The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-12
FOR PHILADELPHIA.

The proposition for the editors to
axe their annual excursion 10 Phil
IdeIphia, seems to meet with uni
1ersal .ayor from the press, and we
oppose our trip to tbe "Racken-
.ack" aud ito cities, will be abandon
ID for u grand excursion to Phila-
l-IphiA. \ meeting OF the officers
has been called To make the arrange
ments. We give our emphatic APP
prevail of The excursion to Philadel-
,hia. but we hope the annual meet
log will he held here. The editors
should meet here. transact their
stay one night with us, at
least, and start OH the excursion
from this city. AS soon as Milt.
Reynolds, President of the Associ-
alton, lets the Emporia editors
know what the programme is, they
will make thu arrangements, and
it shall not cost editors a cent
to come and see us. Many of
them have never been in southern
Kansas. They have never seen the
Queen City of the Neosho Valley,
and we hope, whatever is done, that
the convention will assemble here,
and that our brethren will all put
in an appearance.
The Philadelphia movement is
strongly urged in the following char
acteristie article from the Fit. Scott
Monitor. In fact, we believe it was
Webb Wilder who first got Phila-
delphia con the BRAIN" The man
who first advanced and carried
through the change of the meetings
from winter to summer; the man
who is really the father of the Kan
sas Magazine, is competent to get
up and pnt through the Philadelphia
excursion. He is one of the cir
repressibIe" invincibles. Hear him :
A month ago we made a sugges-
ton that the time for holding the
Editorial Convention be fixed for
the last part of June, or the Fourth
of July, on account of the National
Convention, which will meet al
Philadelphia on the fifth of June.
The officers have not conferred with
the Emporia Editors and the time
for meeting has not yet been an
nolnced. But many papers are ad-
vocating another programme, which
is no less than an excursion to Phil
adelphia, every journalist and his
wife becoming in fact q delegate to
the Philadelphia Convention. Al
first this suggestion seems cool, icy
brazen, impudent, preposterous, and
so forth. 30 was the possibility OIL
securing a gold medal for the hesI
fruit, in q National Convention
with every State as a competitor.
but this was done, and then re-
peated, to show that it was no
an accident. Aud then Kansas
having whipped the whole Union il
body, went to work to blackeI
the eyes aud generally demOraliZt
individual StaIPs OF the Union. Shi
has taken gold medals for the besI
fruit from fairs in Virginia, Massa
chusetls, Missouri, New Hampshir,
aud we don't remember aOw many
other States, and will soon go Ovel
TO Europe. beat them out there, auC
then sigh because there are no more
civilized worlds to Conquer.
1t was said that Kansas Editor
could not publish a Magazine, bu
no one now denies the splendor o
that success.
Last year it was thought a pretty
"brashy" proceeding when certain
Kansas Editors proposed to take ;
train of cars for Chicago and inter
view the ruins. It seemed to US NJ
OVERRIDING of hospitality and a rath
err rash innovation, But Griffin, o
Manhattan, George CrOwther aud ;
few others put 1t through. The!
found a train waiting for them a
Saint Louis, with the tables al
set, and they made the trip
had 8 good time, and were not lit
: tie annoyed by the opportunities o
: rival railroad Presidents who beg
ged the privilege of taking HON,
the Kansas editors and their ladie
in q special train. Both st. Loui
and CHICAGO considered it an homo
: to be able to extend courtesies t
. such a distinguished and deserving
. party.
We have but one lamp local oil
by which our feet are guided, ant
, that is the lamp (base burner) of ex
r perience. We know of no way o
: judging the future but by the past
and judging by the past We
think the course of the people o
this Territory and State during tn
l last fifteen years justifies the asser
ton that they are irrepressible ant
a invincible, and can do whateve
they attempt to do. The editor
can go to Philadelphia. Reynolds
Mcdonald, Kalloch and StotIer cal
make the arrangements-a palac,
car train for the entire trip, will
Niagara Falls and the Natura
bridge for side shows. The edito
who does not believe in advertising
t is q liar, and the human being wht
don't see in this grand three thous
: and mile caravansery Con wheels
the most double-leaded thing il
! that line ever locked up in column
: lie no judge of head lines and dis
play letters.
Milt. Reynolds, our President, i
also a railroad President. To b,
sure the road has not been built, o.
: surveyed, and not d bond voted, blu
it is q road, and has leIter-heads an(
, influence. AIilt. has also been in
vestigated and has a national repu
tation. There will be general de
{ sire to see such a man. Perhaps h
} can get an order removing The LanC
! Once TO Philadelphia, with Pullman
cars to do it on.
AT any rate, If the editors of Kan
sas say they will go to Philadelphia
they will go, and win be splendid,
received every where. There is tim'
enough To make all the arrange
ments, even to passing special &c
through Congress for the purpose
IL is intimated that the Alternate
, will have To oraIe this year. In tina
event he % cots Indr pendence Hal
iii thai historical edifice still stands
$ the place, Tickets to outsider
At dollar each will alone pay th'
} expense of the whole show.
In the last weeks Neodesha Citi
zen johnny Gilmore published al
> expose of the attempts made by ;
little ring in that town to get hole