The advocate., 1891-06-24

GOn0 glmmerlng uOWh the rejected past; or
anything else you choose TO callit It's not the
sO-called Peoples party any more. 1t is the Peo-
ple'S party with capital P, and large majority.
The Republicans were in a minority
in thirty-one Of the thirty-three vot-
ing places in the county, and now
these defunct managers import Hon.
j. r. Burton, Of Abilene, for the pur-
pose Of rallying their struggling dele
gates, the committee saying:
His presentation Of party principles, precepts
and patriotism will be worth to you far more
than any personal sacrifice you are likely to be
called on to make. Come!
But Senator Z. B. Murdock, in his
Ell Dorado Republican, in it's last
issue before their county convention,
strikes right and left on his Republi-
can compatriots, remarking that Cap
tain John H. Smith, secretary of the
Republican state central committee,
''had no claim on the governor, on
the party or on anybody else for the
appointment on the state board of
public works" He mentions "old
barnacles:"
Thomas Ryan, sixteen years district attorney,
fourteen years In Congress, is sent TO Mexico as
minister.
John A. Anderson, sixteen years In Office, and
who never was Republican, is sent to Cairo,
Egypt
Judge O. G. Foster. of the United States dis
trict court, has gone to Europe, dangerously III,
and these old barnacles are at this very moment
Schemlng TO put clabber-faced barnacle In his
place.
Then there Is old he-barnacle, Funston whoI Is
setting up the pins to be our next governor; not
mentioning bsrnacle Smith, of Mcpherson, who
Is trying to do the same thing The old party is
gorged with these fellows until 1t has become
thoroughly cOngtlpated, and we propose to keep
on administering castor oil, hot water Injections
ipecac, lODella and tansy tea Till we fetch them
one way or the other. It's got to be did. The
party stomach won't stand such an overload of
barnacle tape worm; 1t makes It's breath smell
and gives tia sIckly debilitating look about the
eyes that Is distressing. Heroic treatment will
save the partys life and that is what we are here
for. Pulls and vermlfuge, pukes and plasters-
anything to start 1t up or down, and relieve the
the grand old party Of this hungry tape worm.
Hence these few lines-past, present and to
cOme-mOre especially to come.
Now does not poor, old, sickly
Murdoch clearly admit in the fore
going that his old party ls sick even
unto death?
But here is an Associated Press
statement of the first Republican
convention in Kansas for 1891:
ELDoRADo, Kan, June 1.-THE first Kansas
Republican convention Of this year convened
yesterday afternoon in Butler county, at Ell Do
RADIO. j. r. Burton, Of bbilene, addressed the
meeting, and, after feeling for the sentiment OF
the convention, launched out for Blaine and was
wildly cheered. Hedeclared that Kansas should
go TO the next national convention as pivotal
state and make her demands accordingly, and
not pledge herself to Harridon. At this the
convention went Wild again.
The platform declares for reciprocity very
strongly, and for the coinage Of American sill
yer only.
The young crowd had the Offices Of the conven-
ton and thecOmmittees, and In nominating
ticket no man who had ever been candidate for
Office was chosen. The following tlckent was
put out: Sheriff, j. w. Middleton, OF Augusta;
register Of deeds. A. NJ. Palmer, Of Leon; clerk,
John Evans. of Chelsea; treasurer, G. G. Page,
Of Murd0ck; surveyor, G. s. Buskirk, OF Latham;
coroner, John LOry, Of Fl Dorado; commissioner,
A. J. HoldeFman, Of El Dorado.