Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-14
GARNETT, KANSAS, OCTOBER IA, 1898.

"The people of this state had suffered tor
years from the school book monopoly that
fourished around the Legislative lobby year at
ter year, defeating state uniformity and cheaper
school books. Why the Republicans left II out
for the Populists to grant this relief is only ex-
planned by the existence and control of the par
ty by that outfit that has turned Kansas over to
the Populsts by reason of their readiness to ex-
change the welfare of the people and party tor
cash in hand 1t was within the power OF the
Republican party to enact this legislation and
to have been entitled to the lasting gratitude OF
the people, but those whose interest in the par
ty consisted in what they could get out OF it,
were in control, and the same crowd is trying to
maintain its position in this campaign.
"They are the band-wagon patriots, and not
until the Republican party OF Kansas gets rid
of them can it hope to recoverits proud position
as the party of the people. The Republicans
cannot hope to win by hanging onto the coat
tails of McKinley's administration. The ma
tional administration has nothing to do with the
Kansas domestic affairs and state legislation, and
the records OF the two parties on this question
is the all-absorbing question. The talk of up
holding the hands of the national administra-
tion is the cry Ct the demagogue. The war is
over The national administration can get
along in times of peace without the assistance
of the gang, and the best way to assist the Re-
publican national administration is to put the
party in shape to win two years hence by clean
ing house now"
The Mcpherson Freeman, one of the lead
ing Republican papers of central Kansas, states
some plain truths to the members Of that party
in this state touching the fight the insurance
companies are making on Superintendent Webb
McNal. The Freeman is evidently opposed to
the league entered into between the foreign in-
surance companies and the Republican leaders,
organized for the purpose of still further rob-
bing the people of Kansas. The Freeman
says.
"The people are with McNall The Repub-
lcan party has got toofer the people something
better on the line of controlling insurance COM
panies than McNa)l has given us, or they
might as well keep still concerning McNalls
record The people of this state were charged
exvrbiant rates for insurance for years, and, in
many instances, were never paid for honest loss
es and fxrced to litigate for many Others, and
it was long while before we got relief. But
as soon as insurance companies begin to ge. a
dose of their own medicine, some fool Repub-
lican rushes to their rescue and wants to make
the complaint OF the company campaign is
sue
''The best evidence to the people that Nc
Nall is right is that the insurance companies
are bowling and asking the United
for protection. Let them howl awhile; it will
do them good. They will probably learn that
the best way to get protection is to treat the
the people right They have been con6niug
their generosity to the insurance committees
of the house and senate for twenty years, and
they have pigeon hoed many bills introduced in
the legislature for the peoples relief Let the
Republican party go McNall one better, and
not only drive rotten insurance companies out
of the state, but give us an actual reduction in
rates of insurance"
Editor Snyder of the Freeman ought to
know, 1t he does not know, that the election OF
Stanley for governor will mean turning back
to the old regime, when the insurance combine
will control in the matter of appointing a SUI
perintendent of insurance. If Stanley is elect
ed, McNall's head will fall in the basket among
the first, and then when citizen of Kansas
sustains loss and is compelled to appeal to the
superintendent of insurance for justice, he will
be told, as i'll the past, that he will have to go
to the courts and settle his fight with the insur-
ance company. Unabls, financially, to cope