The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-03
MINOR TOPICS.

A Humboldt correspondent Of the
Kansas City Times brings out Col. q. T.
Smith for Cangress-the ''Old eloquent"
as the correspondent tAmilIariy calls
him. Wonder If the correspondent
don't mean "GewhIlikens" T.. Smith,
instead of Col. G. T. The misspelling
of a mans name is inst like fame. If
it is "Gewhilikens" who Is thus sought
to be brought from his long political
rest, we hope he will get the Democra-
tic nomination. We believe the last
time "GwhilIkens" was eyerlasiingly
doubled up'' politically was when he
made the race against Web Wilder for
auditor. His eloquence Is Of the school
boy declamationVariety. lie would be
easily ''flaxed" by some live Republi-
can of the present generation. Il is
true, as the correspondent IntimAtes,
that the Colonel's politics is OF the &C
cOmmOdating variety, and that he
would suit both Democrats and Green
hackers. by all means give us "Ge-
whllikens''
For some time past there have been
startling rumors in Cleveland to the
effect that the Rev. Mr.. Davis, a pFnmi-
nent Presbyterian clergyman of that
city, was about to introduce many Ro-
mish Innovations IN his church. II was
affirmed that he would soon appear
habiled in the vestmenis of the Catholic
church, and that crosses and incense
would shortly be introduced in the SUM-
day service The rumors have turned
out to be only bit of malicious TITLE
tattle MIR. DAVIS recently expressed
wish to wear the cape which Is often
worn by Presbyterian elergymen, but
on learning that some of his people
would object, he wisely refrsined from
doing so. That, and the fact that an or
namental cross was painted on the wall
back of the pulpit, were the sole ioGnda-
tions for such unnecessary coinmoiion.
Globe Democrat: The increase OF
sales of public lands during the last Two
years has been very large, being at the
rate OF so per cent in 1882 over 1881, and
40 per cent in 1888 over 1882. The to-
tai sales during the two years have ag.
gregaled oyer swenty-nine and quarter
millions of acfes. This extraordinary
addition to the producing power of the
nation is worth thinking about les
full effect can not be realized for two or
three years; such an area once fairly
under cultivation must have e very pro-
nounced influence upon business Affairs.
There rs not much danger of the
United States losing rank as the frat Of
agricultural nations 30 long A. neu
territory continues TO be opened mp It
such rate.
Senator Edmunds writes very cheer
full and hopeful letter to the Indepand.
ent concerning the effect Of his law E6s
the suppression Of polygam7. Il has
already practically put stop 70 pluF1l
marriages. he asserts. The only add1s
tional thing necessary 70 work thor
ough cure Of the evil, in his judgmens. =
| the abolition OF woman suffrage h
Utah, which he declares, singulaRiy
enough. to be zone OF the strongest
props Of the odlous sYstem" He Is OPP.
posed entirely 10 the Project Of placing
the government of the territoEy IN the
hands Of a commission. on the grounds
that such step would be "uneonstitn-
tinaal, impraeiicable. Revolutionary and
fluiiless"
Among the candidates for the vacant
railroad eommisslonershlp we see the
name of Basseti, Of Lawrence. Won
der if he Is the same fellow who once
thought he was running for Governor
II he is il would hardly he necessary for
THE NKws tasay anything Ifit should
become Necessary W. viii Try and he
equal 10 the OCCASION We have very
decided '-views's abaut 3Asseif, rs Ne
have about old i,SlltieAl frauds IN gea-
erai.
The RAlly NEWS IS only atty eeata :
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