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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08
THE DEBT DECREASING

The New York Mercantile Journal, as
good authority as there is in the country
on financial matters, has this to say OF
the decrease of the national debt:
1.-THE rate at which the war debt OF
the United States has been reduced is
without parallel in the history of finance,
Something like a thousand million dol
lars of this debt has been wiped out, the
total now being less than two thousand
million dollars. At this rate of reduc,
ton, without making allowance for in
creased wealth and consequent revenue
from steadily increasing population,
the national debt could be paid off in
less than twelve years"
And yet we have "orators" going about
the country telling us the debt is not de-
creasing, but increasing. They arc
SIMPLY trying TO dupe the people to get
their votes. There is no better evidence
that the country is highly prosperous
than the fact that the debt is being SC
rapidly paid
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08
ESTABLISHED IN 1857.

the Democrats, and in caucus prepared
the Resumption Act. The act was refer
red TO the senate finance committee, was
opposed by every Democratic member,
including Bayard, was passed as a Re
publican measure aud approved by
Grant No Democratic senator voted
for IL, but il was voted for by every Re
publican senator who voted. Mr.. Bay
ard was present in his seat. but did not
vote.
Mr.. Bayard says he proposed an
amendment to the resumption act to de-
stroy the United States notes when pre-
sented for redemption, or in other words
to retire the entire volume and prohibit
their reissue. He did make such a
proposition with the distinct knowledge
that if adopted it would defeat the bill
and this, no doubt, he would confess.
Without this act resumption would have
been impossible.
After tine resumption act was passed,
it was ON nj al four years before its final
execution. During that period of sus-
pense the Democratic party opposed it
with the utmost violence. Belmont, who
presided at the meeting where Bayard's
speech was made, publicly acknowl-
edged in committee that the Democrats
opposed every measure to put the re-
posed its repeal The bill to repeal. the
resumption act passed the house by a
vote of 1873 to 100, every Democrat but
2S out of the 1872 present voting for its
repeal. II went to the senate and was
there defeated by only one majority.
Twenty Democratic senators out of 40
voted for its repeal, but more than three
fourths of the Republican senators voted
against the repeal; and thus, by Re
publican senator, the resumption act
was saved; and it was saved, more
than all, by the knowledge that Re
publican president would veto the pro-
posed repeal.
Bayard voted against the only practi-
cable measure for resumption that was
Offered and opposed the execution OF
that measure when it became a law,
The Democratic party in their platforms
of 1876 and 1873 demanded its repeal.
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nvER THE STATE


The Olathe Rifles took the prize in the
competItion drill ut the Leayenworth
fair.
Jamica ginger, cologne, lemon elixir
and bay rum are said to be the materials
wherewilh the Smith Center variety OF
drunkard exhilirates himself.
Lawrence Journal: Jay Gould has
discontinued work on the road west from
Ottawa. This action is n great surprise
to the Burlington people, and it will
cause them. possibly, to make other con-
nections.
A hog four years old, from Cherokee
county, was on exhibition at Bismarck,
which weighed / ADO pounds. He was
only in ordinary flesh. His length was
a little over ten feet and his height three
feet and eight inches.
Tom Rourke, who was sent 10 the pen
itentiary for rohbing an express car at
Winthrop over two years ago, was re-
leased the other day, having served out
his sentence. He was Immediately re-
arrested for being concerned in express
robberies on the K p and A., T. & S.
F. railroads, in western Kansas.
Governor st. John, upon the applica-
ton of the county attorney of Labette
county, has issued another requisition for
the Blenders. We are requested not to
say on what state the requis;tion is. The
officials of Labette county feel very Ger.
tain that this time there will be no mis-.
take, and so do others who had from time
to time been pretty well satisfied of their
uts.-Commonwealth.
Since the list of September Hon. John
A. Anderson has travelled 1,l70 miles in
the First congressional district, 542 miles
by team. Up to Friday last he made
twenty-eight speeches, and had missed
but one appointment and that on account
of confusion of dates. He made six
speeches in five days, travelling three
hundred miles. One day he made seven
ty miles and another eighty miles. His
audiences have been unusually large
wherever he has spoken. There is no
apathy in the Republican ranks in the
"great northwest"
II. c. Ashbaugh, president of the AR
kansas Valley Editorial Association ha.
issued the following CALL The mex
quarterly meeting of the Arkansas Val
ley Editorial Association will be held il
the city of Peabody, on Saturday, Octo
Der 16, 1880, at 10 O'Clock a. m. Thii
meeting will continue but one day
which will be devoted principally Il
business, and the discussion of topics
A general attendance is desired, anC
members are particularly requested t.
bring their ladies'.
Commonwealth: The last legislature
by the requisite vote, decided to submit
the question Of calling constitutions
convention TO vote of the people at tn,
election in November next, but made n,
provision for informing the people O
that fact. Secretary Smith considerin.
it important that the voters should b
posted on the subject, is sending out tn
proposition to one paper IN each county
with request that it be published, ant
the publishers trust to the next legisl
ture making an appropriation to pay 70
the same
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MR.. Massey Has HEARD FROM MAIZE
GOVERNORS ISLAND,
(Which is in the state of Moo York;
Sept. Is, 1880.

