The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-27
sUNFLoWRR sILHoUETTEs.

Just one week more, election day
The Alliance won't be here
PETER did the wailing and Burton did
the whaling.
If you see Republican at the polls next
Tuesday with pencil, shoot him in the
spot
Mrs. Lease has denounced St Paul.
This proves that if ST. Paul were alive to-
day, he would be in the Republican party
The Alliance is always talking of the
free coinage of dollars and half dollars
What Kansas wants is the free coinage of
sense.
In 1882 Washington Irving visited Kan
sas. He came up the Missouri river and
passed down the eastern border as far as
Fort Gibson.
Last year the Kansas farmer wanted to
call the national banks to account. This
year he takes his cash to town and adds to
his account.
Ingalls, denies that he was taken i'll in
Massachusetts. The ex-senator is bril-
liant on denying, His favorite affirmative
is to deny the denial.
Senator Plumb has done more for the
Republicans of Kansas this fall by bis
speeches than any other single man, un-
less it be Brigadier Polk.
Bill Higgins is sick abed. The report
that was out few days ago that he want
ed to be banker when he went out Of
Office probably helped to get him down.
Our Junior senator has given the world
book called THE Farmers Side" The
Alliance can attend to the farmers side,
but it will be the Republicans that will
see to the farmers greenbacks.
J.R. Burton has pulled himself into
wonderful popularity by doing PETER up.
The Republican papers had always made
a good deal of fun over Burton until he
was contrasted with PETER.
A Wellington man is going to vote the
Alliance ticket next week because Jake
Stotler, the Republican postmaster,
wouldn't give him a reduction on postage
stamps when he bought s6 worth at
time.
Chauncey DePew: ''The times are
against calamity. An American citizen
has no right TO take any stock in calam-
ity howler, anyway. Great God, gentle
men, what is this country! Why, it is
the repudiation of all the calamity prophe-
cies of the century. An American who is
not an optimist ought never to have been
born"
Two speeches:
In 1ssl-"People of Kansas, lords Of the
ascendant. children of fortune, favored of
God [wild applausel, who says the people
of this state are starving2 Who says that
we are not the hsppiest people on earth"
[Hisses.l
In 1s9l-"People of Kansas. slaves.
wretches and minions Of putrefaction and
corruption: serfs TO the lowest aud dogs to
the DEVIL wild applause Who says the
people Of this state are prosperous Who
says that we are not the most miserable
people on earth'" THissesl
Last winter" said Republican farm
er who had the reputation OF being dis
gruntled, didn't suffer, tooF
The Alliance men in the crowd winksd
at one another. and one whispered, al
most persuaded"
Yes, sir" the Republican went on.
haven't worked as hard as any Of youf
And tell you, boys, did get little bit
of color in my politics. l came mighty
near going over 10 the Alliance. knew
that there was something the matter with
the farming community. Why, when Id
get up in the morning last winter I'd be
so tired Ike and my bones aehsd 50 that
could hardly walk
More wiuks from the AIliancs men.
And FOR q while blamed Il OF the Re-
publican party, till / got - thinking
about IT, And what 90 you thiuk ] did
discover
same thing that troubled usAll.' cried
the Alliance men. sane tired feeling 10
the morning. Bat what did you dis
cover
We'll. said the Republican farmer. 4
discovered that Il wAsrt the faalt Of the
Republican party at all ] Eas slcsping
with too many heavy eomfSTts o1 t6e
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