The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
The Kansas Campaign.

I,eavenworth Times: There is nothing
Democratic in the so-called fusion ticket
| and policy; il is PopuIism-nothing else.
said Tom Moonlight, apropos OF the con-
ference of thoroughbred Democrats in
/ Topeka.
The fact is, there is little genuine Pop
| ulism either In the fusion ticket ana
| policy. The ticket pursues the OFFICES and
nothing else and the policy Is now 10
get them Populist principles are as mueh
abandoned as Democratic The tuSloh
platforms are meaningless mockeries be-
hind which the Leedyites grin With the4F
fingers 10 their noses.
The representative conference OF the
| faithful Democrats who refuse TO wor-
ship the false idol of Bryan or bow the
knee to the Baal OF fusion TO get offices
the stalwart Democrats who still have
a conscience and some purity OF prlncl-
pie and some manhood-decline 10 counte-
| nance the sordid bargain by which the
betrayers of the Democratic party made
what is called fusion in Kansas.
The true Democrats met together al
| Topeka a day or two ago and speaking
for thousands of their fellows declared
! they would do all in their power TO de-
feat fusion and oPpulism.
Some of them were gold Democrats and
some silver, but they are united in abhor-
renee of the vile mixture of politics which
neutraliZes all that is honest and good
in each of theingredient parties and re-
suits in a mere greedy. grabbing appetite
for office.
To save the Democracy from that un-
| principled crew, to save the state from
| further disgrace and missAief, 10 save
| their country from a form or pohucs
! threatening all sane and pure government
the best brain and heart and conscience
of the old Democracy of Kansas. the men
of soundest intellect and most noble char
| acter determine to do all in their power
| to defeat fusion and oPpulism.'
They will not erect an independent
| ticket, every vote for which would be
a half vote for Leedyism. The first
duty is to destroy Leedism, fusion. Popu-
| lism, and the way to perform that duty
is to cast full votes against them.
Theticket Endorsed by the Atchison con-
vention packed and manipulated by Leedy
! strikers, will not receive the support OF
! Democrats who believe in Democratic
principles and have minds OF their own.
Marion County Record: Usage county
Pops nominated and elected a school
teacher and stump speaker. who never
practiced law day in his life. as county
| attorney Last week he resigned in dis
grace, having been detected in boodiing
with whisky vendors.
Clay Center Times: Brown Of Pratt,
when in the legislature, was worsbiped
by the Populists all over Kansas. He was
| their idol; he was the model man the
home folks dangled before their repre-
sentatives. Well, his home folks turned
him down at their recent county conven-
ton so hard that his bones ratified when
he hit the floor.
Lawrence Journal: Mort AIbaugh.
| chairman of the committee says David
j. Brewer is the greatest living Kansan.
Mort is lacking in tact. In making that
| declaration, he has lost the friendship OF
| at least thousand men who have places
| in Kansas themselves.
Lyons Republican: Governor Stanley
was present at the Chase Harvest Home
and made a most favorable impression
upon the people. He is one of the best
mixers who ever campaigned in this sec
ton of the state, and will run hundreds
ov votes ahead.
Anthony Republican: Jerry Simpson Wis
tied the Twenty-second regiment at Camp
|
presented him with a pair of double heel
and toe government socks. Following the
distinguished example of Bryan and his
presentation commission, the historic
scene was photographed.
Anthony Republican: Leedy did the
best he knew and made as many sorts OF
a fool of himself as he could in the filling
of the Kansas quota OF troops, but he
wasn't a circumstance to McNal OF
course he hadn't McNalls opportunities s,
and it may be reasonably believed tina,
if he had he would have fallen short of
what McNall has done. McNalPs report
on insurance has been given VIDE pubic
ity by the Populist press; one quotation
in particular lending a piquant favor TO
| the Populist tongue. That is the one
wherein he shows how the foreign fire
insurance companies return to the state
for losses only half of the amount they
take out of it in the way of premiums
all of which leads McNall to remark that
there should be dividing line between
profit and robbery; ell loyal people in
the state should do all they can iegiti-
mately TO build up home insurance COM
panies. 1t would tend 10 make insurance
cheaper" Then he goes on TO state that
our old line Kansas Company only paid
back in premiums twenty-seven per cent
and all our mutual companies aggregated
with our old line only made II up 10
thirty-three per cent, which seems 20 be
a pretty good ad for the foreign COM
panies, and to show forth the foolishness
of DdcNalI.
Douglass Tribune: The fellows who are
holding state jobs are all called upon
TO put ten per cent OF their salaries for
a campaign fund for the Popuiists. Say,
brother Pop do you remember how bit
terly you denounced the 'rottenness IN
the old parties" when you accused them
of doing the Ike.
Council Grove Republican: Bailie Wsg-
gener and the other railroad msgnates
are supporting Mr.. Leedy for governor
on account Of his railroad record. The
Pops are death on orporauons-duTing
the campaign. What IS 10 the interests
OF the railroads Is not always 10 the In
terests OF the people. The railroads want
Dir. Leedy. Why?
Council Grove Republican: II the Pops
indorse McKinley's war policy a mighty
good way to show il would re TO vote
for J. II. Miller for congress. q gentle
man who Will affiliate WIKI the admins
tration and not endesvor 70 handicap II
in every way possible. a vote Tor !.
" Miller Is a vote 70 i1dOTse Mckinley
and you can't inc0rse him am other way.
Talk IS cheap and don't count