The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-31

farms. Topeka should be the milling
center of the southwest, as Minneapolis
is of the northwest, and there exists no
reason why the clearing house for Kan
SaS grain should not be in TOpe-
ka, because Topeka is located nearly in
the center of the wheat and corn belt
of Kansas. I have cited to you but a
few instances of unjust discrimination
against Topeka, where hundreds of
cases exist, and it seems a mystery that
the good people of this city have sub
mitted so long.
Talk about patriotism! What has be-
come of the spirit of 1776? Is it dead?
Our forefathers gave a teaparty in BOs-
ton harbOr, because as they thought
the king was bearing down too hard in
taxing them, but we, in this nineteenth
century, submit without a murmur, to
the most diabolical and outrageous ex-
tort1On practced upon us by our cor
pOratiOn kings; creatures of our own ere
ating. What is the remedy? Legisla-
ton! Public corporations should be
servants not masters. 1t is an act OF
omission, that these conditions exist to-
day. No Shawnee county representa-
tive or senator in the history of Topeka
has ever raised his hand in an effort to
right this wrong. They have nearly
always been members of the Republican
party which never did, nor does it now
make an effort to obtain railroad legis-
latiOn. It would have been an easy
matter for the Republican members of
Shawnee county to have obtained relief
at the hands of the last legislature had
held sway over patriotism! wouldn't
it have been better for Topeka to have
lost sight of party for a while and stood
up for the people and their rights?
Fellow Citizens: Should I be elected
your senator, Demo.-Pop. though I am
am patriotic enough to vote with the
opposition for any measure which will
help in the upbuilding of Shawnee cOuu-
ty regardless of party ties. No party
has a halter around my necki Had your
Shawnee county representatives in the
legislature of two years ago taken this
stand you would not be at the mercy of
railroad corporations. They could have
asserted their manhood and patriotic
devotion to Shawnee county by throw
ing themselves into the break caused by
the treachery of a handful of Populist
Judas IScariots, and by this act on their
part obtained any legislation they
might have asked from the majority
thus relieving our people of railroad
eXtortiOn. With discrimination against
Topeka by the railways obliterated the
city viii at once march forward on the
road to material prosperity and pro-
gress. The mechanic will find his ser
vices in demand, to the 1aborer increas-
ed avenues for employment will be
increase, he will buy and sell more
goods and employ more clerks, real es-
tate will advance in value; the popula-
ton increase, new buildings will keep
the contractors, carpenters and masons
employed and then Topeka will soon
outstrip her rivals.
E1OW VIII the farmer be benefited?
An active and rapidly increasing city
population VIII create a larger demand
for the products of the farm, orchard
and garden, this will give the farmer a
nome market, (the ideal of the Repub-
Hcan partly for his surplus products
Our Republican friends, instead of
discussing issues offthe campaign, is
sues OF vital Importance to the people of
the state of Kansas and Shawnee coI1n-
ty, discuss the wonderful vaIor, patriot
ism and achievements of our soldiers
and sailors in the war with Spain, and
especially the heroic work and devotion
of President Mckinley to the American
cause and our country
We are all agreed upon this fact, upon
this there is no issue With pleading
appeals the Republican orators urge the
voters to vote the Republican ticket,
and thereby stand by the president in
approval and Acknowledgement of his
services to the country. It reminds me
of the Iaconic answer the prime minister
of France gave the Austrian peace