The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-20
Kansans In Politics

Troy Chief: 1t has been almost a week
now since Morton Albaugh, state bank
commissioner, made the statements that
there have been but three bank failures
In Kansas in the last three years, and
that the go banks have resources amount
Ing to 1870 million dollars, and Tom Kelly
md his organ, the Topeka Herald, have
hot yet discredited the figures.
Marion Record: Our esteemed friend
and neighbor, Hon. ]. G. Johnson, of Pea
body, gave out lengthy interview, a
few days ago, favoring Mr.. Hearst, of
San Francisco, Chicago and New York,
for President Mr.. johnson has a national
reputation and has been away up in
Democratic circles. His announcement is
significant, and probahiy voices the trend
Of western Democratic sentiment, at least.
Atchison Globe: Suggested as a form Of
writing patent medicine testimonial: Il
was almost as dismal as Charley Finch,
of the Lawrence Gazette. Nothing suited
me "A friend finally recommended your
tablets and In two weeks, / did not
protest when Santa Claus was mentioned
d
: could be elected without causing me to
think. him a boodler. and now, three
months after taking your medicine, be-
lieve / could see a federal judge appoint
I'd without calling him a poker player"
Clay Center Times: From general ap-
pearances, inside and outside information.
special activities along certain lines, it
hu over the state, then on a day certain
20 be agreed on, representatives of these
clubs are to go to Marion and force the
Old man to announce his intentions. 1t
Will be shoot or give up the gun.
Lawrence World: 1t would be a great
pity to have Senator Harris fail TO land
a place on the Panama canal commits
sion. Harris is one of the strong men of
the country. a good engineer and should
have the place. Roosevelt has on several
instances put fitness ahead of politics and
here is chance TO do so again.
Newton Journal: An enthusiastic ma
chine Republican exchange says the an
lis are confined principally TO Topeka.
We'll. If Chief McCollum and the papers
Of that babby baby town are correct,
the state capital is a great place for
them; they raise antics there.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: Aspiring con-
stituents of Congressman Victor Murdoch
will be glad TO know that he has been as
signed 10 the committee on postofiices.
Congressman Jesse Overstreet. who once
lived in Medicine Lodge, is chairman of
this committee.
Burns Citizen: Wonder II the people
or Butler county don't often get very
tired of the everlasting wrangle and
,angle of a number of the newspapers in
the county. Murdoch. Sheldon and Sat
tethwaite are at il every week. and it,
always the same thing over and over.
and all it amounts 20 is a personal row.
Kinsley Mercury: 1t would be as bad
Yor Mr.. Hoch TO be elected as to be beat
With the party so divided. he can accom-
plish nothing and the prize that he wins
win be ar apple OF Sodom- We are tired
bf civil war. tired OF weapons that shoot
from the breach and not the nuEzle, tired
ot anitnunfIlon th3t eAfno1eS IN our ranks.
We are tired Of prescriptions and repriS-
ais, tired of Bolo men and awful tired OF
hell-raisers under any name or banner.
Elsmore Enterprise: Morton Albangh
Gays the Kansas banks are safe and gives
figures TO prove il. What Mort Albaush
don't know about the politics and banks
Of Kansas, wouldn't make a very big
book.
Arkansas City X-Ray: The Republican
bosses in Kansas are having what Uncle
Josh calls .'gol-darnedest. red-hottest
Ecrap you ever seed 1t is machine and
nnti-maohine. or Bailey VS.. Hoch Wen
bet on the machine. Meantime the rank
and fle are patiently waiting TO see which
faction owns them.
kingman Journal: Just when 5ustice
Dostsr and Judge Martin had climbed
out onto the same limb and were telling
now they would Support Cleveland Tor the
Presidency. old Grover uncermoniously
sawed the limb Of and let them drop.