The Advocate and news., 1898-02-02

upon. Until patrons OF insurance COM
panles get what they pay for they are
not going to fall over themselves to ex-
tend resolutions Of coincidence when the
trouble Is on the other side of the fence.
Ottawa Times (Pop.): 1t would be a
political blunder for the reform parties
to inject resubmisslon into their plat
form. It will be more fatal than woman
suffrage in 1894. Let the parties care
fully review the results obtained to the
cause Of temperance through and by the
metropolitan police in our cities Of the
first class and consider the prOpriety Of
aboIlshing the institution and rid these
cities of the farce so often enacted by
the officers responsible for its enforce
ment Better by far go back to the home
rule.
Topeka Mail and Breeze (Rep.): The
best butter sold in Topeka comes from
Judge Frank DosteF's farm. Chief JUS
tiCe Doster lives on a ten-acre farm
two miles west Of Topeka and Is taking
a great interest in daiTying. He has
half dozen fine Jersey cows and nearly
every day sends lot Of good butter to
the Topeka market Judge DOsters Jer
sey butter Is in great demand and the
dealers say that 1t Is the best that they
receive. Judge Doster is rarely seen on
the streets Of Topeka. When not busy
in the Supreme court he is working on
his farm.
Hutchinson News (Pop): The lola
Register thinks the Republican nominee
for Governor should be an orator. The
Register is mistaken. Kansas needs
clear-headed, clean-handed man who
will be Governor without any assistants
or deputies She needs an executive
with strong backbone and big lot Of
horse sense. The Republican party
should nominate such man whether he
can trill his "r's" or not. There is not
only campaign to be provided for, but
two years term of Office which may de-
eide whether Kansas will be Republi-
can State or not. Oratory is a nice
thing. So Is a knowledge Of Greek. But
they are not essential in a Governor.
Lawrence Journal (Rep): The Re-
publicans won in Kentuky and immedi-
ately began a fight that resulted in Dem
ocratlC victory. In Maryland the Repub-
licans did a splendid act when they
turned down the Democrats, but imme-
diately they began battle among them
selves that must inevitably result in
the defeat Of the party. In Ohio the bat
tie among the Republicans is so fierce
that the chances are we cannot carry
the State again for years. In Kansas
just as the Republicans were getting out
of the ditch into which the Pops kicked
us and were feeling we'll enough for
another round with the enemy, fac
tional fight has arisen that threatens to
prevent an easy victory. What Is the
matter with the Republicans, anyway?
Sallna Union: Fake wrlte-ups Of
towns by birds of passage are damaging
to the newspaper business and dis
grace to the men who allow their papers
to be used as mediums for victimizing
the public. The false representations
made by these wanderers lnjure legiti-
mate business by causing the people who
have been buncOed to look upon all
newspaper advertising, even when a cir
culatlon Is guaranteed, as a humbug. II
publisher can't issue legitimate spe-
Cial edition himself, he ought to quit the
business and hire out as a farm hand
He should never turn his paper over to
fakir and permit him to issue sand
bagglng supplement The newspaper
men Of Kansas should give this their at
tention IL they are In favor of doing
business on an honest basis. They can.
not afford to encourage the itinerant
newspaper man when they know him to
be black sheep who wanders aimlessly
over the country with a blackmailing
scheme in his grip.
Clay Center Dispatch (Pop.): 1t is a
fact thoroughly understood by every
business man in Clay Center that when
the County Treasurer is making his
semi-annual collections and the money
Is going into the county vaults by the
thousands, collections are slow, good
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