The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-01-01

Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a crack to keep the wind away.
Oil that the flesh that kept the world In
awel
Should stop hole to expel the winters
flaw. Shakespeare.
Poor old Kansas She has fallen
terribly in the scale Of honor and re-
spectability among her sister states.
Dark Horse, December "a.
Our readers can imagine the lu-
gubrious physiog of one J. II. TAFT,
postmaster, etc, ETC., as he penned
these lines at his desk In the post
Office at Goodland, Kas.
There is something sadly poetic in
the strain, the poetry of the Nemesis
Of the G. o. p. We imagine wits.
pered utterance. "Tell it not in Gath
and publish it not in the street Of
Askalon; lest the daughter Of the
Philistines rejoice; lest the daughters
of the uncircumciSed triumph" The
quotation from the above obscure and
shady weekly are concluding lines
of an editorial review of the death of
Senator Plumb, and in which he
modify dwells on the retirement of
Ingalls,, and the defeat of five former
republican congressman, who have
been replaced by the representatives
of the peoples party. We feel a pang
of acute commiseration for this weep
ing knight of the quill and punch.
We feel like saying: "Brother j. H.
r! please don't cry; maybe there
will be a place for you; things do
look little dark; perhaps they will
brighten up bye and bye; you've al
ways been taken care of in the g. o.
p"
In the article referred to he reflects
upon the so-called congressman,
Clover, Davis, Otis, Simpson and
Baker, and refers 20 Senator W. A.
PETER, now the senior senator from
Kansas as old "whiskers." We have
this to say of these peoples repres-
entatives: They are as able, honor
able, and worthy set of men as ever
represented the state of Kansas. 1t
must be remembered that Ingalls, and
Plumb were once new men and I'M
known, and had q record to make.
None Of these men just come into
prominence may be as brilliant as
Ingalls, or az pushing as Plumb, but
they are quite as honorable and wor.
thy Of confidence. They are men of
pronounced ability or they never
would have bolted to the front in this
most wonderful upheaval of the peo-
pie of Kansas since it became a state.
We would ask one polite question
of the sweeping knight of the quill"
What was the cause of the ablitera-
ton of the $4,000 republican major
ity in the state of Kansas, and the
election of q senator and FIVE con-
gresSmen of an opposition partyH
Are people all mad2 Is there an cpl
demio Of lunacy in Kansas John
J. Ingalls, said: the movement was a
popular uprising aud an attempt to
assume rights that had been infrin-
ged; that the people had been pal
tered with, deceived, robbed: and
because of these plain and truthful
statements of this great American,
the machine has spewed him out of its
mouth. Now one of the saddest
things to reflect upon, in connection
with the demise of Senator Plumb is
the fact that the Kansas republican
machine last fall badgered him into
an assault on the peoples, party
against his better judgement and con-
science; and the showing that the late
senator made in the recent campaign
is most deplorable. He knew better
but bowed down to the hehest of
party despotism. He is dead now and
we spread the mantle of charity over
his tomb. His brain was diseased,
he was worried and overworked,
and in this condition was forced into
the field in a set of campaign speeches
that were specious, but false.
John ]. Ingalls, speech last jan
uary in the United States senate was
the most masterful of his life-and
for 1t the machine retired him, and
he is now politically ignored by re-