The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-06
NOTES AND MOTIONS.

New York state has ], 1886, 100 children
of school age, but only about 100000
attend school.
"Fewer hung juries and more hanged
criminals is the demand of the times"
observes New York exchange.
The new constitution under which
Montana asks admission forbids any
legislator or state official receiving a
railroad pass.
The Globe Democrat thinks there are
at least two more presidents IN the bloody
shirt. The shot gun Democrats can
make it as many as they want.
According to the statistics given by a
Boston lecturer, twenty thousand d.
vorces have been granted in New Eng
land during the last twenty years.
An eastern paper, discussing the pres
identisl question, thinks there Is too
much hurry with "rotting cut" candi.
dates, and that the dark horse is yet
roaming the woods, pasture with burs in
his name and tail.
The solitary vote that Sam Wood got
out OF the twelve members of the con-
gresslonal committee came from North
Carolina. Distance always lends en-
chantment TO SAm.-Marion Record.
Do you not know that the North Caro-
lima fellow has since apologized to the
country
IT is the opinion of the EMPoRIA
NJ hak naT - g.
Kansas Clty.-Times.
1t ought to be said for Bob, perhaps,
that he had a poor field. It had been
previously we'll worked by the old gen
tleman who is represented as wearing
horns and tail.
New York Tribune: It has been OBJ
jected that as both the national conven-
tious are to meet in Chicago. "the people
may get the platforms mixed up in their
minds" 1t is the Albany Argus that
notes this objection. The Argus need
not worry itself. The Republican plat
form will be platform; while the Dem
ocratic platform is certain to be hedge.
The people eau tell q platform from q
heoge every time.
Pastor Barker, of the Baptist church
at Wellington, evidently has "vlsws''
about skating Kinks and roller skates
The pastor expressed the opinion that
the majority of his congregation were
"going to hell on roller skates" While
we have always had well defined views
on the skating rink business. and the
scaly customers who generally operate
them, the parson is little too radical for
US. Roller skates may have their use
we say msy-but at the same time we are
willing 10 go SO far as to admit that we
have never known them to be OF any
benefit to anybody.
Globe Democrat: When Mr.. Hatch
declared In an open, breezy way that
the Democratic party is sadly afflicted
with barnscles, We knew that Mr.. Eaton,
of Connecticut, would be heard from.
Err. Eaton always hobs up when the line
is drawn at barnscles. "The barnacles
are bigger than the ship" in this case
he informs Mr. Hatch, and We are in
clIned to think he is right. Scrape of
the barnacles from the Democratic hulk
and there would be IitIle of it left worth
mentioning. Still this does not signify
that Mr.. Hatch was mistaken 1t merely
implies that he took partial and con.
trscted view of the matter.
It has been announced that the mem.
bers of the ways and means COMMITTEES
have taken the matter of the tariff bill
out of Mr.. MorIison's hands, and vii
introduce new bill So that takes the
wind out of Mr.. Morrison's tariff boom
which was the principal foundation o.
his presidential boom. Mr.. Morrison's
presidential boom, which looked so for
midable at the commencement of the
present session of congress, climbed the
golden stair" some weeks ago. Nov
his great reputation as q tariff Legislator
has gone to join his presidential boom
and Mr.. Morrison is left in rather a pit
liable plight The fstes haYe not han
died the gushing Illinois congressman
gently. Nobody, perhaps. enjoys MIR
Morrlson's faitened out condition NOR
than Mr.. Bill Springer.
There are complications in Republi
can politics in Illinois that may unfaEor
ably effect Logan's chances for the presi
Dental nomination. For. a long tins
Governor Hamilton worked cordially
for Logan but soon discovered that TIT
senator was not putting in any Iicks fo
him. He was further surprised when i
was announced that '.Dick" OglesbN
had come out fat-footed for Logan. A.
he had not been friendly to Logan, tn,
inference was that his support of thu
senator for president meant Oglesby a
his successor for senator. This pm
Hainilton's nose out of joint. and be va
disposed 10 make fuss about it. but b
was finallY pursusded to keep quiet
He will not, however. be likely to d
anything further for the senator. ba
Will divide the Illinois delegation in IL
national convention.