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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

From the Republican.
Is Madden Fit Person for Presidential Eleetor
From the showing we have already
made of the character and record OF
Madden it appears to us that no fair
minded man can come to any other
conclusion than that he is unfit for the
high position to which he was chosen
by the Fourth Congressional dis trict
convention. We have shown him to
be dishonest in his business transae-
1ions and in his official pOsition-incon-
sistent in his political record, a hypo-
critic in the church and dead beat
in the commercial reports. These
commercial reports are not political
documents but are published to warn
honest men against trusting such per-
sons as are deemed unworthy of credit.
This information is given by business
men in the community where the per
son reported resides and by those who
have had dealings with him and found
him wanting in all the essential princi-
pies of honor and honesty. Such is
this man Madden whom the Republi-
can convention unwittingly and care
lessIy foisted upon the Republicans OF
this district as presidential elector. Ii
every man, woman and child in Chase
county should endorse him they could
not wipe out this record. There it
stands, to confront every honest voter
in the party.
There is a difference between an
honest man who cannot pay his debts
and a dead beat The latter is a
person who by a slick tongue and fair
promises, borrows your money or buys
your goods. grain or other articles and
afterwards tries to beat you out of the
debt he justly owes you. Such mar
is put down in the commercial reports
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

IT is the practice in China to add
punishment for every effort made by a
culprit to avoid the just penalty provid-
ed by law. For example, if thief be
convicted in a lower court and take an
appeal the higher court, if it finds him
guilty, adds to the punishment i'm
posed by the lower court. This prac-
tice serves to deter guilty persons from
seeking all the delays aud taking all
the appeals within reach. 1t would
make a splendid addition to the Kan
sas law for punishment Of murderers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24
Santa Ps Exoursion Rates.

Reduced rates will be given by the
Santa Fe, and its connections, to all
the principal meetings to be held this
spring and summer, as follows:
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP.
National Democratic Convention, at
st. Louis, Mo-, June 5th.
National Republican Convention, at
Chicago, H., June 10th.
German Baptist (Dunkard) Annual
Meeting North Manchester, Ind, on
May 21-25.
Knights of Pythias Biennial Session
Supreme Lodge, at Cincinnati, Ohio,
June 1915.
Wichita Exposition, June 40.
Ottawa Assembly, June 1890.
Winfield Assembly, June 20, July 4.
Topeka Assembly, July 1913.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE platform adopted by the New
jersey republicans at their state con-
vention is a model document-brief,
terse and admirably expressed. PRO
lection is its keynote, and the charges
rung upon the word show that the pol
icy of the republican party can be set
forth with a reasonable degree of full
ness in ten letters. The platform spec
lies protection of our industries, pro-
lection of civil rights by an unhamp-
cred ballot, protection of the basis of
character by education, protection OF
government by the people by real civil
service reform, and protection of homes
by wise temperance laws. Here is not
only much in little, but platform in
a single word.-New York Tribune.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE old gang of human butchers
who were led through Kansas and the
southwest by Quantrell just prior to
and during the war, who sacked the
city of Lawrence and left dead in her
streets about two hundred unarmed
men, held a reunion at Blue Springs,
Mo-, Friday. Their festivities ought
to have been interrupted by sheriff g
posse with instructions to arrest every
one of them as the preliminary move
ment to a trial for murder. The Law
renee massacre was a historical event
which IN atrocity was never exceeded.
except possibly by those of the Sicilian
Vespers. 1t equaled the massacre of
Wyoming and of Mountain Meadows.
That any of its perpetrators still sur
vive an experience on the gallows tree
is a shame and a blot on American
justice.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
At the above reunion the chief Incl.
dents were. the boast of one man that
he had himself killed over 100 uniOT
men, and the passage of resolutions en-
dorsing Cleveland and his tariff policy
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE following from the Wichita
Journal tells its own story. Com
ment is unnecessary:
There is in this city at present GER
tain class of men with whom Wichita
would be better off without. During
the flush times these men were real
Now they are for the most part dead
beats and street corner GROWERS.
They are discredit to themselves
and to this city and every stranger Is
RECALLED with pictures OF their former
splendOr and present poverty, for all
of which, of course, the city is to
blame. There are snakes taken up by
Wichita and being warmed into life in
her bosom; they turn around and at
tempt to bite the benefactor.
The class referred to are those men
who walked in to this city, ragged and
homeless, who during the flush times
made more money than they had evel
dreamed of and consequently did moi
know how to take care OF it. They
never before made even decent GvinG
and when, during the excitement, theN
managed to make hundreds of dollars
during a single day they thought the.
were fixed eternally, and that the gooC
times would last forever and the!
therefore governed themselves accord
ingly, spending all they could make OF
things which did them little or no good
When the Eboom Stacked they wer
without money, and being too lazy t.
work, gradually went down into moth
ingness. For their short-sightednes
they blame the city, and now with bla
tant talk they attempt to injure tn
city that made them more money thai
any other place they ever lived in
Every stranger that enters the city. an
that will condescend to talk to thes
snakes, is RECALLED with stories of hoy
) Wichita has fallen. Because the
havn't got the stamina to make none
themselves, they believe, or profess
believe, everyone else is in the sam
position. They should be vagged, a
they are no good anywhere.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

