The advocate., 1891-07-01
on HOW MUCH VALUE ARE REPUBLI-
CAN ESTIMATES9

which is the mouthpiece Of Samuel
J. Crawford and Joseph X. Hudson,
manifests some recent anger towards
Jerry Simpson, and, as is the wont Of
such self-righteous charlatans, calls
him "the political mountebank," a
''soCkless Socrates" and thus con-
cludes it's diatribes:
After furnishing amusement for the public
from Kansas to Maine and great humiliation for
Kansas we are forced to acknowledge it does
beat -.
Congressman Simpson simply beat
the great Ingalls, striker of the south
west Hon. james Il. Hallowell-
leading him in the hardest fought
canvas that prince Hal'' and his
sympathizing political friends could
make, by 7,422 votes, while two years
prior thereto Congressman Peters
had a plurality Of 1878. In vote
Of some $1,000, Republican loss Of
22,74O in two years, would signify
that Mr.. Simpson could beat badly
anything the decaying Republicans
could put against him. Think of a
Republican Congressional loss in
Sedgwick county Of 3O12; in Sum-
ner Of 1850, in Reno of 2,169; in Nc
Pherson of 2,O59; in Kingman of
1,542; in Rice of /, ,456; in Harper of
l,422; in Pawnee of LOLA; in Harvey
Of TAB; in Barton of $40; in Barber of
555, and so on ad lbitun.
But Senator Edmunds, who has
finally got tired of the waning power
Of the Republicans IN the United
States Senate, which will soon be
below zero-and hence serves as
Senator no more-has thus expressed
himself on the Peoples party:
O, It's q shOrtllved affair; 1t is likely to last
long enough probably to give both parties some
trouble. No O7e can tell what their strength
lAay be at election time. No party can live on
the demands that they are making; they are
bound to be ShOrtllved. In many sections OF
the Union where they have strength their lead
ers are "sOre-head who have made every ef-
fort to get Into office and have failed, and now
they see that their only political future is with
this party. The Idea Of such men as Jerry
Simpson and others being called by the press
statesmen! They can talk more b0sh TO the
square Inch than any men ever heard.
Now let the dispassionate states
man and unprejudiced observer but
notice the following "bosh" from Ed
munds:
The American laborer has house, usually his
own. lie has carpet on the floor instead Of clay
for the bottom Of II. He has glass windows he
has plano, or II not, an accordion or some
musical instrument; he has his books; he has
free schools for his children; he has paper on
his walls; he has fresh meat every day II he
wants it, do not; he has butter, unless Chica-
10 supplies him with something else, but he sup
poses he has butter; he has white bread; he
has place to go to church; he has everything
that the richest man In America can have; and
In general II you take all Of what We call rich
men In America, no is q great deal happier than
they are; he sleeps better at night and he Is o.
well clothed, and his children and his wife are
as well clothed as the richest man In America
He has everything that makes social happiness
and social prosperity, II no only behaves himself
and works inteligently 10 those ends.
A United States Senator, who is q
habitual user Of iDtoxicants, might be