The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-07
TAFFY DOESN'T
GET ANYTHING
IN OKLAHOMA
Captain Admire RoastS People
of GrOveIing Nature.
AND, LIKE BRAVE FATHER,
DefeS the Powers to Make the
Most of the Treason"

Kingnsher, o. T, June e-"If this be
treason, make the most Of it, is the way
Captain J. Y. Admire concludes'an article
in his paper Of today in discussing Judge
Irwin and the failure to secure the head
quarters of the Judicial district Tor King
fisher The old war horse in addition
gives his opinion OF groveling people and
of the fool things people often 90 and say
in hopes of securing things by taffy. The
article follows:
1T Is very unfortunate for this town
and county that the movement started by
the commercial club TO secure resident
Judge for Kingfsher resulted in mortify-
ing failure. The success Of this movement
would have been a great achievement for
this town and county. 1t would have
brought one Of the territorial judges here
who would have become & permanent res
tdent and citizen officially. socially and
financially identified with the community.
1t would have also established the head
quarters of the district here. where all
business of the court usually done at
chambers would have been transacted.
Kinghsher now has the only commod-
ious court house in the district, and, by
far. the best one of the territory. Other
accommodate lions are equal or superior TO
those Of any other county seat town. The
business Of the court in this county is
large and growing and the fees paid by
litigants amount to a large sum. The
business men of this town, whose money
and energy have made it one of the most
attractive points in the territory, felt that
they were entitled in this matter 10 re-
spectful consideration The matter had
been presented to the individual members
of the supreme court. and its justice and
fairness seemed 10 meet with general IA
vor. There was no disposition whatever in
this town OF county to personally sup
plant the presiding Judge. except for the
reasons stated. Judge Irwin has given
practically universal satisfaction, ard has
enjoyed the personal as Wen as official
friendship Of the entire community. There
was nothing personal whatever in the
movement. 1t was a simple proposition
Of benefit to this town and county. against
which the community feel that the inter
ests Of no Individual should be an equal
Offset The movement might have been
a Success had IL not been crippled be-
yond recovery by the thoughtess action
of few persons whose solicitude to Sc
cure The smiles of the presiding Judge out
ran the indiscretion. The Free Press
has too high an opinion of the judiciary
Of this territory to believe shat its mem
bers could be Influenced in their official
work. by any such grovelng colsidera-
tions. no man IS lt TO be a judge who
would allow~such things TO influence him
for moment. And this reminds MS. that
the common practice of passing fulsome.
and oflentime hypocritical resolutions, or
signing petitions i'm praise Of public Of
hcers. who. at the most. have merely
done their duty is one that should be hon
ored more in the breach than the OBJ
servance. Tn this territory this sicl1ening
custom has been carried 10 a disgusting
extent.
sWe again repeat that no man i'm this
county had a single sentiment of feeling
against the presiding Judges or his oGlc-
ers bur many of Us do feel that the in
terest and welfare OF the whole communi-
- are. superior oy far 10 those of any
individuals. We have TOO high respect for
Judge irwin To fear that ne viii take ex-
ception TO this sort Of a statement And
TO matter-if this be treason. make the
most OF It,"
When weak, weary and worn out,
Hoods Sarsaparilla IS Just the medicine