GOVERNORS ISLAND,
(Which is in the state of Moo York;
Sept. Is, 1880.
Gineral Hancock and me heard NV
Maine this mornin. We rejoiced.
Gineral Singer, NV Mississippi, who
served under Lee from the time that
great man took command Nv the conied-
rit forces to the final surrender at Apo
mattox, wuZ effected TO teers.
THANK God" sed he, 'for Maine.
The country is safe. Maine stands up
or Yoonyun."
And he and Gineral Hancock shook
hands solumly, and returned to the next
room, witch they emerged from wipin
Their lips.
Patsey O'Shaughnessy, with emoshun,
remarkt that Maine he'd spoken. He waZ
so joyous over this triumf Nv purity that
he shood throw his bar open tonight,
and drinks wood be free to all troo dim
ekrats in his ward. 1t waz too glorious
TELEGRAPH the glorious nooze to Dee
kin Pogram at the Corners, and his an.
ser cum back quick:
st Is too much. Baseom Is illmina-
It'd, and we hey cfeened ont every mig
ger for five miles. The boys are still
at it''
Gineril Hancock took il with the cam
impassivenis Nv soljer. "The nooze i.
glorious" sed he, "we hev won the frs
skirmish, but not The final battle 1t i:
time for decisive ackshen, for the rec
struggle comes off in November. Nov
is our time. Nasty, git them Greenbact
documents together and shove 'em thru
Maine Hev me announst-in Maine
ez in favor nv Unlimited Greenbacks"
Whose believes Hancock isn't states
man do1't know very much.
He immejitly sent letter to Moo Jer
sey, inssstin on high protective tariff, auG
| another to Injeany hoidin that the pros
| perity NV the kentury demands FIRE,
| trade.
Since the Maine eleckshun Hancocl
| hez woke up and is displaying remark
able capacity. ! now hev faith in him
| Money IS comm in good. We he
| $500. 600 to yoose in sendin kentuckIan
to Injearny TO vote in October, to max
shoor nv carryin that state. Nv courss
eff we carry Injeany that settles it.
The skies is brite. / shell ounce NOR
| hey the postoffice at the corners.
/ PETROLEUM ". Nasty
l IIYlaffarxf
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here, and fall apples are drug in tho
market Winter apples are also abnn-
dant
Cottage Grove is four miles south OF
humboldt. THIS neighborhood takes its
name from u beautiful timbercd mound
upon which Capt. Stewart built his cab
in, perhaps, in 80. He now lives here
to a good house, surrounded with a
fine farm and magnificent orchard. Mr..
s. makes farming pay. The Neosho and
Village creek afford some of the finest
farming land in Allen county. But this
neighborhood is in the dry belt this year,
and crops, especially late planted corn,
are little short.
There is a new religious sect in this
| vicinity. Its adherents follow one Nc
Donald, and call themselves Followers
of Christ They practice immersion and
profess to heal diseases by the laying on
of hands. But the healing hands are
never applied 10 the unbaptised. The
people believe their leader is mormon
That neighborhood, like all others in
Kansas, was in great need of a new re.
| ligious secti G. K. X
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08
OLD MEN IN POLITICS.
They Depreeate the bitterness INDUCED
in by Young Men
Petroleum World

