The Iola register., 1891-10-23
wHAT TaE PAPERS SAY.

er nag than the stars ard stripes on
American soil, shoot him on the spot.
Western Veteran.
1t would take over 500. 900, 900 in cash
to corner the corn crop this year, and
even with that sum at command it would
6e risky thing to attempt-Atchison
Champion.
Blaine is a man who never sulks
Though Mckinley will be a strong pres
identtal possibility provided he should
be elected governor, Blaine is trying TO
bring about that end.-Arkansas City
Traveller.
A new process for making whisky is
now being tried at Peoria, Ill, A spe-
cies OF bug that is found on rice is used
for fermenting, in lieu of yeast The
whiskey made by this process would be
literally bug juice.-State Journal.
PETER says Plumb is all right. II
PETER believes the alliance movement
is going to last, he ought to see that he
Is making deadly enemies out of about
5000 alliance men who want to go to
the United States Senate.-Wichita
Eagle.
| Internal revenue receipts are larger
than they were last year, fortunately.
On account OF the heavy reduction in
customs brought about by the McKin-
ley tariff, the internal taxes become of
more and more Importance to the coun-
try.-Globe-Democrat.
There is no calamity in this weeks s
Kansas Farmer. In the absence OF pol
1tics an interesting article appears on
| Widow Strangling in Fiji" Articles
on such topics will be great relief to
the Farmers readers after PETERS
Way Out. Topeka Capital.
The calamity howlers tell us that the
farmers OF Kansas have been steadily
losing money for twenty-five years. As
the majority Of farmers came here with
nothing to begin on, what a desperate
condition they must be in by this time,
to be sure.-Lyons republican.
Senator PETER takes the figures and
proves that the farmers of Kansas will
fall short Of paying their expenses this
year by from S., 100000 to $4,000, 600.
The old saying that figures will not lie
was invented before PETERS dexterity
was Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Senator Brice has given uD three
days OF his valuable New York time to
the Ohio democratic campaign. Unless
he has given up more OF his cash than
his time, his party friends in Ohio will
begin to wish he had lived in Guinea
instead of New York and Ohio.-N. Y.
Press.
Let those who do not owe anything
hold their wheat, and those who are in
debt sell and get out. Interest, care
and anxiety will equal the chance there
might be IL any great speculation in
holding it. A mortgage off the farm is
worth great deal-Kansas City Kan.
Gazette.
The New York mugwumps are split
this year on account OF the ballot re-
form issue, the more sincere and saga
ciOus supporting Fassett. These men
see that every real and needed reform
secures more aid from the republicans
than it does from the democrats
Globe-Democrat.
F. B. Dawes has achieved more news
paper notoriety through Jerry Simp-
sons refusal to debate with him than he
would have obtained under any other
circumstances. 1t may be here observ-
ed that Simpson generally fails to ac-
complish what he starts out to do
Salina Republican.
From the vindictiveness with which
the alliance leaders attack the churches
1t is natural to cQpclude that it is Ser
ninst" Goo, as we'll as ''ferninst" govern
ment. Men who fall into such absurd |
doctrines are apt to wind up with op-
posing everything that is decent,
Minneapolis Messenger.
Mr.. Flowers speech at the democrat |
ic club contains new evidence as to the |
reason why the democratic committee |
does not arrange speaking canvass for
him. There is not a sentence in it
above the mark of most insipid plati-
tude. Mr.. Flower has been wisely kept
of the stump.-N. Y. Press.
There is but little left of the peoples
party in Atchison county but democrats.
The republicans have returned to the
fold. Even in the city the republican
element Of the so called citizens alli-
ance is only ''in it, to keep the enthu-
siasm up. leaving the democratic ele-
ment to do the voting.
The Mckinley law is one year old.
There never was healthier yearling.
It has literally fattened on the free
trade kicks. 1t has been malignee and
vilified as no other public measure ever
was before, and yet to-day no work OF a
statesman ever spoke more eloquently
in his own behalf.-Inter Ocean.
Just as we predicted Jerry Simpson
refuses to meet F. B. Dawes, because,
as he says. Il never heard of him be-
fore" Dawes was a congressional pos
sibility in this district long before Jerry
Simpson was even city marshal Of Med
icine Lodge. And they all with one
consent began to make excuse They
are afraid.-Saiina journal.
The action of Secretary Proctor in
giving the employees OF his department
a weekly payday instead Of 4 semi
one will be endorsed. The
ShylOcks of the government Offices
have for years been about the biggest
nuisance about the capital Other de-
partments will undoubtedly follow the
example. Times.
The Kansas City Times says the dem
ocrats OF Kansas will learn something
by the result of the election. There
are two remarkable admissions in this.
The first is that the democrats do not
know it all, and the secord that they
are capable Of learning. The first prop
osition will DC denied by all good demo-
Gratis, and the second by all good repub-
licans. Journal.
The population OF the state, as shown
by the returns. is ], ,427 .096, an increase
OF 43l, 900 1927 per cent over 1880.
tial way many OF the queer stories cir
- i Il 1t.