The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05

iSh one. In order TO pacify townsend
friends he has been promised that h
will be Assistant State Auditor If tn
Republicans win. II the negro coult
live on Republican promises he would b
in very comfortable condition.
Down in Elk county a strong Populis
had a contract to carry the mail on
local route. He got along nicely unit
the change in the pOstof1ce department
when he was politely told that he mus
quit POpulism or his job. He did nei
ther, but his job was taken away from
him.
Instead of a deficit in the State Treas
ury such as Republican papers have beer
predicting there is healthy balance OF
hand. Two years more of such Stat
government as has been given during
the present administration will place tht
treasury in better condition than it eve
was before.
The st. John News (Rep.) has on,
good trait that many Republican papers
are lamentably short on. It stands By
the soldier The Populists have nOmi
mated Tom Mosely, a talented lawyer
who is now a private in Company X
TWenty-flrst Kansas, and the News
urged the Republicans to indOrse him.
Ed Austin's three and a half column
attack on Boyle was only printed by two
Republican papers, although the copy
was literally distributed The Kansas
City Journal refused absolutely to have
anything to do with it. The limited pub
licity which 1t secured was due to its usC
by the Topeka Capital and Hutchinson
News.
Joseph G. Waters, one Of the brightes
lawyers and ablest orators in the State
Is campaigning the State for the POpu
lists this year. Years ago he was gen
eral attorney for the Santa Fe but fol
years he has been arTayed on the Othel
side. He has not until this year beer
actively opposed to the Republican
ticket
| Marshall Zimmerman, a sergeant In
the First U. s. infantry, visited with ole
friends at Smith Center last week. HC
was at Santiago and fought in close
proximity to Captain Capron's battery
He thinks that the rough riders got toe
much credit for the part they took and
the Ninth U. S. cavalry (cOlored) really
carried the day.
The good old Republican Citizen out
at Atwood Is kicking on the high prices
paid for school text books Under a Re.
publican local administration five yeal
contract with the American Book Com.
pany was entered into few years ago
The Citizen wants students to have a
chance to avail themselves Of the Popu.
list text book law
Among other good things claimed fol-
the Republican party by Stanley is the
establishment of the Sabbath as a day Of
rest. II the contention Of Republican
editors that their party should be cred
tied with the good times which have re.
suited from good crops in Kansas is war,
ranted then the day Of rest probably be,
longs to them, too.
The following is the Republican report
Of the latest Stanley conversion: "A
Jefferson county man, who Is said t
have voted the Populist ticket for sew.
eral years, Is said to have told another
man that he would vote for Stanley.
This is little indefinite, but Is goinl
the rounds of the Republican papers
1t seems to be the best obtainable.
The Kansas City Journal says that
Webb McNall pays a man 50 day tC
travel with him and answer that insur-
ance rates have been reduced when Webt
makes inquiry If any one has knowledge
OF any cases Of that sort AT Parsons
he made the usual inquiry and one of his
hearers promptly said: MY rates have
been reduced" Webb looked at him and
said: DO you live here?" The reply
was in the affirmative It was followed
by request for his name and informa-
ton as to the nature of his business