The Advocate and news., 1898-04-20
ApnlIT Clay Center Dispatch
vSTSSS % (PoD.): AS Senator Young
NNIHSASs remarks. Il seems to have

chew.
Pittsburg Daily Tribune POp): Webb
McNall's books show that he is running
his Office In the interest OF the people.
His accounts show a faithful steward
ship, and that he Is the right man for the
place.
Westmoreland Signal (POp): Gov
ernor Leedy and the entire present in
cumbents In the State offices will be re-
nominated and reelected, too. 1t has
been by far the best administration Kan
sas ever had.
Atchison Globe: The country papers
of the State are booming +. ID. Coburn
for Governor 1t would not suit party
leaders to have him nominated, as he
Is a man who would have his own way
in making appointments.
PhlllipsbuTg Herald (Pop.): The Re-
publican press is constantly fighting
Webb McNall, while Webb keeps on
compelling the insurance companies to
obeythe law. He has started suits against
several companies to compel them to pay
a big license fee that was overlooked by
his predecessors.
Topeka Journal Qnd. Rep.): And now
some partisan papers are talking about
the "red hot irons" that were used to
scare an incorrigible negro at the re-
fOrmatOry as worse than the "Inquisl-
ton" This is nearly as amusing as
Campaign material" as filing a coal oil
barrel with water and palming 1t of on
the coal oil inspector.
Western School Journal: The eight
members OF Congress from Kansas voted
against the Loud bill. For this they
have the hearty thanks of nearly all
newspapers and periodicals. The bill
had some good features, but It's author,
as 1t looks to us, was unreasonable in
Objecting to fair amendments; hence,
the defeat Of the measure.
Winfield Tribune (Dem.): If analysed
there is nothing in the history Of the
Republican party Of Kansas which ad-
dresses Itself favorably to the voter un-
less high taxes are desirable and the man
who tolls and creates wealth wants TO
give large share Of his earnings to the
professional spoilsmen. And that Is the
one great issue In Kansas this fall
Clay Center Times (Rep.): Two United
States officials heading two bitter opp0s-
ing factions, each pledged to the political
death Of the other. That Is what the Re-
publican party OF the State Is called
upon to settle. 1t should quietly ignore
both. If 1t should place Coburn at the
head of the ticket 1t would be doing that
thing and pleasing the people as well.
Lyndon Herald (Pop.): If the insured
Is induced to pay premiums on a GER
tain amount Of property 1t seems only
fair that In case Of loss and in the alb
sence of fraud he should collect the full
amount This ia Popullst law and our
Insurance Commissioner Is enforcing It.
OF course the Republicans are finding
fault That may always be expected.
WinReld Tribune (Dem,): We are not
called upon to defend the present State
administration, but there are a few self
evident things which might be men
toned. Under the new county salary
law, the school book law and the admin
iStration Of the insurance department,
the regulation of the stock yards, the
people Of Kansas have saved thousands
Of dollars over any prior administration
Yates Center Advocate (Pop.): Ed.
COburn, the crawfsh candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor, is
probably the most advertised man in
Kansas. All papers Of all parties have
given him words Of praise as Secretary
Of the State Board Of Agriculture. But
he has shown lack of executive ability
In declining to be candidate and then
again indirectly asking for the nomina-
tion.
Kansas City Tribune (Rep.): The
dirty and contemplate methods resorted
to by the Harris crowd in Johnson county
to force a Harris delegation upon Mr..
HOgue, the home candidate, Is the first
real manifestation OF the only kind OF
politics that crowd seems to know-the
kind which sent Mason Peters to Con-
nsraan laat unnr md mnnId do 90 n.rni.,