The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31

in cattle rates was prevented, thereby
affecting saving on the heavy business
done this year OF more than 10000
The shippers are reaping the benefit.
The mine operators OF the State at
tackled the scrip and screen law in every
court In the State available for their
purpose, but these laws have been up
held by the court OF last resort, no eff
fort having been left undone by the
administration to bring about this re-
suit.
He then gave an extended history OF
the stock yards litigation, and pointed
out that the law did not injure the COM
pany but simply provided that its profits
should be held within reasonable bounds
and that it's rates should be reduced ac-
cordingly. No one has had the temerity
to defend the old rates charged, and no
one wants the present law repealed.
He referred to the work Of Bank Com
missioner John w. Breidenthal, and
showed that it was not only in the inter-
est Of the banker but Of the whole peO-
pie, and that no citizen of Kansas who
has the best interests OF the State at
heart has any but words OF commenda-
tiOn for the manner In which he has adj
ministered the affairs OF his Office.
He asked II the Republican party pro-
posed to undo all this good work, and
what complaint they have as to the con-
duct of the present officers. If they
have none and have no better policy of
their own, what necessity is there Of
the people changing horses In the mid
die of the stream? A change Of admin
istratiOn does not mean a change In the
form Of government. It simply means
a change in the policy Of administering
the functions Of government. One Of
the characteristics of the reform move
ment in Kansas is their absolute fear
lessness. The Peoples party and the
Democrat party in Kansas are not tri-
uners. They know nothing Of the "best
policy" methods in conducting a politi-
cal campaign. Wherever wrong or a
vicious system shows its head 1t is i'm
medlately attacked. AS an illustration
he pointed to the un-American undemO-
cratic and vicious metropolitan police
system, and asked if the Republi-
cans had had the courage 20 de-
stroy it, and added that the reform force
has crushed it out and that it can never
rise again.
1T is covertly asserted in some quar-
tiers that Governor Leedy, in the event
of reelection, will resusCitate the metro
politan police This is absolutely false.
John w. Leedy Is an honest man. He
has manfully stood back of every de-
partment In the fulfillment Of official OBJ
legations He is man Of the people,
and is ambitious to do the peoples will.
And it Is undoubtedly the will of the
people that the metropolitan police sys-
tenn should be forever buried.
'Tn my statement touching the police
system / make no attack upon the per-
sonal character Of the gentlemen under
this, or former, administrations who oc-
cupied positions under the metropolitan
police law. But the system Is essentially
bad Your people have now the oppOr-
tunity Of self-government. You owe 1t
to the reform movement.
Have our Republican friends any OBJ
lection to offer upon this matter? Do
they approve or disapprOve of this pol
icy? If they approve of our conduct,
why, then, do they oppose us in this con-
test? If they do not approve of our con-
duct, then why do they not advance
some better policy?
''In this brief review I have attempted
to indicate some of the benefits accruing
to the people Of Kansas by reason Of the
manner in which this administration
has fulfilled the trust committed to it's
hands. l have absolute faith in the in
telligence of the people Of Kansas. /
believe absolutely in a pure democracy.
Having this conviction, commit the
issues Of this campaign to the voters,
who will determine for themselves
whom 1t is they wish to administer for
the next two years the functions of gov
ernment."
A Prominent POpullSt Is Dead.