The Advocate and news., 1898-09-14

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| no coal was SOLO LnaC way. Inc checks
prove the falsity Of their assertions II
they misrepresent facts about coal steal
ing, how truthful will their statements
Of other matters be?
Great Bend Beacon: Morrill, spent
over $1,000 investigating POpulist Off
clals with view Of throwing them out
Of Office. All this expenditure never BEN
Gifted the people one farthing. The pres
ent POpulist administration has saved
the people hundreds of thousands Of
dollars through the new laws and the
enforcement Of old ones that were nearly
forgotten, and yet the Republican politi-
clans say that Populism must be wiped
out The people will say no.
Troy Times: II the influence of Char
lie Curtis with the War department at
Washington was strong enough to send
the Kansas colored troops to Santiago,
as Is claimed by the Lawrence Journal
and Troy Chief, why didn't he use his
tremendous influence in having the
Twentieth Kansas removed from the
unhealthy swamps Of Camp Merritt, San
Francisco, where they had been placed
by the War department, and sent to Ma
Mia to do battle for their country, as
they were only too anxious to do?
Burlington Courier: The Kansas City
Journal says the scrip and screen laws
were passed by the Republican house In
1893, and the POpulist claim for party
credit is absurd. It is true that the
screen law was passed in 1893, but the
scrip law is a Populist measure, pure
and simple, having been passed in 1897.
The enforcement Of the laws has been
the work OF Populist County Attorney
and POpullst Attorney General. The
Journal apparently has not even a
speaking acquaintance with the truth.
Topeka Volksblatt (German): The
administration Of Governor Leedy has
given general satisfaction. He has
shown himself capable and determined
to defend the peoples rights against
the enCroachments of trusts and corpo-
rations. His record Is clean, and he is
fearless and Outspoken on all matters
appertaining to the interests Of the peO-
pie. Governor Leedy's course deserves
the Endorsement Of every well-wisher of
Kansas. But where do we find Stanley
on the issues Of the day? Has he seen
the people yet?
Augusta Gazette (Dem.): A few years
ago Web Wilder was made State Super
intendent Of Insurance, and upon TAX
ing his Office was inclined to bring the
companies to time on something like the
Webb McNall plan. But his good reso.
lutl0ns soon collapsed from the fact that
he was appointed by an administration
that was friendly to the insurance COM
panles. Had McNall been handicapped
by an administration elected on a cam
paign fund contributed by insurance
companies, does any one think he could
have accomplished what he has for the
people Of the State?
Russell Reformer: AS the campaign
goes on, no doubt some Of the Republi-
can politicians will go about the, coun-
try belittling the text book law passed
by the last Legislature. They will talk
not alone against this special law, but
against the principle Of uniformity Of
text books. If such a corporation sup
porter bObs up, he Is easily silenced by
these words taken from Governor Nor
rill's message to the Legislature in 1894:
There is no valid argument against the
system Of State uniformity, and there
are many arguments for it, and where
1t has been tried 1t has proven advanta-
geous'
Winfield Tribune: The Republican
State Central committee has outlined its
plan Of campaign. The proposition is
to make an offensive war, defend moth
ing, and charge the present State ad-
ministration with all the crimes known.
1t is probable before the campaign
winds up the speakers and newspapers
OF that party will have little work In
defending the unsavory record made by
Republicans two years ago and be COM
PEELED to look back upon the long his
tory of boodling which the taxpayers
OF the State have bolstered up for
quarter of q century The Dresent State