Cur this out and paste it in your hat.
1t will probably save the trouble of
looking through your files and assist in
answering questions that may be a lit
tie embarrassing to you. The republi.
can national convention will be com
posed of SD delegates, as follows: del
egates at large, l52; district delegates
$50; territorial delegates, is; District
of Columbia delegates, ?. 1t viii re
uuire 4l2 to nominate.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE following Kansans have been
granted pensions: Henry Fields of
Burlington, Julius Z. Porter of Belle
vile, James w. Ogle of Howard, Chris.
topher F. Snyder of Arkansas City,
James w. Potter of Minneapolis, Al
bert w. Helm of Ellsworth, Henry
Pepper of Medicine Lodge, Bishop A.
Shares of Rest, jeremiah Bryant OF
Humboldt, John Thorne of Springfield
James R. Cox of Eldorado, John F
Sloan of Sheridan, Ann Conway OF
Miltonvale, Jacob Burgoon of Ottawa
the minor children of Charles w. Ma
son of Ellis, John DALEY of Augusts
and Sarah V. Merritt of Clyde.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

NOTWITHSTANDING the eulogistic
resolutions passed by John Eskridge
and the other three or four democrats
in Lyon county, McCown's name was
not even mentioned at the Wichita
convention. Indeed, it looks as if the
Lyon county folks we're badly snubbed.
Mack made a motion to endorse
Click, and he and his motion were
both hooted at. However, Judge
John Martin took the floor a few mo-
ments afterward, renewed the motion.
and it went through like hot water
through tin horn. Poor Mack. Now
he claims the convention was harmon
ious. And so it was-like the old
woman kept tavern.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

WHILE the woods are full' of re-
publican candidates for nomination fol
president on the republican ticket, the
democratic party has not a single mar
in its ranks whom they dare nominate
and put before the people for their suf
frages, and only one man in the whole
country they dare nominate at all
and he a mugwump.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

SENATOR l.. Ii. KELLOGG, of En-
poIia, is developing good deal of
strength as candidate for attorney
general. He is lawyer of marked
ability, citizen above reproach. If
nominated he will poll full party vote
and, of course, be elected. If he
should be selected, he will make cred
liable officer.-Topeka Commonwealth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

AN enthusiastic democrat wants JEFF
Davis nominated for vice president.
and there is but one good democratic
reason against it, viz: He is not mug
wump, and therefore could not get the
so called independent vote, although
sure of polling the full strength of the
democratic party, with which he has
affiliate all his life
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE "solid SOUTH is the democratic
party, which, with the assistance of
one large northern state, hopes to win
the national election. The nominee
for president, in consideration of this
northern state turning traitor, must be
named by said northern state. Verify
this is case of the tail wagging the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Washington papers are trying
to make an equestrian out OF Senator
Plumb. If Plumb ever rides horseback
the people of Kansas don't know any
thing about it. a horse is too slow for
Plumb. He walks.-Kansas CITY Star
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Chicago Herald sportingiy COM
ments on Gresham having five rebel
bullets in his body, and claims that it
is more important to know how many
bullets he planted in his antagonists
carcasses. 1t is very evident that the
Herald writer of the above was not in
position to receive any lead from
either side, or he would not make any
S-Ich foolish query.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

