The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
THE FIRE BURNS HIGH
More Fuel Cast on the Flames of
Dissension
STARTED BY MORRILLS APPOINTMENTS

The Abilene Reflector Turns Against
the Governor on Hearing OF the APP
pOintment OF a. G. Merritt Grain
Inspector.
i. Under the head of sAnother Appoint
ment Blunder," the Abilene Reflector,
staIwart Republican, publishes the fol-
lowing EDITORIAL:
Topeka. April 4;-Governor Morrill, I'll this
grain Inspector, the Office for which D. W.
Nail of Abilene was a prominent candidate.
The Reflector is sincerely sorry to pub
lIsh the above telegram. Il is sorry, not
only because of the injustice to Mr. NALL
and the slight to Abilene and Dickinson
county, but because Governor Morrill,
has added another blunder to the list of
bad appointments which is saddling the
Republican party of Kansas with bur-
den greater than it can bear.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Merritt had no
home endorsements, that he has no party
influence, that his chief strength lay in
some Kansas City endorsements and that
Cy Leland wanted him, that he Joined
the Republican party but a short time
ago and for office only. Yet Governor
Morrill, ignores in his interest the unan-
imous home endorsements of MIR. N all,
life time of distinguished service for
the party, competency for the position
acknowledged and endorsed by all the
leading grain men of the state, aud the
personal request of the party'5 leaders
Cy Leland excepted.
When Morrill, was elected governor it
was as a protest against bosslsm. The
Reflector along with thousands Of earnest
Republicans hoped that in Morrill, would
be found a level headed governor. a man
who would use Intelligence and good
! ind in OF "
would do something to purify politics
and strengthen Republicanism-
| Disappointment after disappointment
has come to a vast portion of the party
and hundreds of the best men of
the party are cursing the admin
| istration and declaring that the
| governors office is the seat of political
! jobbery. Only last week he appointed
to the Office of state accountant a for
eigner who intended returning to Eng
land but who on being given job was
naturalized March %, 1895, and will stay
with US to draw the salary that should go
to some competent Kansan (and there are
! thousands of them) who has helped build
up the state.
Here is what the Wamego Times Re-
publican says of a. G. Merritt, his latest
blunder:
The unsavory reputation of A. c. Merritt. a
WOll W llO ID SilGcP
| too well known here at h me- People do not
care TO talk about it and are saying little-but
they are doing much thinking. He jmed"
| church to secure standing" He came into the
! Republican party to get office. Governor Nor
! rill Will have bigger contract on his hanlS to
| keep Pottawatomie county in line for a seco d
! term than he had last year in securing the dele
! cation. if he appoints A G. Merritt grain in
! spector.
In Kansas "a years of statehood Dick
| inson county has never had from Re
publican administration a single state
appointment The few insig nifcant
places it ever received were from a Pop
administration. This time it asked some
thing, it presented a worthy man, worth
lily endorsed, head and shoulders above
any other candidate.
But Mr.. NALL was turned down. What
| does Governor Morrill, mean, anyhow?