The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31


Ralph Burton.
Web Wllder's 1889 Insurance Report:
When the Legislature adjourned last
March everybody In the State house felt
as II they had been through a cyclone
There was profound thankfulness when
the wind-bags left. Such insurance
speeches and legislation as we had was
paid for by bogus insurance companies
In Kansas and from other States--nOt
in the interest of the people, but of in
surance bOodlers.
Phillipsburg Herald: In the Lebanon
Criterion we found what we have long
sought. Here it is: THE eyes of the
people are turned toward Washington,
and not Topeka" In other words, avoid
State issues and howl war and prosper
ity. The campaign will then be fought
by the Peoples party along the line of
State issues, and by the Republicans
upon national issues. The Peoples
party is ready for the battle.
John w. Breidenthal: Such men as
Vincent and Ridgely are plain but un-
common men-uncOmmOn in their hon
esty and intelligence Ever since |
knew them / wanted to see them go to
Congress, and it was a matter Of de-
light to me when / learned that both of
them went into the lower house of Con-
gress together. l would regard the de-
feat of either of them as calamity to
the cause Of the people, and the defeat
of both of them as double calamity.
Neodesha Sun: 1t used to be that
backsliding Republican reprobates
found space in the Populist papers every
time they wanted to backslide. Now
these same fellows, failing to strike the
soft snap they were looking for are at
their old tricks again and are backslid-
ing into the Republican party with bla-
| tant letters published in the Republican
papers. The man who thinks 1t Is of
| great Importance how he is going to
vote Is generally spokesman who don't
amount to much.
Eureka Union: The book trust is
| fighting Stryker So is the insurance
combine fighting MCNall, and the stock
yards corporation fighting Boyle, and
Republican papers are bowling because
Governor Leedy used his contingent
fund to aid McNall and Boyle. Then 1t
follows that the Republican newspapers
want State administration that will
not antagonize the book trust, the insur-
ance combine and the stock yards COM
pany Where are the farmers on this
question? They are not with the cor
porations and trusts in this neck Of
woods.
Seneca Courier-Democrat Attorney
General Boyle is rightfully called the
best Attorney General this State has
ever had. He has been fighting the
great corporations which thought they
were too big to obey the law. He has
convinced them that they must obey the
law as well as the lowliest in the land.
These rich corporations will donate lib
orally to the Republican slush fund and
do all in their power to elect GODDARD.
The people, hOwever-the great mass
of the common peOple-will stick to
Louis Boyle and re-elect him by an in
creased majority.
State Superintendent Stryker: Some
time ago was at Russell addressing an
educational meeting, and the audience
Joined with me in making an estimate.
Our figures showed that by doing away
with all the country schools within a
radius of five miles of Russell, and con-
veying all the children in that territory
to the city, except those residing within
mile and a half of the town, the ex-
pense Of keeping up education would
be great deal less than by the present
system, and the children would have
better advantages than the rural schools
could possibly afford.
Clay Center Times: The County
Commissioners of Riley county print
list in the official county paper by town
ships and by individuals Of the amount
Of personal property returned by the as
SCISSORS and approved by the Commis-
sioners sitting as board of eQualiZa-
tion. Thus each business man can see
what his neighbor pays; each individ-
ual can see what each other individual