The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-19
WILL GO SLOWLY
TOPEKA CAPITAL NOT TOO AGGRES-
sIVBLY FOR BURTON.

VOPEk 4 UAPlEAL NUE IUU AGGRES-
sIVBLY FOB BURTON.
1t is Said His Friends Think tn at 1t will b,
BETTER for the Young Senatorial Aspir-
ant If the Capital Takes Things Easily
and Does Not Press His Claims Too Ag-
gressively-Ihe Farewell Joe Hudson
Wrote to His Subscribers-He Says His
Toll has Been Recommendation
Points Made.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 1s.-(Special')-
Tomorrow morning the Topeka Capital
comes olIt under a new management.
Sunday morning Joe Hudson retired,
his formal adieu being taken in fare
well editorial which is given further
along in this dispatch.
1.-THE king ds dead; long live the king, >"
Is sonethfng Of the sentiment over the
change although Joe Hudson was not
the foremost dominating factor Of Kan
.sas politics, nor will the men vino sue
coed him on the Capital be that But
the feeling is THAT although no change
in the policy of the Capital is announc-
ed. that announcement viii not hold
good and that the policy Of the paper
will change in many ways.
The Mulvanes are now in charge OF 1T,
the nephew Of the Banker Mulvane,
namely Dave Mulvane having been
placed in charge Of the paper. Dave
Mulvane with the other Mulvanes is
- PfIr i7fa TTT16t r
ed States senate, still TT is not generally
anticipated that the Capital will be
made an openly aggressive Burton or
gan
The politicians are afraid OF the Popu-
list cry that THE Capital is being run by
bankers and that the voter may regard
the paper as an official national bank
paper rather than a Republican organ.
OF course these politicians who are
afraid Of this contingency are the
friends of J. r. Burton and are anxious
to see him In the United States senate.
So THE chances are that the Capital will
not make an aggressive campaign for
Burton. But at the same time it will
not do what 1T might have done under
Joe Hudson, and that is, support some
other man than Burton. The Capital
VIII probably edftorially handle the
Burton boom with great care, avoiding
any aggressive movement THAT might
array the anlti-bank sentiment in Kan
sas against TT
joe Hudson, one of the best writers
the state ever had and always enter
tainfng. said Sunday in his farewell:
with tlhfs issue of the Daily Capital
my edTtorship, control and all right,
title and interest in the paper, which
/ established in 1879. cease.
1t was my ambition to build I'D in
Kansas a clean. strong, reliable metro
politan baily which would be represen-
taitfve Of the best progressive thought
Of Kansas. outspoken and aggressive
I'm its Republican politics, an advocate
of Kansas interests. and always the
stalwaItt friend of the people of the
static with whom I have been associated
for more than thirty years. To this end
] have contributed the unTemunerated
labor OF many years, believing that ul-
tiiISate SUCCESS would justify every eff
fort and every sacrifice. The continued
depression in business for the past five
years and the destruction in realty val
ueS have made the burden of increas-
ing Indebtedness too heavy. ] have no
apologies to offer as 1 have done the
best l could under the circumstances
and ] have no complaints to make as
ton. 1t may be a source of some graft
ficatfon to the many friends of the Cap
sral tfflalt are to be found in every county
of the state, to know that the paper is
stronger in it's business and circula-
ton today than at any pryious time in
hts HISTORY. i hope / may be pardoned
for saying at this time that the Daily
Capital, since the day of its birth, has
never received one dollar for political
support, from United States senator
down to justice of the peace. The men
and principles dt has advocated have
been supported from conscientious and
honorable motives.
HON John r. Mulvane, president of
the Bank of Topeka, owning the inldebt-
edness Of THE paper, and having become
the purchaser of the mortgages, has
been placed in possession of the proper
ty of the Topeka Capital company and
the paper will hereafter be issued under
his direction 1t is d source Of pleasure
DO me Ito be able to say to my friends
that the general policy of the paper will
not be changed. The new manage
ment has my hearty cooperation and
good viii and with ample means behind
1T, will give to THE paper as the leading
Republican journal of this state in
creased force and power and l earn
cSlI9 dSh lily 1F1tnuS anu IBdIIpnS OF
many years. to extend the same sup
port and friendship which have been a
source of pride 10 me, to the new man
algement OF THE paper.
While the circumstance which have
made my retirement from the Capital
necessary have been beyond my con-
troll, and while feeling deeply the loss
of the paper, ! assure my friends that
my best services viii at all times be ait
the command of the state. and the peo-
pie whom have loved and honored and
tried TO serve for more than a third of
a century. J. X. Hudson"
FOR THE GOOD OF THE WEST.