The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
TOPICS OF TRAVEL.
Allen County Wanderers Record
their Seeings and more or less of
their Doings for tho Benefit of
Old Friends and Neigh5ors.
B0GLE's BUDGET.


will fulfill the promise.
AS yet 1 am good deal like I'll
Frenchman who went to London an
intended to stay there few days an
write up the city. The first few day
his ideas matured finely. After fe'
months he was not quite satisfied, an
after year OF two he declared he knee
nothing about the place or its inhabi
ants, and went home in disgust, bu
withal much wiser man. 1 hav
seen great deal that has been interest
ing, and that impressed itself upon m
mind in passing, but very little so dis
tinctly as to be communicated intel
lightly. In general sense 7 find tn
same people, the same general ideas G
social and business life here as else
where east and west. And in genera
the same kind of people in every wa.
that one finds in Kansas. Outside O
differences purely traceable and re
sulting from local and physical causes
one set down here in the dark will
nothing to guide him except appearan
ces and the manner and character O
the people, could not distinguish
whether he was in Kansas or Missis
sippi.
The first noticeable thing probably
would be the great preponderance OF
the darkies. Nine-tenths of the PEG.
pie on the streets and in the stores
trading would be darkies. They all
are well and comfortably dressed, in
good spirits. and seem to be happy,
contented and doing well. 1 can see
no difference in their appearance and
disposition and the lola darkies, except
as rule they are better dressed and
more cheerful and polite. haven't
seen a single fight, or drunken or
person Oh the streets, either
white or black.
The next thing noticeable Git was to
me and probably would be to two of
the editors Of the REGIsTER) is the alb
sence of girls upon the street. There
would be no occasion for those crabby
articles about advice to gi1ls about
which side of the side walk to take
when it is muddy, for they are not
there. Why this is can't just explain
unless it be the one fact that as gen.
eral thing the negroes fill up most of
the side walk in front of the business
places. 1 can't say that 1, for my own
part, like this feature. In Kansas you
know, one is accustomed to seeing the
girls out pretty much all the time,
rain or shine, here, there and every
where. can't boast of being a very
extensive lady's man, but they were
to me like the birds; like to see them
because they are pretty, and make one
feel more cheerful. That's about all
that strikes one at first glance.
Upon closer observation and perhaps
some inquiry you find most everybody
democrats. About all the whites and
about half the negroes are democrats.
Half of the other half of the darkies
ire neutral and the other half republic
IAN. There are few white republic
ANS, though very few. They go by
he name of"radicals" here. believe
t is the case all over the south, but
Why it is perhaps you newspapers
Know, but 1 don't. This political part
have found out by close inquiry alone.
otherwise I haven't heard politics
mentioned, except some one wanting
Federal appointment and after a
BY the way, Lamar's
ppointment is not satisfactory to his
They wanted Lamar to
tay in the senate and Money as post
laster general. Everybody seems to
e satisfied with the representation
iven the south under the new admin
tration. They expected some and are
atisfied with what they received.
In the social and political relations
the races I see no sort of friction
'hatever. Everything seems in per-
ct harmony. They say politics are
rely ever discussed. The landowner
nd the negro are on perfectly friendly
rms and the negro votes whatever 8
cket his landlord does without any ,
libble or controversy. He doesn't ,
gard it of sufficient Importance to q
larrel over. O
Financially the country is in bad i
APE. Five failures in crops have fol- f
wed in succession, which has almost =
interrupted the country. Failures of G.
e most conservative and careful ~
rmers in the country are very COM h
on, and property is rapidly changing h
nds. Large estates here and there !;
around crumble and dissolve under =,
e hammer and are accumulated in Z,
her hands. The average .darkey is n
ing great deal better than the av- p
age white man in that regard. He h
not so materially affected by short T
BPS. He gets what he eats and wears h
d that is about all he will have I'M +,
r any circumstances. Some negroes l.
, doing remarkably well. There are ii
'reat many who own small farms p,
d from two to four mules. There are
lite number in town merchandise n