The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-05
KANSAS NOTABLEs.

Under the above head, T. J. Nor
ton, the Topeka correspondent Of the
Kansas City journal, has beer
furnishing his paper with sketche,
OF parties living in Kansas, and In
last Fridays paper he has "beer
seen" by our fellow-townsman, J. l.
Bristow, and the following hitherto
unwritten history Of Salinas Kan.
sas Notable" appeared. Fearing
that Mr.. Bristow's modesty will no,
permit the article to be reproduced
In the Republican we give 1t entire
In the JOURNAL.
When Mr.. Bristow became pro.
prietor OF the Saliba Republican q
year ago he invested as q part Of his
capital q good head, q good mind
and a trained industry. He took
hold of the paper when the reform
tide was running at its height; and
In the midst Of an uprosr which lost
to many q Republican his senses.
Bristow printed six stalwart issues
every week. When the popular
movement" has quit moving, the
Salina Republican will not have to
undergo the self-censure which is in
waiting for SO many others OF the
press; that of getting right with the
party. The movement" he has al
ways described as the feast Of dis
hohesty upon guilibility. So plain
and strong has been his language
that q good part OF the time Of SUBJ
Alliances in that county has been
given up to the passing Of resolutions
In condemnation Of the Republican,
which childishness helped the pa
per greatly, as q matter OF course.
Mr.. Bristow comes form the dark
and bloody ground" Of Kentucky,
where he was born In the opening
days of the war. He has resided in
Kansas twelve years ana as he was
schooled at Baker university. he il
practically, IL not technically to the
Kansas manner born Two terms
as clerk OF the district court of
Douglas county have given this
young man q strong push In the
direction of the ''old crowd" to en-
ploy q distinction which, very hap
PLY, 10 rapidly becoming obsolete.
The conclusion IL being reached by
all, regardless of age, that the anti
crowd is the only "old"
one In Kansas. In politics Bristow
takes that strong interest which is
native to the Southern temperament.
He believes In what Is called the
spoils system, only he thinks that
should be based on
merit. Bristow and the voraeious
political "heeler" hardly ever cou-
verse.
Every good citizen Of this republic
Of universities il fond Of literature,
and the Salina editor IL q good citi-
come to think OF it, was
said before when IL was sisted that
he WAS q Republican. His library,
iilled with the English classics, |
be "closer" to Bristow than
his newspaper plant" IL It were
possible for anything TO go between
The editor and the concern from
which he gets gray hair, bent |
and wrinkles long before |
heir time. His heroic figure in law
Ind history 10 the Corsican. 1t 10
aid by old guides that almost every |
American that visits the field Of /
expresses sorrow thar Ma
,oleon fell, which IL mentioned to
how that In holding the little cor
,orai for his hero Mr.. Bristow IL not
Without support. Each one mas his
historical giant, aud that giant IL
Isuslly . fighter of some kind.
Az Impulse bequeathed from the
lays when journalism did not offer
he advantages which it does now
made . Law student Of Mr.. Bristow,
'ut he got caught In the trap over
he entrance to which IL written
lose the door from the outside. In
his experience, ~ In the choice Of .
zero. Bristow has what the reporters