The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-02
EDuToRaAL BREvrrIEs.

CHAIRMAN QUAY is one OF those who I
viii swear by the president because it
8 not safe to swear at him.
The festive cowboy with his Win
chester is playing high game in Okla ,
loma with the honest settler. II
The best parts of Oklahoma is being
yobbled up by the cowboy, whose
move on" or ''move Off is decisive
with the settler.
JAY GOULD has refused salary as
president OF the Texas s. Pacific rail-
road. Generous Jay. He deserves
monument or-to be watched.
THE politicians are not finding Har-
rison man of putty. He has consid-
cradle backbone, such as gave Cleve-
land his marked individuality.
Now let Mr.. Curtis receive neat
little complimentary vote at Emporia |
and the delegation go for the strongest
and best man in the outside counties.
That is a sentiment which we believe
is voiced by majority of the people Of
this community.-State Journal.
INDIANA gets the vacant place on
the Cherokee commission, for which
Governor Martin was being pushed.
This is fine weather for the Hoosier.
Now we shall hear another chirp of APP
prevail from Marsh Murdoch.
Now that two of the most intelligent
states in New England have declared
| against constitutional prohibition by
| the state, what chance would the adop-
ton of an amendment to the federal
constitution stand of prohibiting the
liquor traffic?-Fort Scott Monitor.
None whatever, of course. Not as
much even as Jay Burton has of knock
ing out Ingalls, two years hence.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY WAL
RoND seems disposed to do some spe-
cial pleading in behalf of the federal
officials who deserted their posts in
Oklahoma to cabbage a few town lots
Mr.. Wairond is evidently great man.
bent on preserving the good name OF
the administration that gave him an
Office.
YESTERDAY was confederate Me
mortal day. day as much revered il
the south as Decoration day in Kansas
The postmaster general gave the post
masters in Savannah and Atlanta per
mission to close their offices. We car
easily imagine how such a step would
: be received if taken by Don Dickinson
or any other democrat.
ONE might suppose that there Is ;
little irony in the following from thu
] Wichita Eagle, but there is not. L
merely phrases the whole sOuled ant
cheerful acquiescence of Colonel Muir
! dock in the evident disposition of tn
president and his cabinet to manag
the government and the offices as the
think best. The Colonel is a very loya
/, republican, who believes the king ca
!, do no wrong. He says:
1t is now said that Secretary of tn
y Interior Noble, the bliSsourian, is &C
ing to move the pension Office now a
J. Topeka to st. Louis. OF course. A
: right. Let her go. The administrs
of Harrison has no use for strong re
publican state.
II If is well known that Quay has bee
!. acting ugly ever since his wishes wei
thwarted in the Philadelphia postma
p tership. His spite against the preside1
n was manifested in voting against tt
if confirmation of Halstead. Lately /
T. quarreled with Senator Sherman ov,
- the appointment of Alphonso Hart
m be the solicitor of internal revenue. /
t. carried his resentment so far as to lab
l. Sherman's conduct ''discreditable al
T. dishonorable, words of ugly impo
~ when applied to acts of IA man of She
n mans standing in the senat
It. Halstead's paper resents Quay
j. peevish and spitefnl behavior
% Go threatening him with an exposure, u
less he behaves himsef, of some fac
ce that if known, would rob him of mut
Of of the glory he now boasts as polit
OIL Cal manager. He is plainly told tn
L. his own record is by no means faut1es
nj or "such as to warrant him in spea
m ing very loudly about honorable des
ings in politics." Unless Quay lowe
of his crest somewhat, and sings in
ne piano strain, we may look to see e
II posed much of the crookedness charg
of against him by the democrats. o.
n thing is pretty clear, and that is
III Boss Quay were like Dudley, out of {
ok fee, his 'iuence would be just as lit
Hi as that of the Blocks-ot-Five state
man.