The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
PrRsoMAL Ann PnLIrInAL.

ranged for Mr. Touzalin, Of the Santa
Re road, and Private Dalzell. Of Ohio.
The Kansas City Star Democratic)
avs the Republican party stands better
oefore the country to-day than il has
TODD since the war, aud the Star is
light.
A prominent Democratic politician Of
has gone into the life insur-
ance business. That is the way that
men go from bad to worse in this sinful
world.
Hon. Sidney Clarke averages one
speech every day for Riggs In the Sec
ond district It is not stated what
special interest Sid has in Farmer Fun
stOn's election.
The Illinois Republican state commit
tee, ct its recent meeting, heartily en-
dorsed the administration Of President
Arthur. Has Mrs. John A. AIogAn va
Gated the saddle?
Ex-Governor Chas. Foster, Of Ohio,
was refused admission to the senate
chamber at Washington the other day.
When an Ohio man begins to go down
hill the only way to do is 70 clear the
track and let him slide.
The house COMMITTEES on elections has
reported by a vote of eleven to one in
favor OF seating Congressman Peters Of
this district. Fortunately for Sam
Wood the walking between Washington
and Topeka is daily improving.
Joe Howard says that VIM. II. Van
derbilt would give 100000 for new
nose, and $1O.OOO.OOO more to have the
curl taken out of his fat lips. Perhaps
John L. Sullivan could change these I'M
pleasant lines if Mr.. V. would stand
before him for about four minutes.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: 1t
is perfectly understood in Mississippi
that if witnesses tell the truth about the
murder done there TO help the Democra-
tic party, the Witnesses are to be mur-
dered. The Democratic party have q
death grip on that part of the world.
Frank James is reported In good
spirits and confident OF being acquitted
ofthe crime with which he is charged
in Alabama. His Democratic friends
in Missouri are as active as ever, and be
relies upon their ability to tx an Ala
baIna jury as readily as they manIpula
ted the one at Gallatin.
Col. Tom Ochiltree, of Texas. makes
the sage prediction that the next ptesi
dent of tha United States must be a man
who takes either whisky or water. Quite
likely. And, from the distracted condi
ton of the Democracy on the tariff issue
we should say that the fellow who pre-
fers water is moderately sure of getting
there.
The politicians in attendance at the
meeting of the committee of the Fourth
congressional district, held IN this city
Friday, seemed to be quite unanimoui
in the belief that Col. John A. Martin
of the Atchison Champion. has the LEAD
by q long ways. in the race for governO
this coming fall. This is very pleas
ant belief 10 tackle to.
Mr. T. c. Henry, formerly OF Abilene
this state, has taken stock in the Den
yer Tribune and is said to be makinG
free use of his large means in promot
ing his political chances in the centen
NAL state. 1t is due Mr. Henry to STATE
that up to this time he has judiciously
drawn the line which bounds his higl
aspirations at ruffied night shirts.
Olive Logan does not like Mr.. San
keys music. She describes him as
"MIddle-aged fat man, sleek and shiny
with close trimmed whIskers and lacl
lustre eye, who pounds the organ and
bawls beniguantly." If Mr.. Sankey wa
q man of the world instead of q child o
light, We should like awfuliy we'll Il
hear him express his opinion of MiE
Logan.
five may believe the special tele
graphic correspondents of the Kansa
City Times, about every county in tn,
Second district will go tor Riggs. VI
were not used to this "old gag" of thu
Times we might be frightened. We ar
perfectly willing that the liars shall g
about beating gongs for Sammy, so lon,
as the solid reliable voters are for Funs
ton, and we have abundant assurance,
that they are.
Bradlaugh has hard time of it will
the British house of commons. He hal
been several times elected to that body
but It will not allow him TO take hi
seat, and the sergeant-at-arms escort
him out if he ventures to insist upon re
naming on the floor. He has not beer
able as yet to take the oath IN such (
way as to satisfy those who oppose him
and thus the house of commons keepl
this old fraud IN political capital.
The Democratic papers are getting
down the Kansas delegation a. follows
Ingalls,, lawyer: Plumb, lawyer; Nor
rill, banker; Peters, lawyer; Hanback,
lawyer; Perkins, lawyer; Ryan, lawyer
Anderson, preacher. Yet the Democrat
are trying to elect another lawyer-Sam
Riggs. Let the voters of the Second
district vary the program q little snC
send Farmer Funston to the house.
is time TO give the farmers g show.
The Kansas City Times and Leaven
worth Standard are both dealing on
large doses Of taHy to Mr.. James F
Legate. The object Is TO show MIR. L
that he has been abused by the Repub
lican plrty. They are wasting theil
Sweetness if their game is to capture
James and make q Democrat of him
1t wont work. Mr.. Legate has been &C
cussd of . good many things. but nevel
was convicted of being weak. Not thai
we eyer heard OF. They had bette
try that on come more susceptible
youth. For instance, there is Bassett
of Lawrence. Try it on him.
Here lie another little piece OF "slick
ness" which R. Field, Esq, is request
to place In his little pipe. A promi
nent gentlemen from the Second dis
trict was in our Office Wednesday and IL
answer to our inquiry as TO the outcom'
Of the contest between Funston AMI
Riggs, he said Funston would have
"walk away" The gentleman hail
from g county which gave nearly I
thousand majority against st. John i
year ago last fall, and which elected tn
entire Democratic ticket at that time
The people seem determined Il
elect Funston, which will be the bes
thing they can do from any point o
view.
OVER THE STATE.
Peabody, according to the Graphic
has but one poet. But that is quit
enough for q town OF its size.