Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
REPUBLICAN COLUMN.
Cyrus Leland's Sale.


full editorial on the recent barter
and sale of Kansas to Wall street
made by Leland at St. Louis:
The St. Louis dispatches an
nounce that Cyrus Leland, who
claims to be the Kansas boss, has
declared that the Kansas delegation
must vote for single gold standard
and the Republican party must de-
clare for gold. Leland must have
gone crazy. A few political sue
cesses have turned his head. Who
is he that he should presume to give
orders to the Republicans of Kan
sos 4? Where did he get his au-
thority to commit Kansas Republic
ans to Gold? What Kansas Re-
publican convention ever declared
for gold?
Cyrus Leland is not fitted by
natural ability, experience, or edu-
cation to advise any man on politi-
cal principles. He is an uneducat-
ed man and has absolutely never
had any experience in public life
except AZ caucus manipulation and
convention fxer. He has not
enough natural ability to express
himself intcllingently on any public
topic that requires thoughtful con-
sideration. Yet he goes down to
St. Louis hotels and, posing as a
leader of thought, gives orders as
to how we must vote on question
to which he never gave an hours
serious study.
He violates every precept of Kan
sas Republlcanism when he declares
for gold as our representative, and
then he insultingly adds, eff the
silver men don't like it they can
bolt; we've got cinch." No
Kansas convention ever declared
for gold. Time and again Kansas
Republicans have declared for free
silver. Broderick, Curtis, Ellis,
every Republican nominated for
congress this year in Kansas except
Jack Harris, who hasn't spoken
either way, is for silver. ingalls,,
who led the Kansas delegation 10
the Republican national in 1892, ex-
Governor Tom Osborn, chairman OF
the delegation in 1888, and at least
three of the delegates-at-large in
1892, Ingalls,, Little and Ellis, are
for free silver. The Wichita con-
vention which sent sent Leland
expressed no opinion whatever.
The Wichita Eagle, Topeka Jour-
nal, Atchison Champion, Kansas
City Gazette, Emporia Republican,
Salina Republican, nearly every
leading Republican daily in the
state except the Topeka Capital
(which is owned by millionaire
banker) is for free silver. The peo'
pie of Kansas are almost unanimous
for free silver.
Yet simply to control the patron
age of the state, this professional
huckstering politician, who has no
idea above the distribution of jobs,
for the first time in his scneming,
trading lie takes stand sn ques'
ton of principle and betrays the
men who sent him to St. Louis and
the interests he represents in favor
of eastern money lords and Wall
street brokers. Then, presuming
ON Kansas admiration for Major
Mckinley, he grinningly says :;
ooh. we are sure of $4,000 majority
for Mckinley, in Kansas.
Mr.. Leland may sell but he may
not deliver. Kansas admires Nc
Kinley, but Kansans arc great folks
to stand by their convictions. A
man of Leland's limited intellectual
attachments may do very well in a
ward caucus. but he should not
monkey with the buzz saw of mems
convictions If Mckinley is nom
mated on gold bug platform and
ia forced to endorse it, it is more
than probable that there Will be
IN O0O majority against than Tor