The Advocate and news., 1898-07-06

are kicking.
Highland, up In Doniphan county, win
vote on a railroad bond propositl,
July II. The proposed road is to con-
meet that town with the rest of the uni
verse. Doniphan county already has q
half million dollars Of railroad aid bonds
and the total valuation of the lines in
the county, according to Republican as
SCISSORS, is about the same amount.
Father Eskridge, of the Emporia Re-
publican, goes after Will White in this
fashion: "a person who owes, largely,
his present nOtoriety to the defamation
of his State may think he can add to it
by the defamation of character, but he
will find that the individual will resent
1t quicker than the Masses but we
think, not more surely, If they ever get
a chance"
The abolition of the metropolitan po-
lice Is proving to be popular with every
one except the local officers upon whom
the responsibility is unloaded. The Pop
ulist party and the people generally are
in favor OF home rule. They don't be-
lieVe that Cheyenne or Cherokee or any
other county should have anything to
do with the government of cities 200
miles away.
A prominent central Kansas Republi-
can, who is Well-to-do cattleman, at
tended the recent PopuIist State con-
vention, for the first time He ex-
pressed surprise to find so few dele
gates intoxicated. He was also favor
ably impressed with the marked ability
Of the delegates to express their ideas
and convictions. The convention was a
revelation to him and he will vote the
ticket this year.
The truthfulness of Republican papers
is illustrated by an investigation of the
charge that majority Of the resolu-
tions committee at the Populist State
convention were Leedy appointees.
There were twenty-five members, of
whom five were appOintees OF the lat
ter only one gets stated salary and the
others were members of boards, the
compensation for service in which con-
sists largely Of honor.
Governor Leedy showed substantial
regard for the old soldier wnen he reso-
lutely insisted that old soldiers who de-
sired to go to war and who succeeded
in getting a chance to do so should not
be turned down. His determined action
in this matter caused the Secretary OF
War to change his instructions to the
recruiting officer and the party, which
Republicans have told the soldier was
his enemy, proved to be his friend
No one interest is as important or
influential in politics as the stockmen,
except the farmers. The cattlemen are
pleased with the energetic inspection
methods in force during Governor
Leedy's administration and believe that
their interests are protected by the care
exercised in keeping out diseased cat
tie. They say that they know a good
thing when they see it and that regard
less of party they will support the pres
ent State officers
The wheat talk INDUCED in for the
past few months by Republican papers
has not fooled any Populists. They
know that a general change in govern
ment policy is essential to permanent
prosperity and continued high prices
for farm products. The wheat talk did
fool lot of Republicans, though, but
their confidence in McKinley-Dingley
high prices is badly shaken. They begin
to realize that Populists knew what
they were talking about.
When Populist paper says that the
Leedy administration is the best the
State ever had, Republicans inquire if it
is condemning Lewelling along with the
rest, and if they meant it when they
said his was the best four years ago.
They certainly credit the present ad-
ministration with ability to guard
against mistakes made by Mr.. Lewelling
and his associates during their evcel-
lent administration, and the second term
will be by far better than the first.
The Republican resolutions commit
tee at the State convention was named
by little band of fixers who occupied
q email room inst Off the nIatfOrm