The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-24
Along the Kansas Nile.

When Seaton Is beaten the Atchisor
papers will come out and say II b "a
sad but glorious day for Atchison."
Kansas City Gazette; Wichita will sac
rifice anything for Stanley. Even the
base ball club allowed itself to be defeated
by Abilene.
If France will kindly Join Spain IN this
war she will do much towards healing a
long-running wound in the hearts Of Mr..
John Waller.
The women of the Red Cross at San
Francisco presented each Kansas volun-
teer with a California rose, when the
regiment arrived there.
Patriotism doesn't mix with politics. The
Atchison Populist endorsed the Pop
ulist' senators and representatives for
their efforts to free Cuba
The death of Bellamy, the author OF
Looking Backward, is a reminder of the
fact that that author made thousands of
Populist votes in Kansas.
There will be no joint debates between
Long and Simpson this year. The audien-
ces would demand that Simpson exhibit q
life-size panic on the stage.
Major Harvey, formerly lieutenant
governor, will take his wife TO war with
him. At the next call when Mrs. Diggs
goes she will take Mr.. Diggs with her.
Dewey" explained a man the other
day. THAT man Dewey thorough? Why.
If he were digging a post-hols he would
make It as big at the bottom as at the top.
There Is a frazzled rumor abroad that
the Populists will refuse 10 renominate
Governor Leedy and VIII name David
Martin for the place. Leedy will be re-
nominate
Jim Simpson, chairman Of the state Re
publican central committee. always holds
his wheat over until May. Last fall he
put away 5000 bushels and sold IL the
other day for S1.01 a bushel.
With it's customary and laudabls neu-
trality the Hutchinson street railway sys-
TEN promises to haul all delegates to the
dimly distant auditorium no matter what
their preferences on governor.
Lawrence Journal: OF the 5000 volun-
teers in the Kansas regiment, every one
can write his own name. But Colonel
Fitch is the only man in the crowd who
can write his own name on check
Wichita Eagle.
David Martin IS mentioned as a probable
Popullst nominee for governor. The rail-
roads murdered Martin for chief justice
two years ago, and his election 20 the
governorship would cause a railroad
stampede unknown in all previous Kansas
history.
Jerry Simpson not long ago called our
navy tin ships which were manned
with dudes. Simpson meant T. He Is
d sea-faring man and voiced the sent
mtnts Of the average sailor But tns
convention which nominated Simpson
praised Dewey.
Don't you think u. Lawrence sent some
men % the war whose names are mighty
good things 10 have on ihe bottoms Of
checks. and the amount written u the
body OF them need 70; be small, either.
The short grass people are not the o1iy
millionaiTes il the state thgs year
Lawrence Daily journal. The Wichi's
Eagle refuses 10 believe the declarat oa
OF tha Journal 70 he effect taat u =
anybody's hEht for governor That Is
patriotism OF course ths Eagle tanks
Il IS StRnley's fight and re beg - assure
the friend al Wichita that there Sl-i 5e
10 weeping in ma end of the state j. Il
Is right. Mr. Stanley would os car
didats TO be proud o. There = 10 spot
o. stain on bis character. public o. pr
yzte: Els aoihty e uzc2eEtio1s1- a11 Es
would make q gallant leader for tae Re
publican forces
Dave Lszay. Changes of sentiment are
very rapid L KSEsaS- 4 feE months ag5
the Topeka Capital vas tearing - s=srs
al ire tacaEht CO ire Repu644can parry
taking backward step On fhe prohibition
question Il yesterday mornings pz2ss
there was a column - t0Tiss address, -
thz people Of SHAWNEE county asksssE then
u send Delegation % tae Republican
state convention rs trucset fos rat c1zrn-
plon % TSsZ5r-iisz or. jean Ssstoz q
Atchfsoz Ths day - rot Ear distant za-
rz-ertiy. when re Czpttal VII ASPIRE
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