The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-03-03
Along the Kansas Nile.

Johnson. the new labor commissioner ap-
pointed by Governor Leedy is a gold stand
ard man.
| There is only one more dangerous bill
before the Kansas legislature-the bill tax
| ing insurance companies.
John ]. ingalls,, in a skit published IN
the New York Journal says ''The trusts
| must go. 1t is written"
The talk OF Governor Leedy refusing to
sign the Harris railroad bill is at best mis-
taken. Leedy will have TO do 1t.
Will White in a recent letter, speaks OF
the town of Gethsemine. Can he point IL
out on the map-that is. the town?
The Kansas legislature. as slap at the
Democrats. has refused to remove the po-
litical disabilities of Confederate SOL
d:ers.
The present nepotic list at Topeka num-
bers ninety-three and the end IS not yet
The relatives Of Populism will be its
death.
The latest town fight at Topeka is tha;
between Wellington and Clay Center for an
insane asylum. If either gets At, il viii be
Clay Center.
The thieves of Newton stop al nothing.
A musician left his violin in a church
there the other night and the next morning
it was gone.
The powers given TO the railroad commits
sion in the Harris bill were made al the
suggestion of Joe Richards the attorney
for the Missouri Pacific system.
The deed Of trust law, which appears TO
be a very good thing. will not pass the
present legislature. Hundreds OF Popul;sts
have requested its passage in petition.
appointed assistant labor commissioner.
This IS the only thing Butler county has
received from the present sdministra-
ton.
The New York Evening Post. an Old
enemy Of Kansas Populisn announces with
satisfaction that the whole work OF the
present legislature has been negative and
safe.
LewelliDg explains his vote 20 indefinitely
postpone the bill abolishlns the Metropoii-
tan police commission by saying that Lee
dy requested Il. and he proposes 20 stand
in with the admins ira ton.
The feeling OF the Kansas Populist is
succinctly that II the railroads can handle
a legislature composed of hundreds they
viii have no trouble with a railroad COM
mission composed of three men.
Attorney General Boyle believes that the
defeat of the maximum freight rate pro-
vision means the disintegrstioH Of the
Popnllst party. II inat is true and IL .s
not Il also means the upbuuGlnz =; the
Democratic party IN Kansas
Jerry Simpson has gone crazy. He fan
c.es that every man ST his district VII Re
4 candidate against hln FOR congress next
fsu Every tine a Popuiist r. his district
becomes prominent Jerry says There's
another man after my scsip
II speaking OF The BIZ in the Kansas
le yslztgTe 70 prevent con1uctcrs fF0za
flirting with female passengers q ksosss
railroad man says thzt conductors. a. q
rule never visit with vo11zs passenger
unless sol.ci,ed. and n ihzt case ihe con-
Guctor "a usually asked 10 Estea-is some
.slc of destilut,on-
TIE Last thing PeHsr. as senator. diI
was % Introduce ar susudnsnt forcing the (
supreme court n deci1inE constitutional !
question 70 submit 3ls opinion % congress I
fer approval o. hrsl disSSproV5L Tnis .
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a lzS passed making his legislature par I.
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