The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01

voted against him, but just the same he
is sore and disappointed, and he ought
to acknowledge 1t like a man, for when
he denies 1t even his best friend will lose
confidence in him.
Wichita CommOner: If it were only
possible to do away with politicians in
all parties there would soon be but one
party. Retire the politicians and the
get together. With the one common
ca4se, the good Of all the people, in
view the people would not long be
separated by party lines.
Junction City Sentinel (Dem): While
Senator PETER is very cranky on many
political questions, his idea of uniting all
the reform forces into one party Is
good one and merits careful considera-
tion There must be one common party,
under one common name, united wholly
for the fighting of a common cause
that cause the peoples cause.
Ottawa Herald (Rep) The politi-
clans and preachers unite in saying they
are glad to see Barnard Kelley safely
settled in the army chaplaincy. The pol
iticians are glad to see Kelley removed
from the State because he was a bother
and they never knew when the unctuous
old kicker was going to get stubborn.
The preachers are glad to see him go
because he was a nuisance in confer
ence and had too many smooth ways of
doing things.
OskalOosa Times (Pop); Governor
Leedy Is reaping the same kind of
na hNy nm
pbrey, LeWelling and Morrill, from the
seeds If dissension sown by the iniqui-
tous Police Commissioner law. The law
itself is autOcratic, invasive and un-
American-should never have been en-
acted, and we are disappointed and
chagrined that Peoples party Legis-
lature and Peoples party Governor
should permit it to remain in force. The
latest outbreak comes from Leavenworth
and will lose the party many friends.
Eureka Union (Pop.): There seems
to be some difference of opinion among
the Populists as to which Is right in the
matter Of reports on oil inspection. DR..
Wharton Is possibly right as a matter
Of law, but State Auditor Morris is not
wrong, if viewed from the standpoint
rule, observed under the Morril admin
istration, requiring monthly reports, be
observed by DR.. Wharton. No public
interest of the State nor of the Peoples
party can be unfavorably affected by
the oil inspectors reports being filed
monthly.
Neodesha Sun (Pop.): The trend of
events for some years past in Kansas
has been toward the control Of corpora
tions for the benefit OF the people as we'll
as the corporations themselves, and it is
not likely that such a stage Of cOrrup-
tiOn will ever develop here as did in the |
States of Pennsylvania and Ohio dur
ing the growth of the Standard Oil Com
pany. 1t behooves the citizens of Neo-
desha, as the center of this companys
operations in this State, TO stand firm,
not to fnjure the company or drive them
away, but to give an example of Kansas
pluck, and to show what may be ex-
pccted of Kansans in any part of the
State.
LeaVenworth Times (Rep.): A move
ment is commencing to give Kansas
people rest from politics every other
year. 1t is proposed to have all the Of
ficers of the State whose tenure is for
two years elected simultaneously. The
county elections should be arranged to
fell at the same time. In this manner
the elections for State and county Off
cials would come every alternate No
vember and the intervening year would
he free from elections. Certainly it
should be possible for the Legislature to
revise the laws with this object in view
and make every second year a pause free
from political fighting and disturbing
elections