Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The KANSAS
tuition is so well drawn up thai a deadlock
Is an impossibility. the equilibrium Of con-
cOmitant powers is easily maintained, and
the sovereign will of the people has a fair
opportunity OF finding a natural exponent.
Il is through comparisons such as have
been made by Mr.. Gron that We arrive at
a better understanding and appreciation of
the magnificent completeness OF the organic
law framed by the founders of the Ameri-
can republic. Nowhere else in the realm of
civilization is there anything to compare
with it.
EDITORIAL VOTES.
1t will be very humiliating TO General
Miles to come back TO d standing army of
5000 men.
Not a word has been heard from Andree
yet. Possibly he has found the pole and Is
freezing on 10 it.
Japan can hardly expect US TO indorse
a. arbitration treaty with Hawaii until
we see the document.
fish. as reported. those who eat dog up
there must be too lazy to cut bait
According TO scientific authorities, bald
ness is due to germs, ably assisted in
many cases by violent tempered wives.
There are no doubt disappointments at
Klondike, but It is not all disappointment.
The hardships are fully up to expectations.
What are the foreigners making such a
racket for anyway? One would almost sup
pose they imagined that they paid the
tax.
I: will be more pleasant TO see well fed
and prosperous ~workingmen at home than
to see praise Of our tariff policy in foreign
newspapers.
The esteemed Democratic organs seem
to be easing up on Mr.. Hanna. Is this not
recklessly jeopard!zing the foundations of
the government?
Governor Leedy opposes TO stand Loyalty
by Webb McNaG. In the event Webb is
thrust into a federal prison Leedy will go
and sit IN the steps.
Mr.. Bryan should put some extra vigor-
Gus language into his forthcoming address.
An ordinary utterance from him now would
not attract much attention.
People in the vicinity Of Topeka are be-
ing frightened by an enormous snake. Gov
ernor Leedy's decision TO close the joints
doesn't come any too early.
The Republican party may not be re-
spGnsible for good times, but whenever it
takes control somehow prosperity always
plays a return engagement.
The Cuban insurgents seem to be holding
their own very well. but whenever they
need more resolutions OF sympathy they
shouldn't hesitate to speak up.
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The report that Americans in Japan are
being vigorously boycotted by the natives
will be sure to cause a squirmy feeling
among the Japs in this country.
Ex-senator Martin, of Kansas, says it is
impossible to be a Christian without being
a socialist. But perhaps Mr.. Martin has
never given the matter a thorough trial.
President Mckinley seems to be getting
ready to enjoy himself during his second
administration. He is tackling and clean
ing up all the hard problems in his first.
The fact that silver is not participating
in the general revival of prosperity is a
source Of regret, especially to those who
have built their political hopes on that
metal.
The difference between Mr.. wanamsker
and the other calamity howlers is that Mr..
Wanamaker recognizes returning prosper
ity when he sees it, and attributes it to the
right cause.
Instead of e~vacuating Thessaly the in
corrigible Turk is marching on Crete. The
seems to nave the same dread of
ultimatums that the darkey has of red
meated watermelons.
Senator Teller declares that the congress
elections of 1895 will show an over
whelming majority for free coinage. But
1t is believed Mr.. Teller has taken due pre-
cautions against the dangers of overcon-
fdence.
The state and federal authorities, 1t is
SAID, will soon nave A serious clash in
Something Of that sort happened
in the sos, and If we remember rightly IT
was not the federal authorities tia hol-
Tered, "Nuf."
A negro who was being pursued by Geor-
gia lynchers cut his own throat and was
dead when found. The best citizens"
though disappointed. conservatively re-
Trained from getting even by lynching
some of his relatives. Georgia is improv-
Ing.
A Colorado Springs man claims that he
perfected a flying machine that will
fly, and that he would sail down from the
top of Pixies peak If the air were not so
thin. The air about Pixies peak is rather
thin. and so are the claims OF the Colorado
man.
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