The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
kANSANS At THE CRIB
10 Number to Make the Ten
derfootin Washington
FEEL PRIDE IN HIS STATE
But Not So With the Seeker
After Place.
FEEL PRIDE IN HIS STATE

Especial Correspondence Of the Eagje.)
Washington, Dec. 4-There is one thirg
which always strikes a Kansas as being
rather peculiar here-the fac: hat no
r.atter what department, bIraau or di-
vision he may enter, having business
there, he is greeted On every hard by
welcomes from "ex-Kaasans or, as they
call themselves, sill Kansa1s. You
SORT of imagine the government could
not run without Kansans; swell up with
pride at this recognition of your state,
bue generally conclude by wondering
how on earth they all get here. But
while it may be a matter of pride with
the novice, it is a red rag to the Kansas
politician. 1t initiates against him in
his every endeavor TO land a constituent
or worker. He is met everywhere by the
remark ''Why, Kansas quota is nearly
filled now, isn't it?" or, What do you
fellows from Kansas want, anyway-the
earth?" For this reason it is extremely
difficult to find places for really deserv-
ing fellows. Of course there is an expla~
nation for it all. Years and years ago,
when Kansas used to give all sorts OF
sky-high Republican majorities, Plumb
and ingalls, got fellows in the depart
ments from every nook and corner of
Kansas. They came here, and while they
don't care a rap now about the state
nine-tenths of them-and never go home
to vote, they will always be highly
pleased at meeting a real Kansan. and
make life a burden for the Kansas dele
cation by importuning its members to
assist them to deserved promotion" 1t
would be interesting to know just how
many sure-enough Kansans there are
here in the service-to get I'D a classifi-
cation which will be accurate and really
show how many fellows there are in
good places who are entitled to be de-
signated as Kansans-and some time, I
think, I shall attempt such a directory.
fancy if I am successful, the Kansas
politicians will rise with one accord and
give me a medal or something, and use
my work as a sort of 'campaign-book'
that is, for the place-seeking campaign.
Speaking of fellows who claim T. be
Kansans reminds me of a story 1 heard
which is a fair sample of the whole
thing There is a certain young man
connected with one of the most impor-
tant bureaus of perhaps the leading de-
partment whose salary is high and
whose office is important He claims TO
be a resident of a certain short-grass
county of the Seventh district. but IN
reality, am told, he was born and rails
ed in Washington and has spent his en-
tire life here.
CONGRESSMAN Miller of the Fourth dis
! trict is about the last Kansan to arrive
| He was detained in Kansas quite late
! and did not get on as soon as he eX-
! pected. Mr. Miller has but one district
! or local measure he will advocate, aside
/ from the usual pension measures. That
| is bill to give Emporia government
! building. He says Emporia has given
site and wants the government to do the
rest.
The rush for the galleries today to see
! congress open was greater than usual
! This was due to the Roberts question
! and the desire to see what occurred. All
| galleries were absolutely jammed.
There is well defined rumor current
| in Kansas political circles here to the
! effect that there will soon be new con-
gressionaI boom on in Kansas. It is that
( of Secretary of State George Clark for
! congress to succeed Colderhead in the
Fifth. Calderhead will be a candidate
for reelection. bat may have to deal
with Clark There is also another story,
/ however. that Clark would not mind be-
| ing congressman-at-large
! r. H. FAXON.
| The person who disturbed the congre-
/ CATION last Sunday by coughing. is re-
ouested to call on Hooking Drug Co., G.
Gehring or Wells Miller. druggists, and
get a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar