The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
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Troy Chief: Is the name of z P. Nc
Cahe, the candidate for state auditor,
Eli? Anyway, he's got there.
Gen Sheridan, With several friends,
is now in the Yellow zone National
Park on hunting expedition.
The Maine Greenbackers have hauled
down the flag of the Fusion nominees
for congress, and run up the name Of
Scion Chase and the straight Greenback
ticket
The business OF the Democratic party
in the future AS in the past viii be to
''aI-aign" the Republican party, and TO
observe with what precision and regu-
larity the people render judgment in ia
vor Of the other fellow.
Finnicum, the Greenback nominee
for congress in the Second district must
be some pumpkins as military man.
The Topeka Journal says she was in
Mexico with Gen. Taylor, taking part in
in the battles of Resaeo, Del Palma, Man
terry" etc.
Ii is asserted that while the state
Democratic convention of Indiana
was cheering itself hoarse over the
adoption of free whisky platform the
band, catching the real spirit of the Oc-
casiOn, appropriately played johnny
fill up the bowl"
The leaders of the Democracy of New
York are just now trying to discover a
way to secure harmony with John Kel-
ley and Tammany in the party, or how
to secure success with them out of the
party. 1t is unnecessary to say that
they are puzzled.
That stalwart patriot, Mr.. English,
late Democratic candidate for vice presi-
dent, sticks to his habits of economy.
He delivered speech in an Indiana
town the other day, and is willing TO
have it circulated providing somebody
else pays the expenses.
Mr. John Wahnamaker, the Philadel-
phia merchant and philanthropist, seems
to be partial to his namesakes, for the
four stained glass windows in the libra,
~ of his stately new mansion at Chelton
Hills, Pennsylvania, bear portraits OF
four famous Johns Knox, Calvin, Bun
yam and Wesley.
John Bright has received q letter
from one of the largest branches of the
Society of Friends in England, that OF
Durham, congratulating him that he
had the courage to retire from the Eng.
lish ministry rather than violate the
| convictions about peace which he had
so long held.
The Patriot says the Atchison delega-
ton to the Democratic convention will
be for John Martin for governor. Johns
nomination will suit the Republicans
mighty we'll. The fact is while John is
a number one man and personally popu
lar his campaign methods are against
him.
The horny-fisted labor reformer, who
has done as much work with his jaw as
any man in the country, Gen. Samuel +
Carey, is IN need of attention from the
Greenback machine runners. He pro
nOunces the Greeuback party "as dead
as smelt," and that "there is no unity
of sentiment in it."
New York Herald: The Republican:
of Kansas, assembled in state conven
ton, on August 9th, passed a resolution
endorsing President Arthur's veto of the
scandalous river and harbor bill and ap
proving The course of the Kansas dele
CATION in voting to sustain the veto
This is timely and commendable action
The infamous job has been almost unan
imously denounced by the press of the
country, and the jobbers should now be
condemned by the people speaking
through their state and congressional
conventions Of both parties.
Democratic papers are fond of assert.
ing that theirs is the party of the people
Yet in Indiana the principal question
is whether the people shall be permitted
hto express aheir scRSiments IN REGARD
ITO certain pzoposedS amendments to thC
state constitution, and the Democ
recy declare they shall not. L
is not a question of the pro
hibition of the liquor traffic, but whcth
er the people shall be allowed to exercis,
the right to approve or disapprove of I
constitutional amendment to that effect
In this connection the Indianapoli
Journal aptlY says;
1t is by no means certain that pro
hibition will prevail in Indiana, but
anything will go to strengthen tn
chances of such a consummation, it j
the reckless determination on the par
of the Liquor League to prevent tn
people from exercising the right of sui
frage freely and fully. 1t is danger
Gus experiment to place ones hant
over the ballot box and say to Indian
ians, "You shall not vote like freemen,
and the Liquor League and the Demo
cratic party will find it so.