The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-21
JAMES MURRAY.
President Baldwin State Bank.
SOME VIEWS ON LEEDY.
Mrs Weatherby Says Neither He Nor
Morrill, Are Suitable.
% he EDITOR Of The state Journal.

To the Editor of The State Journal
Being townsman Of Mr.. Leedy.
naturally feel p degree of pride in the
honor bestowed upon US BY his candi-
oacy ana having q personal acquafnt-
ance with him. and never having heard
or any faint upon MS moral character.
j cannot refrain from saying q few
words with your perniSsiou-tO those
ministers OF the gospel whose action
vas recently reported in your columns
There Is not man in our town who
stands higher in the estimation OF its
citizens than Mr. Leedy
With the statement that our present
governor is q better man morally than
AR Leedy. i beg leave 10 differ.
M Morrill, is not a Christian. neither
Is Mr. Leedy-I wish he were-but there
they stand equal 3Ir- Morrill, has been
for years, il is said. a devoted Sunday
school worker. II one can for years
be "a devoted Sunday school worker
ana STUDY TOD : word with sucn deep
spirit of earueStuesS as TO be able TO
properly instruct a Sunday school class.
and not in all that time make any pro
fessiOn of religion. I should hardly ex-
pect Methodist preachers. at least, 10
set him up as an example of Chris
Jiau morality of higher grade than
other men who do not teach in Sunday
school
I call to mind the write up of Gov
ern0r Morrill,. which appeared in his
own party paper soon after his cleo
ton IL which his many virtues were
fact that he was q good card player,
and saying that ne had more packs Of
cards in his house than he had Bibles
How DO our Methodist brethren like
that for Sunday school teacher"
but il stated also. that his voice is
tuned 10 the doxolOgy-" I would like
70 know how those ministerial brethren
can reconcile those statements Mr.
Leedy's voice may not be tuned to the
doxol0Ey.T but at least ne is not q hyp-
ocrite- He comes of good old Presby-
terrain stock. and I think could more
safely be trusted in office than the pres
enCiucum bent judging the future by the
past one member OF the Ministers
Union made this statement The o. NJ.
b ara coming 10 us Why is the o.
N. B coming to you my brOther2 Is it
because q your prohibition principles2
/ hardly think so. as they were organ
lied for the expressed purpose of over
throwing our prOhibitOTy law If you
know they are coming to your party.
You must also know II is because they
have the assurance that If Morrill, is
elected they viii receive favor in his
sight" can you make any profession
of loyalty to our prOhibitory law. and
vote a ticket endorsed by the O. n 3
Your ballots could not be told apart
when counted As to the statement
that Morrill, IS a better man political
ly'' than AIr. Leedy. Well, there is
room for a difference of opinion there.
Ministers should remember that quite
per cent Of those upon whom they de
pend for Lhei- Salaried support have
different views concerning that ques-
ton. the pTairies are fun OF them. and
the glitter Of the constantly increasing
in value gold dollar, should not blind
their eyes to that fact 1t would hardly
be good policy for DR.. Fisher to go into
a country church and preach his gold
standard from the pulpit Should ne
GO 50. I fear he would soon be preach
ing TO empty pews. and that his salary
would net be greatly increased thereby.
As an old time. party PrOhibitiOnist,
! can see no way for one 10 do. who has
our prohibitory law at heart, but TO
vote with one of the Prohibition par
ties. You can De gold" man. or. q
silver man and say 50 by your ballot
for either Hurley or Douthart. and be
consistent. and be counted for prohibit
ti0n at the same time You ministers
who have so long resolved and pro
tested viii You not now act2 Don't 90
40 the polls and vote an O. II. b ticket
and then talk of getting up gospel tenn
perance meetings 10 cOuEt-ract the ef-
fects Of that ballot Give the o NJ Z.
q wide berth. and redeem Kansas
from its threatened whisky rule. and
don't ask the Lord TO do what you
could have done yourself
MRS 5 s WEATHERBY.
Candidate FOR State Supt- on Prohibi-
ff0n rFrLrar in Tsen