The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-04
Cy Leland's Organ Says ingalls,
and Chief Justice Martin
Are Not Republicans Any Long
er and Must Move On.
Nobody to be Left in the G. o. P.
That is Knee High to a Grass
hopper-Anybody Who is of
Any Prominence or Intelli-
gence Must Get Out of
Cy's Party.

"A severe editorial appears in the Troy
Chief Cwhose utterances are given more
weight than they would be otherwise
because it is supposed in a large meas
ure to represent Cy Leland's senu-
ments), denouncing ex-senator ingalls,
and Chief Justice Martin for their views
on silver and practically reading them
out of the party.
The following is a portion of the edi-
toriaI:
The essential principles of the Repub-
lican party, as set forth in the platform
this year, and upon which the contest
must be made, are embraced IN the
declarations on the subject of protec-
ton and finances. All the rest will be
mere side issues. The Republican who
repudiateS these two issues is not a Re
publican; and the candidate who does
not indOrse them is not entitled to a
nomination, or to Republican votes, II
he has managed to secure nom1na-
ton before the national platform was
adopted let we ind many VINO are
pretending to be Republicans, while de-
nOuncing the platform. We may make
sport of a small bore politician, or a
One-hOrse newspaper, or man IN his
dOtage, here and there, who OStenta-
tiOusly announces that he has left the
party on account of the platform; but
such persons are honorable compared
with those who ask the party for offices
because they think it is the strongest,
and at the same time refuse to submit
to the party creed. Teller, and the can
didate for county treasurer out west.
and the old MethuselahS who have de-
serted the party, are at least open and
OutspOken.
Last week the AtchisOn county Re
publican convention was held, which
Endorsed John J. ingalls, for United
States senator and the denomination of
Chief Justice David Martin. A reSOlu-
ton was then offered indOrSing the St
Louis platform, but it was tabled by a
Ts1rd TOr i'm n
ment for two men for the best offices
in the gift of the party, and vet the
convention did not have the courage or
the honesty to fndOrse the platform of
the party. 1t was simply a Subordina-
ton of party principle and party cOur-
age to the ambition of two men who
are asking the party for office, while
they repudiate one of the leading prin-
cipleS of the party. Judge Martin has
long been regarded as a Calamityite,
with but little sentiment in common
with the Republican party. The antics
of Senator ingalls, for the last six years
are well known, and his correspondence
from the St Louis convention was in
keeping with them His proper place
was in the party whose principles he
sympathized with. They have no right
to ask Republicans for Office if they are
not Republicans. They should go where
they properly belong. There are others
the same course.
The way the thing Is going now, the
Republican party is going into the
with a weight that it cannot
carry. Such candidates viii drag it
down to defeat The party would be
much better off if all such persons were
out of it. The party might be beaten.
but it would know just where it stood.
and would have a solid foundation upon
which to rebuild.
A reporter called on Judge Martin
and asked him if he had read the above
article which appeared in the Troy
Chief.
Judge Martin gave one Of his good
natured smiles and said:
oh, yes, read the article and then
as his smile grew larger and more good
natured he added: Il hope that doesn't
express the general sentiment of the
Republican party in Kansas"
Judge Martin would not talk on the
subject further.