The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-20
NHO BIT A kANSAN
Should be Sent to Straighten
Out
CUBA'S POSTAL TANGLE.
SuIzer Says Long is Good
Vice Presidential Timber.

assistant postmaster general, to be in
charge of postal affairs in Cuba, is one
of the great honors that have come upon
Kansas in the past year.
The selection Of Dir. Bristow was made
purely on account of his efficiency. 1t is
connected with the administration who
gives more careful or more conscientious
thought to his work than Bristow. He Is
master Of detail, and this is what
makes him strong. He has carried into
the Office Of fourth assistant postmaster
general the same wonderful capacity for
hard and continuous work that made him
q puzzle in the Kansas campaigns Of 1894
and 1856 when in Republican headquar-
tiers he worked more than any two clerks
or officers Of the committee, and the
Game as characterized his tenure in ONCE
as private secretary to Governor Nor
Kill
Bristow was called a narrow man by
many when he was in Kansas. He was
not specially liked. and, strange to say,
largely by newspaper men, one of whom
he was. However this has been in the
past, he certainly is not called narrow
here Since he came here BristoW has
broadened very greatly. His contact with
men Of public worth has made him one
of them. He has broad, liberal ideas of
things, of men and of public policies. He
IS in every way the tit associate of the
men in charge of the administration of
government, with whom he now councils
ald works.
Il 70 no 5Ona IN
Cuba, Strengthening things out. There is
10 one who will perform the duties of
the task committed to him any better
than MIR. Bristow. He understands ali
that is required, and he knows what to
GO. 1t was an admirable selection by the
president, secretary of war and postmas-
ter general, as time will show.
In the first place, the inspection in con-
neetion with the postoffice department
naturally belongs to the fourth assistant.
He has charge of 1t in the departmental
work ngs here. So Mr.. BristOw is thor
oughly familiar with the direction of that
portion of the work in Cuba. Again, he
will have full administrative control of
things in the postal line on the island,
end he has as good head and much execu-
tive ability. he will be able to manage
that admirably.
Mr.. Bristow will remain for several
weeks-possibly months-in Cuba. He will
ferret cut the ills and wrongs and frauds
and do it relentlessly. Then he viii COM
mence to build up the tystem to what it
Should be He will keep a strong hand
rad watchful eye on things until he can
safely trust someone whom he knows can
be trusted. to take permanent charge of
the Cuban posts. Then, and not until
then, win he come home.
Mr.. Bristow took with him his private
secretary Mr.. Conred, a very bright
young man, who has been with him since
the beginning Of this administration and
among the inspectors that he will order
to Cuba is Jack Harrison Of Salina.
Amos ]. Cummings, representative from
New York, who writes a series of short
stories for the Washington Post each
Sunday had this TO say about Mr.. Long
: week ago in regard to the vice presi-
Gency: "A formidable candidate if placed
rightly before the people. is Chester L
Long of Medicine lodge, Kansas. His
name became national through his des-
perate struggles with Jerry Simpson. 1t
was like the contests between Scpio and
Hannibal and Scipio fnNjy won. They
had four bitter contests, Jerry winning
two and Chester two. Long proved him
self a dangerous competitor. His
spe eches have been able and have at
tracted much attention. All things con-
Eidered, Mr.. Long is really the most at
traetive of all the vice presidential can
didates. He has an Intellectual and at
tractive face n fine presence. excellent
executive ability and would make an
Sdeal vice president On returning to the
house for the second time. he said he
&elt like a new edition of an old men,
Der. 4 know something about how things
are run down here he added, but l want
little time TO renew my acquaintance
I and TO make myself feel at home again
With Long on the stump in Kansas. as
the nominee for vice president all the
Irritation caused by the Porto Rican bill
would be allayed. and the Republicans in
that state would stand sohdly behind the
administration"
It should be remembered that Mr. Cum
m.ngs is a Democrat and the Post a
neutral paper. politically.
Z he bill Of Representative Long, to pro-
vide for the sale Of disconnected and
isolated tracts Of the Usage trust and
sd.ninised reserve in southern Kansas.
which passed the house several weeks
ago has ben favorably reported by the
senate committee of public lands and
viii probably be passed soon by that
body.
The postoffioe At Taloga, in Morton
county. has been changed to Pointrocks.
Pensions have been granted, and Mr..
Gong notified. as follows; Richard OdelI.
Mcpherson; Mrs. Mary NJ. Aker. Plains;
Eek Davis. Medicine Lodge; Mary e.
Slith, Burton; Jefferson Huston, Me
dra; David L. StTatton. Rago.
W. II Sears Of Lawrence, formerly pri-
late secretary 70 Senator Harris, has re-
urned from his Cuban trip and will
'bortly go TO Kansas. Sears has a de-
ere 10 run for Lieutenant governor on the
eusion ticket this year. r. II. FAXON.
GOOD MAN TO STRAOOlE With
Friends or GeOrSe p Mcclellan Want