The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-12


TIE public, which of course knows
very little about it, is beginning to
speculate on Tanners successor. tx
Commander Warmers name has been
suggested. Tanner viii probably have
to go. but not right away. There is
time enough in which to select a good /
man for his place. Perhaps no better
man than Warner can be fonnd.
REV. HUGH o. PENTEeosr SAYS: s.If /
knew q burglar was In my house at |
night would go to him with light .un- |
armed, and talk to him as would to 3 |
friend whom 1 desired to help. If he |
then desired to take my goods I would |
make no protest, nor would l cause his |
arrest, would follow him to the door
and INVITE him to call again.
Spoken like Christian and gentle
man. But how the burglars viii take
him at his world
EX-GOVERNOR CLICKS testimony
yesterday before the senate committee
at Kansas City concerning the beef
question, was dead against the pack
ers. His conclusions concerning the
existence of combine were based on
thirty years experience III the cattle
business. His testimony was straight
forward and unequiyocaI, and will
have much weight with the commit
tee.
| TIE prohibition party in the east is
not dead nor even sleeping. Not by q
long shot. 1t is as lively as though it
had lately received double injection
Of some vital elixir. They who thought
it dead and buried in Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts, viii have to over
haul their notions about that. 1t still
lives and will continue to be problem
in local politics to vex the old parties.
Thee. A. R. boys are coming to the
support of Tanner. The Garden City
encampment pledges him the sup
port of the $1,000 majority, and de-
mand his retention in office. That is
perfectly natural. The G. A. r. never
had as warm friend in the govern
mont as Tanner, or at any rate, as
helpful a friend. That he should
command their enthusiastic support
and confidence is nothing strange, if
he is trifle garrulous.
| FARMER FUNSTON, the good old
soul who represents the second dis
trict in congress, told Topeka Capt.
tai reporter of his efforts
in finding and recommending
q suitable head for the Has
kell institute. AS nearly as can be
gathered from his own statements
about it, we should say that no atten.
ton whatever was paid TO his sugges-
tions in the matter, for which, OF
course, the good farmer has our sym.
pathy.
SUNSET Cox is no more. That bril-
liant light was extinguished last even,
ing. His was a composite character
} being "a compound of the statesman
/ politician, orator and iterateur. Tt
! these must be added another and more
) distinguishing characteristic thar
either of them, that of the wit, fol
which his fame was national. Ever
3 in his last hours did this trait mani
: fest itself, and only short while be
I. fore he breathed his last did he ''upse
) the dignity of his physician by /;
3 witticism.
IT is little unfortunate that the re
publican majority in the next hous,
will be sGslender AS to seriously handi
I cap it from the outset. Present indi
3 cations put it at three although it ma,
a reach five or six. This is too close 70
convenience In the last house tn
, democrats had working majority o
; eleven and yet they were often at tn,
} mercy of the minority, aud much valu
! able time lost for want of quorum
: AS both branches of the law maxim
e power are in the control of the repabli
g can party, and that party is nomInalf
responsible for legislation, it would b
. far better if it were in a position t
C have its own way, and pass such meas
: ures as it saw fit to enact. II wise, tn
!, people would endorse them. If other
y wise they would give somebody else
% chance. It's is a pity that there is nc
n a working majority of fifteen or twer
y ! ty.
it THE senate committee investigator
Z the beef question began its sittines i
Kansas City yesterday. Senators Yes
e Plumb, Coke, Henderson and Farwe
8, constitute the committee. A numbe
}. of stock raisers were examined, every
- one of whom testified to his belief j
/. the existence of combine virtual c
il actual. All agreed that while til
le price of cattle had declined 40 to so pc
I cent in the past few years. the price c
e. beef to the consumer had uudergon
l. no decline whatever These are tn
ct two salient facts in this importar
y question. from them is the conclu
d. sion derived that combine exists.
is does not matter whether it is Yirtui
+ or actual. The result to the stool
e raiser and consumer is the same. Bot
r. are fleeced. Had the price of dresst
beef declined in the same ratio as tht
of cattle, the element of plausibilii
"a would favor the contention of tt
be packers. AS it is, even that point
10 against them. The committee W
EN- continue it's investigation at Kanss
b n City the remainder of the week.
n THE London strikers have blunder
en- at last. Up to Saturday evening TIL
were in the right and had public OPT
ion entirely in their favor. Bur
agreed to a compromise by which the
crease in wages asked for should h
zee gin January i. The next day he REP
OF dated the agreement, and denied til
ne he had assented tothe compromise. 7
lord mayor, Bishop Temple and ca
ire dinal Manning who negotiated t
sx- compromise, say that Burns did
to cept the terms. The result
sa- that public opinion has turn
its back on the strikers. and the p
,ar pie are now convinced that Burns
av- keeping up the agitation to furtl