The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29
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mcHIrA's POLITICAL PERTURBATION.
M. Nj. MURD C K, ED T o r.

Of all party dsintergraton OF every church ro" anu
of most of society arrangements is the hobbest with
his hobby The selfshness of hobbyism is incorrgi-
BILE and unreasonable its complaisance inscruitabe,
The sacrifices the hobbest ever stands ready to make
FOR his hobby are ever beyond estimate HobDys
NAV embody principles sound principles, but being
linked to extreme radical ideas they are thus rem
dered impractical or otherwise revolutionary.
1t is held by some that cranks and cranksm are
necessary or indispensable to real progression II
chat were true which it is not, progression would
come high. Cranks may stimulate reform movements
but reformation is never crankism
Behind and underneath the strenuous fight on the
Republican ticket this spring, in this city, Is the
nobbiest with his hobby, the crank with his ism and
Che overly ambitious with his selshness Were there
nny scandals attaching the present administration
had corruption of any character been unearthed had
NJ loaded the city with debt of steals. or saddled
unon the tsxpayers waterworks system with rake
OFF for the officials or bought lighting plant with
commission on the side for its members or acquired
n street car line for lump bonus and "divy," or had
Che men on the regularly nominated Republican ticket
occurred their nominations by corrupt methods, then
there would be sense show Of reason and justice
in organizing an opposition for the purpose of defeat
ing it and them.
But nothing of this character occurred The pres
ent administration has been just honest and clean
as that of any other in the history of the town
This is true of the mayor, of the members of the
council of the legal the judicial the fire, the street
and the police departments. Any pretended show
ing to the contrary when sfted will be found to be
trumphed up falsehood and for personal and selfish
ends The only complaint of extravaganza ever heard
by the writer at least that for street improve
ment The streets not only needed the work, but
all the extra work done was given to poor men of
families who had to have work their children
suffer
The Republican party of Wichita nominated and
elected Mr. Ross twice to the mayoraty of the city.
Ross made good mayor The Eagle never intimated
to the contrary It's editor proud of his admin
istration not only because it was Republican adj
ministration, but because he had had the honor OF
first choosing and then Of writing the petition which
subsequently signed made Ross the Republican can
didate So satisfactory did his policy mayor
have violated its rules and given him third term.
The Mclean policy has been the identical policy
pursued and adhered to by Ross, with endeavors to
improve upon it in the of more efectually clos
ing the saloons on Sundays and in collecting the
fines and revenues more surely.
Of course the Democrats and the Populists to-
gether with the other opponents of the Republican
tbo cba aofd
ing the regular Republican nominees, may not be
blamable from partisan viewpoint. Still the choos
ing Of Republican who had been trusted and hon
ored by the Republican party to beat and defeat
other just as good Republican only because he is
the regular nominee was, and is questionable pro-
ceeding so questionable that many selfrespecting
and prominent Democrats will repudiate the job by
voting for Mclean and the entiree Republican ticket
Unquestionably this independent or Citizens
ticket movement inspired by promises of support
made first by a former Democratic candidate for
mayor and his friends secondly by who will
get places in the event that the Republican ticket is
defeated and Ross elected and thirdly by an element
of hobbiests with their hobbies and cranks with
their isms. Pledges were made by representatives
the instrument 10 beat, defeat and demoralize the
party to which he had formerly belonged and which
had placed so much faith in him. But he would not
even ask the Republican party nominate or endorse
him 1t was probably that he deemed
himself superior to his party. so much as from the
fattery. wheedling and promises of those who for
selfish ends and for political and for other reasons
desire the defeat of the Republican organization and
administration of this city The other former Repub
hcans who have Identified themselves with the bolt
some OF whom occupy places on the opposition
ticket do not care much for party probably nor can
they evidently be expecting anything in the future
from the party. The most of them win no doubt be
lost to the Republican party. and for good
For all true blue Republicans for every Rennhl;can
who hopes for the success Of his party and its prin
ciples for the continued triumph Of the party Of Nc
Knley and Roosevelt in city. in state and in nation
there is plain. honest and dutiful way out Of all
this mudde and shat is by voting for the men osn-
posing the ticket unanimously chosen and reeuiarlv
nominated by the Republican convention