Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31
BURTON FOR CONGRESS-.
Comments Of the Press on His Can
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In our brief experience in matters
political, we have never seen the
announcement of candidate receive
such unanimous endorsement as does
the candidacy Of J. Il. Burton-it is an
ovation.-[ Republic City News.
j. II. Burton made a speech at Lesv-
enworth Thursday night that set the
republican party up there in a blaze.
With the experience a few years in
Washington will give him, Burton will
be one Of the best orators the country
has produced in the latter part of the
century. Lawrence Journal.
The township assessors of Jewell
county have agreed to assess all the
property of that county at its full cash
value. The same trouble will come up
in that county that has been noticed IN
Dickinson and other counties. The
railroads, which are assessed only
one-lilth their value by the state
board Of railway assessors, are released
from The payment of their taxes in
these counties prOportionately, while
the people Of the counties have to
make up the unpaid balance. kansas
City journal
The Washington Register has great
confidence in the ability of Mr., Burton
to defeat John Davis for congress In
this district in the coming campaign,
which seems to he the general feeling
throughout the district. Many who
have not heretofore been special
admirers of Mr.. Burton and who have
not been classed with his political
friends, believe that his nomination by
the republican convention is in the
natural order of things, that the drift
of circumstances has made him the
proper man to demonstrate to the
people of this district in the coming
campaign the evil tendencies OF alliance
legislation and alliance agitation and
to point out 20 the people clearly and
clncisely the advantage Of republican
ism. lSalina Republican.
There will be only two candidates
Tor congress in the Fifth district in the
coming campaign, and John Davis
will be one Of them. The other will be
the nominee Of the republican party
and it appears now as If j. Il Burton
will be the man. In eight Letweer
Davis and Button there eau be- but one
outcome, and Davis will again bC
relegated to that obscurity from which
he was temporarily thrown up by the
emetic of fraud and unreason admins
tered by the medicine men OF the
calamity howlers. Burton is without 9
peer in the forum of this state as al
orator and debater, and If he is made
the STANDARD bearer Of the republican
party IN this district he will lead 1t tC
victory by something like the old time
republican majority. - Washington
Register.
1t was Burton who urged the repub
leans to meet the sophistries of the
peoples party with facts, with reason
and with honesty. It was Burton that
stepped to the front to meet the
bombastic darings of Senator PETER fol
some republican gladiator TO meet him
in joint discussion. And 1t was Bur
ton that proved to be the Waterloo OF
his campaign. More votes wer,
changed by this brilliant man to tn,
republican ticket last fall than by any
any other four agencies combined. II,
makes enemies of no one in his
his speeches save 1t be the leaders ri
the party who alone have protired by
The upheaval occasioned by the alliance
Personally, Mr., Burton m Ikes friends
of all those who know him, except
those whose deeds or character meri
his disapproyal, then his tongue II
a two.edged sword and absolutely mer
CHESS. But his speech Is always withlT
the grounds of polished good breeding
and learned manners. His friendship
is alike to the poor and rich, he nevel
forgets friend nor forsakes him in an
emergency. This trait Of character II
exactly what brings him to such lus'
tr0us prominence now. When Other'
were wavering in their fidelity to tn,
party, when the day seemed dark and
the future was cloudy and barren OF
promise, it was then that Mr.. Burton
marshaled all his ability, his time and
money to pull the republican party ou'
of the "Slough of Despond" into which
it had fallen. To borrow the expression
of another scarce more eloquent than
our subject, Like "a plumed knight he
marched To the rescue Of Kansas aud
cast his lance full and fair into the
face of her defamers." That's the
mai who will be nominated by accla'
nation at Abilene on June 2lst and he
will be elected too Republic City
News.
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