The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18

5 PUBLIC OPINION 5
81 BIZ


the State and saved all that expense
The militia companies of Kansas missed
q picnic excursion to Topeka.
Hlawatha World: A great deal Ol
genuine distress is felt by mothers, wives
and sweethearts because of the vOlun-
teers leaving for the war. In many cases
II is rot appreciated by the soldier boy
whose pride in his blue clothes and an
ticipatiOn Of the trip makes him forget
the grief his departure causes. He Is,
moreover, an exceptional boy II he writes
and keeps his family posted as to his wei
fare, and II he doesn't exaggerate the
suffering for the women.
Eureka Union (Pop.); The Democratic
convention for the Fourth district met
az EmpOrla on Tuesday and nominated
Hon. II. S. Martin, of Marion, by accla-
nation for Congressman. They want to
secure the endorsement Of his nomination
by the Populist and free silver Repub-
lican conventions. Whether that can be
accomplished we do not undertake to
say. We scarcely think Greenwood
county POpullsts will urge such a course.
AS to Mr.. Martin, we think that he Is
an admirable man, whose Democracy Is
so much like Populism as to make him
a very desirable candidate, II the candi-
date OF the free silver forces in this dis
trlct Is to be Democrat.
Cashier Peck, OF the Cloud County
Bank: AS regards farm loans, we can
not supply the demand. The fact is
farmers, as soon as they get money in
hand, apply same towards liquidating
their debts, and they are not entering
into speculative ideas now. It's not the
Kansas farmer who located here who
has swindled the Eastern people, but the
man who could not succeed East, and
came out here, hung out his shingle and
wrote back that he could make good
loans for them, and then placed the
funds with the transient class-irrespOn-
sible parties. This Is what has hurt our
State. People who come here to stay
don't beat the Eastern investors.
Augusta Journal (Pop.) In the pre-
mature nomination of H. s. Martin for
Congress the Democrats have destroyed
all hope of his election. Had they waited
and consulted those who could assist
them, they might have secured his nom
inatiOn by the Peoples party, but their
course will receive the condemnation of
large number Of POpulists who would
have been willing to consider the matter
and cOncede the nomination Of Demo-
crat II 1t would appear expedient. These
Popullsts will take the Democratic ac-
tion as rank bluff and raise them out
OF the game. II Is not to be tolerated
for moment that handful of Demo-
Gratis should assume to dictate to ten
times their number whom they shall vote
for.
AtchisOn Champion (Rep.): This tenn
pest in teapot Is supremely ridiculous
The Kansas National Guard cannot fight
Spaniards except by service in the
United States army. This organization
Is for State purposes only. When the
boys enlist in Uncle Sans army they
cease to be members of the X. N. G.
State pride is a good thing to have in
the family, but the war OF the rebellion,
under the leadership of Abraham Lin
coin, emphatlcally declared that the ma
tlOn Is superior to the State The war
with Spain, thus far, is like "a painted
ship on painted ocean," but 1t Is a Sc
rious matter for men who have enlisted
In the State guards to defy or deride the
Governor, and 1t Is still more serious to
attempt to array the Kansas authorities
against those in power at Washington.
There should be but one feeling now
that OF loyalty to the American flag and
obedience to those in lawful authority.
Abilene Chronicle (Rep): Governor
Leedy has been pretty generally criti-
cised and abused because he did not
accept the State militia in it's entirety
and muster them into the service of
the United States as they stood, and the
Chronicle confesses to criticislng him
with others. But bt appears that he un-
derst0Od the situation better than the
public. In the present instance the mi
yn.NA l..