AS a health resort Emporia should
stand at the head of the list. During
the past month only four deaths have
occurred in the city, and but single
grave has been dug in Maplewood Gem
etery. Of the four deaths. two were
non-residents, and the remains were
sent east to relatives. A death rate of
only one-fifth of one per cent annually
is rather low. We doubt if another
city in the country can duplicate 1t.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE confederates of Charleston,
South Carolina, decorated the graves
of the union and confederate soldiers
alike. We suppose this will be the
subject of some bloody shirt orators
speech during the campaign. -Patriot.
Also, the fact that union soldiers do
the same in nearly every city in the
north on every memorial day. This
was notably the case in this city last
May, and will be the same one week
from Wednesday next. 1t is not
because of the ex-confederate sol
der that the eX-union soldier
waves the bloody shirt. 1t is because
of uSterances by cowardly copperheads
who now deny what they once were,
and who, as in days gone by. attempt
to stab the veterans in the back while
protesting friendship.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

AN Oregon delegate to the Demo
cratic national convention said a few
days ago, that he would vote for the
nomination of HOratio Seymour,
When informed that his first choice was
dead, he then replied that he would
vote for Samuel J. Observation-Disclosures
CITY Traveller.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Wichita correspondent of the
Kansas City Times must be in India
Dispatches from there state that
storm of bail stones as large as grind
stones fell there few days ago.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Methodist ministers in New
York refused women representation in
their conference. Possibly the thought
suggested itself as to where the slipper
supply would come from if the women
were allowed to busy themselves in
this manner.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

Mr.. DoUGHERTY of Florida believes
in free trade and plenty of it, but not
for oranges; and so at the democratic
caucus last week he proposed little
amendment to the Mills bill for the in
crease of the duty on oranges twenty
five per cent above the present rate.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Denver Republican says: "Mr.
Blaine's friends should either prove
claims that he will be the nominee at
Chicago" In other words, Brother
Blaine should either fish or cut bait
K. G. News.
Brother Blaine can fish and cut bait
at one and the same time. as, we fear,
some of his antagonists will find out in
a few daYS.@
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

AN Indiana man left in charge of an
infant shook the child to death. 1t is
going to be almost as difficult to train
the men to take care of children as il
was to secure the ballot for the wo
men.-Hutchin, son News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

KANSAS delegates to the Chicago
convention will leave Topeka on the
afternoon of June Is, by way of the
Santa Fe road, and will arrive in Chi
cago on the 18th. On the 10Th and
Goth they will assist in nominating the
next President of the United States.
This is official.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

TALKING of harmony, where do you
find such a prime quality of it as pre-
vailed in the convention at Wichita
yesterday.
The prime quality was exemplified
when they squelched McCown fol
daring to open his mouth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

New York city has population of
nearly 1000, 900, hardly third of which
are native Americans. New York city
controls the commercial prosperity and
for four years has controlled the politi-
cal destiny of this republic. This is
something for the other $4,000, OOC
citizens to think of. Through the in,
auence of the democratic party they
are controlled by hardly more than a
million foreigners in New York.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

In last evenings Democrat the prin-
cipal editorial was headed "Foolish
Arguments 1t was an attempt to
bolster up the free trade doctrine, and
fully sustained its title.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

LOOKING at the matter calmly, and
in the light shed upon it by the federal
appropriations, we are bound to adj
NIT that this is an administration of
the Government, for the South, by Gro
yer Cleveland Topeka Capital.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

New YORK, New Jersey and Con-
necticut Republicans all favor Blaine.
Indiana alone of the doubtful States
prefers a different candidate-Har-
rfaOn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

If the liver and kidneys are slug
gish and inactive, Hoods Sarsaparills
will rouse them to prompt and regular
action. Take it now.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

SAY what you will, the average Re-
publican voter throughout the country
desires the nomination Of Mr.. Blaine
by a large majority.-Leavenworth
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Dayton Journal says the tall syc-
amores on the Wabash are failing to
put forth their leaves as usual in May.
They were blasted by an untimely Kan
sas frost
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24
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THURsDAY,MAY "A, 1888.

MCCowN may be a big toad IN the
little puddle of Lyon county demo-
cracy, but he got. knocked out on the
first round at Wichita.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

THE Lyon county delegates at the
democratic convention at Wichita were
like the little boy who got up so early
in the morning-they had nothing tx
saw
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24
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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

PROHIBITION is indeed making giant
strides when in such cities as Kansas
City, st. Louis and Cincinnati no liquor
can be obtained on Sunday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

Mrs. j. 81. Lesh and Mrs. L. A.
Hawkins of Americas were IN our city
Thursday, the guests of Mrs. L. NJ.
Gibson,
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-29
ELECTION FRAUDS.
This Grand Jury OF New York;4rinEs In a
Scsthing Report

