The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
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the officers of the customs in New York, and every
organ of Civil Servirc Reform at once lifts up rs
voice and yelps in approving chorus whns Il hela
thingr Somebody take fair hold and wrestle with
this for time.
~ The New York Tribune says: "A patent fact
in the present political situation is that the kepuDn
can party is not only stronger to-day than ut any
time since the Inauguration of President Hayes ouf
stronger than its most sanguine fIiends could have
hoped six months ago Events have been shaping
themselyes fayorablS ever since the opening Of the
special session of Congress-.
IF9 There is no manner sort of doubt that Sena-
Conkling, by bis courage and address has succeed
ed in placing himself at the head of the Republican
party the Senate He has shown genuine political
power, and there is great change in public senti
ment toward him all over the country.
: ~ The Indianapolis Journal warns President
Hayes that if he declines to advise freely with Re
pubicans, he may wake up some fine morning and
find himself without organized support in Congress.
The Journal SAYS the President is good Republican,
but he is neither good enough great enough to be
able to administer this Government without party
~ John Swinton, one of the editors of the New
York SWn, foreman in the Office of the Lawrence
(Kansas) Repubiioan in 1857. He went to New York
in So and was for long time one of the most bril-
liant writers on the editorial staff of the New York
Times.
w Western Republican Senator feels disgnsted
because he found either Gen. Gordon or Ben Hill at
the White House every of the three times he has
been to see the President, and evidently better
footing with the latter than himself
recently tried favorite trick with his loaded gun
while sitting q rail fence, which was to cock the
weapon and let the hammer down, full tilt, without
he placed the muzzle in his mouth The full charge
went through his head, and he fell backwards from
the fence, breaking his neck.
Y The Courts of Mississippi have not yet taken
any steps toward bringing the murderers of Judge
Chisholm and his daughter to justice. But the elo-
quent Mr. Lamar sits in the Senate and h0bn0bs with
the Senator from Hamburg, South Carolina They
L.&I. h,.b S,tt oVAn
doubt, like dainty Plate, have washed their hands
lest the smell of blood should ofcnd.-Nec Haren
fCt) Palladium.
r. Conkling will probably be remembered in two
or three years from now as the man whose irmness
saved the Republican party in most dangerous cri
sis and instead of finding ourselves without capdi
choose from, the civilian the other with mill
tary reputation added to his civil aurels.- Louis
Globe Democrat tRepl.
" 1t was Senator Thurman who said in the Sen
ate the other day: 81 have been in the Senate for
nine years, and If there has been any financial legis
lation for the benefit of the widow orphan or la
boring classes, have failed to see it, Has Mr.:
Thurman introduced any measure for the benefit of
the widow the orphan, or the laborng classes, du-
ring that nine years s-Terre Haute fI,d.l cypress.
II New York Tribune: An inspired Democratic
editor remarks, with evident PRIDE that his glorious
wait for such doubtful act 1t steals what wants,
whether it be q seat in the House, portion of the
public debt, and browns all protest by yelling
'.fraud"
II The Odd Fellows of Kansas paid out s. ,22l 50
during the year for sick and funeral benefits There
were fourteen deaths among the members connected
with the Funeral Aid Association. and their families
have received s2l 900 benefits This burden but
s99 per 81 900, or less than per cent-Souiern
Kansas Adrdnee.
II When General Gordon champions Repub
President but declares that the Republican par
ty il corrupt. and Senator Herman appeals to lls
brother Democrats to vote in a certain direction in
order that the return of a Republican Senator from
York may la nfat firna frria
and earnest Republicans to stop and think, and think
hari.-7ioy Times
II 1t is reported that Secretary Evarts, in recent
ly crtcisng the course of Senator David Davis spoke
Of him as '.too political on the Bench and too judicial
in the Senate
~ 1t is stated that Rev. I. s. Kalloch formerly
of Kansas, now of San Francisco, CAL has become
convert to Spirituaism, and is shining and
splutterng light at the head of that persuasion in the
Golden State.
" The Cincinnati Enquirer, in looking over the
message. discovers a strange lapse Of memory. It
money He forgets the American people who
compelled to borrow, and the Of toll who
peled to pay the debt"
.'are the founders of new religion which enjoys
certain vogue in the United States Moody tells
res by way Of sermon, and his partner sings songs
In the United States that Is called religion In Par
is we should simply call it a concert saloon
~ The St. Louis Globe Democrat thinks it is very
safe to say that if Andy johnson had given SIS 1000 of
back pay 70 an officer dismissed from the United
would have been twelve articles of impeachment
against him, instead of eleven.
tS- There eleven articles of impeachment
against Johnson And now they telling a story
that only were originally prepared but fhad Ste
phens insisted upon odd number of articles. to
keep John Sherman from dividing his vote evenly be-
tween them.
remark between lectures:
look upon Grant, and the people of the South look