The southern argus., 1891-11-19
RHE BATTLE is ON.
Republicans to the FrOnt-Meeting of the
Executive Committee OF Repub-
lican Clubs at Topeka.

Republicans to the Front-nIeeting Of the
Executive Committee OF Repub-
lican Clubs at Topeka.
Topeka, November 9.-Members of
the executive committee Of the League
Of Republican Clubs began to arrive
early this morning to be in attendance
for the meeting tonight. Prominent
republicans from all parts of the state
are here upon invitation to confer with
the officers Of the league regarding the
continuance of the campaign.
A talk with number of these gen
tlemen revealed the fact that republi-
cans are quite generally in favor OF
keeping up and pushing club organiza-
tion and Of fcirculating good literature.
Secretary Butterfield has received hun
dreds Of letters testifying to the good
accomplished by the one campaign bull
letin issued by the league. Republi-
cans want more OF that kind of matter
and they want it now, when all are
talking politics and when the farmer in
particular has time to read and in
wardly digest. 1t ls believed that cam
paign work should be prosecuted with
renewed and increasing vigor during
the months winter leisure, for that is
the best time to 'lay off, the ground
for the political plowing next year.
Republicans want to be so organized
and educated as to be irresistible in the
presidential contest. Many think that
a personal canvass should be made this
winter; that the folly of their course
should be pointed out good naturedly
to former republicans who voted this
year with the peoples party. The old
greenback and union labor elements
have always been ''off," and it cannot
reasonably be expected to reduce the
number OF those classes, but there are
men without number who can be re-
stored to the faith of republicanism If
they receive the right kind OF talk
upon the head of the result of the late
election.
There is not much room to doubt that
the peoples party will be aided by the
democracy next year. At the last
meeting Of the democratic state COM
mittee a willingness to vote the peo-
pies party ticket straight, If necessary,
in order to throw Kansas out of the re-
publican column, was expressed by
Judge John Martin and other repre-
sentative democrats. The one purpose
Of the two organizations is to defeat the
republican party, and they will be
found working for that in the contest
OF '92.
Republicans realize this, and they
know further that the results OF last
week were not such as to permit them
to view the prospects Of combination
with complacency. They will, there
fore. continue their ante-electlOn activ
ity, and by the opening OF the presi
Dental canvass have removed all doubt
as to the issue from the minds of re
publicans and all hope from those OF the
enemy.
AT a meeting tonight there was
league members and republicans iron
every part Of Kansas, about 200 in mum
Der. A stronger body of men has no
assembled here for many day. Every
feature Of the political situation wa
fully canvassed and it was the unani
nous opinion that the campaign worl
should be kept up wlthou
relaxation or intermisSion. The
campaign just closed demonstrated tina
: the people are ready for instructor
and very much in need of it. Republl
r cans at every cross roads must be s.
+ educated that thoy can mcct and rcfut
the heresies which have prevailed
! Thoy have been without the facts an
h weapons with which to do this, bu
4 speeches in every school house and lii
Y erature carefully distributed will re
move the embarrassment.
The state convention will be Gale
! early, and Kansas will fling out bar
u ner which all the west can follow
I. There will be no more obsequios plat
form- makers at the 'front.' straigh
grained timber will be used, and non
p but honest, able and aggressive reput
le licans will be placed on guard.
y candidates will inspire the contidenc
?, Of the rank and file and be fitted
every way to lead.
II The work Of making Kansas the bar
is ner republican state in 1892 has bee
of sensibly and Systematically begun.