Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-18
KANSAS TOPICS.

Farmer Smith Is out with a newspaper
interview in which he declares he was beet
en- for governor in 1892 because Cy Leland
sulked. Achilles-like. in his tent Leland is
just now faithful to the armistice, but after
election he will see that the wooden horse
stalks within the Farmers breastworks
The Topeka Mail and Breeze believes
that IL Bryan is elected John Martin will
become lord high keeper of the blacklist
in Kansas.
With Mr.. Speak. of Sabetha. on the
stump for Mckinley. and MIR. Loud. of Nc
Pherson, whooping It up for Bryan, the
time has not yet arrived for Kansas TO
take the cotton out of her ears
Poor Webb McNali. He has acquired an
appellative which will thunder down his
future like an avalanche from an Alpine
cliff. II is "Leather-tongued Larruper
from Lebanon"
Columbus Is claiming a world champion
in the person OF Deacon Joe Perkins. who
has been in more political parties than any
other living man.
Mr.. Bush. the Populist nominee for sec
retary OF state. proposes to leave no doubt
as to his opinion of when free silver should
take effect. In his Logan county speech
he declared it must take effect Immediate
ly and at once"
Again We are reminded of the precious
boon known as vital statistics The Globe
declares that where five years ago Atch-
ison had only one bathtub for every fifty
citizens, she now has one for every twenty
five.
When Mr. Leedy decides to bid farewell
TO every hope. he should enlist the serv-
ices Of Mr.. Bonjour. of Onaga-
The slaves and serfs ought to appoint a
committee TO determine whether Mr.. Bech-
telheimer, Of Sabetha, is any relation.
'If 1t is true says Mr.. Bill Morgan. aft
er reading John Breidenthars hot declara-
ton that Tom Watson is a traitor. why
don't the Pops of Kansas pull him down of
their ticket?''
The Reflector says an Abilene man re-
Gently asked a lawyer out there to whom
he should write in Topeka to find out how
the supreme court was going to decide a
case he had on the docket-which slam will
now be treated with the contemptuousl si-
lence which it deserves.
The Atchison Globe says thorough poll
of Atchison county discloses majority Of
VU loF ACnIlley. fOur years ago tQe Op-
position carried Atehison county.
Rusty old Jerry Botkin was compelled to
cali for substitute at Wichita because
his voice had given out. The people, Of
Kansas have been watching that voice
with wonder and admiration. When Jerry
was defeated for congress in the Third dis
tr:ct two years ago he did not cease cam
paigning but kept right along down to
the present moment. Nothing leSs than
million would number the speeches he has
made during the past two years. He talk
ed himself into the Populist nomination
for congressman-at-large.a and kept on talk
rate Of two OF three speeches Q day. That
voice seemed to escape from an iron fun
mel with a case-hardened orifce. Its DIS
soluting quality appeared TO have no effect
upon its channel. and the people Of Kan
sas were about to claim the blue ribbon
offered for perpetual garrulity when the
funnel choked up at Wichita
Trust to Kansas for finding something
unique with which to refresh the jaded
routine Of ordinary political practices. At
the Republican convention in Republic
county. Mr.. Thomas Arbuthnot. the nomi-
nee for representative, was required to
pledge himself to a certain candidate for
United States senator. After the conven-
ton had disbanded. the people began to
discuss this pledge and 1t was finally de-
termined that 1t did not represent the
wishes Of the majority of the party. So
the county central committee was called
together and arranged an entirely new
plan Of fnstructing the representative. He
was formally notified that he was released
from his pledge at the convention and
that a month after the election a new con-
vention would be called to determine whom
the people OF Republic wanted for senator.
Mr.. Arbuthnot accepted the arrangement
and pledged himself to support the man
agreed upon. He now goes along with his
campaign unhampered Of senatorial
pledges. There ought to be q valuable
lesson In this to other Kansas counties.
The real tragedies Of life are found in
common places and free Of spectacular sur
roundings. Mrs. Maggie Victor. an inmate
of the Bourbon county poor house. has just
gether with back pay. which will ensconce
her In a comfortable home. She was the
widow Of Major Thomas Victor, Of an Ohio
regiment. Shortly after the war Major
Victor deserted his family and was never
heard from by them until recently.
when news of his death in a small town in
Iowa came to the wife. She had suffered
and toiled for her living all these years.
Coming to Kansas in search Of better times
she had finally stranded in the Bourbon
county poor house, and was there when the
government accepted her proof as widow
of the Iowa old soldier After deserting his
Ohio wife, Major Victor married again
and reared a family Of children. who are
now grown. In addition to the pension.
Mrs. Victor has also secured a comforta-
BILE sum from the estate left by her rec
reant husband
So too, are the real comedies Of life
found at our doorsteps and not upon the
bauble-decorated stage. At Wellington the
other day DR.. T. A. Mayhem took to wife
Miss Nellie Aldrich. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the bride amidst
a gathering Of friends and relatives. The
preacher had performed the marriage SER
vice and given the happy couple his bless
ing. when 1t was discovered that the groom
had left the marriage license at his apart
ment as a result Of the somewhat con-
fusing nature Of the occasion. Horror as
great seized the bridal party as though
some irreparable calamity had come upon
them. The groom dashed OFF after the
missing document and soon bore 1t into the
presence of his bride. Then a discussion
arose over whether the marriage was a
legal one-that precious bit of paper not
having been in the possession of the
preacher-which waxed warmer and warm
er, and which was finally silenced by the
preacher proposing to perform the SER
vice all over again. This was done with
gravity befitting the occasion and the peo-
pie felt at last that the couple had been
safely married. Or. Mayhem and his bride
did not know II. but the Kansas marriage
license system is pretty much all bluff.
Under the Interpretation placed on our
la vvs nv tho courts the young coupfe who