The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-21

A recont tnp through the great eOnth-
west leads rs toobserYe there are 10
Alkai spots in the ingalls, boom In o.
Arkansas valley.
Madison News: Hamilton Ellis has
been Appoinied by the governor az pro-
bate judge, 70 nh out the unexpIred
term Of Judge Phenls, deceased.
The New York Tribune publishes an
editorial On "PreVe1table Causes Of
shipWreck." The Democratic party
should give that article praYeFfaI read
ing.
In calling itself the Republican our
morning contemporary has a: least one
notable pFecedent-the Missouri Repub.
lieau, which is . slaunch Democratic
paper.
1t may be that the New York Sun
shines for al. but the Democratic party
needs no awnings Just now to shelter it
from the light and heat Of that lumin-
sry.
The saloons Of Topeka entertain some
misgIviHGs Is to their ability 70 take
care OF the Democratic and Eesabmls-
sion conventions which meet in that city
on the Goth.
The fact that Hamlet obserbed: "Be
thou as chaste a. ice. as pure snow, thou
shalt not escape calumny," justifies the
assumption that they used 70 have some
pretty hot political campaigns IN Den
mark.
i A Springfield, Massachusetts,, paper
comes out strong for Grover Cleveland
and the Mother Hubbard dress. In
New England the principle of the cor
relation OF influences enters eYea into
politics.
It seems TO rs that there il just about
enough moss on the back sf John 8.
MaTmaduke, the Bourbon candidate for
, governor OF Missouri, 10 reduce the
, Democratic majority in that state this
fall by $1,000 votes.
The Catholic Herald says that ''free
trade means the opening up of . new
r country Of fiftY-fYe millions to the raw
ages Of England" and that accounts fol
the landslIde of American Lrishmen into
the Republican ranks.
It is estimated by local statIsticiar
: that children are now coming into the
world at Wichita at the rate of two pei
3 day. II Is not stated what proportion OF
3 tLis increase Is due to the judiciOus ad
(; ministration OF Governor Click.
Neither the Democrats nor Independ
: ents have yet succeeded in refutinl
b Oscar Folsom Cleveland. The son o
3 the Democratic candidate for president
who Dears his name. seems TO be one o
the tangible facts of the canvass.
Scion Chase, of "them steers'' celeb
: ritY, says he shall vote for Blaine be
cause he believes him to be 'the grea
y American commoner, the friend of tn
great army of wealth producers, and on
In whose policy we can safely cOnHde.'
a That gentleman from Topeka" is oil
d tuslng vast flood of light and informa
n ton just now regarding the plan Of tn
v Republican campaign in Kansas He /
/. Democratic in politics. resubmission
a list In his habits. and liar by birth ant
# occupation.
J. Cassius h. Clay Is now seventy. fOu
q years of age, but he expresses a desire /
Is go to Massachusetts and demolish Car
Ie tain Goldman or any other Independent
d It Is beautiful to see q man who hs
accomplished such u useful eareel
npenIDg 30 grandIy and surely for th
Z. glories of future reward.
l. The rumOrs concerning q movemeI
u to withdraw Grover Cleveland from tn
d Democratic national ticket, have, we al
re glad to learn, been proven entirel
% groundless and without foundation !
N fact. The party whose sole mission Il
u the past twenty-five years has been |
ne aid Republican success cannot now a
y lord to take any backward steps.