The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-28
Along the Kansas Nile.

1.-THE way wheat is acting" said the
Populsts, must make silver feel awfully
| cheap
People who have heard both, say that
Cy. Leland can make better speech than
Mark Hanna.
Congressman Jerry Simpson has been
| Topeka Carnival.
If it is left to the fourth-class post
masters in Kansas Joe Bristow will get
| his statue in the national capitol.
The Democrats and Popusts at Leaven-
worth are at logger-heads and the Re-
| publicans and Prohibitionists at lager
| heads.
John Breidenthal says: IT am daily re-
| ceiving letters from Kansas bankers about
paper. that have made them charge off
as bad debts, being paid in full"
In an eastern advertisement the Kansas
City Times announces that II is quoted
more than any other paper in the West
Il is the unanimous opinion of the Times.
There is some serious trouble on over
land office appointment in the Sixth dis
trlct- All the politicians are watching II
and are keeping their eyes on Baker and
Leland
The resubmissionists are thinking Of get
ting up an organization with a single
pledge-that until prohibition Is shelved no
governor shall be allowed 10 serve more
than one term.
Better times are manifested IN many con-
cealed ways For instance, times are so
good that no one has taken the trouble
20 predict an unusually cold winter for
Kansas this year.
This is carnival week in Topeka, and
the fight between the ''wets'' and the
'drys" is on. The Topeka Capital has ia
ken the side of the latter. and says 10 open
saloons will be tolerated.
Wellington is prosperous. but the citi-
Gems are calling on the marshal 10 suppress
the fellows who can show the fun measure
OF their happiness only by firing OF reyol-
vers in the street al night.
In the executive Office OF Topeka all the
governors portraits hang. except that OF
George T. Anthony. He would never fur
nish one. Anthony wanted to be as big
IN the nation as he was in Kansas He
failed and he had it IN for the world
Governor Lee6y * reported 70 have said
on giving the order 10 close all saloons
and keep them closed during the festival
week: by Cd. viii show these Topeka
people what dry town is like during fes-
tivsl week. They can open their festiva!
with the Lords prayer and close II with
the Doxology.'
Ferd NsRdegrift: Governor Leedy has
undertaken TO surround himself with ca
Ps5le and respectable Leedy men. Tbs
latter qualification has been absolutely nee
esssTy. The Leedy stamp mus; be OF ev-
erythlng which emaHa;es from the state
government This desire 70 keep tire Lesdy
idea vel 20 The from. all the tine has
led 20 some strong men being turned down
the state. but who would have divided pub-
lie attention with the governor. This |
quality Was fatal 10 their chzaces for a |
Leedy machine wac what was wanted and |
10 exceptions we're made 20 TIRE rule Gniess 1
il vas believed something WAS 20 b gained 1
thereby. Lswel,.nS and his followers had /
10 De provided for ard barring TIE drag /
they are 10 TIE machine they are harm I
less. B-eiientazl IS an excellent hank con-
missioner and popular with ne people II /
was deemed wise 20 tie his 1z11s. bat \
they have refused 20 remain tied ard /
strong enemy hSs been admitted hy - i
governor himself fhrouga the main too-
>sI cAzmbe-- AROUND B-s.Gsathsl cs1Isrs /
;hs s;ronges: opposition 20 the governor.
and from m, direction Il lke.y % coz.
The future poai.cai trouble o. ths mast vsr-
S.So.x kind