The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-03-07
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WASHINGTON D. CT
II February 25. 1880.
Editor Register: The great fight
for the Worlds Fair has ended In a
victory for the West. As Kansan,
1 say, Hunah for Chicago!, but a. q
washingtonian, say, You fellows
out there are piggish. We hear on
every eide from citizens here the state
ment that the Senate are In favor Of
Washington and the question is not
settled yet. I venture that II the Sen.
ate was originally in favor of this city,
it will not now interpose and prevent
the holding of fair, but will prompt.
" ratify the choice of the House, and
make a success of the enterprise. Poll
tics killed New York in her endeavor
to secure the Fair, both parties placing
too much stress upon who should con-
troll its management. Owners Of street
car lines. boarding house keepers and
real estate spectators in this city are
sadly disappointed at the defeat of
Washington.
The months of January and Febru-
ary have passed and very little has
been done in Congress of general
character. The time of both hous.
es is largely consumed in receiving
and referring petitions from Tom,
Dick snd Harry, upon every con.
ceivable suhject,-petitions which new.
er see the light of day again. 1t
would be impossible for the several
Committees to examine these matters.
The fact is, the petition business has
been largely overdone, and, like the
endorsements for Office, are not worth
the paper written upon.
A recent issue of the Laurence
Journal makes the following comment
on paragraph in one of our letters:
AN INSULT.
Hon. H. NJ. Greene
The Washington correspondent of the
lola REGISTER has the following:
i Mr.. ". g Latham, of Lawrence, has been
appointed to position in the Interior Depart
ment at $50 per anpum. Mr.. Latham was
| strongly Endorsed by the Grand Army, being
Mr.. Funston has certainly been very liberal
| with Douglas county, and should the Republic
ana OF that county fall to endorse him for re-
election, they would be guilty OF base ingrati-
tude.
| IF this party means to indicate that
the Republicans of Douglas county are
expected to support Mr.. Funston, te-
cause he has obtained q position for
one of their number which yields just
about enough to pay decent board III
Washington, he must consider that
they are for sale, and have been bought
dirt cheap.
Now, let us discuss this matter in o
spirit of fairness. It is known all ove-
the Second District that the Journal
never allows an opportunity to pass
without throwing dirt at Mr.. Funston,
and the reason il obvious. In the first
place, Mr.. Latham was an applicant
and had the highest endorsements for
a position on the Capitol Police. In
the division Of positions assigned to
members after the organization, q
place in the House Post.office was as
signed to Mr.. Funston. This position
requiring peculiar qualifications and
Experience was offered by Mr.. Fun
ston to Joe Newlin, Of Lawrence, who
declined to come to Washington, and
again q Douglas county man was Sc
lected,-Mr. Ed Becks of Baldwin
City. There being no vacancies on
the Senate side on the police force, and
Mr.. Funston not having been assigned
a position under the Sergeant-at-arms
it was not possible at that time to give
Mr.. Latham the position he desired,
and he was so informed. Whereupon,
he asked for the position which was
given him, and upon the request of
the Grand Army and other friends
Mr.. Funston asked and obtained
through George Chandler, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, the position
given Mr.. Latham. And let me add,
Mr.. Latham is highly pleased with bis
position. and gives entire satisfaction.
Now let me say, excellent board and
room can be obtained in thie city, in
the best and most favored locality, at
SIS per month and let me ask. What
in the name of common sense can q
man get to do in sleepy, moss grown
Lawrence by which he could earn
even the $25 per month? There are a
number of good, staunch, loyal repub-
Iicans in Douglas county, who are
ready to be ''insulted" and willing to
accept positions here at s72O per an
mum, cash up and no kicking, and we
venture that there are more than .
score in the city of Lawrence who
would be glad to be thus "ipsulted. {"
Why Col. H. NJ. Green should feel
angry at the giving of position to a
Republican of Douglas county, at a
compensation of fifteen dollars per
week, when he himself ground out
poetry and wrote sparkling editorials.
giving the poor old journal all the
life it has possessed for ages, at twelve
dollars per week and "ate himself," is
beyond our comprehension. This he
did until such time as he had served
The purpose of his employer. when be
was "fred," and turned out to feed ON
the y eeds which grow so plentifully in