The Advocate and news., 1898-12-07

PUBLIC OPINION .S
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Spanish n0n0r cOulu Do rellSu upon LO
make proper reparation and do what
was right and honorable. Every neces-
sary and important war measure was
heartily supported by all political parties
in both houses of Congress, but this fact
did not deter Republican orators and
papers from braEenly boasting that 1t
was Republican war" and denouncing
the members of all other parties as OBJ
structionists.
WaKeeney Independent (Pop.): A
political party without a party news
paper is like a ship without a rudder.
This is proven by the experience OF the
reform forces both in Trego and Cove
counties. Prior to the starting Of the
Independent In this county, TregO was
considered reliably Republican. And
even the most sanguine could not have
contemplated the change Of condition
that has taken place In Cove county.
For years it has been a strong Repub-
lican county, and while the Advocate
IS vet less than a year old, the fusion
ticket this year was elected hands down.
Brother Harrington Is entitled to con-
gratulatlons for his noble work.
Kingman Journal (Pop): Brown of
Pratt drew a railroad bill practically
the same as the Campbell bill Of 1891,
the same as the Householder-Leedy bill
Of 1898, the same as the real Harris bill
of 1897, yet each arrOgated to his own
bill absolute right and condemned the
other, when they were all alike. The
people began to read. They became dis
vynAnA HcfInocIU ufaUp0
away from the polls. The good legisla-
tion Of 1897 could not rouse them. NC
Nall could not. They had reason to
feel as they did. The party stood de-
feated in the State election by 10000
majority. The repeal Of the metropoli-
tan police law helped them. The dec
laration for a constitutional convention
made votes. Stanley's wishy-washy
campaign made us votes. That lethargy
will continue until after this session,
when the spirit Of the people will again
assert itself. The Legislature elected
will fail, and in the comparison that
will follow Stanley will be buried deeper
by full vote of all the parties than we
were defeated by stay-at-home vote
This election was no landslide. It was
" ldlluIG W FOLO' ~ AlohVo HO CAdA9O
in sentiment.
Lincoln Beacon (Pop): ]. Mack Love,
Atwood, 0vermyer, ct al, resoluted
against the Republican party for twenty
five years when the only issues they
could think Of or trump up were, first,
the fact that they wanted in," and
afterward the prohibition question; and
during all those years the Democratic
party didn't amount to as much as the
COB of mud on the end Of cows tail,
so far as being legitimate factor In
Kansas politics was concerned. For
twenty-five years its existence was the
only excuse the Republican party had
for existing, and kept 1t alive on war
issues. If the Democratic party-the
secession" "ku klux," Bourbon" bug
aboo which 1t always was until the revO-
luton of '96-had been allowed to dis
band when the war ended, the industrial
issues which the Greenback party first
championed would have swept the Re
publican party out Of power and them
selves into dominance long ago. And
now comes J. Mack Love, since the cleo
ton, and unmasks the whole Taubeneck,
Inn Weaver, Marion Butler conspiracy
to destroy the Populist party. The fact
Is, that the party spirit Of Populism was
never stronger than now.