The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-02
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THE EAGLE is NO MANS ORGAN.
NJ. M. MURDOCH, Editor.

Two Topeka contemporaries and one at Lawrence
have referred the Eagle of late as the recognized
organ Of Congressman Long. We protest
The Eagle is 70 mans organ. While admittedly aad
undaniably. it has ground out variety Of music for
Wichita, South Kansas and Oklahoma and for years.
however much the said harmonies may have failed Of
being classical compositions. that cute attachment OF
prehense tall was conspicuous only from its absence
The Eagles solos call for no accompaniment nor for any
diversions on the side for the purpose Of sustaining its
role for holding its intelligent select auditory IL
studying to please its elemental characteristic is indie
pendence.
Speaking Of the Eagles autonomy its recognized
consistent independence rather than its conceded excel
Ience or brains enables boast Of thousand more
readers than any ether daily and over the pay
Of thousands of dollars for postage where others
pay but hundreds But this may be a depression.
There are no strings on the Eagle, we happy TO
inform the esteemed contemporaries referred to- It is
for Chester Long for the United States Senate for
exactly the same reason thousands OF other Kansas
Republicans are for him. for other reason The
Eagle is under no obligations to Congressman from
the Big Seventh is it asking expecting anything
Of his being chosen for the great
mentioned The eagle is not for Long for Senator
because it is against somebody anybody else It is for
him because he is an honest and Of ability,
faithful party his convictions and grow
ing man. Above ALL he is faithful No of the
Kansas delegation they all than ordinarily
bright and capabe-by their acts uerances attracted
the attention Of the country large and the
mendatons of of its great writer's and thinkers
he did twice conspicuousy during the last two
sessions Of Congress BY these addresses especially
openly commended respectively by Presidents
he showed himself student and a man of affairs no,
only. but with the comprehension of law
maker and the possessor of conscience above office
dickering and the securing Of public patronage We
refer his speeches on the Porto Rican complication
Cuban reciprocity. When informed by numerous
friends later that his opposition to the creamery
bines bill the oieomaTgarine would lose him
might defeat his reelection replied while
he deeply regretted the possibilities of such rsult he
still stand by his convictions of the right what
the consequences to his political prospects OF
such stuff martyrs made That stamp Of character
never sells out nor ever berays his party or sacrifices
principle Hence while the Eagle has champoned the can
ddacy the whom late state convention so I'M
disgusedy Appreciated and while II 1t had the casting
vote there would be question of the election Of
who would cause Kansas to regret its people to
blush still the Eagle protests that in being admrer
and adherent it is not the mouthpiece of Mr. Long
The Eagle, a coin Of the realm. is medium Of
change Of great value the Eagle bird. is high
gearing emblem Of national freedom; the Eagle as
newspaper is an exalted defender of principle the dis
seminator Of intelligence and the champion of the WORTH
but organ, never.