The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-17
Friendship For Topeka,
In your letter, you say further:

| / nave always TeIJ great prlQo III Lne
capital of Kansas; have always done every
thing in my power TO encourage the building
of the capitol and other public improve
have always thought that it would have
been far better for the state If all the
charitable institutions had been located al
the capital.
In all this believe you. have always re.
garded you as a friend to the city of Tope-
ka, and that as a good citizen you took q
natural pride in the capital of your state,
and felt an ambition to see it built up and
beautifed in such manner as to harmonic
with the intelligence, the morality and man
hood of the people of the state generally.
That you are still actuated by the same in
telligent pride, have no doubt, but you
mar the beauty of the pretty picture you
have drawn by the following sentence in
your letter:
You are we'll aware no doubt that the
people of Topeka have nothing to hope for
from the calamity party by way of any fur
ther appropriations for the completion of
the capitol, judging by the action of the last
legislature. Every republican legislature
has acted very hberally and generously with
your people. You have certainly to look to
the republican party and not to the calamity
party if you get anything further in that di-
rection.
Principles Not for Barter
On behalf of the citizens of the city Of
Topeka generally answer this statement
by saying that our principles and convic-
tons are not for barter and sale in the
manner you suggest. We shall rely upon
the justice and merits of our cause; upon
the intelligence, the integrity and natural
state pride that belong to every true Kan
san, and that appeal to the honest Judgment
of every citizen of the state, whether he be
republican, democrat or peoples party man,
to see to it that the great public interests
and public institutions that are located in
the city of Topeka shall be carried forward
upon the basis of interest, of right, of JUS
tice, of propristy, and that no citizen of To-
peka, republican or democrat, shall be re-
quired to barter away hisintegrity and man
hood for the support of any political party,
in order to obtain the favor of an appropri-
alton for the benefit of public institutions
that have been located here by the common
consent and friendly action Of all the peO-
pie of the state.
However, I do not admit your suggestion
as to the illiberality and ignorance of the
members of the peoples party to be true. I
presume that they will be more cautious,
exercise greater prudence, and, perhaps, be
less liberal toward all public institutions, in
Topeka and elsewhere, than a republican
legislature would be, because they will be
spending their own money. Having pro-
duced it by their own toll and labor, they
will, in all human probability, be more
prudent in the manner and method of its
expenditure. admit that if the republi-
can party should get control of the state
Offices and legislature, it might be more
generous and liberal in its appropriations
generally, because it is quite certain that
those who are intrusted with the appropria-
tion of other peoples money are, as rule,
less careful about the manner of its distribu-
ton than if it were their own. In addition
to this, am inclined to the opinion that a
republican legislature and republican state
government would also be more lavish in
their expenditures in order to more effectu-
ally maintain the rings and cliques that have
grown up and been fostered by the republi-
can party for years and years, and who now
dominate and control the actions and poll
cies of that party; and for this reason /
think it will be prudent and entirely safe to
intrust the administration Of public affairs,
at least for while, to your calamity howl
ers," if for no other reason than that "a
new broom will sweep clean"
Personal COurtesies.
You next saw in your letter: