The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-15
AIono the Kansas Nile.

Tn Commanche county the Populsts get
the third place on the ticket this fall.
Ed. Howe's soul is in revolt over the
naming of every small hotel in Kansas,
1.-THE Palace"
The Santa Fe railroad has already paid
out $685. 900 for that Emporia wreck. so
much for the fast mail.
The Barber County Index, Populist says
boldly: "a legal tender paper money
would be the best, after all"
Leavenworth's reunion is grand sue
cess Everybody knew 1t would be. Leav-
enworth Is a great and good town.
Kansas will never hand anybody. Kan
sas used to threaten to string Jefferson
Davis up on a sour apple tree, but even
that song is forgotten.
Dave Overmeyer says that he is for cap
ital punishment. but he does not think
that any Kansas governor will undertake
to enforce the privilege.
Cy Leland and Tom Anderson are both
at Leavenworth this week, but they are
not drinking out of the same canteen, and
are trying to avoid the same barrel.
1t is remarkable how many intelligent
men make mistakes in voting. This year
YOU must put your mark in the square
70 the right of the candidates name.
The Kansas treasury is empty, but that
is nothing. Governor Leedy will simply
put out paper money. beautifully engraved
fiat paper money, and We will be rich
again.
Emporia is the champion guying town
of Kansas. A poor short grass young man
recently mistook macaroons for ginger
snaps in that town, and he is in danger of
being run out.
The Kansas editorial page IS just now
degenerating into frantic demand to:
Vote for Bill Singles" Vote for Herper
Snikes." Vote for Peter Upskoff." Vote
the ticket straight
Senator Titus of Harper county Is stump
ing Barber county for the Populists al
present, and one of his specialties is the
denunciation of Lewelhng and the last
legislature, of which he was a member
himself
Atchison's corn carnival is more famous
than any other Kansas event Of the year.
The eastern high-grade publications are
Illustrating it. The only time Topeka has
ever got into these publications was
through her hatl-storm.
Bryan is rot such bad fellow. after al.
Il is true he gave fallen man in the
Emporia wreck drink of water. He did
il by making a funnel out OF copy OF
te Daily Eagle, and pouring it into the
fellows mouth. The man, who thought
he was dying, was only slightly stunned
| and is now as sound ever.
The American characteristic OF love OF
money is not new. Over hundred years
| ago Talleyrand of France was in this
country. He asked an old farmer in New
| York: Have you ever been TO Philsdel-
phia?' NO Have you ever seen Cen
| eral Washington NO" do you want
to?" Not particularly. but 1 would Ike
| to go to Philadelphia and see Colonel
| Bingham, that very rich man"
Since the Pepulists secured control OF
| Emporia Il appears to have become the
| Nickedest town in Kansas. In evidence
| OF which is the following item from the
/ Gazette: There are vefy few crap games
! in Emporia al present Poker IS all the
rage. There were about seven places run-
| ming in full blast yesterday. some private
| and some sen,i-pubIe, which were patron
| lied by weil-kzown boys Of respectable
| parents. Some cid professional gamblers
| who have been before tie public n an IN
! favorable light two or three times, Tan :
| couple OF games. II the places are run-
! Ming next Sunday as they were yesterday
Ist OF them viii BE published
Tie most rab.d oPpslIsi n Kansas Is
the editor % the Rice County Eagle. Here
/ Is sample OF his politics he might %
| called an "snti-convs-sst .Sz1e lit h
4 says: The Republican bosses have Matched
| slick scheme ard are WORKING = for al
] il Is worta- They poHEcs or and button
! hole every Pop they car set hold q AID
| after q pleasant conversation brozch Ire
| election. and 10 the PopS surprise admit
1 that ere OF 10, Or Sometimes caree Pops
| VII ss elected. but 10 mSs-. II = usually
| two. but that the res, Of :5e REPUBLICS
4 sscSst viii Dc elected b. q big majority
4 They are ss-e. there l. 70 question about
| i. etc. etc. Their objec, Is very apparent
/ Z you viii think moment They know
! there = 10 Snow for ne Republican ticket
Il the opposition are rot d.v-6ei All q
! thsl- duty, so they se-s-stsnt.y an eo7i1n'
| uaI-y keep a, i Il hopes 70 SET teS Of
| TIE Opposition % admit y o. s1a3Tsrtsrti5
say so Then 4 VII D. rspcT.=l 20 II
| otaer candidates 0- tae Pep t-aset TIA
| -hey are being CT or trades ,o- 20 e.ecsio-
! % The ere tRo c. .knes. zz1 Ter end 1.
/ scconp1<he5-ize d.v-E-o1 started an
they Ell Korx Ike beavers 20 S--sa -
] breach