Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-02
OBSERVATIONS BY oRsERvER.

a. uncertain as u Kansas drug store.
McGrath, the leader of the Peoples
party in Kansas, has tunbled back In
to the Republican party, the Demo-
Gratis have broken ranks, about one
half going into the Peoples party and
the rest joining with the Republicans.
But what can be said of the boiling
Republicans who were disgruntled
over the way Humphreys nomination
was effected? They expected to fuse
with the Democrats and Peoples
party and select Hudson TO congress,
but owing to the disaffection in those
parties they are between the devil and
the deep, deep sea, II some new man
who could gather in all the dis
gruntled boilers, should come out as
candidate with no platform or opin.-
ions of his own he would be elected
by rousing majority. Such is poll
itics in Cherokee county.
Bathing is becoming quite popular
in Baxter Syringe, and 1t is not con-
fined TO the gentlemen either. Inc
ladies have formed bathing society
and are spending a good deal of time
on plans, specifications and architect
ure OF bathing suits. ran across
few fresh water suits the other day
that would have made Mother Eve
blush, but was given 10 understand
they were just the thing, aud "too
sweet for anything" Madam Dec
gillette herself would have trembled
for her reputation had she seen
them adhering to the frame of one OF
our Baxter beauties. Bathing suits,
like postage stamps, are not intended
lowell they are good enough for the
hot weather anyway. We do not be-
gin to appreciate the advantage
our beautiful river affords us for deli
cious bathing. Other towns have
frog ponds or sluggish streams where
mud baths can be taken after skim
ming off the green scum, but what
are they compared to a refreshing
plunge in our clear, swift running,
Spring river? At the same time
don't forget our decollette bathing
suits.
The Democratic caucus Saturday
night, which was conducted by the
PEOPLES party under Queensbury
rules. was what might be termed a
coup de etat, and resulted as might be
expected in an Alliance victory. Jim
Ludlum was there and Mack Gill paid
glowing tribute to the old party, but
Thomas Jefferson and Grover Cleve-
land were not in it and disinterested
spectator would never for q moment
have believed that this gathering OF
hay haulers and potato raisers was q
legitimate convention of the unterri-
fed Democracy Of Baxter Springs.
Exit tariff reform and E pluribus
unum. Enter sub-treasury and vox
populi, with Mother Lease as the god
dess of liberty.
A deep hush fell upon the city the
other day when Sheriff Arnold swoop-
ed down from some invisible quarter
and was observed to cast his sad and
wistful eyes refectively on certain
cottage on East street which has but
an Indifferent reputation for chastity,
but is nevertheless one Of the institu-
tions of Baxter and one that Colum-
bus has cast her greedy eyes upon
with a view Of making another Sabine
affair of it. However, the sheriff got
off on the IL o'clock train without a
single captive and the brides MARBLE
as blitheiy as they did in the merry
DAYS when Baxter Springs was the
metropolis of the west.
The political Warwick of Columbus
came down Monday night to see that
the delegates to the state convention
were still in the proper frame of mind.
Tim never leaves anything 10 chance,
but by personal visitation and mild
persuasive influences generally sue
ceeds in convincing the Cherokee
county delegates to vote for his can
didate. When nomination is equiv
alent to all election the slave driving,
bargain and sale method is all right,
but in these degenerate days of indie
pendent scratchers, boilers and mug.
wumps it is questionable If it would
not be good policy to occasionally
consult the intelligent voters of the
county as to their choice of candidates.
While Col. Downing of Baxter was
addressing the Demo-Alliance conven-
ton granger quietly slipped into his
chair and left the colonel standing.
An anarchist on the other side of the
hall noticed the circumstance and
called out "Hcre, Downingl here is
seat for you." "Never mind" says
the colonel, ~ shall he up most of the
time anyway"
The "boys" who went up to Column
bus last week say there are six or
eight places in that town where in