The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-07
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

To the Hon. B. Riggs: Beware of
the idss of March.
The good General II &c has not had
on his coat siRce he w.ded in on the
tariff question
Farmer Funston" p e.ents popular
advantage in the way of euphony over
"Rs former RiRg.."
Dennis KesIney and his sand lots
serm TO have 81 tirely d sippeared as
f'ct,rs In California politics.
The fundamental mistake of Mr.
Riggs was his failure TO purchase a sil-
ver-mountei muzzIe before he visited
Kansas City, Kansas
The friends of Sam Riggs are making
astrong point in his favor by proving
that he lett tie r publican party be-
cause Sid Clarke belol gel to thai organ
tzation.
BY the way, what b as become of
CJughar? We trust be didL'G fracture
his exuberant IN buIh by that sand-lol
speech end' rsing RIggsst Kansas City.
Kansss.
Kansas will cut som, thing of figure
in the next national convI ntion, with
her eightG en- delegates. She will not sit
around and look wise as she has hereto
fOre'a, these htrings.
Tue Marion Record says that the
Atchison Champion puts in plea for
"cold men, We suppose that means
John Sherman for president and Geo.
T. Antn' ny for governor of Kansas.
Ii turns out that Major j. K. Hudson
and Maggie Mitch. IL W, re school mates
We can only observe in this connection
that the MAJOR is the mo youthful
looking man for his sge that ever struck
Kansas.
Farmer Fun TIN is in favor IF "nor-
izon'ai It ductioP," at least so far as
Sam Riggs is concerned, and he viii
Sc TO II that the tees If that gentleman
are turned az the daisles ON the LIST
OF March.
Kansas City Times: The chtekiest
book agent ON r.eprd is be who asked
Mr., Conkling 80 buy Blaine's book. The
worst snubtei book sgert is that self.
same g 'nilembn. 1t Is wis. b ok ag, N;
who knows his nWn huckleberry.
All the old drOnes ~ho have Luug IN
10 pnsiii rs in Washington for fifteen
or twenty yeas. on the credit o. Kansas
ought t. give place by next year t : fresh
and vigorous Young men ant women
whe are really identified ~irh the st 4t..
Let Us cay t, the Kansas City Times
II justice ~ the author. that The tariff
articles in the Rel ublican, OF this city
are al wrtitea by j. X. Graham. tbs
real editor of that paper The Times
will please m.k4 a note of this, and
give US q rest on the Father E kridge'
racket.
St. Louis Globe Democrat: The new
Democratic g 'verHOr OF New Jersey Il
very Indignant because q dead cnloreC
man has been denied burial in one o
the local cemeIeri Is of that state. Il i
one of the peculIariiies of Democratic
solicitu1e about tie negro that tn
negro has TO die before it can catch ~
with-him.
Poor Murch, who Was 9 GreeDbacl
congressman from Maine for four year,
having failed badly as saloon keepe
in b son, has returned {, Washington
and is vainly trying TO get position a
clerk or messenger at the capitol. Tn
Brooklyn Uninn says that Murch |
. q melancholy illustration of the d.
mOralizing Influence of politics upon
Wesk character.
This is the way one leading DemocrH
&c paper. the Atlanta Constitution, talk
; about another leading Democratic pape
the LOUISVILLE Couries-Journal: "EditC
, Natierson is snIy willing 70 sen
, the entire republic III nb1ing afte
Frank Hurd ON pair of free trad
|, trucks. but he wants Democratic houl
Of rev rssenistives to indulge in the mo-
1 odious species Of class legislation II,
!, co sd possibly be devised. He wani
! the Democratic party 10 60 howiing /,
) fore the country on a platform made q
Of free trade and subsidy 10 the whlsk
= ring. This is = very pretty scheme, b1
isn't there some Jou6G as 10 whether
will be endorsed by thAs large body .
Y perfectly independs ut voters who i1ol
the balance OF poWtr at the north -