The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
Along the Kansas Nile.

Bank Commissioner Briedenthal predict:
that hereafter In Kansas bank failures vii
be almost impossible.
Kansas has increased $1,000 people in the
last year. Were the people Republicans
or Populists who came in?
Kansas will not get all the attention
this year if she does go Republican. Ne
braska will go Republican and will be the
elephant in the parade.
The Republicans are also jolting the
Populists with the fact that the circulat-
ing medium of the country has increased
4 per cent already under Mckinley.
There is no joking about the story that
Briedenthal will be read out Of the Pop
ulist party. The Populist leaders are dis
gusted with Briedenthals optimism.
Charles Scott of lola also might offer a
reward OF $50 to any Populist paper In
Kansas which will reprint this year its
last years defense of Millionaire Arthur
SewaIl.
The Populist papers in Kansas are afraid
to make complaints on freight rates any
more. Their subscribers write in and ask
why didn't the Populist legislature rec
tify that?
ulists this year. After voting for Popul.sts
last year the railroad men had to send
delegations to Topeka 10 keep the Popul.st
legislature from crucifying them.
Socialism will not prosper in Kansas.
Socialism includes a division of farms
among the general public and the Kansas
Populist farmer in due time viii double up
his fist and knock socialism cross-eyed.
Despicable as pride is charged with be-
ing there is something admirable about
II after all An Atch:son woman who was
struck over the head By beer bottle in
the hand OF her husband, claims it was a
champagne bottle.
Somebody baited a hook with the gov
ernorship and let II down 10 Charley Cur
It's, who took one look al Il and scooted for
the deep shadow of q log. Il is getting 10
be understood that the man VINO monkeys
with the governorship IS dead duck.
It is at last breaking in or the people
OF Kansas what a bank wants is lis money
back with interest. not the thing which
has been given for security. And n the
next four years the Kansas banks VIII
get their money back. because things VII
advance IN price and the mortgage VIII
not be allowed 10 take IL.
State Senator L. P King OF CONVEY conn
iy, one OF the most infuen;ta! PopuAsts
OF the state. says t5at Governor Lsedy
promised him last winter that he would
appoint Christian gentlemen On me police
boards in the large cities. The senator =
inclined 10 believe that Les6y ID not
carry out his promise. owing 70 TIE ex-
istence or 50 many joints n those cities.
King also eatertsins different views from
the governor about me police being Al Il
s:rurlent 20 prevent Republican frauds a
elections He saws that Il the Republican
can use the police when they have con
ia! OF them, the Pops car do Ire sane.
\ strange story is n circulation a. To-
peka- l. i 70 the effect that State Treas
urer Healebowe- went % three Topeka
hanks sud borrowed x-Oe.5s Viii Ea:ch
% pay state warrants presented a. Is
Office lie 5 20 pay Interest AZ the rate
Of per cent Der aznana CIT q as OWE
poke. and ne sss mace iais sacrifcs g
preserve TIE reputation q the PoP-s.is;
party. vhica was Beng asSaslsd tS- ezoSsy
ing the state treasury and .oEci1s STATE
warrants &C De azwks5 Secut TIE streets
He = quoted as saying. 50 lo-g as !
an state treasurer re credit C Ez-sss
shall not be discrez.Ie5- bit al t5roEE1
w.;h running fo- the o.tic- zaG sssl 70;
be c candidate so- rs-ssecsioz- TIE 70
yska Cap.tal reports M. Hs..sS0Vs- a.
tzsnr very -rrcz cp7oset 20 Sosctsl ses-
sson q The legislature. CT me gro1ze thz
there W.Z ss 70 znoaEy 10 Pay re s1pe-ss
ard because there Is 20 ns=1 .. T. 2zy
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