Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04

and under any difficulties. However
they cannot live forever, and -wehn
they are gone we will have genera
tion Of clean, healty men here.
Another effect. The saloon keeper
has been relegated to his proper place
in the commonwealth, among Otner
and criminals. Here on
every public occasion you do not see
the names of saloon-men heading all
the important committees, nor do they
ride at the head Of the procession on
Decoration day or the Fourth OF July.
If those who claim that the law Is
dead letter. will come to Kansas and
open saloon they will find out their
mistake. The prohibition law Is not
dead letter by any means, but is as ac-
tive as the law against robbery ana re-
ally more effective than is the law
against common murder.
Now q few words about the reVoiu-
ton in politics. The result of the cleo
ton was surprise to everybody, even
the Alliance men themselves were as
tonished. There was no opportunity
given by them for individuality OF ac,,
ton. They met at their halls, and
thence went to the polls, marching In
solid bodies, and voting in squads. No
one dared do otherwise. AS soon as
the result was known, the fate of In
gals was settled, though the Republi-
cans claimed that by some mysterious
means, they would yet elect him. he
made strong fight, but it was hope
less from the first. The result is that
for the first time in nearly twenty years
Kansas is represented in the United
States Senate by one of whom the best
that can be said is that a worse man
might have been sent.
/ heard both ingalls, and Petfer speak
here last FALL The latter spoke three
hours, some say four. listened per
haps half an hour, and finding nothing
said, / went away. At another time
heard Ingalls, speak some two hours
and could have listened two hours
| longer without wearying. Such the
difference between one who saws tht
air and shrleks, and one who really
speaks; between the auctioneer anC
| the true orator. While we may not al
agree with Ingalls, politically, none de
nv him the rank of one of Americas
greatest orators. His oratory is of the
highest order, and the secret IS in his
naturalness and utter absence OF atfecta
| ton.
The Alliance legislature promised tt
accomplish wonders. They have failed
to make an appropriation for the
| Worlds Fair, and now the State IS try
ing to make up 100000, so that Kan
sas may not be entirely unrepresenteC
at the exposition. The law Furnishing
bribery at elections, failed to pass. The
Australian Ballot law failed to pass. A
law appropriateing 5000 for investi
eating charges against Judge Botkin
did pass, and now the money is gone
and nothing accomplished. One of the
good things was to appropriate $2,5OC
to Prof. Snow, Chancellor of the State
University, so he could pursue his in
vestigation of the chinch bug. But take
| it all, the Alliance legislature was "blg
cry and little WOOL"
hesitate to say anything concern
ing the crop prospects or the weather
as both are always good at this time o.
year. This Spring has been cold anC
late, and in addition it has been very
dry, but the rains of the 10th, 18th, ano
18th have insured the wheat and the
oats, and so much seems safe. No ont
can tell what will come in the way o
weather by the time the corn come
on. Many think the crops failure las
year, but Kansas Jared we'll in compar
ison with Ohio and Indiana. Give u
a good crop or two and Kansas will b.
on the high road to success and pros
perity. Z. L.. Il.