Petroleum World.
Grandfather Liekshingle and Deacon
Rapspinner, two patriarchs in this com.
munity, We're walking down street to-
gether the other day. 1t was remarked
| that two such venerable men were not
| often seen together, and people raised
| their hats TO them as they passed along
and spoke to them reverently.
There's entirely too much bitterness
in this campaign, deacon" said Mr.. Lick
single, land L regret 1t exceedingly.
Now, when we WIZ young men and
took an interest in politics, we had none
of this ere ever, everlastin' cat-haulin'.n
Indeed We hadn't" acquiesced Dea-
con Radspinner Take Jackson's cam
paign, for instance. There wuz lively
interest taken by both parties, but there
wuz none OF yer bully ragin' like we see
| nowadays"
That's fact, deacon" said old Lick
single, "but between me and you, 1
| never thought much of Jackson"
HE was mighty good man, Lick
shingle."
He was small potatoes compared to
some men we have now, Deacon
Who'd ye mean ?" demanded the dea-
con.
well, there's Garfield" said Lick
single"
Garfield be DANCED. You know
mighty well, Lickshingle, he couldn't
have been 'lected hog driver in a hill
town in Jackson's day"
He's darned sight better man than
Hancock"
go slow, Lickshingle, go slow!" said
the deacon, somewhat agitated.
"Oh, know what I'm talking about ~
retorted Lickshingle, as he stabbed the
pavement spitetullY with his hickory
cane. "Hancock's a stoughton bottle,
that's what he isl
"An' what's Garfield? Great guns,
what's Garfield? Didn't he lay a cheap
John kind of pavement around the
capitol and charged the government a
million dollars for it ?" and the deacon's
eyes fairly blazed with indignation.
See here, deacon, look at your man
Hancock's letter 10 Sherman. Didn't
he try TO blow up Washington with
glycerinc. Say, didn't he? Oh read
the papers, old man an know what's
goin' on"
"Hancock's a good an pure man.
Didn't he fight like a bull dog in the
war of the rebellion? Where was Gar
field skul5in' in time of disaster? In
Canady, by thunder, in Canadyi"
"What wur Hancock doin with still
leto in his boot the night Lincoln was
murderered? Answer me that. If
Wilkes Booth had failed, this Hancock
was ready to finish the job. Don't talk
| to me. Don't talk to mel"
Its lier' howled the deacon, as he
whirled around and faced Likshingle on
the street.
"Irs as true as holy writ, an any mans
liar that says So" retored Lickshingle,
too much wrought up TO be particular
about his phraSeOlogy.
You're bald-headed old scoundrel %
| yelled the deacon.
you're an old lcper, an can wipe
the ground with you,' howled Lickshing,
| lie, grasping his cane and advancing.
Friends jumped in and the two furi.
| Gus old men were dragged away in Op.
| posite directions. The deacon squirmed
around in the arms of his captors. shook
his cane at Lickshingle and Kissed:
Your man Garfield would never have
| gone into the army If he hadn't been
| drafted ard he wouldn't went then only
he thought he would be able to desert
the onery son of gunp'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08
GoINas AND GATHERINGS.

A few mornings since boarded Hen
sons train on the NJ. K. Sc T., for Hum.
boldt and few points thereabouts.
Henson and his crew are among the
best on the track. His porter deserves
special mention. He has been On the road
for years, and is one Of the best porters
in the west. He is kind, Obliging and
always at his post. AT Burlington we
took on a party of exodusters who were
going back to their old Texas cabins.
We could see the dust of the fair at Neo-
sho Falls Humboldt is dry and dusty.
The water wagons are doing thriving
business. The Neosho river furnishes
water for the country for miles. There
is no stock water on the prairies and the
wells are drying NJ. Humboldt is not
improving much, but they are talking
and working for an east and west rail
road. Colony twenty miles north oil
Humboldt, on the K. c. L. s. s., is in the
rain belt There are several new houses
going up here The new Methodist
church is almost ready for dedication
Tons and tons of hay are baled here FOL
the Colorado market. This little burl
has two names worth publishing, Tur
nipseed and Troutline. / have added
these TO my list of curiosities. lola il
enjoying q boom. There are two Of
three new blocks going up on the bust
ness street and new residences are goint
up in all directions. They are contend
ing earnestly with Humboldt for tn,
new railroad.
Carpenters school house, named for
brother of Col. ]. C. Carpenter, is abou
five miles north of lola There ar
some. old and valuable farms around il
The first settlements were made on tn
Necsho, above the mouth Of Deer creek
in the spring Of '56. The writer spent
good portion ofthe spring and summe
OF that year at Mr.. Parsons in thi
neighborhood. The old settlers are Al
dead or removed to other parts. Their
are a number Of fine apple orchard
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There is a good deal of speculation rife
as to the result of the election in Indiana
on the 18th, and both parties are claim
ing the state by variously estimated ma
Jorities. By the employment OF mono
but strictly honest and legitimate means,
Indiana would doubtless go Republican
by q very handsome majority, but the
evidence accumulates that corruption
fund Of appalling dimensions is being
used TO insure Democratic success in
October, in pursuance of the belief that
such result would virtually decide the
final contest in November The Repub
licans are exercising all vigilance in
spotting imported voters and are making
q splendid and enthusiastic canvass
They are making the fight squarely or
the principles of the party, and have
held themselves far above the pros
titunon and debauchery which hay,
marked the methods of their adversaries
The present situation plainly indicates
that neither party will have walkaway
and both Republican aud Democratic
sportsmen will find it safer to bet on tn
Hoosier state after the official count ha
been received from the hoop-pole dis
tricts. -
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rogues fall out" etc, viii hold good in
Georgia as elsewhere

