The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
sUNFLOWER SILHoUETTES.

The motto of the fusionists in Kansas
| this year seems to be; United we stand
divided this fall. "
! Mrs Lease gets SIS for every speech she
| makes, but it does not cost the state as
much as PETERS
VIII the Kansas Alliance men who six
years ago named their babies Blaine and
Cleveland vote for PETER for president?
1t is not possible to distinguish an ALI
ance from a Republican farmer, because
be biggest apples are on top Of the bas-
ket.
Blaine's most ardent admirers will adj
nit that Harrison now has a better chance
to be nominated than he had four years
ago today.
ingalls, is suggested as Fred Douglass
successor to Haiti The ex- senator must,
by this time, be thoroughly hardened to
newspaper fattery.
One of the reasons that Jerry Simpson
and PETER are greeted with such large
crowds in the east is because large por-
tiOn of the audiences own kodaks.
1t is significant fact that Harrison"
Kelly went over to the Alliance. You
don't hear of anybody by the name of
Blaine leaving the Republican party
81 hope" said preacher last Sunday, in
speaking of gambling, that none of the
farmers in my congregation have forsaken
the amen corner for the wheat corner "
During Fridays gale the storm picked
up negro church at Atchison and doused
it in neighboring creek. 1t was not
stated whether it was of the Baptist de-
nomination.
One orator addressed them as Fellow
Citizens" and somehow his speech didn't
seem to take. The next speaker said
Leaders of the Alliance" and the ap-
plause was uproarOus.
Nothing brings it out so clearly that the
farmers of Kansas do not believe the Alli-
ance to be a permanent thing as the fact
that none of them have christened their
babies 'Peffer" or Simpson"
A new work under the title "Illustrious
American Lawyers" will contain sketches
of two we'll known Kansans, John j. In
gall, by Capt. Henry Inman, and George
r. Peck, by Charles S Gleed.
Jerry Simpson is booming Springer for
speaker. One of the first men Simpson
met when he went to Washington was
Springer, who clapped him on the back,
called him a good fellow and introduced
him to the boys. Ever since Jerry has
been his devoted follower. Jerry is n
great demagogue himself but still he is
not proof against the tricks of a greater
Look here said the editor to the re
porter who bad written up Kansas Dem |
ocratic convention, "you say, the men, |
bers of the convention shook hands with |
each other Where there are more than
two it is grammatical to say 'one anoth- /
err You will create a wrong impress /
sion if you change that" the reporter /
spoke up. THE language exactly fits the |
number of men present"
Up on North Main street yesterday |
big crowd of local politicians were talking |
away and coloring the pavement rich |
brown tobacco amber. Presently a man |
in the third story right above them stuck |
his head out of the window and yelled, |
"Misterl'
The politicians went on with their talk
ing and decorative work, and did not seem |
to hear.
The fellow raised his voice llttle and |
cried again Mister
None of the crowd needed. The fellow
looked perplexed and this time screamed,
Colonel
No answer.
Colonel I say, colonelN'
No reply.
You fellows, there. can't you heart"
More talk aud more tobacco juice; moth
ng else
Judge" shrieked the man with desper-
ltlon.
No change in the crowd
Judge. l say. Judgel J-u d-g-e,'
The man couldn't get their attention
md be started TO put down the window in
despair, when he seemed to be struck with
n idea, for he pushed the window up and
allied in quiet, confidential key, Farm
r, Oh. farmer
And every head in the crowd turned up
5 quick a fash.