The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
Along the Kansas Nile.

| The average Populist platform in Kan
| sas wobbles Ike a ten-span bridge built
| with single nails.
The average Populist in Kansas is getting
to believe that "aspera'' means crop short
| age in other countries"
After much profound thought IL is under
stood that Mike Sutton has approved SEN
ator Bakers recommendation of a pension
agent at Topeka.
What Kansas needs is honest legislators
Every candidate for the legislature should
adopt for motto: AN honest dollar and
a chance 10 spurn it,"
At lola Bryan carried off $1,000 for a
speech. or a thousand bushels of wheat
One year ago he would have carried away
1000 bUsels OF wheat. The existing gold
standard still exists and we are having
wheat.
In every school house in Kansas this fall
a sign should be painted reading: ANY
campaign orator who cries the words
Why? I ask WHY" loud enough 70 break
the window-panes VIII be fined fifty cents
pane"
Fifteen grand marshals OF the day have
been provided for Topekas festival pa
rade. The large number is provided in
the belief that at least ten of them when
placed in the midst Of a blue SSH VIII
spontaneously combusticate.
II IS pleasant TO learn that 10. Bristow's
office in Washington is the only one In
that city where II Is not necessary 10 get
down and lick the private secretary's toes
in order 20 gain entrance. Bristows Office
IS open to everybody. There are no door
keepers.
Governor Leedy pr!des himself on escap-
ing all the reporters in New York walle
he was there recently. AS matter OF
fact. there IS not city editor in New
York who knows Leedy is governor OF
Kansas. much less 4 reporter This is not
a. all strange. Can you name the COVER
nor Of Montana? Montana is not a. far
away from Kansas as Kansas is from New
York.
In the first readers OF the Populist brand
used in Kansas the little boy and girl viii
run across something Ike this: What is
this? I; IS an elephant Is II not magnifi-
Gently gigantic and preposterousiy con-
s;ructei? Can the elephant gToan? No. /
The elephant cannot groan. He has grown !
700 much.'' This Is abou; as bright "a
some Of those lessons In the Populist first
readers are.
Has there ever been time In the his /
tory Of man" asked Republican yester- I
day. when whea; was worth twice as
much as silver Yes said little man
with spectacles When cried me Re
publican The 1.-THE man pulled on; book /
and said: In Ss7 B c. With qulci: !
movement the Republican seized club and 1
deity struck the little man on the head I
ami drove him three feet into the so,;.
anlvisl soil
The bTazen sky seemed . descend upon /
the earth. Ecking me powdered ground /
with Us molten tongues o. sitting gusts
4 man IN the MIDST az & faitered fel. and.
without a gToan. d.s5-s victim % tie
dro1th l. the minds % The ea=t th!s - a
scene from Prai; county. Kansas Here
Is picture from rea. life In Pat county.
a persoaal from a l5cai paps-. NJ. Green
last Saturday lost a three-hu- 1re5-so..ar
diamond IL lis wheat as.i"
Two Kansas farmers lived s9e by r.ts
Las; iall one xzs free silver. The Other EoiE
standard. The geld standard nan -esuss.
then 70 discuss tie question TIE s!Ive-
HlAu would follow I'm ~ ar ral1 qsss-
t.ons and abuse IN upoa Am. ne gclt
STANDARD farmer would -ot srsTer b.,
went on about RS blsi-ess EsyiaE tsat
he = SAf y n.s;sken, 81: ~ didn't th.uk
hs vas TIE e-se- Jay tne slvs- mar
called On ire MI ns,zhsor ard sal4: r
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20 y0g about TIE Eclt sisn1ar5 7 was
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