The Advocate and news., 1898-02-02
Osborne News:
IN
GENERAL.


nrIEpAr trouble with some people
uENEhAL' is that they cannot ac-
cord honesty Of purpose to any one who
happens TO disagree with them.
Lawrence World: Wolves have prece-
denCe in politics over dogs. The wolves
get man first and then when they get
through he goes to the dogs.
Clay Center Dispatch (POp): The
more Hannas In the United States Sen
ate the quicker will be the downfall Of
Republicanism In national affairs.
Concordia Kansan: There's only one
aggregation Of humanity that can play
horse more in day than lot of law
yers in court-that's a State Legislature
in eruption.
Governor Pingree (Rep) Of Michigan:
The monopolist, the franchise grabber,
the lobbyist, are all extreme partisans,
and when any one opposes their schemes
they cry, "You are attacking the party"
When they elect themselves to Office by
force of money they ascribe 1t to divine
Intervention of Providence in behalf of
the nation and its honor. The masses Of
the Republican party do not want to
stand sponsor for those agencies which
are playing the mischief with this coun-
trys welfare any more than the Demo
Gratis do.
Atchison Champion (Rep.): The abuse
of the franking privilege by our national
legislators, who annually food the mails
with a vast amount Of political liter
ature under the guise Of public docu-
ments," is one Of the chief causes Of
deficiency in the postal revenues. If
Congressman Loud is sincere in his de-
sire to make the department self-sus-
tanning, why not retire this vast and
useless volume of post-free matter in
stead Of placing a tax on the peoples
reading matter as proposed in his bill
now pending in Congress? And while
pursuing this subject, would it not be
well to ascertain how much of the gov
ernment's money Is expended in printing
and preparing these alleged public doc
uments. Perhaps a saving might be
made in other departments on the same
line.
Governor Pingree Rep.) of Michigan;
To-day all the trusts and mOnOpOlies
which are bleeding the country have
taken refuge under the wing Of the Re-
publican party, because they fear the
Democratic party, which has kicked them
out. In my State, the railroads, which
have never paid their just share Of the
taxes, have been the faithful ally Of
the Republican party. have had some
thing to do with the effort Of the people
OF Michigan to get q readiustment OF
railroad taxation and rates, and every
railroad attorney and railroad doctor,
every little country newspaper editor
who has a pass, every politician who
hopes for financial faVors to help re-
elect him, is out of breath crying, 'Pin-
gree Is not Republican" They cry this
because was elected on the Republi-
canticket by a majority Of $4,000, and
they do not want me reelected. King
Doodle cries: 81 am the party and there
is none besides me-"
Harpers Weekly: Mr. Hanna has
been elected Senator from Ohio for both
the short and long terms. He succeeded
after long contest, in which were dis
played all the eccentricities Of the hope
less vulgarity and of the depressing cor
ruption of Ohio politics. It seemed to
be admitted on both sides that money
was the potent factor of the campaign.
Beyond this, each side was essentially
as bad as the other No man named
Hanna, Bushnell, KurtZ, or McKisson--
was worthy to be Senator. Women be-
came important figures in the contest.
A certain Mrs. Griffith turned her Re-
publican husband away from Hanna, and
she thus became a center Of attraction
She was enticed away by Hanna forces,
locked up in room in a strange hotel,
worked with and pleaded with, stormed
at and insulted, and subjected to treat
ment so outrageous that any husband
not a member Of the Ohio Legislature
would have resented 1t at the risk OF his
life. But Griffith finally voted for
Hanna, and was reported in news
paper to have excused himself on the