The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-14
EDITORTAL NOTES.

handle the temperance blundcrbuss In
the country. It's loaded.
I. is said that west of Rice county
there is not much corn. it all having
been burned up by the hot weather.
One-lhtrd OF the late corn in Wa
baunsee county has been cut down for
lack Of rain. The early corn is all right.
The "gluense factory" which did a
1iourishing business at Wichita for sew
erai weeks. has "pulled up stakes" and
moved on % the next town.
Junction City has ears Of corn which
are fourteen inches in length. Ifthat
was set down as the length of tue cars OF
some OF the editors up there no surprise
would be occasioned.
The TIchborne claimant hobs up Sc
renely into the public view with letter
from his prison cell. complaining OF bis
hard fate. The Tichborne claimant need
not expect any Sympathy from ns.
The ILLINOIS Democracy has fallen in
10 line on the vital question of "sump-
quarry legislation" "Liberiy and Ticker"
seems to be the ralIying cry of the great
unteriGed all along the line this year.
The fiambeau club at Topeka is being
resurrected. No OccaslOn-with the pos
sible exception of n funerals regarded
AS quite complete at the Etate capital
without the flambeaus and the Modocs.
The issue is whether the liquor trafic
shall govern this country, or the law and
order people. Liquor requires total
subserVience To its dcmands That's the
point the people now have to determine.
The Methodist conference in Indiana
recently made u neg departure which
colnmeuds itself To consideration for
dignily and propIiety. They resOlyed
that ministers Mt campmeetings should
provide their own quarters.
The Alta California says that the re-
cent laws in CalifoEnis enabling jurors,
in returning verdicis for nurder in the
first degree, ~ siipulatc. If they wish,
that the pen ally shall be Imprisonment
for life, has virtually abolished the death
penalty there.
The exchange OF journalistic amen.
tiles between the Commonwealth and
the Capital at Topeka has assumed the
Interesting phase OF comparison of
the amount of liquor consumed by those
institutions. This, il will inpr dis
eliminating public. is carrying the war
into Africa. SD To speak
Democratic organs aud orators COM |
,latV huf. . In
publican administration has full treas |
ury. We admit that t1g3s Is strongly in |
contrast with Democratic congresses. |
They left an empty treasury and &c.,
o00,O 900 deficits for Republicans to sup
ply. .I .'.
The Washington correspondent of the |
Cincinnati Enquirer condemns the Dem
ocratic congressional commute for i'm
potence. 1t was funny 10 put General
Rosec-sos at The head of campaign
committee. He knows no more of party
politics than Arab Bey does about the
Pond bill.
The father of Bent Murdock's twin
girls is doing Us well as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances. We
knew When that gentleman ipdustriQusly
promplga the foul SANDER that the
writer was to read an original poem at
the meeting of the Kansas editors at
Lawrence, that we should sooner or later
be avenged.
Some Cincinnati Democrats have,
with the assistance of friendly Kenluck-
jams, subscribed 100000 OF thg 5000. 900
desired to staTt anolher Democratic daily |
paper in that CITY. II Is TO be called the /!
News, g2d is To be Rdilca by exrLieui, |
Governor John &. Underwood, of Ken
lucky. The complaint Is made that
the Democrats have no regular organ
now.
The presidential bee" said Senator
Harrison in his indianapolis address,
sis worse than the leprosy to Its posses
s0r. never knew q man who had the
slightest attack OF 1t To be cured except
by q six foo, hole IN the ground" Such
= iviA diagnosis as that, 1t impresscs us,
rnust have peen naesd upon personal
experience. w." =
Gen. J w. Denver, formerly terrific
rial governor Of Kansas. and the pioneer
after whom the city Of Denver, Colora-
do, was named, Is now reyisitlng his
lAmesake, winch has grown away be-
S6nd his recolltctIon! As jsthe case IN
50 many other ihsiances, Gen Denver
never realized any pecuniary benefit
from being the patriarch of the thriving
yognS metropolis, and is Row l.yipg
Suietly in Wilmington, Ohio.
il appears thqt David Davis is still
occupying the top rail. He is straddle
NJ the pFohIb fence Just now, aHd is
s4ld to he laying his plans for rc:clcc.
iInn. He evidently hopes to profit from
the prohibition movement, WHICH now
promises 10 play havoc with the plans Of
tho campaign managers in Illinois
should the prOhi bitionists hold the bal.
ance ofpoweF In the legislature Mr.. Da-
Wis NAV stand some chance OF succeed
ing himself.
Uncle Snlon Chase. the redoub,able
leader Of the stralghtoql areeahaokers
of Maine, is described bY an eastern pa:
per rs "a peculiar looking person in his
make up; hut the man who takes him
for fool is sadly mistaken. He dresses
Tor effect He wears white SLOUGH
wool hat, cowhide shoes, and pantlOons
and coat sleeves much too short. II is
said that a large nose is sign of charac.
ter IL this Is SO, Uncle Scion has good
deal OF character. His language is in
keeping with his dress"
Lyon county hasn't done much lying
about her big corn crop and fat steers
though she has both-but her Probate
Judge has been nominated for the Office
which he now ellis lAree consecutive
times without opposition, which Is re-
garded somewhat in the light Of a Po.
litic0l phenomenon in country sc
thoroughly adapted to the production o,
willing aud capable public servants
Has this record been beaten anywhere
in the state?
Congressman Morrison made q speed
10 the Democratic convention in Illinoi
which rSnominated him, In which hi
took occasion TO deTide the prohIbitorl
movement. He seemed to think tina
prohibition would be bad thing 70
the state, Us 1t makes about SO,OOO,OO
gallons of alcohol annually, and nearl.
1000, 900 barrels OF beer. and In the mar
ufacture Of these products consume
about 100000 bushels Of grain, th
yield of 100000 acres of land. He Al
gued that it was more profitable TO SCI
Whisky than corn.
4 rqmor has been afloat for ssveri