rogues fall out" etc, will hold good in
Georgia as elsewhere
The Democratic journals have thrown
a great deal OF mud at General Grant
during the past twenty years, but We be-
lieve that none of them have ever gone
to the extent of accusing him of persi-
fiage in his speeches.
1t is probably just as safe to trust a
party which has always been true to its
obligations in the past, as to risk the in
dividual pledges of man whom public
distrust has forced to assume the attitude
of sponsor TO political organization
whose history is unclean and whose fu-
ture purposes must be judged by its
treacherOus record.
A sufficient number of errors have
been made in the photography of Plaist-
ed ballots in Maine to give Davis an un-
doubted plurality and reflect him gov
ernor of the state. Tue Garcelon tactics,
however, will not be emulated by the
Republicans, as they would scorn to
compass success by the means employed
in 1879 by the Democrats, who sought
TO subvert the win of the people and
steal what they could not obtain by fair
means.
If Kentucky Democrats try to do their
duty by voting in Indiana on the 18th of
October, they. are sure to be spotted.
Lists have already been made out by the
Republican managers of more than
1000 names of visiting" Democrats, the
larger part of whom are from Kentucky,
and many more are from other southern
states. These names were the result of
three days work. Every man in the
state who has no right to vote there will
be enrolled on this list, and if he tries to
vote he will wish he had not.
The Kansas City Times is still howl
ing for fusion in Kansas. while the De-
mocracy of the eighth Missouri district
are at sixes-and-sevens, and Crisp and Al
len are INDUCING in general exchange
of all those delightful amenities which
are wont to mark the intercourse of a
brace of Kilkenney cats. If the Repub-
lican party of Kansas were not so far re-
moved, by its eternal solidity, from the
need of Doc Mumford's gracious offices,
its adherents might very appropriately
bend their knees in daily thanksgiving
for the tender interest which that cham
pion disorganizer and political mar-plot
evinees in behalf of the Kansas Democ-
racy
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08

Indianapolis News; ]. b. Yeagley,
Greenback candidate for secretary of
state, and N. w. Parker, candidate for
state senator, to-day announce their
Withdrawals from the party, and their
intention to support the Democratic
tickets. Time will show, we think, that
the retiring statesmen, Yeagley and Par.
ker, have dealt the Democracy the sever
est blow II has received in this canvass.
The burden of both letters of withdraw
al Is that the writer's can gain their de
sire for currency reform by aid of theil
friends, the Democrats, and that al
Greenbackers should, therefore vote tn,
Democratic ticket. General Weaver
who will soon speak in this region, ha:
views ON this sort OF thing, and viii
doubtless tell them. For ourselves W,
are free to express our infinite DISCUS
at it
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HERE AND THERE

