The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04

be retired at all, the only excuse that
could be offered for it Is that a good
Democrat is, In justice, entitled to the
place.
HoXie Palladium (Pop.): The June
convention ito elect State and Congress
siOnal delegatesl Is by far the most i'm
DOrtant that will be held this year, and
POpuliSts are requested to attend the pri-
maries that they may express their opin-
ions and help make up the issues that the
campaign will be fought on this year.
A person might not think his opinions
amount TO much, but 1t is the opinion OF
the individuals and "priVates" that gives
the POpullst party It's superiority over all
others.
Kansas City Star: There never will
be satisfactory fee ana salary law on
the statute book until a penalty OF i'm
prisOnment for life Is added as a pun
ishment for protesting against it. The
people know what they want, and II a
county officer finds his salary too small
for him, his remedy is to resign and cease
his troubling. Every day the Topeka
newspaper correspondents are called upon
to report some complaint or other Only
a few days ago newly-elected Sheriff
filed growl because the new law cut
his profits, which last year nebted his
predecessor $4,000.
Galena Republican: The Clay Center
Times is pushing it's gubernatorial boom
for Hen. F. D. Coburn with much vim.
While we are not ready to declare the
Republican for or against any Of the as
pirants, we are ready to say that the
State contains no better man than r. d.
Coburn. For more than thirty years
he has been resident OF the State. While
closely identified with 1t in a public way,
he has kept himself absolutely free from
entanglements OF a political, personal or
business character and could go before
the public unfettered. He Is particularly
close to the farmers and should he receive
the nomination we believe he would pull
much strength from that element OF the
opposition.
Fort Scott Monitor (Rep.): Mr.. Co
burn seem to be making his campaign for
the Republican nomination for Governor
on the ground that he is not strong
party man. That ought to bar him from
the race. This Is no time for milk and
water men of any degree. The idea that
such man will win votes from the oppo-
sition Is delusiOn. The flsiondst talks
nOn-partisanship, but when it comes time
to vote he is the most hide-bound par
tisan ON the face OF the earth. What the
party in this State needs is a candidate
for Governor who is a strong party man,
who believes that the party stands for
something, and that the way to win is
to go squarely before the people upon
the principles upon which the party Is
founded. The party has number OF
such men who are asking for the nomi-
nation and one Of them ought to be nom
mated.
COncordia Empire (Rep.): Some bosses
have come to the front who imagine
themselves to be the Republican party of
Kansas. To them the rank and file of
the party is simply material to be used
as they please to further their own pri-
vate interests. When the committee
meets to transact the business of the
party everything turns ON the individual
interests of the bosses. AT the last meet
ing 1t was gravely announced that a
conflict was held between the bosses.
No. wanted to gain a certain end and
No. undertook to defeat him, not be-
cause 1t would be for the good of the
paty-that was Of the least possible
cOnseQuence-but because he wanted ia
prove himself the most powerful political
boss. II the party desires to go to de-
structiOn, pandering to bossism Is the
quickest possible route to take. II 1t
doesn't care to go in that direction 1t
will be necessary to reorganize the ma
chinery of the central COMMITTEES. And
what Is true of the State central COM
mittee is true Of all committees, The
party wants and needs leaders, but its
worst enemy Is boss. Every Repub-
lican this year should resolve 20 attend
all the primaries and see that only tue