The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-21
WHAT THE pApERs sAE.

The idea is slowly gaining ground
that Mr.. Blaine il fully 9 mateh for the
doctors.-Chicago Tribune.
Colonel James 8. Clsrkson president
of the republican national league is a
man with plenty Of Ego" in him.-Com-
mercial Gazette.
PETER has turned dentist. He wants
TO pull the teeth and close the mouths
of the great red dragon of Wall street
What's the use of closing the dragons
mouth after his teeth are drawn
Pueblo Chieftan.
Jerry Simpson sailing around in pat
ace cars and Mrs. Simpson on the Kan
sas farm cooking for the men harvest
| ing his 800 acres OF wheat is beautiful
picture of pleasing domestic life IN
''mortgaged Kansas. "-Chicago Inter-
| Ocean.
The democrats predict that they will
carry Kentucky in next weeks election
\ few years ago the democrats of that
state didn't take the trouble to make
predictions. A few years hence per-
haps the Texas democracy will drop TO
the predicting stage. -GlObe-DemOcrat.
Democratic editors in Kansas have
| found out that their encouragement of
the farmers alliance was like man
picking up red hot poker, and they
are now denouncing it as vigorously as
they formerly praised it-all of which
| is calculated to make republicans smile.
New York Press.
That blatherskite. ex-Congres5man
| Kelly, of Kansas, has abandoned the re-
publican party and cast his lot with
PETER and Simpson. the leaders OF the
| third party. He will do great deal 10
promote the defeat of that organization.
1t is enough to discourage even PETER.
Memphis Avalanche.
Elk Congressman Frank Hurd. one of
| the rampant free traders of the country,
was the author of the income tax plank
| in the Ohio democratic platform. Years
ago he was wealthy and would not have
done such thing. Now he has no in
come, and doesn't care whether there Is
| an income tax or n0t.-New York Press.
Gold has advanced to $3.50 in the
Argentine republic, and business is
practically paralized throughout the
country. A similar condition would
soon ensue in the United States if the
alliance people could get their sub
| treasury scheme adopted.-Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The New York delegation in the next
convention will not be for Mr.. Cleve-
land, and neither will that from Indi-
ana, and we don't believe the democrats
of the rest OF the Union would under
any conditions be- willing to give their
brethren of these two necessary states
direct slap in the face.-Birmingh
Age-Herald DEM
Ohio democrats never won a political
battle when the campaign was fought on
settled principles. The campaign of
| 1873 was straddle. and Rise Up Will
liam Allen" could not save the party
from defeat in 1875, whea the people
understood the question at issue was
fiat money" Governor Campbell two
years ago succeeded by personalities
and was aided by cslamities. But this
year he will have to face national ques-
tions upon another fiat money" plat
form, and history will repeat ITSELF
Inter Ocean.
The New York democratic organ that
favors the reelection OF Governor
Campbell in Ohio on an unlimited sill
yer" platform has the cheek to say,
in speaking of the dullness on Wall
street, that "the fear is growing that
congress will next winter pass a free
coinage bill. It is still thought that
the president will veto it, but he is a
weak man and capital. always timid,
recognizes the possibility that the ne
cessity OF sound legislation on the cur
runcy might be dominated by consider
atoms of political expediency," When
did President Harrison every exhibit
that he was "a weak man." and afraid
of capital" rebels or democracy? Be
sides. he has the entire republican par
ty behind him in favor of Sound cur
rency," gold and silver and paper OF
equal value.-Inter-Oce
The free trade howlers will find some
very interesting nuts to crack in the
statement by the treasury department
of the foreign commerce of the country
for the year ending June 30, 1891. For
instance it is stated that $3.50 per
cent Of the imports came in free, against
1892 per cent for the corresponding
period in 1890. Aud also that the value
OF merchandise imported free during
the last nine months was greater by
$50, 900, 900 than the value of such
merchandise admitted during the
whole year 1890 How will the free
City Journal
1t appears that the British press was
grossly deceived by the democratic and
mugwump newspapers OF the eastern
American cities In their misrepresenta-
ton regarding the operation Of the Nc
Kinley bill, to which the st James Gaz-
cite, for example. which takes gloomy
view of the condition of British trade,
says the great decline in exports is duel
"We have been told" declares the Ca
zette, that that act would eventually
prove real misfortune to the United
States. but its immediate object was to
hit foreign manufacturers, especially
those OF Great Britain, and it is plainly
evident that this object has been at
tanned" The Mckinley act may be
with being selfish one so far
as the interests of tho people of the
United States are concerned, but If our
government were not to look after those
interests we do not know who would.
Certainly Great Britain could never be
expected to do u generous turn for Uncle
Sam at her own expense. American
free traders who seek to repeal our rev.
enue laws are enemies OF their country.
Commercial Gazette.
Artesian Wells of Thought in Kansas.
Thought is still breaking out in Kan
sas powerfully. The soil Of Kansas is
with thought, and the steam
is very high in the public head. All
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