Within the last sixteen months Ger
many has lost nearly $1,000 900 in
gold. chiefly to France and the United
States.
1t is said that the pious Mr.. Barnum,
in the performance of his devotional
duties, never forgets to thank Providence
for the geographical juxtaposition of
Indiana and Kentucky.
The spectacle of John Kelley seated
upon the back of the New York Democ-
thusiasm even in the paralytic sections
of Mr. Tilden's anatomy.
1t will take several thousand mules to
pull the Indiana Democracy through in
October, but if "Kentucky does her du-
ty," Mr.. Barnum thinks there may be
some chance of delivering the goods.
The wants of the present are so apt to
be denied by the necessities of the past.
Any young man who worked the ice
cream saloons during the summer and
who is now figuring on a fall suit of
clothes can tell how it is.
The policy of the northern Democrats
in 'eliciting from General Hancock an
expression of his views on the rebel
claims question calls to mind the story
of the engaging idiot who thought to
quarantine against the perils of hydro
phObia by hitching a muzzle to his
dogs tail.
A ton of gold and silver contains 49,.
177.60 ounces. A ton of gold is worth
$6O2, S75. A ton of silver-present talu.
ation-is worth about $22, 700. A cubic
foot of gold weighs 200 pounds, and is
valued at $35O,OOO. A cubic foot of sill
yer weighs 600 pounds, and is worth
about $4,000.
Joseph Mason, well-known and re
spected young man, shot himself through
the head and heart at Wellington on the
LIST inst. It may be superfluous to ado
that he is dead, and that Topeka regard!
the case in the light of an insidious in
fringement upon her fame as the grea
suicidal center of Kansas.
A man whose birthday falls on the 81
of November next will be entitled Il
vote at the presidential election. Chan
cellor Kent sets forth the common-law
principle thus, on page 254, vol. 2, o
his Commentaries" "a man Is g.
years of age at the beginning of the da.
preceding the twenty-first anniversary o
his birth"
DR.. Tanner is not meeting with tn,
same encouraging measure of success il
the lecture field that attended his effort
as the champion starver. The only anal
ogy thus far between the two expert
ments, has been in the emptiness of tn
halls where the Doctor has spoken, ant
the vacuity of his stomach at the elev
enth hour of the fortieth day of his fast
Rev. DR.. Bell is preaching series o
sermons on the "Sins of Kansas City
As he has declared his intention to Civ
the subject a thorough discussion, ant
make, at least, an approximate canvass O
the grounds, it is safe to announce tina
the last discourse of the series will eth
CT directly precede the death of tn
reverend gentleman, OF be cOincideL
with the advent of the universal mi
lenium.
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ON THE ISLAND.
The Interview Between the King of ths
| Island and Another General.


From the Burlington Hawkeye.
Con. Hampton knocked at the door of
Governors island, and was presently ad-
nlitted by the other general, who is king
of the island. Gen. Hampton's chival-
rous bearing was enshrouded IN gloom,
and the other generals superb figure
was bowed with grief.
at appears the other general said,
breaking the silence with considerable
asperitv and little corkscrew, lit APP
pears that you have done it."
Gen. Hampton felt it his duty, at this
juncture, TO groan and relapse into re-
spectful silence.
'Why did you drag in Lee and Jack
son at all % asked the king of the island.
what have they got to do with this
campaign
well" said Gen. Hampton, "who
should l have said? had to infuse a
little military ardor into my speech"
"Why didn't you say Hancock and
Mcclellan 81 replied the king.
Because there wasn't anybody there
who had followed Hancock and McClel-
Ian in the war;" retorted the Hampton.
"At least, there were plenty of us who
had followed Mcclellan great deal,
but not IN that way exactly"
"Then why did you go to work and
explain it ?" growled the king of the is
| land.
well, l had to say something when
they were all pitching into me-" replied
the general of Carolina; "who would
have thought they would have raised
such "A row about such little thing as
that? They knew all along that was
what we ali thought; why should they
affect TO be surprised when we spoke our
| thoughts ~
"Your explanation was worse than
your Speech" the king of the island
| went on, without needing the others
reply. First, you said you didn't say
any such a thing, and nothing anywhere
near like it"
"Wel,'' explained the governor OF
South Carolina, "that was because the
| people of the north raised such foolish
storm about it. / had to deny it,
"And them" the king Of the island
went on, "you came out and said that
maybe you said il, but you didn't re-
member anything about it.'
"Well," said the governor of South
Carolina, "that was because all the Dem
ocratic papers had got hold of the speech
before my denial, and published it and
praished every line of it, and wanted il
printed in pamphlet form for cam
paign document"
"And them" continued the governor OF
the island, ''you come out and said il
you did say il, you stuck To it."
Well, that was because all the papers
in the south pitched into me and cried
shame on me for attempting to retract
the grandest utterances of the cam
paign."
"And now,' said the governor of the
island in conclusion, "Hutchins says he
has letter from you, and prints part o
it, in which say that everybody tells liei
on you, and you never said anything
and if you did, you tike it all back, anC
ifyou didn't say it you stand by il, an6
that nobody has any right TO say wha
you said, anyhow. Now, my advice tC
you is, that you go back to Columbis
and put your head to soak, and don't say
another word until after election. ]
shouldn't wonder at all If So nth Caro-
lima went Republican"