The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-13
The Kansas Campaign.

he Kansas Campaign
e Kansas city Gazette: Leedy believe
o in the state ownership of the state debt
e A good idea as far as 1t goes, but tn
r state debt is so small that it doesn't g
very far.
y Kansas City Gazette: Kansas will ge
about five millions of the 200 millions 0
o government bonds. The Jewell Count,
i Republican thinks this is more than on
r per capiter.'
Kansas City Gazette: Ford county hal
man with a head on him. Nichola!
! | Mayrath, county commissioner out there
5 wants TO keep the Philippines and turr
2 | them over TO the Kansas Pops There
= | are 100 of these islands, and about lie
different kinds of Pops in Kansas alone
| he says. Give each particular kind of a
Pop one island to start their favorite
kind of government, and experimental
stations 10 test their vagaries of fiat mon
ey, unlimited coinage. greenbacks. social
ism, anarchism, communism, loaferism
and all other isms. This would give them
an opportunity then to make practical
demonstration of the beauties of their va
rious plans of government, instead Of sow
ing the problem of life with their mouths. "
| A number Of Kansas papers have been
jumping on Atchison because, in spite of
its LIQUOR revenue, Il is so deeply in debt.
The Globe comments upon this as fol-
lows: 1t is a source of much mystery
to many Kansas editors why Atchison.
with a large canteen revenue, is still in
debt. If the Kansas editors lived in
Atchison they would understand that the
men who started this town issued bonds
for breakfast, dinner and supper, and left
their heirs an Indebtedness which they
have never been able to pay of. Many
of these bonds were issued without ample
consideration, bat were issued in the name
of a people who believe in paying their
debts though the heavens fall, and for
that reason every holder Of Atchison
bonds is getting his interest, has always
gotten it, and the principal is being slowly
| wiped out. And then the Kansas edi-
| tor who lives in q prairie town can not
conceive the expense of running town
where bridges are required on almost ev-
cry street.
| Jewell county Populists ran up against
| snag recently. They were figuring on
nominating DR.. Hawley for representa-
| tive, but on investigation it developed that
| the Doctors sympathies do not run in
| that direction, and he will voc the Repub-
lican ticket this fall. Before making any
moves toward a nomination it is good
scheme to first be sure of the standing of
the proposed nominee.
FL Dorado Republican: Two townships,
Sycamore and Paramount, were not rep
resented at the Pop convention, and three
more Glencoe, Logan and Rock had no
regularly elected delegations, but were
represented by two or three Pops" pres
ent from those townships. "Straws show
which way the wind blows" and these
straws indicate the great enthusiasm
there is for calamity this year.
Ell Dorado Republican: A former Demo-
crat. who Joined the Pops in 1890, and
has been very active in political way
ever since, went into the Democratic eau
Gus yesterday when he announced that
from now on he would be a Democrat;
and that he had attended his last Pop
convention. All the Democrats applauded
him.
The Emporia Gazette calls our atten-
ton to the fact that no one can have
all the good things of this life without
a portion of trouble TO vex and make
ANNOYED. Even Major Hood win his hap
home, has foxtail in the bluegrass on his
lawn.
Atchison Champion: The New York Tri-
bune in an editorial on the presidents
terms Of peace says that they leave US
I'm Gives phrase, amazed at our own
The phrase originated IN
Kansas, and no Gives should be permit
ted to appropriate 1t. Many years ago
when A NJ F. Randolf was attorney gen
eral Of Kansas he made his annual report
and in referring to the looung OF the s
state treasury by Sam Lappin, said in
substance that when Lappln stood ana ,
gazed on the devastation and Aztec ruins
Of Peru. and then thought of the wealth
and affluence of Kansas, me stood
amazed at his own moderation
Kansas City Gazette: Frank Nelson,
nominee for superintendent Of public
schools. is of Swedish descent, but ma {
i've of Illinois. He was born in Andover I
n 1865 He was reared on farm in Iowa.
He graduated from the Iowa State Nor {
nal and in 1892 from the Iowa State Uni /
yersity. In that year he came TO Kansas e
md became dean of the normal depart I
nent Of Bethany College at Lindsborg.
Ie has also been one of the editors of :
he Lindsborg News. Mr.. Nelson is y
-oung man of striking appearance and 4.
me of the most brilliant orators in Kan .
as.
Atchlson Champion: Kansas has to elect
. ongressman-at-large this year. This =
happens because Of the failure of the leg :
stature to redistrict the state properly. -
The candidates are the present incum-
mt. Mr. Botkin, Popuist Democrat and n
usion. and Mr. Bailey of Nemaha. Re- v
ublican The two candidates are jolly, q
God fellows and each will appreciate p
he following capital story incident to a
ngressman-at-large as told by a Wash
ngton newspaper: IS
ION one occasion. remarked the vet h
ran statesman and oldest representative a
! congress. Gahsha A. Grow, congress- Il
lan-at-large from Pennsylvania. during a!
he campaign previous 20 my coming 10
he house the last time, I was riding / 81
long a road through one OF the remoter / y
alleys lying at the foot OF the Blue / 2,
.idge mountains. when I came TO farm I 81
ouse which looked as II 1t might afford OF
luscious drink Of cool water from A
ne well In the yard A tidy looking =.
oman. not especially handsome or OF =,
lperior intelligence. responded to my ap- :.
eal and while I drank the cooling p
-aught she talked to me. -
a." I presume there IS no dearth OF poll
cs IN your neigh borhood a. present?
said at a venture. =
- Yes. my husband and the boys amt - -
lkin' much else these DAYS
g Doesn't i. interest you?
a. M do1., kAa- who pits sIao..5