The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-07
THREE STEPPED OUT
Shawnee CounciImen Resign
Their Office.
MAYOR WRITES A LETTER
Saying His Pretended ReSig-
nation Was Obtained by
Threats.
MAYOR WRITES A LETTER

shanee, o. T, June e.-Three council
men of this city resigned last night-only
three-and they gave no reason for their
action 1t as expected that they and
others ould resign and in doing so make
explanations of the Doodle charges made
against the council in general Those
no resigned are as follows: H. R. Nc
Gill. Fourth ward; J. J. Barton, Fifth
ward, and Lon Irion of the First ward.
The Democrat, commenting on tn mat
ter, says:
The Democrat has not rushed into
besmirching mems regulations or ire
sponsible statements or street corner ru-
mors; but it cannot refrain from con-
demning the apparently contemptuous
silence in the council meeting last night.
1t is true one of the councilmen in tender
ing his resignation said he ould make a
statement later on. This led us to antic-
ipate an explanation from the others
also before the meeting closed.
mo explanation came, and they either
lacked the courage to face the music
and explain, or perhaps they reserved
their explanation, their defense. for an
other time and place. If this is by the
advice of their attorneys, ell and good;
but it ould have been better to have said
SO and prevent an impression being made
that they ere guilty and dreaded to face
the public it'll an explanation.
In times like these the public mind be-
comes excited and usually spends itself
in some unlaful acts. ending in prosecu-
tons and the original cause of irritation
is lost sight of and many a guilty man
escapes. The attention of the people
gets diverted and the fury of their re-
sentiment spends itself and becomes Ian
guild
1t is no evident to the citizens of
Shawnee that if they wish to get at the
bottom of this matter they must go at it
calmly and legally. No information is
to be expected from the council They
had the opportunity last night and cody
ignored it. The climax was reached when
the following communication from Jas.
T. Farrall, mayor of Shawnee was read:
ITO the Honorable Councilmen of the
City of Shawnee. Oklahoma:
This IS to inform you that 1 have
not, and do not, resign as mayor of the
resignation which may now or hereafter
be presented for your consideration, was
obtained by threats and representations
which are frauds, and are therefore void
and the pretended resignation is hereby
entirely withdrawn.
JAMES T. FARRALL, Mayor
THE audience was COMPOUNDED. This
was the unexpected, and so demoralized
the audience that they did not know
where they were at. Some recovered
themselves and commenced kissing. and
it would not have taken an Anthony nor
a Brutus, but oni va bold leader to give
a yell that would have precipitated that
crowd of men into a bowling, yelling
mob. Men were so disappointed and ut
terly disguised that they turned on their
heels and left the hail. some cursing and
others saying that the whole push would
be put on their defense and compelled to
explain In a place where no lodging or
equivocstion would be tolerated
The granting of the sewerage fran
chise is matter the public wants TO
see probed to the bottom. This investi-
cation must be conducted surely and
sloly, that no guilty one shall escape nor
any innocent man suffer That is all
the Democrat advocates. justice to all
and malice TO none. We have no ak to
grind, friend TO shield or foe to punish"