The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

B PUBLIC OPINION B


10 gain pOllLlCdl DEGbllBb ny SLlulub Iue
march Of freedom. Now that the country
il at war, he that will assault the name
OF a public servant in disCharging the
duties of his position or countenance
dlslOyalty or mutiny Is a traitor and
should be so branded, and as the Pops
have been first in war in Kansas SO
they will be first in peace.
Kansas City Times: That eminently
pure statesman Morton Albaugh is
weeping for the taxpayers because
Leedy paid out $4,000 for attorneys to
assist Attorney General Boyle. Morton
is weeping In disguise. His real sorrow
is for the corporations that were hit by
the lawyers whom Mr.. Leedy employed.
And to emphasize this sorrow, Morton
has hit these same corporations for
some money to hit Mr. Leedy with dur
ing the campaign
Kansas City Tribune (Rep.): The
other day we got out those Hutchinson
resolutions and read them over. We
noticed how strongly they indorsed Nc
Kinley, and then we read Colonel An
thongs postscript indorsing Senator Ba-
ker's course in the Senate, and reflected
that our Senator voted with Foraker,
against the administration, in favor Of
the recognition of the Cuban republic,
then we fell to trying to make the two
resolutions consistent with each other
We are still trying.
The Kansas City Journal (Rep.) says
that Republican headquarters will be
located in rooms formerly occupied by
q joint and that the Populists will open
headquarters on Kansas avenue where
a joint still fiourishes. That paper has
howled long and loud because the POpu-
lists allowed joints to run. Now 1t ad-
mjts that the Republicans allow joints
to run on Kansas avenue. 1t is doubt
ful II Populist headquarters could be To-
Gated on any Topeka street on which
Joint does not still flourish"
Klngman Journal: First in war,
first in peace" The Populists have
stood by Mckinley to a man in the pros
eCution Of the war and have responded
nobly. But how have the Republicans
stood by Leedy in Kansas? They have
encouraged open mutiny. They have
discouraged enlistments and stood back
and attempted by every means and de-
vice within their power to bring blot
on the fair name of Kansas, so they
could say, "Leedy done It," There were,
however few such men as Hudson,
who did not hesitate to answer the
country's call and shame them into ST.
lence.
Kansas City Star: A Topeka negro
sold beer and was fined $10O and sent to
Jail. A Topeka deputy sworn to support
the law and the constitution extOrted
money on false papers and was fined
800. The negro committed an ordinary
and the blackmailer COM
mitted a felony and ought to be in the
The negro is a "nigger"
and the blackmailer belongs to the truly
good; that's the difference It is a safe
guess that Helm has not paid his fine.
Honest men ought to see that he does
1t, and to make sure ought to trace It
into the hands of the county treasurer.
ny the way, not one fine in a thousand
Is turned in to the county treasurer.
Crawford County Democrat: A first
grade" Republican remarked the other
day that he felt he must be friendly
with ex-Congressman Kirkpatrick, be-
cause, while Kirk was in Congress he
(the (. g. r.) wrote to him for assistance
In securing an increase OF pension and
Kirk writ" him real nice letter In
reply. But, we asked, did he secure you
the increase of pension? why, no, he
did not, but the letter was so friendly
that / just can't go back on him" Then
we asked, did you finally get your in
crease? Eyes" How? "Why Mr.,
Ridgely helped me to get it, but Mr..
Kirkpatrick writ me an awful nice let
ter"
I'm OSwego Times-States-
cEMrpA man: 1t is time our states-