The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-21
CAMPAIGN
PARAGRAPHS

IS TANAONAT iIS
a goot motto: Let well enough alone"
There are not enough Republicans in
gether.
If you would avoid the danger of being
asphyxisted by hot air, don't loaf about
"tiuzsns" headquarters.
Money spent in improving the city
finally returns TO the taxpayer. after first
buying something for the laboring man
an,. his family.
l. makes but little difference how much
the city spends for necessary improve
ments so long as home people set the
money. Home people are the city.
Not a single charge yet made against
the Mclean administration can be traced
TO definite or responsible source.
1t does not sound we'll for a man worth
100000 TO say that sl-25 day is suffl-
cient pay for city laborer. IL is mighty
hard for a man with a family 10 make
both ends meet on sl.25 a day
Ben Mclean is pretty nearly right when
wages paid an American workingman
with family. Right or wrong. ninety
nine out of every hundred men and wO-
men OF family in Wichita agree with
him
In view of curbstone statements. il is
funny TO know that Chief of Police Burt
never handles a cent of the money COLI
Iected from saloons and other sources.
Patrolmen collect the fines assessed
against people on their beats and turn
them over directly 10 Judge Stanley
There are great many things that curb
stone politicians do not know-aIthough
people listen to them.
Poor Mr. Parkhurst the Socialist can
didate for mayor. is not exempt from ma
licious attacks. Somebody has circulated
! the report that he is an infidel. The fact
is that Mr.. Parkhurst is a Christian,
man OF good intellect and very decent
citizen There is a great deal of vicious
ness shot from ambush in this campaign.
1t is not generally known. but ones tax
receipts will prove ii. that the tax levy
during Ben McLean's administration is
one mill less than under the previous ad-
ministration. Look on the back OF your
tax receipt and see whether this isn't
right. Be sure and look at the receipts
cions are clamoring about alleged high
city taxes. this will be quite an interest
ing surprise.
Another funny thing about the city
campaign is the way people blame Ben
Mclean for the taxes they have 10 pay
by reason of an increased assessment.
The gentleman who made the assessment
during the past two years appointed
by Mr.. Ross one month before he retired
from the office of mayor two years ago.
1.sk Mr.. Ross if this isn't so.
The names and street numbers of every
saloon in town were handed or sent 10
every church pastor in the city month
ago by the chief of police. They are "a
in number. If anybody can find one
more he can get so bill from a gentle
man who can be pointed out by an Eagle
reporter. That was exactly the number
inherited by this administration from
the one preceding it, This is another
funny proposition. in view of the curb
stone campaign talk.
a man can make s. easy money by re-
calling a prize fight or a cock fight Oc-
curing under Ben McLean's administra-
ton in this city that wasn't suppressed
or the participants punished under the
law. -
A new hat awaits any man at any
clothing store in town who can prove that
there are within three of as many houses
of i'll fame now in Wichita a there have
been in former times.
a box of good cigars will be paid by
reputable and responsible merchant, who
has authority to do so. to any citizen who
can prove that McLean's Sunday order
Ill
day. has been violated TO the knowledge
of policeman and not punished with a
heavy fine or a forfeiture of his privilege
to do business.
McLean's administration is the only one
in the history of the city that has ever
taken a step in the direction OF reform
in female criminology.
McLean's administration is the only one
in the history OF Wichita which has main
tanned a department where an intelligent
method Of procedure is pursued 70 pro-
tect young girls from falling into the
ways of shame.
Ben Mclean is probably the only mayor
in the history of Wichita who did such
nervy and backbony thing as 70 veto
an ordinance voted for by eleven out II
the twelve cOuncilmen Of the city. be
cause he deemed il an unwise appropria-
ton OF the peoples money. Reference
is made 10 the purchase Of blinkers. And
the ordinance was not passed over his
head, either.
Mclean is also probably the only mayor
Of Wichita who. TO prevent a certain
spasm OF extravaganza Of the peoples
money. had 10 take the extreme measure
OF refusing 10 put a motion regularly
made And still a few curbstone hot air
lists say Ben Mclean has no backbone
How many good business men 81 Wich-
tia. while times were booming. had the
generosity 70 make their faithful en-
pioyes partners with them in their busi-
ress-vith0ut a cent Of money invested
Ask Ben McLean's employees whet n did
for them the first Of January year ago.
and Jn-n ask them how much more their
profits for the year were over their for
mer salaries Ben Mclean does things
that mean something and the fact that
he does not blow about them IS evidenced
ny The fact that ten men Ia wichita did
not know. before now. W hat n dld for the
men who help him 20 make his business
grow
How many know that Zen Mclean was
-he enteTpTisinG spirit and sc1i q the
movement that caused TIE re-esfa bIish
rneut of the Garfield university n ina
cftv7 How many know that because q