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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-15
WHO KNOWS BEST ?

Last week we published Hancock's
letter 10 u man in Ohio about "rcbel
claims" written in order Tn save votes
in that state. Before the ink was dry
upon that letter U. s. Senator Vance
made a speech in North Carolina, in
which he used the following strong Ian
guage.
@Ths south asked no bold and unfair
thing telteH she demanded her rightfilI
compensation for homes destroyed, farms
laid soaste and piIlG0ed, property stolen
aud slaUes released 6y the Yankee plum
derers who tired upon as and then refused
as bounty. and it is time that the 1hOle
north should understand this. IT is time
that the north should understand that IL
must atone. as far as a can, for all the
sOutA has suffered an body, pocket and soul
Our time is coming, boys, and tie long
Pur9GtOry ioe hdoe gone through soiU only
make our paradise brighter lohen ace get
fhSpep
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four we've Republican, in 1876. The re
suit IN 1876 was s. Democratic, 80 Re
publican and IL divided.
| Stage Robbers,
DENY Eis, Oct. IA Tribune's Lake
| City dispatch says that Barlow & San
| dcrsoR's coach, arriving here tonight
was stopped eight miles from town by
| two masked men, who took all the mail
except the registered pouch. There
were two passengers aboard, but neither
| they nor the express matter were mo,
Tested
Noc Yet Determined.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Gen. Hancock, in
an interview with a reporter this after
noon, stated that he had not We determ-
ined whether to answer, himself, the re-
cent alleged utteranees of General Grant,
or leave the reply to his friends In
case he does he will give his statement
10 the associated press.
Held to Bail
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Thos. Finley, in
speeter of elections. arrested for inter
feriug with 4 supervisor OF elections,
David w. Ives, in the discharge of his
duties on the last day of registration,
was held by United States Commissioner
Durcll, in $4,000 bail 10 await action by
the grand jury.
Failed 20 Agree
New York. Oct. 5.-The Tammany
and Irving Hall conference to night
failed TO agree which end of the Demo
cracy should nominate candidate for
mayor.
InaugGrated Governor.
MONTPELIER, VT, Oct. Tue oath
of office was administered to-day to Gov.
Elliott Farnham, and he was duly in
stalled. Has majority was 25,1eo
General News Notes.
Chicago has the epizootic.
Joe Emmett is lying dangerously i'll
at st. Louis.
The president and party have arrived
at Walla Waila.
Elkhart, Indiana, had $37, GOO fiic on
the evening OF the 9th.
Four hundred men are thrown out of
employment by a strike at Albany, New
York.
Professor Benjamin Pierce, mathema-
tician and professor at Harvard college,
died ON the 9th, aged II.
General Gonzales has been elected
president of Mexico by large majority
vote of the house of representatives.
The third annual parade of the Yelled
prophets look place at St Louis on the
evening of the 9th and was grand pa
geant
The safe at the Office of the Western
hotel at St. Louis, was robbed on the
night of the 18th of $4,000 worth of val
uables.
The general convention of the Protest.
ant Episcopal church opened at New
York On the 9th. Bishop Smith, of
Kentucky, presides.
The seventy-frst annual meeting of the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions began ut Lowell Mas
sachusetts, on the 9TH.
A meeting of the Laclede s. Fit. Scott
railroad company is in session at ST.
Louis which viii probably result in the
construction of that road.
1t is believed that Gen Grant, Amasa
Stone and S. T. Everett will go into the
new board of the Western Union tele-
graph company at the next election.
a meeting of Catholic bishops was
held at st. Louis on the 9th to make ar
engagements for filling the vacancy at
Nashville, Tennessee, caused by the ap-
pointment of Bishop Feehan of that
diocese TO be Archbishop of Chicago.
The names of three priests were selected
and will be forwarded to Rome. where
the pope Will select one for appointment
to the Nashville vacancy.
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SOUND ADVICE ABOUT FuNERAus.

