The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31

before, Dut you seem TO have wide
range Of authorities regarding it. Doesn't
it have a more common name?
Yes Socialism.
What have we here?
Tommyrot, almost solid poppycock.
In what shape?
In it's most acute form-a Republican
campaign leaflet.
What is the particular direction of the
prevarication?
Penitentiary coal It is entitled,
"Where Leedy Has Put Them" has a
picture of a miner and convict on
the same platform, with subtitle say
ing that "the Governor who places the
honest miner on a level with the criminal
now asks for their votes"
Why do you qualify your statement in
saying almost solid poppycock?"
For two reasons One is that the leaf
let gives some statements regarding the
miners of the country which are worthy
the consideration Of every one. The other
is that it quotes the Advocate and News
as somewhat of an authority on labor
matters, saying, "That is the statement
you will find on page IA Of the Topeka
Advocate" etc. Page IA refers to the
regular department in the Advocate and
News, devoted to the interest of the
wage Garner, the only department of the
sort published among all the 700 Kan
sas papers, excepting, Of course, those
exclusively devoted to labor's interest.
The statement referred to was first given
to the public in the official report Of the
proceedings of the seventeenth annual
convention of the American Federation
of Labor and it is noticeable that among
the kilograms of congratulation the Ad-
vocate sent one of the two from Kansas.
"That is the statement you will find on
page" 38 Of the official report of the con-
vention. The Advocate and News is not
in the habit Of blowing its own horn,
but inasmuch as it takes an active in
terest in the labor question and claims
to know something about the social
problem it wants the truth known that
it is alive to matters concerning the
wage-worker before it defends him from
the enemy, the Republican State central
committee.
What is the portion Of the leafet
worthy of consideration?
The leafiet says:
Next to farming and stock raising one of
twNNV al Of thnA tnR nF
sas Is coal mining. There are usually about
1000 men at work in the various mines of
the State, and on the wages of these toilers
10000 women and children are dependent
for food, shelter, raiment and education.
or late, year after year, the housewife
and the child of the Kansas miner have
realized that smaller portion of the
worlds necessities and luxuries have found
their way to the miners home. Economy
of one year has been followed by depriva-
tion the next LuXuries became almost un-
known at the miners table and 1t became
a struggle for necessities
Men of all political parties began think
ing on these things. They learned from
reports that whole families had but So cents
day, the year round, on which to live.
That is prosperity talk, of course.
Yes, that is McKinley-Dingley pros
perity talk, produced by the Republican
State central committee OF Kansas.
They say men Of all political parties
learned about the miners from reports. y
Is that so?
Not with Governor Leedy. He came
from the farm to serve the people OF
Kansas but he had of necessity learned
something of the condition of the Kan
sas miners by the time he was sworn
in nc GovarnOr Of the State When the
miners appealed to him as Governor to
take an interest in their cause did he
rush to the reports? Not he. Governor
Leedy left his office without word to any