The Advocate and news., 1898-03-23


troll the State committee.
Sedan Lance (POp.): Insurance COM
panIes pay out but little more than half
their receipts for losses. The issue OF
State insurance ~ to come to the front
and its adoption would be easy and
practicable. The township assessor
could have an extra column In his book
in which he could note the rating Of
insurance for those who desired 1t and
the policy could be paid for with the
taxes, and bills for loss could be pre-
sented to and allowed by the commits
siOners.
independence Star and Kansan: No
mans voice ought to be for war as
long as an honorable peace Is possible;
but so far as the relations between
Spain and the United States are con-
cerned, the only conditions on which
peace ought to be possible is for Spain
to give up Cuba. She has outraged hui
manity and made the world shudder at
the cruelties of which she has been
guilty in her warfare upon the Cuban
reVolutionists, and after years Of futile
effort to restore her authority and re-
tain her revenues, she ought to be
warned of in no uncertain terms-and
helped of II she refuses to go.
Sedan Lance (Pop.): We see very
little discussion In the Populist papers
of the State about the maximum freight
rate proposition. The way we figure 1t
out Is that the Populists are in favor OF
reducing railroad charges and that Is
about as far as their convictions go.
They are not particular how 1t Is done,
80 it Is done satisfactorily, with justice
to all concerned. 1t seems that when a
maximum freight law Is put in opera
tion 1t proves very cumbersome ar
rangement to be made TO cover all cases
and conditions. OF course the ultimate
solution of the railway problem is the
government ownership according to the
time-honored principles of the Peoples
party.
Wichita Eagle: A Missouri absconder
recently fed to Kansas. At Topeka he
noticed man looking strangely at him
aud fed to Oswego The next day he
saw that the same white-haired old gen
tleman was in town. The abscOnder
skipped to Garden City. There again
was the same old white-haired gentle
man. Again the thief jumped across
the State, arriving in Fort Scott. Again
he saw the old white-haired man. He
resolved to surrender and he walked up
to his pursuer and said: "Mr. Pinker-
ton, surrender" 'Pinkerton?" ex-
claimed the old man. mot much. I'm
John Seaton, candidate for Governor.
Are you liable to be on the State dele
CATION"
Pratt Union (Pop.): It is amusing
to turn to the files of some Of our Re-
publican exchanges Of 1896. The lead
ing theme then was, IL the Populists win
In this State the State must go to the
devil Her credit ruined, her treasury
bankTupted, capital driven out, the peo-
pie helpless, etc., In Wailings deep and
loud and doleful. How is 1t this year,
after almost two years of Populist ad-
ministration? "The banks bursting
with the fullness of cash, capital seek
ing investment here but there is no
room for 1t, Eastern money lenders re-
fusing to allow our people to pay Off
their mortgages until they become due,
banks refusing to allow interest on time
deposits" etc. What different sound
ing howl. 1t is as bad as the wheat
and silver parting.
Kansas Farmer: The nomination of
his party for Governor of Kansas does
not cease to pursue Secretary F. ID. Co
burn, and he has been compelled to an
swer as to whether he would accept
the situation should the nomination lay
violent hands upon him. His reply is
that he will In no case scheme for dele
gates, but that should the convention
OF his party not be able to agree ex-
eept by naming him, he will accept
the judgment Of the delegates and make
the best campaign he knows how to
make for election. This is satisfactory
to those who have suggested his candi-
dAcy, for they want a good Governor