From a sermon by Rev. } [. white, of Gin
einnaii.
In the preparation and arrangement
for the burials, let as little time and
money as possible be expended for snowy
surroundings. The less of these things
the better. Have only enough show for
proper respect, for public deeorum and
social respect. We are getting 10 min
gle adversely and prosperity together,
and are getting to be unable TO distin-
guish the moral difference. We are
now hardly able to distinguish between
a funeral and a wedding at funerals
the tendency is toward extravaganza
and pride, and as consequence, toward
vice and the meanest folly. Funerals
are degenerating into the most selfish,
expensive, meaningless services. AS the
ceremonies TO give the dead "a good
send-off." The coffin is covered with
tInscl and finery totally out of place, con-
sideFing the surroundings of the de-
ceased when alive A man will spend
$50 for carriage hire at the funeral of
his wife, when he never spent a dollar on
riding for her when alive. At great
sacrifice "a husband will bny profusion
of costly flowers for the decoration
of his wife's coffin and grave, when he
never bought a pot plant for the bright
sickness and suffering. If possible, the
funeral should be ON day other than The
Sabbath. SO as not to interfere with the
| pastors regular duties at stated service.
A vigorous protest against the too fire.
quent and very often disgusting habit Of
| public ieave-taking of the body was
made. The preacher held that the leave
| taking Of our beloved dead should al
ways be private, and not before crowd
of uRsympaihizing spectators. The
practice of kissing the dead just hescre
| the coffin lid was screwed down was
neither decorous nor proper, particularly
in tie presence Of strangers Sometimes
there was more kissing after death than
before The glass cover should
not be removed for the qualification OF
anybody. Nay, more. the reverend gen.
tiemen suggested that the face of the de-
ceased should never be exposed to siran
| gers. All the funeral ceremonies should
be simple, but strikiBgiy symboIicaI a
simple piece of Grape on the door OF
worn on the person was sufficient 20 de-
note death in the family.
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THE RIGHr VIEW OFT.

Madison News: Hen. A. Gillett, of
Lyon county, has served two terms in
the state senate. AS an attorney and as
a statesman his ability stands unques-
toned. Greenwood county did not par
ticipate in the convention that placed
Mr.. Gillett in nomination; she refused
TO go into that convention, not because
she questioned Mr.. Gillett's ability or
character, but because she wanted Eure-
ka to have the senator. Now that the
convention is over and the Republicans
of Greenwood county have not nomina
ted, but on the contrary have refused to
nominate a candidate in opposition to
Mr.. Gilleit, the Republicans Of the coun-
ty will support as their candidate for
state senator the most competent man
named for that position, Almerin Gillett,
Of Emporia.
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HERE AND THERE.


The trouble with Joe Emmett seems
to be that he fills himself instead of
his engagements.
A very neat criticism on Hancock's
rebel claims letter is, that it implies too
much and says too little.
A man in debt earnestly wishes that
the sign Post no bills" was inscribed
on the postofflce building.
The presidential bee in Hancock's bon
net has yielded temporary possession to
the hornet which is raging in his hat
If a few more of Hancock's fool letters
get into print. he's goner sure. In the
quality OF 'softness" he seems to be
equal TO the general whose name he
bears.
Ex-Secretary Bristow and Samuel j.
Tilden, both lawyers. and always ain
the hands of their friends" occupy law
offices in the same building in New
York.
The epizootic is spreading and as
suming more malignant form in the
east, and the nose of the average horse
flows with all the exuberanee of Gen.
Hancock's pen.
Itmay be somewhat of a question
whether Hancock executed Mrs. Surratt,
but it seems to be pretty generally con-
ceded that he has forever murdered the
good old English adjective superb"
Four hundred business men of Indian
apolis have signed call for meeting,
declaring that they believe the interests
of the country to be seriously menaced
by the possible election of Hancock.
Mcfarland, who shot Richardson. the
Journalist, is now poor wreck, who
wanders about the streets of Leadville,
Colorado, STOPPING old man. with
white hair and beard. and in the last
stage of life.
The Norwegian novelist. Bjoonstjerne
Bjornson, has arrived in this country,
and parties who have had the honor of
an introduction take a justitiable pride
in proclaimIng the fact by carrying their
jaws around in slings.
Such large proportion of the male
census of the country is on the stump in
Indiana, that birdseye view of the
state, by Puck, is suggestive of an extern
sive playground filed with oyer-grown
school boys playing at "wood-tag."
Ex-Governor Rector, of Little Rock,
has embalmed his name in the memory
of all Chicago people by calling that
city the 'rose bud of America" He
must have been good deal with the
fiowery Carter Harrison during his visit
in Chicago.
Mr.. J. Clephane, now living in Wash
ington, at the age of 80 years, and the
Oldest resident of the capital, assisted as
compositor in setting up the first edi-
tions of "Waverly." and also read proof
with Sir Walter Scott. He came to this
country in 1917, and was for many years
employed on the National Intelligencer.
The manner in which our people
throw money away trying to be happy at
watering places is illustrated by the fol-
lowing estimate of the receipts at seven
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A BOYS ESSAY on A STATESMAN.


