The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-25
BOYLE BEGINS BUSINESS
Declares That Leedy Will Not
ReinState Police Commits
sion ers.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 25.-L. c. Boyle,
attorney general, opened his campaign
in the Auditorium here last night, and
was given a great ovation, but he did
not renew his declaration of an in
tention to get off the ticket for a Demo-
crat. He said:
another campaign is upon US. The
energetic and thrifty candidate again
appears upon the scene with ELUSIVE
patriotism and burning ardor. He beats
the brush for votes. The brass bands
and torchlight professions, music, song
and oratory and all the paraphernalia
that naturally accompany a political
contest are hauled upon the stage of
action and are vigorously worked by
the interested parties. Everything is
done to enthuse the people. Yet, when
considered in it's proper light has not
political campaign a deeper and more
significant purpose than the mere dra-
matte display of interested candidates?
The individual seeking the suffrage of
the people counts for nothing. The
principle and policy he represents are
everything.
1T is not my purpose to criticise or
in any way reflect upon the conduct of
this war by the powers that be. That
mistakes have been made all must adj
loss Of life has been entailed by reason
of somebody's error, is a patent fact.
Yet it must also be recognized that
President Mckinley, with rare patriot
ism and noble fortitude, fulfilled the
obligations imposed upon him in the
discharge of his official duties touching
the war. However, 1 believe that his
tory would record him a greater man
if he would forthwith make a change in
the Office of secretary Of war. COnced-
ing all the just praise that can be be-
Cd adT,,fr 91e-fV- Ion for T11o
patriotic manner in which 1t has con-
Quoted this war, yet, has the war been
a political one, after all? Who is 1t
that has fought the battles on land and
sea? 1t has been the American sailor
and the American soldier, not the Re
publican party, not the Democratic
party, not the Populist party, but the
American soIdiery.
LAS for myself I believe in the policy
of retention. I would make those is
lands the outposts of our future COM
Tnercial advancement, and the signal
stations of the glad gospel of freedom
and equality to the peoples of the earth. 1
I am firmly convinced that the God OF
nations has marked out especial
work for this great republic, and that
work is to bring liberty, equality and
practical Christianity to the oppressed.
From the revolutionary war to the con-
clusion of the civil war this national
instrument, by the inscrutable wisdom
of God Almighty, has been tested in the
fiery furnace of war, civil d1ssenslon
and sectional strife. The nation has sur
viVed. She stands today united, her
brow radiant with hope, her past is all
behind her, and united she faces I'M |
conquerably the unknown future.
''The practical results OF MI McNaIIs
fight can be demonstrated in every |
community in this state. Go to your !
fire department and ascertain II NC
Nall has not turned in more money for |
the benefit of your hremen's fund than |
has ever been received before. How |
has he done it? By making these pow |
erful corporations obey the law Of the |
state. Institute an investigation |
throughout this state and discover if it |
is not a fact that fire insurance premt- |
ums have been leSsened. And why is 1t |
so? Because Of the fight that McNalI |
has made upon the trust that existed |
among these insurance companies to |
maintain a common premium. There |
was no competition between them. The !
ClarksOn rate bureau fixed the rate in /
every community in the state, and
made it uniform. Today in the city of |
Wichita, as well as in every other city |
in the state, the people are reaping the |
benefit of the crushing out of the un- |
lawful Clarkson rate book"
He reviewed the stockyards fight and |
commented upon the victory achieved; t
commended John W. Breldenthal as
bank commissioner, but did not refer |
to the other state officers. He said:
ut is covertly asserted in some quar-
tiers that Governor Leedy, in the event |
of reelection, will resuscitate the met
ropolitan police. This is absolutely |
false John w. Leedy is an honest
man. He has manfully stood back of |
every department in the fulhllment of
official obligations. He is a, man of
the people. and is ambitious to do the |
peoples will. And it is undoubtedly the
will of the people that the metropolitan
police system should be forever buried.
Tn my statement touching the police
system make no attack upon the per-
sonal character of the gentlemen under
this. or former administrations who oc-
cupied positions under the metropoIi-
tan police law. Your people have now
the opportunity of self government
You owe it to the reform movement.
''HaVe our Republican friends any OBJ
lection to offer upon this matter? Do |
they approve or disapprove OF this pol
icy? If they approve Of our conduct,
why, then, do they oppose US in this
contest If they do not approve of our
conduct, then why do they not advance
some better policy.
I'm this brief review have attempt
ed to indicate some of the benefits &C
cruing to the people of Kansas by rea-
son of the manner in which the admin
istration has fulfilled the trust commit
ted to its hands. I have absolute
faith in the intelligence of the people
OF Kansas. I believe absolutely in a
ton commit the issue of this campaign
to the voters. who will determine for
themselves whom it is they wish to ad-
for the next two years the
functions of government