The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
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Mr.. Leedy Of the diminutive town OF
Leroy, in the county Of Coffey. state OF
Kansas.
Current reports authorize the state
ment that Mr.. Leedy does not care three
boots in a certain location Alternative
with that sort of vocaliZation, for To-
peka, and, If it were not for certain lit
tie items of state appropriations, mighty
few boots in the same temperature
would balance Topeka's regard for Mr..
Leedy.
1t will take some 5000, 900 to complete
the state house. This money must come
from a Populist administration, 1t VIII
be spent largely in Topeka. Topeka is
the beneficiary. Beneficiaries as rule
should conceal the seamy sides of their
natures when benefactor is around.
The whole state desires the compile
ton of its state house. None OF US know
much OF Mr.. Leedy's temperament. He
is untried. However, 1t is fair TO pre-
sumo that be Is human, and being hui
man is susceptible TO those small, grace
full touches of social amity which make
life worth living.
Topeka, then owes it to the state to
treat the new governor with that show
Of gallantry and attention which will
win from, the state treasury's misery
grasp the sum desired. The state mag
unanimously valves the consideration or
the fact that the expenditures Of the
sum will be OF benefit to Topeka. 1t
merely asks that the new governor De
treated "white." And q Topeka man
has plan. 1t is this:
First-It has long been the remark OF
visitors at Topeka that the town shuns
the states chief executive. There Is
little worn pathway from the capitol to
a hotel. This the governors have step
ped for years, and no Topekan has ever
tried to break the Iock-step monotony
with which the governors have success
sively travelled it.
Second-Now, what Topeka must do
is this: If any Of its rich residents own
low.svung Victorias, the rosetted ana
ass-buttoned driver should be brushed
off and the owner should at 80 O'Clock
d. m. whirl around to the state house
The governor without any previous IN
vitation should, with the appearance of
spontaneous hospitality, be picked up
seated among the heavy furs on the seat
sod dashed briskly about the city. This
should be repeated the next evening by
another rich citizen, this time with 4
Spider phaetOn mounted tremendously
high and furnished in Tuscan red cor
duroy. The gentleman having the gov
ernor in charge should make it a point
to rumble down those streets leading to
the depot Perchance Mr.. 81. Honkers
of Coffey county may be coming to To-
peka on political business. On behold
ing his old neighbor smothered among
these costly robes, 81. may be paralyZed
to a degree that will fill the new gov
errors soul with an unspeakable bliss.
This should not be kept up for week
merely. The second or third week at
the finest mansion in the city. if such a
choice can be determined without a riot,
a quiet little supper should be arranged
by prominent citizen for the governor.
If the governors friend. 81. Honkers,
should again be in the city, or if Mr..
Dunkin of Labette county is in town,
the governor should be pressed to bring
him along.
The spread should be modest but
toothsome The menu might contain
consomrle aux Choux de Bruxelles,
Champagne sec. Quail sur Canapae ana
champagne brut. Mr.. Dunkin should
be pressed to do ill-mannered things so
that the governor himself can have his
Quiet little laugh over his friends man
ners.
This thing should be repeated every
week or so. The governors family
should be treated with that homage that
is due them at the same time. Func-
tons in their honor, as well as the gov
ernors should be kept out of the society
columns of all papers if it becomes nee
essary to buy in the papers.
OF course all this takes time and
trouble. But Topeka expects approprl-
| atoms from the state of Kansas and IN
return Kansas expects her governor to
be treated right.
If in the progress of this profitable
hospitality Governor Leedy sees fit to
refuse invitations in bored sortof man
ner. the host and hostess must swallow
| their chagrin and make the best of 1t
In the language of our Topeka inform
ant: The fact of the business is simply
| this: Topeka has been too big for her
| pantaloons for some time. For years
towns like Emporia and Lawrence
| have trembled in their boots for feal
their little appropriations would not be
abject terror before a Normal regent o.
| a member of the board of directors. hop
| ing that humility might in some way
rescue them from the wrath of an of
| fetal tyrant. Their legislators have but
one duty-to get that appropriation
through. Topeka, on the contrary, has
always been hrutaly independent Of
this stateis highest executive. Instead
| Of cringing before his mighty office ana
begging perpetual pardon. the town ia:
been in the habit Of gathering together
in Hamilton Hall and advising the gov
eTnor how 10 run the state. This mus
stop. Topeka must either get out hei