The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-19
Along the Kansas Nile.

The Kansas boys in the Philippines call
| themselves F. F. F.-Funston's Fierce
| Fighters.
John Seaton Is out In q round-robin all
| by himself, claiming that Cy. Leland
| isn't the whole cheese.
Fred Funston, In a recent interview, ex-
pressed himself emphatically against ex-
pansion and the Filipino war.
There Is some talk that Ingalls, throat
affection is serious. and he may never get
back his normal voice. But his pen Is not
hoarse.
Governor Stanley did not undertake the
Job Of wiping out the Klondike near Leav
enworth until the sheriff had refused TO
do the job.
Ed Little sticks by his first love-Egypt
and the Holy Land. He says that the
Philippines Is very hot, but not as hot
as the Dead Sea in July.
Senator Baker has selected Major Tom
Anderson as statistical agent for Kan
| sas. Anderson will bury, not the Ratchet,
but the hammer, for he was knocking.
John Seaton says he tried to keep aloof
but Leland has nagged him into fighting.
by the way, what has become OF Hes
sin? He seems to be keeping two loofs.
Curtis says he can beat ali corners for
| the nomination for congress In the. First
district. At the moment he says II the
upward gust shakes the feathers In his
| war-bonnet.
Sam Peters Of Newton speaks Of the
time coming when 'the Jackpot and APP
ple-jack trades Of the pigeOn-hole corner
will be inferred with the odoriferous re-
mains Of their selfish originator"
Kansans who have boys In the Philip
pines are MT receiving any letters from
| them. The man Is not held up at San
| Francisco, and the superstition Is that
Otis Is withholding It at Manila
Ed Little says that he has seen more
Of war and has been Of more service than
| Metcalf, who was promoted over him by
Governor Stanley. Little aScribeS his
| treatment to the fact that Stanley IL q
Republican. He doesn't mention the vote
which the regiment Is said 10 have taken
and which resulted in favor Of Metcalf
over Little.
Fred Funston wants the Kansas boys
| mustered out in Kansas, not San Fran
cisco. He says II they are mustered out
| on the coast g. lot Of them will go broke
and never will get home. He thinks the
travel pay provision Is nonsense. being
an Anticipated provision for the war OF
| 1872 when. after a man was mustered
| out. he had to walk home and was allow
ed a days pay 10: every twenty miles TO
| his home.
Curtis and Bailey are In q dreadful tan
gle. There IL said TO be outstanding q
signed agreement and then q supple
mental agreement. q codfcil In which Bal
| ley releases Curtis; and then lastly an
| agreement between II. A. Low and CT.
| Leland IN regard TO the whole matter.
the puTpor Of which no one knows
| What right had Curtis and Bailey 10 sign
| away~the rights Of a Republican couyen-
| ton, two years ago? How long viii the
First district stand an oligartnIc cinch?
The thing which has put John seaton
| on the war-path against Leland Is the
report that when Seaton's name was re-
Gently mentioned to Leland he replied:
"Pshaw. What's the use % mentioning
Geaton? He never spent 5 in his life for
| the Republican party or for anybody ex-
cept himse1." Sezton Is Angered and
| says that Leland gets money for cam
paigns from the national committee and
| then distributes Il with t1e hope that the
politicians will take his distribution as AZ
| act o. personal prodiEality.
Atchison Globe: II - generally believed
| In AtchIsqo that II Captain John EeAton
would quit footing with politics. he couid
do twice as mucl business al his foundry
as he Is now doing. employ twice as many
men. make twlcs as mncb money. and
be twice as useful John Seatoa's real
| friends believe taAt he should quit poll
| tics As business man. he is unusually
successful: the men who urge him 70
engage IN q political career are lot bis
| real friends. Captain seatoc Il now en-
gzged Ia q fight with CT Leland NJ.
Leland viii probably have the bss; Of T..
a. he Is an onice holder. ard gives bis
satire attention 10 politics. Besides. he
IS \ natural poilticisn. while Captain Sea-
ton r. nVt natural politician However.
he = q natural business mzn. and this
II nBch stronger than Leland WAY
sh5uid man v1zo Esxss eznploynent 20
several hundred men. and makes AftY
thousand collars year. care 20 20 20
congressg There are plenty % bun coa-
ETessEnen: there are mighty feE mea Who
caa give employDsnt 20 a great number
q workmen. and make q fortune every
year. Why sSou31 such q nan want %
be In posstscsg ETery man EslOusd esiti-
vats his strong SIDE Captain ssas0a can
never have mSch SUCCESS a. q pclffi-
eiaa. Every Gee Who kaSHs hla. VII say
as @znA