Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-29

B. :
mittee is not yet selected We desire to give
notice that We shall republish this item on
tho morning Of the next State convention,
not as personal reflection, but to correct,
If possible, wrong system.
an INSPIRED IDIOT.
For frst-olass, unadulterated idiot Of ex-
traordinary capacity commend Us to the
agent of the Associated Press who has been
"writing up the junkst of Mr.. Hayes and
his laokeys in Kansas. Weundertake to say,
and have no fear of contradiction, that if the
asylums for the feeble-minded and insane
were ransaoked from cellar to garret, no
man or woman could be found whose men,
tai imbecllity could approach that of the
aunky who has been sending column after
column of inane drivel to the unfortunate
newspapers who possess the Associated Press
franchise He is evidently an ardent wor-
shipper of Mr.. Hayes worships the very
ground upon which he treads-and would
esteem it q rare honor to be allowed to sneeze
every time that person took snuff. No one
could have read the slop with which he
afflicted the newspapers without feeling of
intense disgust at the assinine laudations Of
the eloquenoe of MI. Hayes and Gen. Sher-
man, and the glowing (2) descriptions of the
honors Of which they were the recipients.
A few extracts from Sunday g report of the
celebrations on the previous day may serve
to illustrate the general character of the
| whole. s,- .--.. .........--.a $3.50
In describing the introduction of Gen.
Sherman to the crowd at Topeka, this gush-
ing correspondent relates the following:
An umbrella was held over the sturdy veteran
| to shelter him from the rays Of the morning
| sun, but the soldiers in the crowd would not
| have this, and mildly suggested that the para
sol be removed that they might have an unob-
| structed view of the head and face Of their old
| commander. Gen. Sherman good naturally
| consented to this, and made the boys laugh by
| stating that his hair was burnt red already,
| and little more sun would make no differ
! ence. ~ @-#'." #. y,
This "witty'' sally is recorded as calling
forth loud laughter and cheers, yet ordinary
mortals will be able to SEQ only the densest
stupidity in it. At Lawrence the veraoious
chronicler, after gushing all over the "Presi-
dental party" closes his report in these
pathetic words: n, s.-, ..,...,....f,
| AS usual, the train delayed beyond the
usual time. Fully two hours were consumed
before the President and Gen. Sherman folded
their swollen hands and retired to their retreat
| IN their sumptuous car to nurse their hurts and
condole with each other over the mighty power
| of Kansas hands. s-s- glt
If "the power of Kansas hands, is no
greater than the power of Kansas brains, as
illustrated by this weak-minded fool, the
party would have little need to nurse their
| hurts in their sunnptuous anywhere
else. a'' III
But the vivid imagination of this toady
does not reach Its full height until Leaven-
worth is reached. Here he makes discover
les full of vital moment to the country at
large, and he communicates them to the
world thus:
The people of Kansas IRE n patient people,
and stood in their places in the heat for four
hours, changing legs now and then and leaning
against lamp posts and walls of houses for re-
d awssns the h aVs 4 e the tFa i When
the united cftorts of the military and marshal
and arrangement committee to keep the enthu-
siastic people from running over the Presiden-
/
death. Nearly every one was beside himself
| with eagerness and pride and enthusiasm, and
every mouth was opened and every throat was
emitting hurrah. 1t was quite confusing,
| and when tho FESTIVE ,rses and people and the
wagons of every sort got we'll mixed together,
the band began to play, the artillery borrowed
from Gen. Pope began to roaF, the trouble
| commenced.
What, we wonder, would have been the Of
feet upon posterity if those in waiting for
the train had not changed legs now and then
or leaned against the lamp-posts and walls
tor relief? And what terrible deprivation
it would have been to the public not to have
known how the people of Leavenworth re-
lieved the tedium of waiting It gives US
pleasure to record, however, that the united
efforts of the military, marshals and COM
mittee of arrangements were sufficient to
prevent the people from testifying their love
for Mr.. Hayes and his party by trarnpline
them to death. But are we to infer that this
is the custom in Kansas-to kill those whom
the people most highly esteem9
For sublimity and pathos, massive thought
and vivid description, this Boswell of Hayes
journeyingso challenges comparison in ancient
and modern literature by the appending
few sentences:
The citizens had thrown themselves on a
prodigy of flowers and flags with starr on
them, becomingly decked with deft and wo-
manly skill Evergreens, wreaths and leaves
and foliage of trees were worked into words of
welcome, which must have been very touching
to the Presidential heart if he stopped to look
at them. It is to be feared he did not. for the
shades of evening came ON before the arrival
OF the congratulatory party, and what had not
disappeared in the darkness Of the night was
ruthlessly torn down by the sacreligiOus feet
of crowd, too curious and impatient to care
u sentiment or flowers or words of welcome,
and twisted against the wall. 1t was heart
| breaking to the ladies who had wearied their
brows devising ingenious ornaments, and tired
their fingers in working them into shape. It
was also discouraging to the committee who
had planned an orderly, digni6ed and tranquil
reception, with much studied and classic ora
tory. 7@l~
We are at loss to know whether it was
the flowers or the flags, or both of them
that had 'stars on them" We have no
doubt, however, but they would have
"been very touching to the Presiden-
tial hearth If he had seen them,
which he didn't. But our heart
goes out in sympathy to the ladies "who had
wearied their brows devising ingenious or
naments, and tired their fingers in work
ing them into shape" who had their hearts
broken by the wanton destruction of those
ornaments. We also extend our coincidence