The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-04
THE TRIBUTE OF THE PRESS.
The Tragic and UntimeIy Death of Col
w. G. Jones calls out expressions
of deep Regret from the
Newspapers of Kansas,
Regardless of
PartV.

| Col Jones has long been prominent figure in
! Kansas politics. He was always partisan but
| always had friends in the other camp.
PdOld Republican: The terrible death of Col.
| w. G. Jones of lola. who was killed by being
| thrown from his buggy at his farm Tuesday
| creates widespread regret throughout the state
| AS a leading Democrat of the state, and a gen
I ial, cOmpaniOnable associate, he had friends
| everywhere, and for his bereft family great
| sympathy is expressed.
Eureka Messenger: The death of Col W. C..
Jones, is received by Kansas democrats with
| sorrow Col Jones had enemies-as all good
| fighters have-but his friends were far more
| numerous He was courageous in all things
did not believe in compromising with an an
tagonist under any circumstances and the word
| surrender had no place in his vocabulary. Col
| Jones will be greatly missed when future party
councils are held and party battles fought
| Manhattan Nationalist: The sudden death OF
| Col. W. c. Jones' of lola, is a shock to his many
| friends in Kansas. He was a man who gained
prominence in Kansas as Democratic leader Of
the best kind He was always a representative
of clean party politics, and when certain Demo-
cratic statesmen thought il wise TO barter the
integrity of the Democratic party in Kansas for
| a small portion of the spOils Col Jones prOphe-
sled the direful result, and turned his influence
! against the scheme. He predicted that fusion
| would disorganize the Democracy OF Kansas.
| As a citizen Col. Jones was man of character,
enjoying the respect Of a wide circle of friends
Fredonia Citizen Col. W. c. Jones. who was
| killed near lola, Wednesday, vas an early sell
tier in Kansas and by his death the rauz~ O..
the old timers have lost conspicuous figure
He located in Allen county in 1850 OF prior here
to being then a Republican lie made a good
record during the war a soldier, and officer
| of the Tenth Kansas infantry, and served in
| 1865 as Lieutenant Colonel of the Nineteenth
Kansas. raised to fight the Indians. Colonel
Jones became Democrat over twenty years
| ago and has held some important public offices
Warden of the penitentiary and L. s Marshal
His entire record in civil lite is that of an hon
est man and efficient public servant
| Lcarenrorta Times: Colonel W. G. Jones of
lola has been killed by an unhappy accident
and there will be many to deplOre his death
He was prominent and hOnOred Kansas man.
had been United States marshal, warden of the
state penitrutiary. chairman Of the Democratic
| state central committee and was twice delegate
to the national Democratic convention. He
was a brave soldier and an adTOit politician
| More than this, and the LeavenworIh Times
| wishes to say il cmphatically. in recognition Of
| one with whose political views it had no sym
pathy. he was a generous and noble man. He
lived here for some time, and while he was here
made many friends. who remained warmly at
| tached TO him, and he was generally respected.
Laurence Journal. The death of Col. W. c
1 Jones is a loss TO the whole state. He was a
| good man. good citizen and a good Democrat
His politics was with him a principle, and he
| refused to sell that principle or 20 trade it for
| spOilS. The consequence was that he was
| turned down while the time servers who
bowed TO the idol nearest at hand were elevated
to place and he was snubhed and retired. Col
Jones stood by Cleveland through all the bat
ties and when the fight was over was ignored
| by the administration and the rewards of the
battle went 40 traitors and deseTters. II was a
bitter blow TO him. and one from which he new
| er recovered. From the day he learned of the
base ingratitude of his party and its head he
lived private life
Topeka Capital. The sudden death of Col. W
C. Jones of lola is a shock to his frieRds
throughout Kansas ald a loss To the Democrat
ic party in which he had been trusted and
| always a trustworthy leader. Col, Jones, as
chairman of the Democratic state central com
m.tiee, was representative of clean party poll
tics The idea of barteTng the good name and
integrity of his party for spOils was no part of
his program but he always opposed political
| fnsiOn. The result justified Col. Jones iudg-
ment, leaving the Democratic party dcmOralized
and without a head, and the Republican party
triumphant in control of the state. Col Jones
| was good citizen and possessed the confidence
and respect of a large circle of friends in all
parts of Kansas. His shocking death will be
deeply regretted.
