The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
The Kansas Campaign.

The Kansas Campaign.
Lawrence Journal: After all. the En-
| glish language is a mighty poor kind of
an old thing. Now there isn't word
in ii that will come anywhere near ex-
pressing the feelings OF Jerry Simpson
when he remembers that he said we had
no use for a navy, and gave as reason
for voting against the war that the meas
ure didn't recognize Cuban independence.
San Francisco Chronicle: Lieutenant
Colonel Little, of the Kansas regiment,
10 examine into whose physical condition
boad of medical survey has been asked
by the colonel and chief surgeon OF his
regiment, said yesterday that he had
been informed by Brigadier General King
that on account Of his obvious good health
the matter would be dropped and no board
appointed. Little said that while ne had
been sick. he was now a we'll man. He
has announced that he will fight any at
tempt TO get him out of the service
Referring TO Little's case yesterday. one
of the staff officers Of the regiment said:
Little should resign on the ground of
illness and save himself the humiliation
which will be his when 1t is publicly
known that his superior officers in the
regiment, brigade and division desire his
retirement, and when General Kings in
dorsement on the request for a retiring
board is made known IN full"
That Little Is incompetent Is openly
stated in the regiment. II has been talked
of openly for weeks, and now comes an
official comment Of the same sort. The
report of Major Rafter is Endorsed by
Brigadier General King 10 the effect that
Little is incompetent. and the regiment
made more progress in three days under
Colonel Funston than in three weeks I'M
der Little"
Kansas City Journal: At FL Dorado re-
Gently the Republican county convention
was run after the good old patriotic fash
ion which marked the years just following
the civil war. The women of the town
turned out and decorated the hall with
flags and streamers. About the stage were
hung pictures of Dewey, Hobson. VAIN
wright, Shafter, Sampson. and other of
our heroes. The band played battle pieces
and the delegates sang "Amelca." Ev-
eybody arose and saluted the picture of
President Mckinley with a cheer. The
ticket was nominated amidst great enthu-
siasm and no one had any sore spots
when the affair was over. This is the
information conveyed to US in a letter
from a Butler county man who closes his
epistle as follows: Governor Leedy Will
find that there is nothing dilly-dally about
the way old Butler rolls up an indorse-
ment for our noble president"
Atchison Globe: A silly story is being
told on Governor Leedy that indicates
a weak head instead of kind heart.
S. p. Pullan was "a year ago sent 10 the
penitentiary for eight years for entering
a womans house at Erie binding her
hand and foot. and robbing her of her
Last week Pullan.s 9-year-oid
daughter wrote TO Governor Leedy saying
that she loved her papa, and would he
please liberate her poor papa. The gov
ernor granted the appeal. His sympa-
thetic" heart would permit of no other
course. How about sympathy for the wo-
man who was robbed? This Glove for
papa" sentimentality is often manufac-
tured. 1t is very likely that the child |
never wrote the letter at all.
Lawrence Journal: The Republican pa
pers are bowling because they allege that
the state administration paid $500 for
help for Attorney General Boyle. That !
was only on part of one job. The state |
has paid almost So. 200 in hard gold stand |
ard cash for help for Mr.. Boyle in the |
year and half he has been in office, I
or at the rate of about 5000 a year. 1t /
has every cent gone to Pop attorneys, |
such as Dave Martin Ed. Little and other /
hangers-on.
Lawrence Journal: It is not likely that |
Kansas Will have a constitutional con-
vention In the near future. The Pop plat
form declares for one, and the Republican |
plotform does not. IT, by any miracle, !
the Pops should win, we are certain 10
have no convention. for the Pops never
10 what they declare for in their >plat-
forms. If the Republicans are successful, |
as they will be. they will not call a con-
stitutional convention. because the initl-
alive was taken by the Pops.
Topeka Mail and Breeze: The average
annual earnings Of laboring men in Kan
sas amount 10 $4,000, and the average cost
# living is s40S27, so that the laborers
n this state are able TO save, every year
l little more than $50. according to the
'eport of Labor Commissioner johnson,
which has just been made public The
gratifying feature Of this report is not !
he amount Of wages received but the /
act that working men are able to put
lside, as a reserve fund almost 20 per
,ent Of their annual earnings 10 provide
or their old age, or TO support them /
selves in case they are thrown out Of en-
'loymert or are incapacitated for work,
" accident or sickness In state like
Kansas, where nearly all food products
ire plentiful and cheap, a laboring men
an live fairly we'll on s40S a year It
s. OF course, to be regretted that there !
5 not a larger margin than 800 between
he annual earnings and the cost of living.
Dut it is safe to say that there IS not a
COUNTRY in the world. outside Of the Uni
ed States. where laboring men are able
o save that much out of their annual
arnings.
Mall and Breeze: Ex-County Attorney
=. d. Matthews Of Linn county. one OF
he best known PopulIst politicians in
outheastern Kansas has left the Popu-
81 party. and In a letter 70 the Linn Couu-
y Republic scores popuIism.
The Republican convention OF Chau-
auqua county last week adopted the fol-
owing; We deHounce the present state /
administration as weak. unbusiness- /
xtavagant and unpatriotic. and call at
ention 70 the fact that every promise
made by the Populist state platform Of
s96 has been utterly disregarded by that ,
aTty; out Of the eight distinct planks !
I that platform seven of them were voted I
own after free discussion by a PopuIlst (
aglslature. and one that managed 10 run 7
he gauntlet and become a law. g. G.
Taxation q Judgments two state courts
ave since declared 20 De Unconstitutional
nd The Panu.lst atta-rer Eareral So