Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-04
Pertinent Paragraphs.

Charley Finch in Lawrence Jefcrsonian Gazette
1t has already cost Sir Thomas Upton S7Io,-
ooo to make the effort to Gift the cup" 1t
will cost any man that much if he has the
price, and lifts the cup too often.
Governor Bailey says he is so busy that he
has no time to make dates outside of the state.
But he is dsgracefully idle compared with the
busy spell he will nave when he undertakes to
get the nomination for governor again.
We have the word of great trust magnate
for it that every trust that is we'll managed re-
duces the prices of its commodities. This has
proved true in the case Of the meat trust. 1t is
reducing the price of cattle and hogs right
along.
The dispatches yesterday said that Emperor
William had bought something for half mil
lion dollars that is called Damn mMuehle If
that is the same breed as the army animal, he
can get them over here for a whole lot less
money.
The Curtis fellows have some bigfoeks ready
to heave at the opposition in the First, but
none of them are any more jagged and danger
Gus than the one the opposition has when it
SHES Curtis broken promise to Bailey back in
the Cults camp.
Governor Bailey says he is in doubt as to
judicial appointment down in Wichita. That
is because Cy Leland has no interest in the ap-
pointment. When Cy has any interest in
thing, YOU bet your life Bailey knows what to
do aud never fails to do it, and do it quickly.
For tie land sake! Democrat, an ex-con-
fedeiate soldier, is to be governor OF the Phil
ippines Has Teddy considered what the hun
CRY Republicans who were looking for such
snaps as these are likely to do to him if he
continues to turn them down and give Offices to
Democrats!
For the land sake! The investigation into
alleged frauds in the Indian Territory has de-
veoped the fact that Pete Foley is president
aud Governor Stanley ce-president of those
trusts the government is after. Maybe, though,
Governor Stanley went into it just to see if he
couldn't reform the organization and make it
get good.
Governor Bailey has returned from St. Louis,
where he went to jump the fair management
for Jobs for political strikers. Only little
while ago, Governor Bailey went to Washing
ton to leg for Jobs for machine strikers. If
Governor Bailey was member of the Sioux,
he would be known as "The Round S'omached
Man Who Hunts Jobs for Heeleis."
Senator Harris Is inclined to shy at the Kan
sas goveruorship. He doesn't want to be too
leary until he gets home and looks the field
over. Between Saina and Kansas City, Harris
could get ten votes to-day to Bailey's one, bar
ring Topeka. And in other parts of the state,
he could make Bailey know there was thor
tuphbred horse race on hand
There will be fight over the congressional
nomination in six of the nine counties of the
district next spring. Funston will have Allen
coun y, Allen will have Franklin, and Bower
sock will have Douglas, and no other candi-
date will interfere with those counties. Wyan-
dot,e and Bourbon will both have fights at home
that will keep their home candidates busy, and
Fuuston will make the hardest of his 6gh S in
Linn aud Miami, his old strongholds. Prob
]v the closest fight, as the matter stands now,
will be on Johnson, where Boweisock and len
will have a catch-as. catch can scrap for the
delegation. Mr.. Bowersock claims Douglas,
Linn. Anderson, Miami and Johnson on first
choice, with Bourbon and Wyandotte second.