The Advocate and news., 1898-09-14

htL uuJll IL IGdCuSu PlsVO POl puohOA'
None Of them are stating who Is respon-
sibls for the big drop in the wheat mar
ket.
Republicans everywhere are trying to
trade this year Anything to get a few
votes for favOrltes. They don't want to
be left out in the cold without anything.
In 1890 nearly every meeting held by
the Alliance was failure according to
Republican papers. The same policy will
be followed this year, with the same re-
suit.
The Republican county convention in
Republic county referred to the volun-
teers when they went out as the butt
OF ridcule for soldiers and citizens
alike"
Not a single Democrat paper in Kan
sas has republished line from the To-
peka Democrat for months. The stuff
got circulation through Republicans us
ing 1t.
Dr. S. F. Neely, ex-United States Mar
shall, has been nominated for the Legis-
Iature by the fusionists in the Seventh
district, which is part Of Leavenworth
county.
A few months ago Republican papers
insisted that Doster was an anarchist
Now that he has said good word for
Alger, the same papers say that he Is a
patriot.
The discussion of the case of Secre-
tary Alger has put the Republican press
In peculiar position. These editors
defend Judge Doster and roast John
Sherman.
Chester l. Long don't want too much
trouble on his hands until his nervous
system is in better shape, so he will skip
Rice county in his first round in the
campaign.
j. " Beekman, of Arkansas City, who
cant even get a nomination for Repre-
sentative any more, will take the stump
for the Republicans. Another case Of
grave robbery.
II Postmaster General Smith can make
as many votes for Leedy as Speaker Tom
Reed made two years ago, it is unfortu-
nate that he can't make more than two
Kansas speeches.
The Abilene Reflector has at last
added to its ticket on its editorial page
the name Of Candidate Reeder, of the
Sixth district It has carried all of the
others for weeks.
At MCNalls Olathe meeting, and in
fact at all Of his meetings, the principal
feature was the large number Of Republi-
cans in attendance. He gets good
crowd everywhere.
In their efforts to secure fair treat
ment for the soldier Populist papers are
being reinforced by their Republican
contemporaries. It ought to have been
so from the beginning.
Ewing Herbert says that il w. I. Stu
art approves of the unrepubican and
unmanly means used to secure his NOM
inatiOn that he is unfit for the Office of
judge to which he aspires.
Promises are being relied on by the
Republican managers to carry the party
through this year. They might help II
any one believed that there was any in
tention of fulfilling any of them.
The Republicans of the Third district
have not yet reconsidered their refusal
to agree to terms for joint debate be-
tween Congressman Ridgely and his op-
ponent, ex-Congressman kirkpatrick.
Lincoln county Democrats have called
a mass delegate convention. The cre-
dentials are issued by those making the
call. AS they are "stalwarts," the con-
vention will be Republican side-show.
Stanley says that the Republicans
never passed a bad law in Kansas. That
means that he stands by the old school
book law, the old grain inspection law,
which gave several thousand dollars
which now goes into the State treasury,
to boards of trade, and that he favors