The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-02
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hotel or elsewhere. and floats about
over the world from Alaska to New
york presumes to write about Kansas
politics for the New York Evening Post
and betrays his ignorance Of every
thing Kansan in so doing.
Young Mr. Funston is away from
Kansas most of the time. and only
claims citizenship here when conven-
lent. His ignorance may be excusable,
but his Misrepresentation Of this paper
is not He says in letter to the Post
which he dates New York. where he
now resides:
"The State Journal was at one time
considered a sort of Republican paper,
but was always regarded as a weak
sister where the money question was
concerned. Tt supported the infamous
LeWelling administration which so dis
graced Kansas. and has fought every
Republican administration in recent
years. The Democrats and POpulists
Of Kansas are for free silver. almost
without exception but three-fourths of
the Republicans are for the gold stand
ard. There has been q vast improve
ment in that respect in the past two
years, and last winter. when some of
our representatives in congress showed
by their votes that they We're weak on
the subject the Republican papers Of
the state dashed them with gratifying
unanimity."
Youthful Mr.. Funston adds
Next fall Kansas viii elect eight Re
publican gold standard congressman"
Every resident Of Kansas knows that
calIow Bfr. Funston is woefuny ignor-
ant or he is purposely falsifying. The
Journal at no time supported the Lew
cling administration. It was foremost
in exposing its blunders and was mains
ly responsible for its overthrow. Fur
thermore it was offered the official
state printing of Kansas if it would
support Lewening and his Populist
party. "It refused the crown No es-
pecial credit is claimed for this action.
because the state Journal is a newspa-
per and not an organ of any party and
has no ambitions to become an organ.
but prefers to be a plain every day up
to-date newspaper. The Journal, how
ever has never believed that all the
rascals We're in the Populist party and
all the saints in the Republican party.
As a distinguished ex-senator from
Kansas might say there are some ras-
Gals even in the Republican party,
now and then one" Three-fourths
of the Republicans in Kansas
are not for the gold standard. There
are not 10000 Republicans in Kansas
who are for the gold standard Eight
gold standard Republicans win not be
elected from Kansas this fan; two of
the nominees. Curtis and Broderick,
are out ana out IS to 1 silver men ana
only one candidate, Calderhead, is an
avowed sold standard advocate. and it
is by no means certain he viii be elect
ed His district is not a gold standard
district.
This congressional district, the
Fourth, is honored and represented in
Washington by Hon. Charles Curtis.
a strong anti-gold standard congress-
man who is likely to receive this fall
the greatest and most overwhelming
majority ever accorded a congressman
in this great district of Kansas.
In this connection it might be re-
marked that the American newspaper
Directory for 1896. just received today
contains the following convincing state
ment and guaranty; THE Topeka
Daily state Journal has credit for the
largest circulation accorded to any
daily published in the Fourth congress
sional district Of Kansas. which has a
population Of 214.544, and the publishers
of the American Newspaper Directory
guarantee the accuracy Of the circula-
ton rating accorded to this paper by
reward Of 500 to the first person who
successfully assais it,"
The State Journal may be weak
sister" but it thus proves that it has
large number of strong brothers and
sisters" reading it regularly.
There ought to be law to pre-
vent such young persons as Fred
erick Funston from imposing on people
in such reputable journals as the New
York Evening Post.
The fact is forcing itself on public at