The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
(For the CMsf)
LETTER FROM TOPEKA

This eonnunicati0n received last week. and laid
because the name Of the author not given 1t well
written and unobectonable and although slightly
date by reason Of the delay. win still do for publication
We would say to the author that Squesbob Is neither
dead nor seepeth nor sleepy but win always be On
hand in the nick of time-Epl
TorxkA, January Is 1874.
EDITOR CHIEF rT'-"Squeebob Is desdi The lonely Win
ter winds Of these praes sung their requiem
his remains! Poor fellow No tall pumes nodded the
hsars- the black steed in gold mounted harness backed
1t down TO his door No dear in sable garments fol
lowed him TO his last resting place No What kas be-
come Of poor Squeeboh" Ia mystery all but the
dread reality forces upon that he must be ded else he
would have been here 70 have greeted he wont
To odo and sit with by Gre and discuss Sena
atorial pEobab iites. But that .Squeebob" is
more and hoping ycu will be able make due allowance
for our inexperienced pen will ends.vor TO give your
readers faint dss Of the morngs in Topeka thus far dur
ing the session.
We all came here Monday and such Of ladies'
and children d the Ten House seeking positions
and buroaAoAg" the members entirely sufficient
disgust any reasonable minded mani and the insinua
toas upon the virtue Of these position seeking
would mantle the check Of modest with blush
Of shame. But Tuesday morning dawued as other morn
ings do sometimes dawn bright and cold. Twelve O'Clock
was the time appointed and organize the House
At an early hour the hall gsn to m and when the hour
arrived there was no aandsg left The House
called to order by W. r. smawood Secretary of State
temporary organization having been completed. the
House proceeded to elect officers for the ogan
Iaon which resulted In AcEekron Speaker, and Banks
Chief Clerk &c, &c.
did not sit down to give you the legal transactions Of
these men, fur yoa have lad that long ago; but want
you to see our reform element Heaven pity us have
fallen into sorry banda IL one Of honest farmers dares
take breath surrounded by everything 10 Is or
there many one who has seen the inside Of Legislative
Halls this week for The rt me and rise TO his feet and
say his soul IL his own sumo sharp shrewd fellow right
fresh from the OF the law ONCE OF
or the editors sanetu who never fails to spend bis
Winters with some making body and has the brass In
his face instead OF In the rings on his finger or in his
watch chain gets up and in short speech convnccs ev
that the farmer h mistaken; that his rerench
men speech all very good but that 1t be changed
just % and not change the spirit Of II at all and thus
clerks elected at the ns drawing al three dollars
day who will have nothing to do for four or five weeks
YETI and observer can easily Sec while the old honest
farmer embDgy urges his retrenchmeht claims that he
prompted by pure motives and striving TO do his duty
10 his constituents and himself while the leader Of the
ring boasts in his pride Of having had the honor Of seat
in both Houses and hence epeeed to understand him
self and by one full swoop Of his mighty power relentless
ly sinks the farmer into utter insgnifcance.
But We have still another class of reformers who sit
from morning till night with their arms folded who do not
dare say their souls their own who laugh when the
crowd laugh and cheer when the crowd cheer differ
the very prcpl-s they sent here to advocate
being derided and the wishes Of their
sacrificed upon the altar Of ambition. Did ever re-
form grow out Of such material And repeat Heaven
pity the reform movement We have the Speakers per