The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

John Kelly has not yet accepted.
The campaign poet has forgotten
Click.
chicks leading characteristic is not
dcvoutness
Will someone start subscription for
belts for Mother Hubbards.
There is one good point about CIeve.
land. he does not below to the Salvation
Army.
"Col." Frank Jam IS will exhibit at a
number of Missouri state fairs this
scason.
Frank James aspires to become Cleve-
lands secretary of war. Better put him
in the treasury, Grover.
The Democrats will take q longer
holiday than Col. C. K, after certain
day next November.
Geo. VIM. Curtis refuses to express
an oplnon on the character of Cleveland.
Perhaps he has none.
Chicago News: This is a scandalous
campaign. Now they say the Tsllapoo-
sa's reputation was bad.
The hurricane subsideth, the evening
shadow falleth, and our STORMY Petrel''
seeketh his roosf.
Philadelphia News: Mr. Hendricks,
like Mr.. Cleveland, is also silent On the
subject OF the tariff Whence and where
fore this dumbness?
Grover Cleveland has shown great
ability in drawing his salary regularly
while governor OF New York. No doubt
he could do the presidential nifty thous-
and a good turn.
The man who collects political
''straWs" on the train is croWding the
peanut fieud mighty close just now, as 6
candidate for death at the hands of 8
long suffering travelling public.
John Peter st. John thinks that people
should vote as they pray. We have nc
objection 10 this rule, but 1t is not very
easy thing TO keep Democrats away
from the polls.
After all Mr.. Clevelaud's letter of &C.
certance is about as robust Us could be
reasonably expected OF a man who i.
gaining flesh at the rate of ten pounds q
week.
Mr., William Dorsheimer. has COM
pleted his biography offs. Grover Cleve
land. We should suppose that MIR. s
would feel thoroughly acstcd and re
Ireshed after such q season OF Iccrea
ton.
The Kansas State Journal publishes
quite lengthy edItTial on Campaign
Lies" 1t affords US pleasure to note
that Editor "TCmbIesOme" has finally
tackled subject with which he is thor.
OughlY familiar.
JEFF Davis has again announced him.
self in favor of pensioning the Conied
craze soldiers 1t is gratifying to know
that there is one Democsat in the cnun:
try who is capable OF answering devo
Iion to party principle.
S.: Louis Globe Democrat: The Re.
publican has discovered an Irishman
who is opposed to Blame. He
lives in the County Galway, though.
Blaine never did expect to carry County
Galway.
Nine. JaAisch a hIstrIonic star who has
blszed for ten years at the Imperial
theater At Vienna, has sailed for Amer
lea. The real estate dealers of Emporia
will await the arrival of the Distinguish
ed lady with sordid interest
Senator John J. Ingalls, has more Re-
publican nominees to the legislature IN
structed for him This week than he had
last week: more last week than the
week before. Our senior senator seems
to be growing in favor Sith the people
as he grows older.
Mime. Patti refuses to sing in Paris
because the French courts will not grant
her the divorce which she seeks from
her husband, the Marquis de Caux. We
believe this is the first instance on rec
ord where = woman has been able TO
AveDge her wrongs by keeping sileHt.