Thar waz a statsman. His collar was
1e his Hat was 5. He went TO metfn
to crate. ne said FAX me 8 question If
YOU want to no. So when he was a
swetin under has shirt a man floliered
and he said awot Is tariff any way ~
And the statesman he laTfed kinder short.
and he sed, 81 want no fooIin around
me- I am bad man, and carry a
kane.n So be gave his kane whirI an
laid it on the table. Then This orfui man
down among the spitons sed a gain show
much is tariff peek, anyway ~ An the
statesman sed, READ hot, Il am a free man.
and won't be adjourned so I demand the
law An then the law dressed as 4 DO
lishInan, got the orfui man By the back
hold an took Kim 70 the KAboze. An
whe1 in the kaboze he did not AZ auv
more tariff qEeshons, but for the cohrocIs.
es ell night An the statesman svefIt homo
with his kane
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We publish to-day the Hancock-Dun-
can correspondence and report of the
Grant-Fowler interview, which are
just at present attracting large measure
of public attention. We give them
place In view of the fact that they have be-
come subjects of pretty general comment,
by the press ofIhe country, and are matters
of news on which our readers may de-
sire to post themselves. AS we have
claimed from the outset of the canvass
that General Hancock's personality is
not a factor in the present campaign, we
attach no special importance to either,
and do not apprehend that they will
exert any considerable degree of infiu-
ence in the pending political contest
What General Hancock says OF thinks,
rs well as his past acts, are mat
tiers of little moment as compared with
the principles and record of the party
whose candidate he is, and whose policy,
in the event of his election, he would be
forced To carry out. 1t is true that the
course of General Hancock during his
Vi tut
district, plainly indicated his anxiety TO
concilIate the southern element, and IL is
not wholly irrelevant To the issues OF the
present canvass that the solid south will
cast its vote for IA candidate in the up
preaching presidential contest, who was
in sympathy with thai section while the
spirit of rebellion yet burned with all
of its original fierccness in the breasts OF
unrcpentant rebels. ALI this, however,
but confirms proposition which is al
ready established hy the unanswcrable
logic at events, namely, that in the event
of Hancock's success, history will repeat
itself, and the south, with the aid of a
president of its own choosing, and the
corporation of its oil time allies, the
northern dough-faces, will regain its
ancient domination, and find faithful
instrument IN the man who So adroitly
courted its favor by his boosted ''subor
dinalion of the military To the civil
power"
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The cheap Autographs of the fat, sleek,
well groomed Democratic courser in the
presidential race, with which the saloons
and sporting dens throughout the coun-
try are so profusely embellished, are
mere travesties on the original, compar-
ed with General Grants accurate and
artistic pen photograph of the superb
candidate. The first simply convey the
impression of high feeding and an i'm
mensity ofgirth the latter Is accompan-
led with a reliable pedigree and numer-
Gus suggestions as to blood, bottom, ETC.,
that are invaluable to votaries of the pol.
itical turf
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It must be intensely reassuring TO
General Grant TO learn that Hancock has
pledged himself not TO employ any "un-
due haste in coming back" ut the vet
eran striker who has pasted him so neat
ly between the eyes, but will exercise
that decOrous measure of inertia which
is so becoming TO ponderous bodies.
This superb" consideration rivals that
of the tabled mule who prayed Justify
before the locomotive came IN sight, in
order to inform the engineer that he
might clear the track or prepare for hos
filifins
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Not an organ Or an orator of the
Democracy has dared to deny the fact
that that party holds six Republican
states in the south by fraud and violence /;
and that were it not for the most shame
less bulldozing and ballot box stufflng
in those states it would have no more
prospect of electing the next president
than it has of carrying Iowa. And yet.
with these facts undenied, they have the
unblemishing effrontery to appeal to the
Intelligent north 10 lntrust them with
the complete control of the government.
For unparalleled audacity the Demo-
cratic party is entitled, not to a single
cake, but TO a whole oven full of cakes.
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Io. INV rash adyisers and

