The advocate., 1897-10-20

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thing in sight for him personally, he
begins telling the truth about the ma
chine and 1t always begins with fraud
story.
Will Morgan, of the Hutchinson News,
wants to be State Printer. H. A. Per-
kins, Manhattan Nationalist, and ]. q.
Junkin, Sterling Bulletin, are afflicted
the same way. These gentlemen fool
ishly labor under the impression that the
next Legislature will elect a Republican
to that Office.
Owing to other engagements, Secre-
tary Coburn has been unable to secure
an address from James Wilson, Secretary
Of Agriculture, at the January meeting of
che Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
Mr.. Wilson wants to spend some time
in the South to familiarize himself with
conditions there,
Webb McNall has issued notice to
County Attorneys calling their attention
to the fact that agents for the Wildey
Casualty Co.. of Boston, are writing in
suranCe in the State without a license.
He suggests that these agents be prose-
cuted wherever evidence against them
can be obtained.
In Cloud county the average annual
tax levy since the Poulists have been in
control has been 1914 cents on each $10O
of valuation. During the ten previous
years the Republicans made an average
annual levy of 80 cents on each $10O Of
valuation. This Is in line with the Pop
Ulist record everywhere.
In Sumner county this year the county
expenses are less than any year in the
history of the county This is the first
year that Populists have been in control.
In 1894 "a Republican year, the expenses
were $56,476; this year they are about
$25,000. Last year the expense was $780,
228. 1t pays to elect POpulist officers.
A large number of Topeka business
houses will be heated this winter by
company which runs pipes from it's
plant to them and furnishes the heat
from its own large plant. The expense
is much less and the business houses
do away with the danger of having any
fire in them at ALL Atchison is prepar-
ing to try the plan.
Kansas City Times: Republicans are
still bowling about Mr.. Bryan's two
hours talk at Wichita costing the pub
lie S2,4O0. The depOnent knows a Re-
publican who simply whispered to the
executive council of MorrilPs admins
tration last year and it cost the public
a trile over $4,000. IAN $4,000 whisper
is vastly more outrageous than a $2,4OO
speech"
The Kansas News, a Topeka paper
with Republican proclivities, in an ar
ticle on the Greater New York campaign
says; "Mr. George is formidable can
dldate, and if he should be elected Mayor
of Greater New York all the disagree
able things which New Workers have
said about the POpulism of the West
could safely be shipped back to them
@. o. D."
The independence Tribune complains
that the silver parties have agreed on
Henry Baden for Commissioner as a part
of scheme to get votes for the others
on the ticket. It then gives a series of
quite complimentary remarks about him,
all of which tend to show that he will
make model officer. II he is such
good man he can't be the tool of a very
bad lot of schemers.
In Rawlins county the Populists show
an average running expense of $13, 3,96941
for the years they have been in control
of county affairs, while the Republicans
expended an average of $1S,776.22 annu-
ally during the previous FIVE years they
were in control. When the Populists
took charge the county debt was SAL
O19, and now it is but $25,205. 1t pays
to elect Populist officers.