The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-03
The Kansas Campaign.

Topeka Journal: Judge Hazen today
granted an order on Auditor Morris com
handing him 10 pay the full amount Of
the salary fixed by state statue 10 G. G.
Clemens, supreme cour- reporter. Aud
itor Morris made ruling that employees
whose salaries were not appropriated n
full by the last legislature should draw
only what was appropriated. The STATE
fixes the salary Of Mr.. Clemens at 8. geo
per snnum. but the legislature appropriat-
ed only 1880 70 pay him. Auditor Nor
ris held that he was entitled TO draw but
$50 month while Mr.. Clemens claimed
the whole 1855 After the order was Is
sued Mr. Clemens drew his voucher for
Sl66 and II was honored and the other
employees affected by the ruling of Aud
itor Morris also drew the full amount Of
their salaries as fixed by the state law.
The attempt Of the legislature 10 avoid
the responsibility OF paying state employees
was purely OF buncombe character I'M
der the pretense Of economy for The pur-
pose OF furnishing campaign material, and
deserved rebuke at the hands Of the courts
much sooner than II got II.
Arkansas city Traveller: ]. Mack Love
got In his work at the Democratic con-
vention last Saturday. When a motion
was made 20 appoint committee 10 con-
fer with similar committee from the
Pop convention then in session. Mr. Love
moved that We proceed 20 nominate
set of candidates and then notify the
Pops what We have done. The motion
carried with a whoop. and then Mack
leaned back in his chair and smiled aud
ibly.
Girard Press: Congressman Ridgefy
said In Tonzka Ia yVeek that tbs P0Dz
would tear 10 pieces the management
OF the financial end OF the war" A party
that made Cleveland administration pos
sible-tan administration that Issued $751;
600, 900 in bonds to pay the running ex-
penses Of the government in time Of pro-
found peace-is not in very good condition
to find fault with President Mckinley
and a Republican congress for raising
money to prosecute a war by means Of
a popular loan, nearly all OF which was
subscribed by the great common people"
Hutchinson News: The executive coun-
Gil has placed an $500 chandelier in the
state house dome. Doubtless this is all
right but just think what a yelp would
have gone up from Mr.. Leedy and Mr..
Stryker if the Republicans had done such
a thing.
Abilene Reflector: The forthcoming 8
per cent United States bonds are now
being bid for by brokers at 104 or over,
and transactions of considerable magni-
tude, for the delivery of the bonds when
issued has been made at this figure. The
issue price having been par, these sales
represent an advance OF per cent even
before the bonds ar in the hands of the
successful small subscribers. The profit
~ 70 h. ts-
as under the Democratic administration.
John w. Breidenthal, whose estimates
last year OF the benefit Kansas secured
from her wheat crop, were regarded as
standard, says Kansas has ten million
bushels more wheat this year than last.
Our people may not get quite as much
money out Of the crop as they did last
year" he said, ''but more wheat money
will stay in Kansas I base my estimate
of crop on informa ton that comes in
from every direction, but my figures
would place the crop at seventy million
bushels. I believe last years crop reach
ed sixty million. The state was credited
with fifty million bushels. When Letter
thought he was master of the wheat sit
uation and the supply was gone. farmers
dug into granaries and brought out 30
10 millions of that, believe. 1t was the
fact that two new banks were chartered
this morning that brought up the discus
sion. One new bank at Ness City has
$4,000 capital. The other, the Bank of
Sylvia, has 5000 capital. New banks
have been chartered almost every day
since the beginning of this month. More
new banks will be started with capital
furnished by farmers than in any previous
year. There are two reasons. Fewer peo-
pie have debts on their farms. more peo-
pie having paid off last year will buy
property and mortgage 1t for part of the
purchase price
Lawrence World: 1t was rally a good
Joke on our Populist friends to have them
pronounce against keeping the Phillip
pine islands. and then have them not
kept. Ut simply takes the wind out of
their sails. If they had known that their
position was on the right side they would
have taken the other side.
, Topeka Capital: In one OF mis- brainy
political speeches in congress Jerry Simp-
son asked in behalf OF the agricultural
people what excuse there could be for in
vesting millions in a navy; they couldn't
plow corn with IT." The Hugoton Hermes
now calls Jerry's attention TO the fact.
however, that it makes a good threshing
machine.
Lawrence Journal: The Democrats are
bowling now that the Republicans are
trying 10 prolong the war in order to
carry the elections this fall. That is a
somewhat startling admission as TO the
confidence the people have In the Republi-
can party, and yet at the same time It
is not at all necessary for the Republi-
cans to have war on hand in order TO
win. The gratitude OF the people OF this
country will keep the Republicans in
power for years to come.
Fred. Vandegrift: A Topeka negro sold
beer and was fined 500 and sent 10 jail
a Topeka deputy, sworn 10 support the
law and the constitution. extorted money
on false papers and was fined 500. The
negro committed an ordinary misde-
meanor. and the blackmailer committed
felony and ought 70 be in the peniten-
tiary. The negro is a niger" ard the
blackmauer Belongs to the Truly Good
that's the difference. Il is a safe guess
that Helm has not paid his fine. Honest
20 make sure. ought 70 trace Il into the
way. not one fine in a thousand IS turned
into the county treasury.
Mickey. OF the Usage City Free Press, Is
sore. very sore on this '%boy coloneI'' bus
iness. heard 50 frequently IN connection
with Bryan's name "A majority Of the