mo, my rash advisers and impetuous
councillors, l can see no advantage in
crowding the mourners in the treatment
of this very delicate question. 1t may
do well enough to fire off at halfcock
when you are guying dunderhead like
Plaisted, but when it comes to fooling
around Grant. you want to do some fine
sighting and keep steady hold on the
trigger, and don't you forget it. shall
use no 'andue haste at this funeral."-
w. s. Hancock.
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General Hancock is not quite clear
whether to tackle Grant in person or to
delegate the pleasant duty to some of
his friends. The latter would seem to
an observing man up n tree to be by far
the shorter horn of the dilemma. The
impression seems TO be pretty unanI-
nous that the "old man" ''totes matches
IN his hat" and we are morally certain
that any party who has ever had any
truck wild him" would advise the 'su-
perb" to let out the settlement of his
score with Ulysses TO the lowest respon-
sible bidder
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Chicago Tribune; Will presidential
candidate who made himself a tool of
"Reverdy johnson and one other law
yer" who were earning corrupt fee of
$780, 900, have the honesty and virtue to
veto Democratic war claims when pass
ed through congress by the solid south :?
Not much, he won't. Ii he did he would
quickly discover that his usefulness was
destroyed,v and he would ask to be ''rc-
lieved," and make room for Bill Eng
I,eh
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The Effect of the Grant-Fowler Inter-
view in Ohio and Indiana.
The Grant-FoWler InterYier

The Grant-Fowier Interview.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 5.-The Gazette, this
morning, prints the report of an inter
view between Gen. Grant and C. II. FoW-
Ter, d. D., which took place at Galena,
Illinois, September 81. Speakingof Gen.
Hancock. the ex-presidentsaid: "Down
to 1864 he seemed like an officer ambiti-
Gus 10 do his duty, but when Mcclellan
was nominated and Hancock received one
vote, it greatly excited and changed him.
After ts:as he would hardly speak to me
1t was ON my nomination that he was
made brigadier general in the regular
army. He was fair corps commander,
but was never thought of for any great
place.
When the army of the Potomac was
hunting for a commander II took most
everybody, but nobody ever suggested
Hancock. After he received that one
vote in sixty-four he had the bee in his
bonnet and shaped everything to gain
Democratic and southern favor. He is
crazy 10 become president He is am
bltioas, vain and weak. Referring to
Hancock's order No. 40, the ex-president
sand: Congress was striving to pre-
vent Andrew johnson from undoing the
reconstruction laws. Whenever congress
passed law Andrew johnson bent his
energies to defeat its enforcement and
would find pretexts to dodge round it.
So It went on till congress had to take
from him all control of the generals com
manding the seven districts of the south,
except the power TO remove them and APP
point others in their places. These com
manders could remove any civil officer
of any grade, judge or governor. When
was made general, and they were de
termining my power and duties, they
gave the generals, by accident, think,
without seeing all it involved, co-ordi-
nate power with those district command
ers, and as was senior, il gave me au.
thority. Gen. Sheridan was sent 10 the
department of Louisiana, covering I1oui.
siana and Texas. He learned rapidly
the men who were not worthy te occupy
their places, and discovered competent
men TO I'LL their places He took of
the heads Of governors and commission.
ers in short order, and appointed good
men in their places. johnson then re-
moved Gen. Sheridan and appointed Gen
/ Hancock.
CHICAGO, Oct 5.-The Inter Ocean
/ viii tomorrow publish the report of Al
interview with Gen. Grant, in expiana
ton of DR.. Fowler in the interview pub
lished today by the Cincinnati Gazette
in which Grant says Of FOwier's state
ment:
ait is Inaccurate in many respects
He reports me, for instance, as follows
! Down TO 1884 he (Hancockl seemed Xix
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If the Office is really seeking Eskridge,
II can find him hanging To some voters
button-hole on Commercial street any
time in the day from sun-np till dark.
He is as accessible as peanut vender,
and has more leisure than young law
yer in a settlement of Quakers.
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ANoTRER REBEL THREAT.

