The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-08
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II. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
For the Ewes of Wichita People Only

For the Eyes of Wichita People Only.
The business men and material interests OF Wien
tia its property owners taxpayers and all other good
citizens without regard party who are interested in
the political and and in the future
ascendancy and city going TO- sooner or
later be up against CRATER gang They going TO be
confronted with that poitcapun policy which makes the
rnanipulators rich Of deenseless public
who are to be robbed the Of love and patriotism
by the di7erting Of large per cent Of certain underlined
lines Of revenue into pockets of these pretending patr
OTIS instead of seeing the public treasury
direct
An honest earnest and busness-lke administration Of
the affairs Of this city for past years show
ing that fifty thousand OF clean cash has been
saved from one or two sources and this over and
above meeting the expense the police department has
set the finger tips Of grafers and political puers to
tnglng The CRATER his push realizing that Onea
Of such saving would have proved satisfactory the
pie as long as they knew Of more dream Of what
might have been done with other twenty-five thousand
and no questions asked or suspicious aroused
The possibility of increasing this by additional
licenses and the granting Of extra privileges Is not
looked or forgotten by political puers who would
inaugurate the CRATER policy they in position to
do 50.
Wichita in not wanting any greater number Of saloons
or additional resorts and especially slush fund and
laclmau revenue from such Illicit traffic might be
carried on behind locks keys elsewhere out Of sight
of police and public observation does want bust
ness men should just administration as
she has enjoyed and prospered under
years an administration which collecting dollar
possible has accounted every dollar the acquisition
Of parks and properties and improvements fully at
test and as the records shown short, everybody
knows
The Eagle is not going somersauIts over this
matter nor name cry for party. While it is
conceded mat the opuist party is fullest push pull
and graft the Democratic Republican parties boast
their fun shares this is partisan appeal It is
simply the discharge Of plain duty the city and its
interests an honest effort to the attention Of all
those interested IN s present the point Of
neghbory discussion and Individual investigation.
without regard to the claims this the desires
Of that man. or as to who shall hold fill himself up
on this or place position take it that big
majority Of the people of Wichita wish city
move along for the next two years its present
satisfactory pace paying its bills it goes increasing its
business adding it's enterprises and growing all around
and all over Before stopping swap teams it simply
business sense to determine who is to be benefited
which city or Of the pulls whose pilots hav
ing promised everything sight in advance find them
selves when landed 50 tied up unable do any
thing for the city Or for anybody else save for the crowd
Of gafers who pulled in the places and win be demand
ing the eraoluments.
The Office of mayor Of Wichita demands the
time and talents Of its occupant business men, where
otherwise qualified for the duties can afford to neglect
their own business in order to serve in public position in
which there worth naming. Those without bust
ness qualifications and experience not wanted by
body their adherents who hold promises and expect
ward excepted.