The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-17
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1 led, and then doubled again before Aug
ust and that number doubled again be
/ fore November Every man can and mus
( secure at least one recruit and send in his
/ pledge by August / next. Some VIII Sc
cure twenty, some ten and some five. II
is possible that before another election
we shall have a majority of the voters OF
! Sedgwick county with us. Let your fdel-
ity to the cause be tested by your zeal
in securing others 10 join us. The pledge
does not affect candidates for federal Of
/ fees, congressman and presidential cleo
tors.
We copy the pledge hereOn, leaving out
the requirement. that 500 must sign to
make it binding that number being al
ready enrolled, also the requirement that
a list Of sgners shall DE furnished. The
pledge win now become binding as quick
as signed Any person desiring a copy
can procure it by addressing II. w.
Lewis. at Wichita. enclosing stamp. We
enclose to YOU two copies, one to pre-
serve for reference and one upon which
to get additional signatures. Let no man
who feels the Importance Of this effort to
put down the internal traffic and sustain
the constitution and laws of our state
fail to do his duty in this supreme mo-
mont Let every man secure the name
OF at least one recruit to this grand
ARMY. Ine assistance Of ladies' friendly
to the cause is especially desired in Sc
curing the signatures of voters.
When candidates are put in the field
by the various political parties, each sub
scriber to this pledge win be duly nOti-
fed. before election, of their standing
upon this question If ii should become
necessary. a mass convention Of all who
have agreed to stand together in this
movement viii he caller to take action
as may be thought proper to insure the
object for which we are striving
Please procure as many names as pos
sible TO join u.s. and send in the pledge
by August list Fraternally yours,
TIE WICHITA CHRISTIAN TEMPER
ANCE ALLIANCE.
HIRAM w. LEWIS President.
S D. LIEURANCE, Secretary.
Inc date of the pledge was June -,
1894. and that is just what trapped the
board of strategy Of the Citizens ticket
for in March. 1897. before the three years
pledge had expired, George YOUNG was
running for mayor on platform oppos-
ed to his pledge An old fashioned pop
prohibitlonist called attention to this fact
yesterday when the signed pledge of Mr..
Young was shown him and he sent the
confidential agent of the board of state
gv away with the remark: don't like
this double dealing business.
Tt was the worst of the series Of blum
der Mr. Young's so-called managers have
made. for it loses him the confidence Of
both sides.
The average fair-minded person would
rather tie TO a man ,whose position in
defined. who stands squarely where all
men know where 60 End him
Not few have Up to this time been
supporters Of the Citizens ticket SAYS
That the use eff the circular was M adj
vised policy and places air. Young be-
yond the possibility of an election.
few are very severe on Mr. Young
managers. for the extraordinary stupidi-
in they have displayed; First. on having
used the circular and second, in placing
81 in the hands Of men who dad not guard
it properly.