The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Topeka, KAN, July 70, 1881

/ Topeka, KAN, July ~, 1891.
| In an extended editorial. our little
paper, the Call, most heartily endorses
the movement inaugurated by the
ARGUS. A convention or rather a
conference of the col6red editors OF
Kansas is a matter of much lmpor-
lance. Our papers must learn to rise
above the petty jealousies that exslst
between men and to stamp their pa.
pers with ideas of real interest to the
race. Any paper that intends devotlng
itself to the improvement of class
must be thoroughly in accord with
those people. The average colored
newspaper seems to find its mission i'll
the Boosting of the man called editor.
The people of Topeka look forward to
this proposed conference, as means
to raise the tone of our press. God
grant that it will.
Business In the capital city is dull at
present. Even politics is quiet. All
the Alliance big guns are off to Ohio,
Kentucky and Iowa. Kansas is now
receiving a much deserved rest.
One can hardly appreciate the vast
injury that has been perpetrated to
the credit of the great state of Kan
sas in the name of reform. The Peo-
pies Party men, with their visions of
the "Sub-treasury and government
land loans," have not materalized as
the blatant advocates of this scheme
had expected and many a good farmer
who had ceased to work and was
eagerly waiting for the governmental
revolution which was to bring bin
wealth untold, has gone back to his
pillow and pitchfork. All over the
broad prairies of Kansas, stretch field
afterlfeld of golden wheat, and green
fields, of corn under the benefcent sun
are rapidly developing into our usual
magnificent corn crop. With a grand
crop in Kansas will come relief from
the past strained finance. And with
a release from this the wild financial
chimera of few blatant reformers
will 60 glimmering.
Senator PETER is making political
tour through the blue grass regions of
Kentucky, and is creating a stir. The
political situation in Kentucky is
particularly gratifying to the Alliance
and the Republicans. Sockless Simp-
son, the statesman from Medicine
Lodge, is doing Georgia in a palace
car. Comment on Jerry is not
necessary. He is rapidly developing
into cringing servant of the moneyed
aristocracy.
A very striking example of the AL
lance refOrmers is now on exhibition
in one of our western judicial districts.
Last fall a man by the name of Nc
Kay, whose only qualification for of
flee was his ignorance of law and his
manifest interest with the regulators,
was carried into the Office of district
judge. Recently case came up be-
fore him in relation to a foreclosure
on some land. Following the dictates
of the Alliance, he has annulled the
action and orders of our state supreme
court. This is but one of the many
reforms asked for by the Alliance.
w. j. johnson, who has made for
himself all unenviable reputation in
our city schools, and who is at present
member of the editorial staff of the
American Citizen, is in the city. The
retention of this peculiar bird by the
school board is matter that cannot
be understood by the colored people.
The unrelenting fight against him by
the editors of the Leavenworth Ad-
vocate and by the leading men of
Topeka, has gained for them the praise
of every true lover of good morals in
the west. 1t would seem that johnson
would take tumble and resign. But
then a man who has conducted him
self as he has cannot be expected to
have any sense of honor.
Prof. S. @. Watkins and family are
home from Lawrence. ALLIsTER.