Gjrard Press: W. G. Jones. one of the most
prominent Democrats in Kansas and formerly
United States Marshall. was killed in a runa-
way while driving from lola TO his farm, five
miles distant, Tuesday Sept - lie came to
| Kansas in 1860. was a member of the 10th Kan
sas regiment of volunteers during the war, at
tanning the rank of major, and during the In
dian troubles later was lieutenant colonel of the
18th Kansas. He was warden of the Kansas
state penitentiary from 1883 to 1855 and United
States Marshal from 1885 to lSS9 and was twice
chairman of the Democratic state central CON-
mttee in 1890 and lS92 and also a delegate to
the national Democratic convention in 1854 aud
1895. Col. Jones was widely known and had
many friends outside of his party associates
His sudden taking or will be sincerely mourn
ed all over the state
Topeka Mail The accidental killing Of Col
W. {. Jones of lola by runaway horse last
Tuesday removes man who has been promi-
ncnt in Democratic politics in Kansas for the
last thirty years. The Colonel was not a great
man. but he was what Is termed i'm the west a
good hustler and commanded sufficient poiti-
cal influence TO secure him at least two impor-
tant appointments. He was warden of the
Kansas penitenuary during Clicks administra-
ton and afterwards for four years was United
states Marshal for the district of Kansas, In
person Col. Jones was short heavy set. with
enormous head, powerful shoulders and giving
every evidence of great strength and vitality
In temperament he was generous impulSive
and iOvial. He was quick spoken but "A man
who could not long cherish resentment and at
the time of his death probably he had few if
any enemies.
COL w. c. Jones at his home at lola on Tuesday
was shock 10 his friends all over the state
col Jones had been prominent in state politics
for fifteen years and was looked upon rs a lead
er in the Democratic ranks. The Democracy of
Kansas has had one of its most Jealous and eff
tective workers taken away, and besides the
loss of so valuable man TO the party every
Democrat in the state will feel that he has been
berCft of "A personal friend. There never was a
time when this sturdy and Sjalwart Democrat
was not ready 10 strike mighty blows for tr.,
Democracy and he was therefore leader u ,-,,n
| whom we all depended in times of stress \
whole souled man, good EanSan. warm
a.
| an n fearless champion of Democracy has been
suddenly removed and his death is mourned
the state over.
4. c. Star: The death Of Col ". C. Jones of
| Kansas was a shocking tragedy The sight Of
one like him, in the full flash of life and man
hood, full of energy and activity, hurled into
instant death, is appalling lie was man with
many friends. As soldier, tried and true he
knew those ties of sOldierly cOmradeship uu-
like any other form of attachment between men
and in civil and political life where he was call
ed to fill important and responsible positions
| and have dealings with many men his circle of
friends was very large, ana was limited by no
political restrictions. While his official and
other duties called him away for times and in
teryals, his real home was in Allen county. lie
settled there IN the % S, the antiquity of Kansas
history, and it was at his farm four miles from
| lola, that he came TO his sudden and untimelv
death. Thus passed away another of that
| bright company of young men, who gathering
! from all quarters of the country and of the
world, laid in the wide waste the foundations
| of the state.
WASHINGTON Dispatch to the A. c. Star. News
of the death of Col W. G. Jones of Kansas was
| received here with regret, for he had come 10
! be known as well here as in Kansas His indie
| fatigable endeavOrs in the procurement and
! distribution of patronage made him a familiar
| visitor al all OF the departments but it was at
! the Postofce department that he was best
! known. The factional contentious between
! Kansas Democrats made officials reluctant IN
/ accept conclusively the recommendations of
any single influence, and in consequence the /
opposing influences were compelled to dicker
and harmonic almost as often as an Office was
given. In the fights in the departments and in
/ the enforced cancellations Mr. Jones Wa al I
ways prominent and often potential Failing !
/ at length in the advocacy of a matter Tpo6
which he had especially set his heart he with |
| drew and at about the same time Senator Mar /
tins influence waged with the growing official /
perception of his pendulum-like movements
of late months Colonel Jones had been An in |
huenua! factor, but the diligence with which /