The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-02
CORRESPONDENCE.
DON JUAN
He Leaves Topeka for IIome-F alIs Asieeu a.,
the Cars, and Dreams Something.

He Le ave IspeLa for Meme-Fall.A Asleep
| St. John is certainly great man. Next to Gui-
teau. he has been the most talked about and hest
abused individual in the United States for the past
! six months The organs of the whiskey- soaks call
him fanatic, fool, triekster. a fraud, political
huekster, scheming demagosue. an ambitious hyp-
ocrite, and forth, and on the end of the ex
| pletive chapter.
| Whatever other fliliRss Governor possesses
| he certainly is not fool. Had he been a fool no
would to-day be in obscuriiy. Had he been a fool
he never could have succeeded in manipulating a
Convention opposed to him, (and which decidedly
favored John A. Martini and walking of with
the honors of nomination. Had he been a fool
he would not have been able to nominate him
self for Governor a second time, and by his in
dviilual efforts in the Western Counties, carry
the State for prohibition and temperance. No:
ST. John is not fool, by any means. lie NAV be a
schemer, political rickster, etc, etc, but he is not
fool and the quicker the people get that idea out
of their heads, the better. friend described the
situation very clearly, the other day when he said:
II hope may not be such damn fool as 10 vote for
ST. John again, matter if the Republicans do nom
mate him.. If ST. John is such a bal man as the
majority Of his party claim, why do the people
of that party vote for hint Clearly, they are the
fools, and the sharp, aspiring. fame-hmter at the
| head Of the State Government knows il.
! Thus mused And as I mused dozetl and
doing, dreamed. l was once more in the presence
of Governor ST. John We were seated at n table.
methought, while before was a bottle of Bud
Wiser and couple of glasses The Governor slipped
his beverage a moment, and setting down his glass
| said:
| These fools, the voters, have elected me twice
| against men of their choice, and I think am
just sharp enough to keep them electing me- when
ever want Office. The of voters are like a
| herd of mules; they follow the bell on the gray
at the front These ignorant voters are merely
jumping jacks, and move just pull the string.
There are dozen aspirants for my place-there may
be ffty-any one of whom might be preferred to me:
but am in hold the winning cards, and wheedle
with the devil himself, in emergency. How the
politicians do hate me! h. ha, ha! I know the.
oily-tongued, sanity faced smooth, trucking poli
clans They flock around my candle like moth
They fill my ears with soft words They play nv
sweet tunes upon their jackassical jaw-bones. They
lick my boots and exclsim: Great is our Governor
| and great is prohibition They fawn and fatter
and eringe, and crawl. And yet despise them.
abhor and despise the whole lot of these shallow.
| Drained political vampires who would jump into my
shoes tomorrow, if they had the chance ! distrust
| them all. They are after my place. They want to
be Governor of this great State. They pretend to
favor prohibition but arc playing into the hands of
the vhiskey element all the time. I know them.
I'm watching them. Why, these little tumble-bugs
actually imagine themselves to be big ducks in the
political puddle. | reckon I'm the great big drake
in this pond, and don't you fail to chalk it down on
the tablets Of your memory. Ny aim is the Presden
cy. ! want to be President. Why, I'm just n
smart as any President we've had since the days of
Lincoln. I'm greater statesman than Grant, and
just as good one Andy johnson. I'm n greater
man today, and attract more attention, than Old
Ruth. Hayes ever did, when he was President lie
was an old wart-a bump ON black, jack-an accident
"A fraudulent President. Who ever heard of
Hayes, outside Of Ohio before he nominated for
President Nobody. He a thirdrate pettifog-
gng lawyer. None of our Presidents were much
known outside of their respective States but have
a national reputation! There is hardly n man, wo-
child in all this land who has not heard Of
Governor st. John, Of Kansas; and fancy I'm i'm
mensely popular too, because can get 200 night
to lecture prohibition, whenever want il. This
il better than the State pays Fifteen lectures
delivered in Kansas, and my salary Is earned What
other man in Kansas earn Zoo night Iecturing
on prohibition, anything elsei Echo answers.
what don't think I'll run for the U. s. Senate.
They don't catch me on that pin-hook I'm going
to be Governor again, : to be on hand in the
Presidential contest of a. Now. there's Morrill, Of
Brown County psalmzinging Sunday school su-
perintendent, who has a worm in his head on the.
Governor business. Morrill, is oily. or all the
smooth, sweettalking, honey-worded, sanity OPP
pearing persons have met, Morrill, takes the
poll. He wants TO be Governor badly. but he lacks
backbone. He lacks grit He's too msthodieal, too
honest, TOO oily. The politicians would use him.
They could bend him like n willow twig. Such q
man wouldn't be good timber for Governor, and il
Kansas is lucky enough to get the Presidency Nor
rill would be worse than Old Hayes. Morrill, il o
good man. you know; he's just the man for Sun
day school superintendent; but when yon come to
talk about his being Governor of this great State,
Why the idea is preposterous! Then, there 9TH
ers not necessary to mention. The only re-
ally fear is John A Martin II he should take Il in
to his head again to be Governor he might burst the
combination, and defeat / think i place
Martin Lors dr combat however, by promising that,
II he will remain passive, will make him Secretary
of State. when get to be President. II can elect
myself for third term, perfectly satisfied that
I will get Presidential nomination, either n dark
horse, or by some other hook crook feel that
I am destined for something great. When I an
Emperor Of the United States, my ambition will be
satisfied. Like Macbeth,
To prick The side. Of my intent but only
Waiting ambition which perhaps tself
have bought
Golden opinions from all sorts Of people.
Which would be worn now. in their newest glosa
Not cast aside to soon
81 tell you. Don"
"Ehi All. What Is the matttcrr
"Why, want to these the side
track and you'd better get out" said the conductor
Looking around, the was empty; 90
Immediately slid out, in the direction Of the Breis
Office. DON JUAN