The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

of proportion.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Widow Butler seems to be setting
out this time In real earnest.
Elections may come and elections
may go, bat Candidate Tilden goes on
forever.
Hartford Post: Lawrence Barrett will
not write book about England. Doc.
Ham" Grif1n's me and Mary Abroad"
may be expected before long.
1t seems that the officers are looking
around fog John c. Emo, the $4,000, 900
bank Wrecker. of New York. but Eno's
enough, go far, to keep out OF eight.
The Democrats got even with McKin-
ley tor the ind:gDity which he offered
the "s;sr-eYed goddess" by bouncing
him.
Samuel Jones TIlden may be para.
lyzed on one side and have one foot in
the grave. but he is able to hold the
Democratic party up by the tail all the
same. Don't forget that.
The Democratic roundup" at Chics-
go will be an interesting performance,
as there is doubt whether more of the
cattle will be branded with Morrison's
than with Randall's mark.
The Cincinnati Enquirer thinks that
as Lawrence Barrett cannot swim, II Is
highly fortunate thing that he pur-
chased a round trip ticket when he
sailed for Europe.
The Funeral Directors association OF
Pennsylvania, which Is In session at
Pittsburg. received the intelligence OF
Mr.. Tilden's endorsement by the Kansas
Democracy with ghoulish demonstra.
tons of Joy.
The New York Sun says Democrat
ic president cannot be elected on free
trade platform now, nor four years, mol
eight years from now" If the Demo.
Gratis believed that there would be 6
sudden audIunanimous flop.
The Leavenworth Times, one of the
rankest advocates of the liquor interest
in Kansas, has Joined with the Kansas
City Times, the Topeka Commonwealth
the LeaVenWorth Standard and the
Atchison Globe in their war against thu
candidacy of Col. John A. Martin. A
man Is sometimes most fortunate in hi
enemies.
The Brooklyn Eagle has been InsulteC
and boldly screams to this effect: "Thl
TIlden movement has hitherto beer
child's play. Unless he is grossly mis-
represented by his friends, 1t is becom
ing the cover for discreditable intrigue
and the perversion of the purpose of thu
honest Democrats Of the union"
Troy chief: The joke is ON Georg,
w. Martin, of the junction City Union
John a. Anderson, his ideal statesman
having cut some queer antics on tn
tariff question, George felt it incumben
upon himselfto in duIge In few twists
to show his political independence. A
the recent convention in his compression
al district, he got resolution inserted il
the platform, demanding that the poo
mans luxuries, tea aud coffey, be admit
ted free of duty. The fun of it was, tina
they have been free of duty for som
time. but no member of the convention
knew enough about it to offer a suggee
ton 10 that effect.
Chicago Tribune: The New York In
dependent Republicans continue to boon
themselves. At last accounts there wer
more of them than could possibly be ap
pointed to cabinet offices. and they b
gan to quarrel as to who should be sp
pointed to foreign missions. The Boz
ton "Reformers' claims were entirel
ignored. Mr.. Cabot Lodge and Nj
THEODORE Roosevelt decided to enter int
g competitive examination Tor the sec
retaryship of the interior. The question
will have special reference 10 the Ed
munds boom and the first families @
New York and Boston.
Little Bill English" as he is affeC
tionately termed, who has just been pu
in Mr.. Peelle's seat in congress, is dc
scribed as q small faced, boyish- lookin
person, with his fathers PECULIAR
strong characteristics of money-makin
and housekeeping; only he is quit
generous to himself, especially when b
takes a might out" They say in Wash
ington that the elder English took tn
first train back to Indiana after his SON
case was decided, not even waiting Z
thank the Democrats who strained al
points of law, evidence and honor IN th
young statesman's favor. 1t Is nc
known whether he was ashamed of th
job, or merely wanted to avoid turtle
hotel expenses.
, We take sincere pleasure In notiD
the election of Fl. E Norton of this cit
as one of the delegates from Kansas {
the Democratic national CONVEX
ton to be held at Chicag
In July. We sometimes dout
whether there would have been an
Democratic party in Lyon county wort
speaking Of if Harry had ever relin
. quished his interest IN the assembling {
the faithful together, and his faith in tn
power of organization in the face {
successive defects and discouragement
He is not only the leader OF the Demo,
racy here but he is a citizen Of the stat
who will do honor to Kansas and to hi
party in the great body in the delibers
i lions of which he has been chosen {
: share. Emporia feels honored by hI
selection as q delegate and the CONVEX
ton did good thing tor the Democrat
party ofKansas lin sending him to Chi