The Grand Jury of New YOrk;1riDss In a
scsthing Report
NEW YORK, March % The March
grand jury aas discharged to-day. The
jury han ed to Becorter Smythe report
Of its investigation OF ell ction frauds in
the Eighth Assembly district. The report
states that at the November election
"there was carried into effect scheme
4 Driosry aud corruption so alarming IS
10 cal for most vigorous
.ction upon the psrt & those charged with
the tuy CT defending the community
sg tins. crimes OF SO dan. erous c1arac-
;er Tae evidence discloses the fact tnat
in many election districts entire control
polls gos In the hands CT well ko0wn
professional criminals who managed tie
polls, terrOr!ziug sni iu,Imidstng re.
specVsble voters and openly buying the
votes Of tramps and c!iminsls. Evidence
has been given that money was cnenly
psid for votes in the presence Of fl = rs
OF the law detailed to protect the purity
of the bail t, without Interference a.
their hands"
The report states that the grard jury
might have indicted soma minor oftenJers
from the evidence before il, but dii not
consider 1t advisable TO put the real guilty
par ,ies on Their usrd. The Jury recon-
nends ths' archirg End compile 30 e1s
animation b had. atsy
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-29
We want ynur business during april
Can We haEeff
FORT WORTH GROCER Co.
WA o.

Arrssvd for CouotrIfei'iGg- ! OF
Barsow's snis AgsInst suries -, etal.
Special TO the Gaseue.
Waco, Tx, March 2s.-Jlm McL7Vgh.
lin sno Peter Killer, ARE s'ed st Cslverl
for couEterieitipg by Marshal Rail, had
al examining trlal before Commissioner
Fi'ss 10 day, end bond was fixed 3;
$4,000, 10 default Ct which they were
jsiled.
Toe grand jury sdjourned to-dsy wi b
verbal report after fading 25o bills Of
ind ,csnent.
10 the case OF B'rtov vs.. Burleson CT.
al, suit for s25. coo damages for libeN,
Defendant X ugsbury made 8 motion 10
dismiss for Isl ure 10 provide cost bond
Bnrlt SOB had made prevlous agreement
with Barlow to have ths case dismissed
a. his cost. The suit vas dismissed as 10
Kinesbury.
Last L'ght Jim Thompson and Coon
TsYlo., two ynurg meu of Brucevi'le,
this county, rad difnculty whica vi |
probably result in the death of Taylor.
Thompson was visiting 3 grass widow,
Mrs LILLY, 10 company with his brother.
Tsylor works on the plsce and WAS ea-
amored of Mrs. Lilly. He opened the
door where the three we're sitting, Or
dered Jim Thompson out, struck him
and GU his clothes and cheek with 8
picket kpi g. Thompson drew pistol.
Taylor grabbed the pistol. IN the strug-
Gle Taylor received pistol shot in the
chin, the b.l passing through his neck
and lodging In bis shoulder. Thompson
also stsbp.d Taylor In the neck. His re,
cCverv is q matter of doubt. Mrs. Luiy
says Taylor WAS rot 10 the wrong.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-29
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE.

Accident so = S.rk Trs,u Rstween EISin
and basircP
Special to the Gazette.
BAsTRoP, Tx, March % This morn
Ing the WORK train bs.He this place snd
EIgiD, on the Taylor, Bsstrop and Hous
ton Riilro,d. was wrecked. A bridge
gave way, throwing the engine from the
track and some nat cars, which crushed in
on ,cp.of the engine, completely wreckipg
the cars. Six men were injured, but none
killed. The: cause Of the wreck WAS d
dangerous swing in the trsck Of the
bridge, which threw the engine CT,
crashing through the bridge, completely
wrecking it. Your reporter was in
formed tha. this place had
been reported unssfe 6 number of times.
Doctors Luckett snd GsrWood went out
to the wreck and dressed the wound. OF
the men. The following is list of the
injured men:
WiIlism Perrin, engineer, slightly
wounded in the tsce snd hind.
Z. e. H0usemsD, breskmal, received q
painful but not dangerous wound in the
hip.
N. S. Taylor, section foreman, Is very
seriously II not fatally wounded on the
head. He is in very criticsl condition
TIE Il 'emsn received bSd burn on the
face and neck.
Two other work hands were slightly
wounded.
The wreck is being removed and irsins
will pass over tomorrow night. The
wounded men received every attention
and were sent TO the hospital.