Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-20
rmnY MERlT MEwARD.

Anything to break Webb MeNahp
hold ON the people is what Republic
can campaign managers are looking
dor. Webb has custom of asking
his audience wherever he speaks IL
any one knows Of cases where insur-
ance rates have been reduced since
he became insurance superintendent.
He has yet no find a place where he
did not get u response In the afflrma-
tive by several persons present. The
Kansas City Journal admits that this
Is the case but alleges that he has q
man travelling with hlm to whom he
pays 50 per day to make these afflrm-
ative answers. At one Of lis meetings
las week he asked the usual ques-
tions aGd q half dozen persons stated
that their rates had been reduced.
McNall selected one of the most pros
porous looking ones In the crowd and
inquired whether he lived here, II he
was In business and how long he had
been there. The replies disclosed the
fact that he was Il we'll 40 do local
business man, that he had been q
resident for years and that his rates
had been materially reduced. WELL"
McNall said, "the old aippty flop
Kansas City Journal has been telling
a story on me to the effect that had
men hired for the purpose OF answer
ing my questions as you do and l
want to find out whether you were
one of my men and IL | owed you two
dollars | wanted to pay it,"
Colonel Fitch is justly proud of the
Twenty-frst Kansas, He thinks that
there are few IL any better regiments
in the service. AS evidence Of the
fact that he has a right to be proud
of his boys he cites the fact that when
General Breckenridge visited the
camp his regiment was ordered out
as the guard Of honor, This made
the boys feel pretty good but they
felt very much better when they or
NeId out for similar duty when Gem
eral Alger, the secretary Of war, Wis
ited the camp. I'm view Of the fact
that this regiment was in camp with
dozens of other regiments from all
parts of the Union the compliment
paid was high one. Republican pa
pers ought to take notice that many
militia regiments were in this camp
at the time that these compliments
were given and that Governor Leedy's
"incompetents" have managed to
make a splendid name for the state,
The Kansas City World, strong
evening daily, has openly declared
for Governor Leedy and fayors his re-
election for reasons which are best
stated in its own words which are
given in u double column double
loaded editorial in a recent issue. 1t
says: "The Kansas City world is alb
solutely and unalterably an indepen-
dent newspaper. Independence does
not mean neutrality. 1t does mean
courage, strength, aggression, pro.
gresslon. As an independent newspa-
per the World advocates the re-eec-
tion of John w. Leedy as governor ol
Kansas Governor Leedy's record en-
titles him to a reelection. He has
proved that the interests Of all classes
are safe in his hands. He has proved
that no corporation nor person or sci
of persons could control aim against
his conviction of right. He has shown
that he is big enough mentally tc
cope with all comers, and strong
enough morally to be beyond even al
attempt at undue influence. Compar.
atiyely unknown outside of his state
when he was elected, he has proved
himself to 'be big man-'a man men.
tally and morally, honest, broad
gauged and liberal, Governor Leedy
while elected on u fusion ticket, has
not ruined the state, burned the cap
itol, turned affairs over to anarchists
or accomplished any of the dreadful
results that were confidently pre-
dlcted. He has not wrecked any cor
poration, but he has made the cor
porations understand that they, al
we'll as the individuals, are subject
to the laws of the state. He has the
proud distinction of being the frs
governor of Kansas who has taken G
firm grip ON the machinery of the
state and whipped the corporations
who formerly controlled politics ant
the state house. He is the first gov
ernor who has made the railroads asl
favors instead Of demanding them
He is the first governor who had
stubbornly, aggressively and persist
emily fought that influences which
used to dominate the capital, ant
finally compelled them to acknowl
edge that he was their master. Fol
all these things, for an administra
ton THAT has been without blemisI
he deserves reelection. He ant
Attorney General Boyle have Tough
and beaten "a great corporation il
every court until it is now in the
United States supreme court, and the
cattle shippers Of the state, II the ac'
t!an Of the lower court is not re-