The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-14
PnRsaNAL Am PoI5rInAA.

PERSONAL AND P0LGTICAA.
Senator Logan still stands between
Fitz Jehn Porter and the vindication of /
that alleged hero.
We are assured that Sanmis Riggs Is
g Morrison Democrat to the cure on the |
issue Of jute butts.
Sam Riggs will be in excellent shape
after the hrst OF March to sympathize
with Baker Pasha-
Both Congressman Peters and Per
kins, Of Kansas, made speeches sgainst
the Fitz John Porter bill.
tits to be earnestly hoped that Sam
Riggs voice will not fan during the
present canvass in the Second district.
Matthew Arnold is SAID to be bitterly
disappointed IN America This is prob
ably natural enough in view of the fact
that he did not make it.
We would simply ask our voluptu-
Gus friend, T. Higginboiham B. MUIR
doch, If he does not now think he had
DSNtOk h0NC 6So4A Al JULIE
1t seems that President ArthuI's cam.
paign is to be muscular one. A Grip
pie knocked q man down at Science
tadY for calling Mr. Arthur dude.
A ludicrous spectacle-Funston try.
ing to be facetious--Topeka Journal.
But it isn't near as Iudicrous as the
spectacle yet to come-Sammy Riggs
trying to be facetlous after the election.
Sam Riggs has challenged Mr.Funston
to joint discussion. When 9 man is
leading fOrlorn hope he always adopts
this dodge to get an audience. That's
about all joint discussion ever amounts
to.
The state of Louisiana has found itself
defaulter, being unable to pay the in
terest on its bonds. The state of Louis
ana has been governed by Democratic
officials now for several years.
The Hiawatha World is starting q
boom for Central Sherman for presi
dent. Ali right; WhOop ii, up-bnt the
old man seems to kick.-Junction City
Union.
Is the old man really kicking or is he
simply playing 1t fine?
Washington Post (Dem): 1t is about
time for the Democratic party to show
that II has a soul above buttons; that it
isn't simply on an excursion after offices.
The people of this county will never be
satisfied to turn it upside down simply
to purs lot of fellows into fat places who
can't earn their salt.
We have no desire whatever to even
make q suggestion that would be con-
sldered against the interests OF Newton,
because We think very highly of that
live and energetic town, but in the IN
teresIs of an old personal friend, we
would like to ask the Hon. r. w. P.
Muse II he had not better pull up
stakes'' and move TO Emporia.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: 1t is a
qualification to notice that the free list
proposed by Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill is
mainly made up of dye-stuffs. The
great and urgent need of this country,
no doubt, Is cheap dye-stuffs; and Mr.
Morrison may now be considered fairly
in the field as q presidential candidate
on that fragrant and picturesque issue.
Durbin Ward is 'dead sgin" Payne
for president; says that his speech al
the coal oil banquet was. ''cruel," II
proposing to turn out of Office all Re
publIcans, simply because they are
Republicans, and that Ohio would give
100000 against him. He gives up Ohio
anyhow, to the Republicans, sincs
the senatorial performances at Colum
bus.
Robert G. Ingersolls father was 1
minister of the last generation, and for I
long time pastor of the Congrega
tional church st Madison OHIO, and a
AshtabuIa, the place of the memorable
railroad disaster He was successful a
a reviYalist, and finally gave up the sci
, tied pastorate In order to spend his tim
In evangelistic work. He was capabl
of arousing the emotions to high pitcl
of ecstatIc enthusiasm. This descriI
ton is by man who sat under hi
ministry, and who also tells how it'll
Bob used to engage his father In lon
disputations, bringing up the familla
skeptical puzzles of the whale, the frog
aud the sun standing still. He wa
, always eIated at ''cornering the oil
governor"