Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-15
DESPICABLE PARTISANISM.

Republicans can sink themselves in order to
gain supposed advantage over political adj
versary:
'It is said by good authority that the Repub-
lican state central committee OF Kansas has
actually used its influence at Washington to
have the Kansas troops Disseminated against
for campaign purposes. The committee wants
to make the people believe Leedy appointed IN
seems to be no doubt about 1.-THE Republican
committee is in very small business
"Tte Leader Courier is constantly villifying
the Kansas volunteers and their officers, IN or
der to throw discredit on Governor Leedy If
the Leader Courier wants to fight the Governor
it should be courageous enough to do so with
out attacking him over the shoulders OF the
men who are 1.-THE front, fighting for their.coun-
try. The editor is the chairman of the Repub-
lican state committee"
"The Fifth district Republican organ, 1.-THE
Abilene Reflector, printed column editorial
glorying over the fact that the Kansas troops
have not been sent to the front yet. 1t takes
be over before the Kansas boys have an oppor-
tunity to take hand in it. 1t boasts that the
soldiers are not drilled sufficiently because their
officers are incompetent. This is an insult to
every company, for, as a matter of fact, the
companies elected their drill officers. Some
thing should be done to compel the Republic
ans to stand up for Kansas
In order to disprove the silly charge of Gin
competency" we quote extracts from letter
to the Topeka Capital, from soldier boy at
Chiekamauga:
"The three regiments of our brig
ade, the Eighth Massachusetts,, the Twelfth
New York and Twenty first Kansas, participant
ed in the target practice, and, as was expected
the Kansas lads won the laurels easily"
"Kansas receives many compl-
ments upon the appearance of her 1912 stall
wart boys, who are all much above the average
from other states in point of stature, and the
men recently recruited by Major Brown, Major
McCrum and Captain Stackhouse demonstrate
the fact that there are still more of the same
kind to respond when their country calls them,
to defend her reputation humane, Christian
nation. The officers are all respected and we'll
liked by the men, and when they are given a
chance, they will undoubtedly give good ac-
count OF themselves"
We also give extracts from a letter in the
Capital from Camp Alger:
'The Twenty-second Kansas is
making such rapid strides towards military per-
lection that, were to attempt description OF
the extent of the movement it would sound
like most fragrant fattery. However, its i'm
provement and standing to-day is so marked as
to excite the admiration and respect OF every
regiment in Camp Alger, and such as to VIII
encomiums from every ranking officer who re-
views it. 1t has been the recipient of compl1
ments from President Mckinley direct to Colo
mel Lindsay. Brigadier- General Shaefer is
emphatic in his compliments, and so it is with
them all"
"When Congressman Jerry Simp
son and Peters and Miss Mitchell, the lady or
ator who make 100 speeches for Bryan, visited
the camp and dined with Lieutenant Colone
Graham, the Lieutenant Colonel presented Jer
ry with pair of United States socks. A pho
tographer caught picture of the act, and is
selling pictures like hot cakes"
7. w. F. Hughes, the traitor who refused te
obey Governor dwellings, orders, has beer
peddling lies about the Kansas boys and theil
officers, and these lies have called out the fol
lowing letter, which we clip from the Topeka
State Journal:
CAMP ALGER, VA, July s, 1898
To the Editor of the State Journal;
1 notice an article in the Journal containing
an interview wherein the Kansas regiments and
their officers are criticised by Colonel J. w. F.
Hughes, whose notoriety was achieved by dis
obeying the orders of the governor of Kansas
while in command of the state militia. In re-
gard to the other two regiments sent out from
Kansas, we are in no position to say why they
u f1acc
be proper to say that we do not know any more
about their affairs than Colonel Hughes does,