The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03

worse; it is robbing thousands Of poor
people Of their bread. The millers and
dealers who practice such dishonesty
should be vigorously prosecuted, and
new legislation is surely not necessary
for that purpose.
Kansas City Times: The Kansas SOL
der boys are sending home their pay
from the front to their parents, and in
every instance they sign themselves
"your devoted SON." These are the kind
Of boys that Kansas has sent to the
army and they ought to be honOred
rather than ridiculed.
Kansas City Times: Judge Horton
and ID. r. Hite received $4,000 for their
work in the same insurance cases for
which Judge Martin and David Over
myer received only $S,10O. Corporations
always pay better than the State, and
hence win oftener, but these cases were
notable exceptions to the latter PROPOSE
tiOn.
Mound City Standard: II any hard
up person wants to earn big money they
can do 1t If they can inform the Re-
publican State committee of some way
of attacking Governor Leedy's record as
Governor. The committee has thought
of several things, but examination
showed all to be boOmerangs, and 1t is
in despair.
Ottawa Times (Pop.) How anxious
the Herald, Topeka Capital, lola Regis
ter and the combined Republican out
fit are to preserve and save the Dem
ocrat party, just this fall If no longer.
They would treat the Democrats just as
they do the colored voters-just as they
would a lemon-suck the juice and throw
the peeling away
Junction City Sentinel (Pop.): It may
be that the Peoples party did not enact
quite as much Of its platform into law
as some expected, but in all CandOr we
will ask the public if the Republican
party is not poor subject to mention it?
The failure to get free coinage Of silver
by international agreement, alone,
should turn its face to the wall.
Kansas City Times: The last issue of
Barney Sheridan's paper was prepared
carefully, with view to placing it in the
cornerstone of the new court house. The
fact that he had not line in the paper
indicating its foolish treachery to the
Democratic party indicates that he is
already ashamed Of what he has done
and does not intend to let pOsterity find
him out.
Mcpherson Democrat: There is no
kicking to speak Of among the rank and
file Of the Democrats over the action Of
the Atchison convention in nominating
the Populist State officers. A few would
be leaders think they were not given the
consideration their Importance demand
ed and are now training with the Re-
publicans Their numbers are Very few
now and will be less before the election
is held.
Horton Headlight (Rep.): There is a
remarkable difference between the poll
tics of Doniphan and Brown county. In
Doniphan everyone who thinks OF run
ming for Office has to go to Cy Leland
and ask him about it, and they usually
have but one candidate for any special
Office. In Brown county every man has
a right to run, and the woods are as full
of candidates this time Of the year as
they are of birds.
Spring Hill New Era (Rep.): Barney
Sheridan seems very disconsolate since
he balked and has been left behind by
the Democratic procession. He told his
troubles to the Kansas City Journal,
Sunday, and intimated to the Journal
that he might vote the Republican ticket.
If this loss of vote does not rattle the
Popocratic combination, and cause it
to sue for peace at any price, 1t will be
because it takes a Spanish view Of the
case.
Fredonia Herald (Pop.): If the people
do not sustain the State administration
after the many great things, such as the
fee and salary law, the school book and
stock yards laws and the abolition Of
the metropolitan police, as well as Nc
Nails great work in bringing the insur-
ance companies to realize that corpora