The Advocate and news., 1898-04-06

paper to follow that sort of backwOOd-
ism. The brand Of Jay" was put on that
sort Of thing a good many years ago.
Washington Watchman (Pop.): If you
had told Kansas Republican four years
ago, when the State central committee
threatened to call Il. N. Morrill, and Dick
Blue of the stump II they did not quit
talking about the dishonest silver dol
lar, that the leaders of the same party
would be denOuncing free silver Republi-
cans as traitors now, he would have con-
sidered you crazy.
This Is perfectly natural Of them, and If
J we thought they had better man might
| think over the matter. But we know
from the inside that our Republican op-
ponents would ask nothing better than
to have John Madden set aside and a new
man put out. We don't believe the level
headed Bryan Democrats of the district
would entertain such scheme for
minute, knowing it would bring sure
defeat
Twentieth Century: The insurance
corporation fight In our own country by
a coincidence, entered another phase on
the same day that the Austrian govern
menI acted. One OF the great corpora
tiOns In this city announced that 1t would
do no more business In Kansas. Now,
the regulations in force in Kansas are
not half 30 strict as those In Germany
or Austria, and this same corporation
submits to them without protest
Congressman Broderick, Of Kansas:
We should, by all means, recognize the
independence of the Cubans. The pa
triOts have shown, by their perslstency
and courage In conducting the war dur
ing the past three years, that they are
capable Of self-government On the
other hand, the war has been conducted
with such cruelty by the Spaniards that
1t Is marvel how we have refrained
from taking such action long ago.
Howard Courant (Rep.): And now,
after taking his second thought, F. d.
Coburn thinks he would, II asked to, take
the nomination for Governor. He posi-
lively and firmly declined, few weeks
ago, but 80 many Of his friends ex-
pressed regret at his hasty decision that
he has reConsidered. Now good many
Of his aforesaid friends will be sorry
they wrote him-and after the conven-
tion Coburn will share their regrets
Florence Bulletin (Rep.): Some pa
pers seem to think that F. d. Coburn, on
account of his tlmidity and "the office
should seek the man" attitude, Is par
ticularly strong gubernatorial candidate. |
We want to go on record like this If |
his name goes before the convention, he |
will receive more votes on the first bal |
lot than on any succeeding ballot, and |
there will be at least four other candi- |
dates receive more votes on the first bal |
lot than Coburn.
Washington Watchman (Pop): There
are In Kansas to-day about $4,000 Re-
publiCans looking for the Republican
party that in the SOS and even up to |
'92 was demanding more stringent rail-
road legislation, antitrust legislation,
school book legislation, and was rein
forcing It's platforms with silver Dlanks, |
but they find 1t not. They find party
labeled Republican" fighting and op-
posing anything and everything not In
tho interest Of corporations.
Troy Times (Pop.): The committee
appointed by the Executive Council to
lhNosllSdIe LHe oLdLe mousse expenditures
made by the late Morrill, administration
has reported, and it is record of ras-
cality and robbery from end to end. The
Republican papers declare that It is very
poor politics on the part of Populists
to open up this ancient history" but
that will be left for the people Of Kansas
to settle. This is not a matter of poll
ties, 1t is a matter of official corrup-
tion.
Marysville Advocate and Democrat
(Pop); A few disappointed book COM
panies and their representatives are now
trying to make the teachers believe that
the county examination questions are
too hard, and that Superintendent
Stryker is the cause OF this. That the
questions prepared by him are any
hnF1nr than NhAeA |