Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-11-16
KANSAS LETTEi 4

LAWRENCE, Kansas. Nov. 0, 1854.
The weather we are having is mo.
beautiful. indeed l do not remember o.
ever seeing more lovely autumn weather
than we have had for the last tive
months. There has been plenty of rain
so that the prairie and the fields of wheat
are of beautiful dark green, and were
it not for the falling leaves one might
well think that it was spring instead Of
autunan. This fall Kansas certainly
merits the name bestowed upon her by
her admirers, Italy of America" for
surely in no country in the world can
bluer skies or softer air or brighter sun
shine be found. / only wish that some
of the Northwestern Ohio people who
think that there Is no place like the Maui
NEE valley (well, ON the whole, perhaps
there isn'D could go with me to the sum
NIT OF Mt. Dread, and view the magnifi-
cent panorama below them. however,
perhaps it is just as well they cannot, Tor
said Maumee valley would speedily be-
come bowling wilderness II the fnhabi-
tants of that portion of this mundane
sphere knew what was to be had and seen
here in Kansas.
Just now the all absorbing topic OF
conversation is the result of the election
OF course every body has q theory by
which to account for the election of a
Democratic Governor in State that
gave, believe. sixty thousand majority
for Garfield. II may be allowed to ex.
press an opinion, the defeat of Gov. st.
John is not due to his position on the
Temperance question, 80 much as to the
fact that he was running the third time,
and the people as a whole, are dead set
against a third term, Thousands OF Re.
p1blicaus voted for Click, who only
wished to reduce st. Johns majority to
a minimum, and had no idea that they
would elect the Democratic candidate
thereby. It is actually almost ludicrous
to see the dismay depicted on the coun-
tenances of the Republicans. The over
whelming victories of the Democrats
have almost stunned them, and one
would think to see and hear them, that
some great national calamity had hap
peneda
The election of Click is not defeat to
prohibition as the liquor men will assert,
for all the rest of the Republican ticket
was elected, but was defeat to st. John
alone, and although I personally would
have been pleased at his election, yet
have no thought but that Click will fill
the Office with credit to himself and the
State. hope that the Democrats will be
wise enough to nominate such a man as
Hancock for President in 84, and then
carry the Presidential election, as they
cal il they will.
Well, have indulged in politics more
in this letter than is usual, but as the air
is full of them, thought it would not be
out of the way.
One living in a university town has
many opportunities Of hearing men that
are Of the first order of intellect,and since
coming to Lawrence, now something
more than year ago, have heard many
lectures at the university that were we'll
worth hearing, especially the two on
'.Lincoln and his times" by the ex-Secre'
tary of the Interior, under Lincoln,
Judge Usher, of this place, but never
since heard B. E. Taylor, in Napoleon,
have heard such lecture as was deliv-
cred few days since in University Hall
by Rev. DR.. Thompson, of Kansas City.
His subject was ''The New Empire, "
meaning the Empire Of character as op-
posed the chicanery that has so long
ruled the world. His language was beau
tiful in the extreme, and his manner of
speaking easy, and when he wished I'M
pressive. His remarks were often inter-
rupted by hearty applause, twice lead by
Chancellor Marion, in spite of his talks to
the students about undue and frequent
applause.
He is pastor of the 2nd Presbyterian
church Of r. c., and am told that his
sermons are as interesting as his lecture.
The salary he gets, $4,000, shows how
highly he is valued by his church.
The Womens Social Club of Missouri
and Kansas, held their annual meeting in
Lawrence last week, and on Friday
morning they all came up to the Univer-
sity to.see what there was to see. They
were present at chapel and fortunately
two Of the best speakers in the Univer-
sity were on for ''chapel rhetoricals," so
the visitors got pretty good idea OF the
capabilities Of the University in that line.
One of the speakers, young lady stud
ent, gave very fine oration, ore of the
best have heard in chapel; and right
here wish to say that generally speak
ing. the young lady students have as fine
orations as the gentlemen, and some Of
them finer. The lady above referred to
is the peer Of any Of the best among the
gentlemen Of the University, both in the
excellence of her orations in literary
point and in the manner of delivery.
This is something of an argument in
favor Of co-education, and wish they
who oppose it were compelled to attend
the University Of Kansas for while and
see how it works there, for Kansas makes
a success Of co-education as Of every
thing else she undertakes. G. L. Z.