen
He Was Fighting Hardest.
FOR FREE HOMES SUCCESS
Editors Who Called Bill a Fake
Sent Him Marked Copies.


that Dennis Flynn should receive in Ok
lahoma this fall ,should necessitate five
figures to write it. There is no reason in
the world why it should not be 10000, and
there is every reason why it should be
more than that.
When Chester 1. Long, politician in it's
best sense that he is, friend that he is
Of Oklahoma and of Flynn, knowing the
inside of the free homes legislation and
other legislation, said that if the people
OF Oklahoma do not re-eIect Flynn they
will do themselves and their interests an
irreparable injury, he stated a fact.
There never has been in the congress of
the United States a delegate who has
been able to do as much for and be as
faithful to the interests of the people he
represents as Dennis Flynn Tireless. in
defatigable, earnest of purpose and
strong of resource, he has Iabored for the
people of the territory for eight years
and if ever a man deserved any thing,
Flynn does. 1t is a shame that there
should be single candidate with au-
dacity enough TO oppose his return to
congress- but unfortunately there is.
The confident friends of Flynn claim
that he will receive an enormous ma
jority, and that it is child's play to talk
Of a possible defeat. That is not the
point Flynn will e elected, but his
majority should be so overwhelming as
to demonstrate to the nation the futility
OF further opposition to him, and the
fact that the people Of Oklahoma have
all manner of faith in their little fighting
delegate If they do this, there is moth
ing too good for Oklahoma, and nothing
reasonable that the territory can not Sc
cure.
When the writer makes the above
statement he knows absolutely what he
Is talking about. The people of Okla
homa want statehood and they want
other things. The surest and most alb
soiute way to secure them is to make
Flynn's majority so large that the nation
will have its attention attracted to it.
and that the members of congress in
Washington will tell their colleagues
that there is, out in the west, a faithful
people who, without regard to party. an
preciate to the fullest extent what their
champion and representative has done
for them. Let them show to the coun-
try that it pays to do things for a people.
in that the people, in return, will do
things for the doer.
Did you ever stop to think just what
Dennis Flynn has done? Of course far
and above all that he has done is the
passage of the free homes bill, and Long.
who knows more about it than any other |
man but Flynn, and whom Flynn cred
its with valuable assistance, told the peo-
pie of Oklahoma at Kiowa, at South |
Haven and at Caldwell that none but |
Flynn could have done it. He told them |
of his marvellous organizing ability. the |
thing that counts in Washington; that |
the personal friendships that the little |
delegate had formed were the strands |
that made up the cable that safely lowed /
to the haven of success the free homes |
The people of Oklahoma know
Long. Politicians have never attacked /
bis integrity, and all know him as a seri-
Gus, truthful, upright man. When he
makes such a solemn statement as the
above, should he not be believed. Long
knows. He was there. He counseied
with Flynn. He is aware of the cost at
tached to the final victory that benefited
t0,0o0 Oklahoma homesteaders and re-
eased mortgage of S16,000O00 from their
heads. Some credence should be given
Long on this account. No one is more
familiar with the facts than he.
Have you ever stopped to realize the
Importance of the act of Flynn s-this one
act? Have the people forgotten how they
nave pleaded and prayed and begged for
his release OF their mortgage? Have
hey forgotten that they said, without
'egard to party, that if Dennis Flynn
should accomplish all this they would
and everlastingly remember
lim in their SURFACES? If they have not
orgotten, they will remember in Novem-
Der.
The cry OF the opposition is that Flynn
only did his duty Flynn is not a man
who shrinks from duty, but there was
10 duty in this. For years the opposi-
ion, and to their shame be il said mem
)ers Of his own party who said that
here was nothing in the bill: that ali
flynn was doing it for was notoriety;
hat he never would succeed, and that
[ and he were fakes. Whensa large pro-
PORTION of Oklahoma voters declare such
j.
vas on the point Of succeeding in 1895
hey turned him out and spurned his eff
orts. what duty was there in what he
ontinued 10 do? The only duty there
vas in the whole thing was to his con-
cience. he having vowed be would pas
rec homes If ii were within the bounds
e human possibility 50 TO do. And he !
i'd 1t. OF ali the silliest statements
made. the one that Flynn only did his
uty is the siiliest and thinnest
Again. the charge Is made that anyone
ouid have done this. The opposition say
hat. Again I call attention 70 what
-oRg says-that none but Flynn could |
ave accomplished the result. There Is
lot a man in the congress OF the United !
states, probably. who could have done )
he thing that Flynn has done after
jsnt years constant toll. What was the
i1uation when Flynn came 70 Washing
on last fall, firm in The faith that he
cud and would DE successful The eth
r advocates OF free homes. able. clever
neq. were dishear1ened and willing. al
aost. - give up. Suppose a new man.
ne other than Flynn. had been there
rom Oklahoma, uacqusinted and IN !
nowa; what would have happened
here would not have been fres homes
iii even introduced What vas the re-
cit rs It was2 Flynn the organizer.
howe5 hiss ability, lie vent 10 work
Re enthused The weaker advocates. He
astilled hope IN them. He drew the biz
Il worked on ths conmi.tea 81 prElte
snds Re did taiaEs for his friends,
.opiug they in turn would help htEu re
vss tireless and that is ihe onIy word .
hat describes IL The bill Won. aut
what i cast no man aut Dennis F'7yrln