The advocate., 1892-02-17

frequent defalcatiOns and IGtUs poor
Ey administered; be would even pre-
fer saloons anything rather than tina
the people should rule the country
Such is the RepubliCsnism of Kansas
to-day.
The above is all good Republican
testimony as to what was taking plsC'
in Kansas in the political contest o!
1891. This feeble remnant Of politi
cal nondescripts who were active sup
porters Of this coalition Of conserva
tive forces" in our last campaign are
a fine lot to now be bowling them
selves hoarse about fusion Of the Peo.
ple's party.
Now let us look at a little testi.
mony from the Democratic side Of
the combination in the same cam,
paign. The Kansas City Times
speaking Of the contest in the judi
Cial district presided over at that time
by Judge Doster, said in its issue Of
August 16, 1891:
The Democrats Of this judicial district, with
out sdlssenting voice, Sgnihed their willingness
to join with the balance Of the more cOnserva-
tive element In this Latter, which resulted In
the Republicans granting the Democrats the
privilege Of naming the winning man.
After thorough discussion OF the matter
Hon. Luelen Earle Of Mcpherson county, was
de'ignat d as the Democratic standard bearer,
and The Republicans Of Mcpherson county took
the lnitiatOry step and selected Ave S'aunch and
true Republicans as delegates to the anti-sOclal-
lStlc convention, lnstructlng them for Lucien
Earle. The Republicans Of Marion and Chase
counties viii follow their Mcpherson county
brethren, as win the Democrats .0f the three
counties probably by the end Of this week.
The Kansas Democrat, the leading
Democratic paper Of this state spoke
as follows:
Yes, there Is o little fusion going on over the
state, but It Is between Republicans and Demo
Gratis, not between the Democracy and the Pe0-
ples party. IL Is fusion Of conservative, sensi-
bic citizens Of Kansas, who realize that the good
name and credit Of the state are at stake, and
that It would be dark day foi KansanS TO have
the political ermine degraded and men elected
20 the bench who would perVert the law and use
their power arbitrarily against the eastern capl-
tallgts who are losnlng their money In Kansas.
The people In Kansas are honest and pay their
debts. They are not repudlatOrS. KGDSGS
Democrat, August 10, 1891.
The Democratic Sentinel in it's re-
port Of the "non-partisan" convention
in the Eighth judicial district says:
Hon. D. G. Webb, prominent Republican
farmer Of Morris county, presented the name Of
Mr.. Humphrey to the convention, and in an
earnest, well-consldered address, gave we'll
grounded reasons for his preference for Mr..
Humphrey above all men In the district.
The Topeka correspondent Of the
Kansas City Star in his report of the
meeting of the Republican league in
this city furnished the following:
TOPEKA, Kan, August 27.-Republlcan stock
advanced several points In Kansas yesterday.
For gloomy political situation more enthusiasm
was engendered than the most hopeful Republi-
can expected from the league convention. From
ehe Openlug OF the convention until the close NOT
one word was said which could offend Demo,
crat. The most enthusiastic applause given any
utterance Of the day came when President Nil
Ter compllmented the combinations which had
been effected between the Democrats and Re
publcanS In judicial districts Guy
Star.
This testimony, it will be observed,
ante-dstes the election Of 1891, and
tha ofHo;ol voka ~ kho skoko nloaplV,