The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03
Eureka Union (Pop.):
Honest Populists and sim
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GENERAL.


the same direction.
Salina Union: The express companies
complain that they didn't order the war;
and for that reason think they can ig-
more the stamp tax. That's very good
Spanish talk, but it doesn't sound well
in America.
Arkansas City Democrat There is
nothing being said by the Republican
press at present about the gold standard
being the best for the farmer; neither
are they calling attention to the SINH
larity in the prices Of silver and wheat.
Kansas City Gazette (Rep): Any
doubt as to the attitude of the Democrat
ic party in the national campaign of
1900 has been removed by the action of
the Illinois State convention, yesterday,
indorsing the Chicago platform without
opposition.
Caldwell Advance: Now that Congress
has adjourned attention will be drawn
to the State campaigns. There will be
many Senators and Representatives who
will have to explain why they voted
for interest-bearing bonds instead of
treasury notes.
Minneapolis (Kas) Messenger (Rep.):
Hereafter, IL we can't send our ship
ments by freight or mail, we'll mount
our bicycle and carry 1t ourself. No
more tribute to the express companies.
The proposition to make us pay their
share Of the war tax gals us.
Joliet Qll) News: We were one of
those ION to Richmond" fellows, but
since the Spanish navy was destroyed
we feel less rambunctious. Spain is
whipped and all needed is a little time
to let the idea crawl through her wool.
There Is very little need of further
slaughter.
Wichita Commoner (Pop): A corpo-
ration has no soul and the body is hard
to locate. The agent says he gets his
orders from headquarters; the man at
headquarters says 1t Is the order of the
directors; the directors say 1t is the re-
suit Of vote of the majority Of the
board and each member says he voted
with the minority.
Topeka Journal: Those who have sub
scribed for war bonds without getting
any might make further show Of pa
triotism by instructing the government
to keep the money and pay Off the old
debts with 1t. This might be regarded
as q sacrifice, but 1t would not compare
with that Of the brave fellows who have
given their lives for their country at
Santiago.
Winfield Tribune (Dem.): Some of
the farmers in this locality are grum-
bling at the low price OF wheat and ex-
press doubt as to advertised prosperity.
They forget that Mckinley is busily en-
gagged In the war and cannot devote his
time to the wheat crop, as he did last
! year The result Of this negligence has
not only made short crop, but the price
has been running down ever since the
war begun.
Independence Populist: | would rather
see these United States better country
than bigger one; l shall not feel the
least thrill Of pride in seeing our bOun-
darles extended and our flag waving over
the remote islands of the sea; but do
believe we are our brothers keepers and
that, when 1t is In our power to do so,
1t is just as much our duty to strike
down oppression in the East Indies as in
the West Indies.
Russell Reformer: You never hear
an opponent Of government ownership
and control Of public utilities express the
wish that the United States postal sys-
tenn be run by private corporations It
is too evident that the government is
best suited to do this work for the bene-
fit of all concerned. By what process of
reasoning can he show that what is per-
fectly satisfactory in the postal system
would not be equally satisfactory in the
management Of such things as the tele-
graph and telephone lines and the rail-
roads?
New York Herald The war must be
carried on with vigOr and vigorous war
fare is based on hard cash. You can't
expect the government to run smoothly
an o time Mla this ,,rithn,,t q a,all A-a..