The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21
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WHAT WILL
PEOPLE DO?
Some Facts Concerning Wich-
ita's Present Situation.
SHALL PROGRESS END
By Putting irresponsible EIe-
mentS in Charge
OF lVICHlTAS BUSINESS
Or Shall the Present Method
Be i1d0rsed2
SHALL PROGRESS END
By Putting irresponsible tIe-
ment8 in Charge
OF WICHlTKS BUSINESS
Or Shall the Present Method
Be ind0rsed2

Nothing can he more true than that
men who think alike on subjects ct
public Interest should act in harmony
and vote alike when those interests
are involved.
There are a hundred different in
tsresss in this city divided among
25.ooo persons, but If one reasons
closely he Will find that al Of then
are based upon one common interest.
Yoa can take any interest you desire
and you cannot divorce 1t with profit
from an the other interests that make
the common or general Interest Of
WIchita.
The common interest is made Up Of
parts of all the special interests. u he
vhol esale grocer the commission
man. the hotel keeper the newspaper
publ sher, the men wno own property,
anl. Indirectly, those VINO occupy
property all contribute something an
nusHy towards tire government CT
she city and the maintenance oT rs
public institutions, including system
Of protection for life and properly, an
ORGAN zation for protection against
ire. an establishment fer the pro
motion Of public health and public
eIeanI mess, a scheme OF public charity
means OF Furnishing the offenses or
criminals and system Of public ecu
cation. All these contributions
amount annually 70 q quarter Of
million dollars. For the disposition OF
this vast acca1 ulstion q contrl5u-
lions at the rate Of s68+ per day, or
SIS every hour the people UPON whom
the contributions are levied snouid oe-
nand responsibility
one week from next Tuesday the
people viii he called upon to select
men 10 handle these funds and 10 dis
charge the obligation fer which the
funds are required ana cOfIected. The
better these obligations are dis
CHARGED the mare protection people
puu have fer tneir lives and property.
Inc cleaner viii be their streets. the
more effective will lie thir charities,
and the more noble and honorable
will he the future citizenship rs young
men and women will leave the public
schools ~ become the men and women
Of the 1u1Ic and social affairs Of
times yet TO come.
This IS the material or business SIDE
Of the proposition. There is another
side. A standard of public morals and
of civic respectful ard reputation
is involved. Aq.tators may rant and
rave as they please about the public
morals. respectful end reputation
Of Wichita but the fact is incapable
Of successful denial that this city IS
probably the best governed town CT It's
size and environments I'm America.
Not only that but it Is the most SIM
cere and determined purpose Of its
people 60 keep il SO. idealists would
rake it a city as pure as 2 village 81
fifty inhabitants. but practical men
and women know that t1at IS not only
imposs BILE but dangerous. for IN the
case CT communities as in the case Of
individuals. Is Is possi Bile 70 commit a
great error BY pushing reforna ion
with tco much force NotHi7g IS wiser
than &c keep things -uCer control.
-istcry is crowded with tire ccrpses
Of reforms that were given mere mo-
rentum than they couia endure.
Now then. to return 20 the question
Of responsibility. is Sen Mclean
more respo 1sible than George Young
in their capacity as private citizens
ard business men both are resPonsi bic
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