Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-12-25

last week repairing his political
fences, which came so near being
utterly demolished by the late
speakership tempest.
There is quite howl
among the Southern members Of
the House because the chairman
ships of the two most important
committees Wsys and Means
and Appropriations, are to go to
Northern men.
Mr.. Crisp says that his
election rs Speaker means no
backward step In tariff reform.
This is not strong enough for Mr.
Vest who wants a wal of extermin-
alton carried on against the pro-
tected industries.
Not Democratic paper in
the First District has attempted
an apology for Mr.. Hatch's course
in the late Speakership contest.
The Kirksville Journal stands
alone in that matter and seems to
be the only Hatch organ left in
the District.
Mr.. Crisp has offered air.
Mills second place on the Ways
and Means committee, but Mr..
Mills has declined to accept. If
he is not competent to fill the first
place on that committee, he does
not consider himself competent to
fill second place.
The Democratic Senators
from 1ndiane. are making them
selves ridiculous in their effort to
work up a sentiment against the
confirmation of the nomination of
Judge Woods of that state to a
seat Oh the bench of the new Cir
cult Court. There is not the
slightest probability that single
Republican Senator will vote
against Judge Wood.
The scientific weather proph-
cts who have been studying the
movements and equino1es of the
planets for many years, predicted
a long and unusually severe win
ter. Prof. Root, of Canton, who,
1t is SAID, uses a hollow log for a
telescope, predicted that the win
ter would be mild and open. As
between planetary science and
hollow-log philosophy the hollow
log philosophy seems to be on top.
We are glad to note that
the public mind is becoming
aroused to the necessity of better
country roads, and that the condi-
tons of easy and rapid transit are
being demanded. On the condi-
tion of the public highways, not
only the convenience and comfort
of the traveller is concerned, but
the facilities for reaching markets
are absolutely dependent, and the |
welfare of the inland community |
is in inevitable ratio with the
means of transport at its COM
mand.
Preston B. Plumb, United
States Senator from Kansas, died
at Washington Sunday morning.
An attack of apoplexy which came
On him Saturday night was the
immediate cause of his death.
His health had been failing for
several months, however, because
OF overwork, and he had been
warned by his physician that he
must either give up his work or
lose his life; that he was in dan
ger of death from apoplexy. Sena-
tor Plumb took his seat in the
Senate in 1877 and has represent
ed his state as Senator since that
time. He was devoted to Repub-
can principles, but never hesitated
TO point out what he regarded as
of the party leaders, and
to use his best efforts to correct
hem. His term of office woald {
nave expired March 3, 1895.
The Presidents selection of
Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, of West l
Virginia, to be Secretary of War !;
8 generally recognized as the :,
most important nomination, from
political point of view, made
ince the session of Congress
pened. 1t furnishes indisputable
vidence that there is a perfect y