Maj. H. K Douglas, an ex-confederate,
made a speech few days ago at Cum
berland, Maryland. The Civilian, of
that city gave an account of his speech
and we find in it the following threat,
intended, undoubtedly, to brighten MARY
land Republicans. He said very solemn
ly and emphatically that ''in case Han
cock is elected and not inaugurated, the
second corps of the army ofthe Potomac
will know the reason why, and if they
could not do it the army of northern Vir-
ginia, once led by the immortal Jackson.
will be ready to help in the work"
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BEST MAN.-READ I

HENDRICKS BEST MAN.-READ THIS.
II will tell you whom 1 think the Re
publicans should nominate, and whom
consider their strongest man; he is a true
man, a man Of Drineiple, an honest man,
and could make a good president for us
all. Personally, consider him the BEST
MAN you could nominate. l refer to
General JAMES 4. GARFIELD, of
Ohio."-Thomas A. Hendricks.
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1t is to be profoundly regretted that
General Grant destroyed Hancock's
usefulness" in 1867. 1t is really the
only passage in his illustrous history
that reflects upon the magnanimIty of
the hero of AppOmattox.
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THE NEWS.
The Lottery Cases to be Dismissed.-The
Latest Numerical Device for DEM
ocrats.-BilI English and
His S3,964.

Latest Numerical Device tor DEM
ocrats.-BiII English and
His $500.
The Hancock-0uncan Correspondence.
A Willing but not an Aggressive
Aspirant for Political
Preferment.
The Views of Ulysses in Relation to Or
der No. 40 and the Craftsmanship
of the Democratic Candidate.
The immense 0utpouring of the Boys in
Blue at Indianapolis. Conkling,
Storrs and Maynard Present.
Fowler at FauIt.-Some Corrections by
General Grant of Reported Inter-
view Regarding Hancock.
What Hancock Has TO Say.-He Regards
Discretion as the Better Part of VaIor
in lacking Grant.
The No. 40 BombsheII.-H it is Car
rying Dismay into the Ranks of
the Phiiistines.
The "Old Mans" Wonderful Memory.
How the Records Bear Out His :.
Statements.
"Superb" Modesty.-Hancock's Letter
to Haspin in 1904 Presi-
Dental Rarkis.
The Georgia ElectiOn.-5O. 900 Majority
for a Full Ballot and a fair Count.
The Effect of the Grant-Fowler Inter-
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RESPECT OF HONEST MEN.
New York World, before Garfield was

didate.l
ut is really satisfactory to catch
glimpses now and then of HONESTY FOR
HoNEsTY's SAKE, and without considera-
tion of party. General GARFIELD, of
Ohio, is Republican of Republicans,
but II is his simple due which we gladly
pay him, TO admit that he has dOOle more
than any other single member Of his par
IT, during the late session OF congress to
show that it is not impossible for a man
to act with congressional majority, and
yet to keep his self respect and the re-
apect of honest men,"
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$l4,752,00o

Add Newport, Saratoga, and about
fifty other resorts that might be named,
and the above figures would be more
than doubled. 1t should be understood
also that the west has now large num-
Der of watering places which compete
with the east, and where millions of dol
lars are yearly spent in pursuit of health
or pleasure.
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DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.

THE BEST CHIEF MAGISTRATE WE HAVE
EVER HAD.
al lave been his devoted friend for
many years, and am resolved that 1
never will believe that he does not de-
serve the affection that have bestowed
upon him. If he would carry the prin-
ciples which regulate his private life in
TO his public conduct, he go0uld make the
best ctief magistrate zoe haze eUer hGd."-
Jere BIuck, Democrat.
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The revelation, by General Grant. of
the true inwardness OF order No. 40, has
resulted in some superb squirming on
the part of Hancock and his subservient
lick-spitfles.
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PIN

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and many are entitled to better rsfeS. Gs.s5s
are yes entitled TO bounty and dom : BON Il
VIII procure patents for inventors. hrkl, n
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having had several years expeFienca 81 ffe
largest law and claim Office IN Wasfir ate'1
" y, guarantees satisfaction and fa<fre
70 you OF two or three months thar b. rr,stss-
ponding wish an attorney IN Wnshf6 $40.
seaa TIVE stamps for blanks and lhsffuefs ons.
TAILOR FITzaERAIIs
Attorney At law and Solicitor of i
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Apprehension of Democratic success,
caused by the strength of the Fusionists
in Maine. has already cost the country
$fO,O0O.OOO by the depreciation Of 4 and
AZ per cent bonds.