The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-25
KAW CULLINGS.
The Kansas City Fair Proved
8 Flat Failure as to
Attractions.
Thursdays BigCrowd Disgust
ed and Disgruntled at
Their Treatment.
other Themes Touched Upon by
the Bazoo's Wide Eyed Cor
respondent.

Special Correspondence Sunday Morning Bazoo.
: KANSAS City, Sept. %.
This has been fair week in this city. or
rather out in the woods on top of the hill,
5 near the Kansas state line. The opinion
; one would form of this fair from reading
the daily papers OF this city would be that
no such fair has ever been held under the
heavens or on the earth, and that opinion
would be abou: right. Perhaps it would
De just as we'll to say that no such magniti-
cent scheme for s~indling people has been
) set on foot III this city of schemes, as was
this same far. The attractions are minus,
there being poverty of display in every
department excep. that OF agricultural inn
plements, and O. this class OF goods one can
see better layout down in the big ware
houses IN the bottom"
Passing by the displays In the different
halls, let us take look at the grand stand.
referred to by the local press as 'the finest
in the world" Well, it is rather hand
SOME affair, but nothing t. compare to the
one AT IT. Louis. But ii is a costly struc-
iJre-to the visitor. At either end, and
unprotected from sun or rain, are a few
seats, where one may watch the races with
out having 10 pay Tor the privilege, but
The covered portion of The stand is no; free.
on are charged quarter at the loot of
the steps leading TO the first floor, and an
extra amount IL yOu 20 up 10 the second
and third galleries Boxes are also extra.
W hoover beard OF such an outrage? IL
would be we'll enough If ample provision
OF free seats was made for the vast majority
OF the crowd who do not feel able 20 paw
extra Tor the privilege OF seeing the only
attraction at the fair, the races, and then
charge Tor special accommodation for the
nabObs; but as ii now is at this alleged
Inter State fair, the scheme is ONLY one of
robbery. Take the average man Of family.
and after he has paid an entrance fee he
doesn't feel able to 60 down in his leans
and ante up more money to enrich a lot of
sharks. ST. Joe had fair, but Kansas
City had so-called affair, gotten up solely
10 benefit a few at the expense of the many.
1t is said that there were $4,000 people
on the ground last Thursday, and it
certainly looked like il. Trains on all the
roads were crowded almost to suffocation.
and the scene at the Union depot, that
morning was lively one. Such crowd
was never seen there before at one time.
and that is saying good deal. But the
facilities for reaching the fair ground were
totally inadequate for the occasion, and
the mutterings of the crowd were loud and
rather sulphurOus But to end this, let it
be recorded that the fair was a fraud and
Will never catch the same crowd again.
A STRAW.
On Missouri Pacific train last Tburs.
day morning vote was taken as to the
preference OF candidates for governor and
state treasurer. The result was that ont
OF forty-seven male voters, Phelps b adj
thirty-fOur, while Bashaw led Marmaduke
In The remainder. 1t was proposed lat
the ladies be allowed to vote for treasurer.
and handsome Dick Gentry, of your CITY.
captured every vote. Gates did not get
single suffrage.
by the way, / met a prominent repub-
lican on the fair ground, and in the course
OF pleasant conversation asked him as to
Gates candidacy for state treasurer.
He'll not get the nomination." was the
emphasized reply. I'VE cannot afford to
put him up, although Pm not impugning
his honesty in the least. / only think the
democratic party cannot tax ethe risk of
such policy. That Sedalia man seems to
have the age on all the rest for that posi-
ton, and lguess he will win.'
And about the capital removal 90
"Oh, we'll, that is bound to
'~ $3.50, Dut WNen, can't
say. Jefferson City is too far
behind and out of the way. for the capitaI
Il the great stste of Missouri, and she cam
not much longer retain it. i am in favor
u SeGalia, though the citizens of that town
10 not seem interested in the matter"
THAT GALLATIN VERDICT
still agitates good many people in this
section OF the state, and the deep damna-
ION OF 1T will long be source of indisna-
ion 10 The majority of people hereabouts.
But why ANY Importance should be attach
ID to the rantinss OF the republican papers.
Ike the Kansas City Journal, cannot see
That paper, like the Globe Democrat, new
n fails to abuse and lie about Missouri. or
my other democratic state, for that matter.
'rd II ought to move over to Kansas or 90
Up 10 Iowa, Tor its own comfort. YOu
inow It's CHEF editorial writer is a convict
Il whisky ring thief, who was saved from
he penltentIary by Grant. AS General
Mcdonald puts IL, this editor, i'm those
lays, was plastic 10 essential overtures."
But then both morning dailies of this
lily are Kansas papers, and look more to
hat state than Missouri for support. They
re constantly booming Kansas, but rar "
ave a word 10 say for this state. Their
raveilng correspondents are incessantly
irItlng up Kansas towns and counties.
wing glowing descriptions of the same,
ut you rarely see any section of western
lissouri mentioned in either the Times or
ournal, and for that reason neither of
lese papers have much influence i'm the
late where they abide.
Your feilo"-townsman, Warder Cum.
ing, must bea versatile genius. L noticed
I'm acting as one OF the judges ont at the
lir races, and seemingly as much at home
II seated In his office issuing orders to
ihordlnates along the railroad line. or
,omlns prohibition by no-drink edicts.
ne bay-~indOw form of Ed. Stevens also
omed up In the judges stand, though his
entorian voice was not heard ordering the
cSies around. SeGalia talent was at the