Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
For Congressman of the Sixth District,
A. H. ELLIS.
For Judge of the 23rd Judicial District
LEE MONROE.

LEE MONROE
The state central committee of the
republican party seems to have made q
mistake, from which they have happily
receded, in the selection of the Topeka
Breeze as the official organ of the party
during the campaign. 1t is understood
that the Breeze is a Crane paper. At
best Crane is job printer, and good
one, but when compared with sc vices
rendered and loyalty to the cause of re-
publicanism the Breeze is certainly not
entitled to the same standing as the
Topeka Capital, Major Hudson's paper
While Hudson has made a good many
enemies, it is true, yet he has fought
long, faithfully and hard for republican
principles through good as we'll as
through evil report. Logically the
committee was In duty bound to respect
the wishes of the Capital for its services
rendered. Party feaity demanded this
of the committee. There is no SAVIOR of
party lash in this matter bu. simple
justice to man who has been true and
earnest in behalf of Metropolitan party
When an administration changes it is
custom and is now expected that APP
pointive offices having valuable emolu-
ments shall be given to the faithful ex-
ponents of the successful party. Under
the present regime posloffices and land
offices are manned by democrats. AS
parties exist now custom has made this
right and proper. On the same p~inci-
pie the republican central committee
was in duty bound to give the larger
show OF the campaign work to II udson' s
paper and the only wonder is that the
committee had auv other paper in view.
The populists are accusing the re-
publicans of receding from their posi-
ton in the legislative dispute because
some of the men who were prominent
in that struggle were not given places on
that ticket. Let us see about that. w.
A. Johnson, who is one of the Judges
that decided that the Douglas house was
the legal one, was renominated by ac-
clamation. James A. Troutman, re-
publican nominee for lieutenant COVER
nor, was member of the Douglas and
legal house and was fighter for it from
start to finish. o. L. Anterior, the re-
publican's candidate for state treasurer,
was also an uncompromising, unflinch-
ing member of the Douglas house. On
the other hand, Secretary Osborn who
precipitated the legislative war was
turned down by the populists. He as
pired to be congressman from this dis
trict but the pops repudiated him for
old man Baker. That lost, he tried to
hold fast to his present position, that of
secretary of state, but he was without
material support. Percy Daniels, who
presided over the populist senate, was
also fred from his lofty perch. No,
gentlemen, the republicans have not
taken water on the legislative issue by
either repudiating men who we're prom
inent in that struggle or by refusing to
conduct their campaign on the legisla-
tive issue.
Evidences are multiplying to show
the perfidy and duplicity of the poputists
during the strike of the coal miners in
southeastern Kansas last summer. On
the one hand letters were sent out bv
the populists assuring the strikers that
the party was with them and urging
them to hold out until the operators
were forced to terms. On the other
hand the mines at the penitentiarv were
run night and day with increased forces
and the price put up and the extra pro-
ceeds reported TO be pocketed by the
populist managers of the mines The
strike made better demand and bet
ter price for coal and as long as the pop
ulists were being profted thereby it was
money in their pockets to urge the men
to contidue the strike. Murder will out.
and when party tries to keep men out
of work that its leaders may make Pc
cuniary gains therefrom it is time to
quit it. 1t is estimated that several
thousand dollars went into the Golfers of
a few populist leaders who assured the
strikers of their sympathy while their
wallets We're being filed with i'll gotten
gains because of the continuation of the
strike.
p. A. Troutfetter, the handsome and
bachelor editor Of the Colby Tribune, is
spending his summer vacation in New
Mexico and other southwestern states.
From the above we would infer that the
editor will receive many congratulations
when he returns home.
1t is estimated that the late strike
cost over eighty million dollars. A
greater part OF this loss was to work
men.
-Guffey and Galley are sinking a well
at Fredonia to ascertain whether oil or
gas can be found there.