The Advocate and news., 1898-05-11

5 PUBLIC OPINION ,S
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Democrats are wise and expect har-
mOniOus combination in 1900, they had
better let well enough alone.
Lincoln Beacon (POp): The narrow
margin which the POpulists and Demo-
Gratis together hold in this State Is in
danger from stay-at-hOme Populists just
as soon as the settled policy OF the party
is 10 trade for votes and let the old
fashioned propaganda which made the
POpulist party go by the board. The idea
OF turning down such men as Bush
Hehebower and BOtkin at Democratic
dlctatlOn Is equivalent to saying that all
Populistic nominations must conform to
Democratic standards.
Pittsburg Daily Tribune Rep): When
you are crlticising Gov. Leedy remember
that 1000 Republicans want every fat
official Job, and one Senator and the Re
publican congressman are at the ear
OF the President making 1t hot for
Leedy at every turn. The fight for fat
contracts to furnish the militia with
equipment and grub is hot between To-
peka, LeavenWorth and Kansas City, and
1t is safe to bet that most Of the special
dispatches in Republican sheets are
fakes.
Ottawa Herald (Rep): The people Of
Kansas don't care ragged-edged, star
spangled, royal Bengal American nickel
for Dick Blue. He was in Congress two
years and didn't do thing but strut
around in the daytime and spend his
money on questionable amusements at
night Dick Blue is a pretender He
never was a great man. He somehow
got into the habit Of cutting his hair and
whiskers so that they made him look un-
usually smart, but the people are now
onto the cut. They want new man,
and they are going to have him, too.
Hutchinson Bee: W. Il. Topping, ap-
preparation clerk Of the State Auditors
Office, has completed statement showing
the entire expense Of the last Legislature
to have been $72,O27.1O. The expense Of
the preceding Legislature was over $685.
000 The per diem mileage and postage
of the members was $36, 1887. These
items were practically the same for each
session, being fixed by the constitution.
The expense of the last Legislature out
side Of the fixed charges, was $95, ,8S9.73.
That Of the preceding Legislature was
over $4,000 This shows that the last
! Legislature made a saving on the items
OF clerk hire, stationery, ETC., Of over
$23, 900, or a reduction of nearly one-half.
Eureka Union (POp.): There is just as
much probability that the POpulists can
not be rallied to cast their full vote for
Democratic nominee for Congress in this
district as there Is that the Democrats
can be relied upon to cast their full vote
for POpullst candidate. Our Dem
Ocratic friends want to remember that
they will probably be very anxious for
fusion In 1900. Whether the POpulists
are anxious for 1t in Kansas will depend
very much on what the Democrats do
this year. Let all act calmly and with
discretion and for the good Of the cause
Of liberty in opposition to gOld-bugism.
These remarks are prompted by no feel
ing Of unfrlendliness to cooperation of
all the silver forces.
lola Herald (POp): Some years ago
| Congressman Peters was the prime
mover In company that rebated part
OF the commissions for sale Of live stock
In the Kansas City stock yards AL
though the courts enjoined him, the start
then made resulted in the stock yards
legislation last year. In spite Of this fact,
certain well meaning men, who must
make noise about something, are charg-
Ing that Mr.. Peters aided and abetted
the stock yards company in the litigation
that followed the enactment of the law
above mentioned. Nothing is farther
from the truth, as he has been for years
an earnest advocate Of just such legisla-
tlOn as was enacted His years of SER
vice In the commission business enabled
him to know just what was needed.
Kansas City Times: If a battle Is
fought to-day In the Philippine islands 1t
was fought yesterday according to the
Kansas schedule Of time, or tomorrow
according to the cable schedule. In other
words q man Is travelling from Topeka