The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

that he is a railway attorney or that he
Is rich, but because he has no claims
upon the party for the place.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Writ W. Walton announces that he is
''forninsI" the dude in politics. Writ
does not seem to be supporting himself
this year.
The Chicago Tribune says if Edmunds |
is nominated it will shiver along with |
him through the campaign, and endavor |
to keep from congeallng.
The dreadful suspicion has been
aroused by The Evening Posts dark |
hints that James G. Blaine was the
original Peck's Bad Boy.-TrentOn IN.
j } Gazette.
Flower Is said to be the choice of the
Democracy in the township where he
resides. This Is where he seems to pos
ess popular advantage over Ben But
Ter as a presidential candidate.
New York Sun: 1t is proper to re-
cord the scientific fact that warm
and disinterested sympathy for the Grant
family has carried up the temperature
of Mr.. Edmund's blood to about 3O6
degrees below zero.
The very ephemeral career of Mr..
Morris"n will doubtless suggest the pro-
priety to that enterprising pictorial
sheet, the Kansas City Times, OF publish
ing his likeness under the head of "Men
of the Hour"
Eldorado Republican: The fact that
the Emporia Republican is out for
Thacher looks suspicious. Judge
Thacher is a railway attorney, for Kan
sas, upon a salary of $500 per year and
expenses.
New York Tribune: MIR. Henry
Watterson says that the Democratic
House of Representatives has accom-
piished nothing. oh, yes, it has. 1t
has made it easy for the Republicans to
win the next election.
FL Dorado Republican: The Topeka
Daily Critic, Mr.. TEACHERS organ, says
the prohibition people will not support
Col. John A. Martin, if he Is nominated.
This kind of talk Is just what is needed
to reflect Governor Click tor another
term.
There is a good deal of truth in what
the Globe Democrat says: mo matter
who may be nominated by the Repub-
licans at Chicago, he will, if elected, owe
his success very largely to the clean and
honorable record of Chester A. Arthur's
administration"
"Where shall we go for the summer ?"
is the question agitating a good many
society people. Stay at home and take q
hand IN the political campaign. Demo
Gratis can do this anyhow, and save the r
money, because 1t is going to be cool
season for them.
The following Is one of the many
beautiful truths uttered by the Hon.
| Henry Watterson in the course of his
eloquent speech at the Frankfort Con-
vention:
ave are not going to drive the Repub-
| IOU POWCE Win . EQuLII ud1l
filed with soap suds."
The editor of the Eau Claire (Wis.)
Democrat is reported to haye fallen helr
to a fortune of $1,10O,OOG by the death
of an uncle in Germany. The poor fell
low is now sorely troubled for fear the
Democratic party will insist that he
and his bar'l shall be their candidate
foI vlce-presIdent.
| 1t IS little less than heart-rending Il
contemplate the deep mental anguish o.
such earnest temperance advocates al
DR.. Morrison Munford. Ed. Howe, 81
Clay Park and Geo. w. Reed, oyer thu
alleged apostacy of Joe Hudson on thu
liquor question.
New York World: Ex-senator Spen
Ger threatens to sue Attorney. Genera
Brewster. Kellogg threatens to give hin
a tongue-lashing on the floor of tn,
house, and certain prominent democrat
threaten to impeach him. Altogether
would seem to be advisable for Brewste
to disguise himself in a plain unruffiet
shirt and take to the woods.
Kansas City Times: Rev. j. Hyatt
Smith, of Brooklyn, is much concerned
about the growth of infidelity In tn,
west. Live missionaries" says Nj
Smith, must be sent there. 1t won't d,
, to send tools. came back after beinj
, there tAree weeks" Mr.. Smiths ego
, tism appears to be of harmless ant
! jocular nature.
Congressman Frank Hurd of Obi
says that the Democratic Convention
will insert a arIff-for-revenue-oGl,
plank in the National platform; no
} only that, but the course pursued by tn
! supporters of the Morrison bill will b
} formally approved; not only that, bu
the declaration of the convention will b
! so emphatic that nothing will be lef
, for Democrat to do but to Indorse it o
get out of the party"
H. E. Norton, of this city. is mention
ed as g candidate for delegate to tn
Democratic national convention at Chi
cago, If he will go he should be sen
by all means. Any sort of Democratic
gathering in which Kansas is interest
ed, without Harry Norton would be
good deal like the play of Hamlet viii
the title role omitted. The NEWS is 70
Harry first. last and all the time.
The Atlanta Constitution is willing I,
compromise and give Mr.. Morrison ant
his friends "all the credit for patriotism
they may have the nerve to claim" i
only they will now turn their attention
to getting rid of the Republican party
LET US place the Democratic party il
power" says The Constitution. ant
there will be no quarrelling, so far a
Democrats are concerned, in regard 4
, the nature and extent of the tariff re
, form" Probably not; for in that cas-
there would be no time tor anything ex
cept the light for the spoils.