The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Wichita Star (ReD.): II
GENERAL.
municipal ownership OF

lighting plants Is POpulistlc, then Pop"
ulism IL going to prevail to that extent
In the future.
Spring Hill New Era (ReD.): The gold
standard has dropped out from under
Chile's financial fabric and she Is think
ing Of adopting paper Currency-so some
thing she should have had all the time.
Topeka Journal (Rep): The gradual
fusion of the Democrats and POpuli5ts
into cne party which is going On Is
again evidenced by the fact that the
Illinois Democratic convention declared
for the initiative and referendum.
Wichita Beacon. Spain should re-
member that he who hesitates Is lost
While deciding whether to surrender or
fight, that indemnity Is growing larger
and 1t may get the size and dimensions
of both Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Parsons Palladium (Dem.): There are
distinct advantages In living in a COun-
try that is big enough to carry on war
with a foreign power, raise big wheat
crop, maintain o flOurlshing exposition
and conduct it's everyday business undls-
turbed, all at one and the same time.
Lyons Eagle (Pop.): The passage Of
law by the Republicans in Congress
by which debtors can legally repudlate
their debts, on the plea that 1t is ur-
gently needed, gives the lie TO their Oft
repeated assertion that their gold base,
bond-issuing policy has made the nation
prosperous. The act admits the talsity
of their claims.
Abilene Monitor (POp): The usual
order in a campaign is men first, party
next and principle last. The order should
be reversed, principle first, party second
and men last. The idea that you must
devote all the energy of party organiza-
tion to the election Of men without ref
erence to whether the principles Of the
party are advanced or not is entirely
wrong.
Marysville Advocate and Democrat
(POp): The Republican party has long
since been noted for the prOfusion Of its
promises, but the ease and grace with
which 1t fops about, as from greenbaCks
to gold standard, long since destroyed
public confidence in Republican preten-
sions, either in the platform deClara-
tions or the campaign uttSrances Of its
leaders.
Atchison Champion (Rep.): We agree
with the Kansas City Times that the ex-
press companies will discover, as the
railroad companies already have, that
a public corporation must make some
show Of patriotism even though 1t has
none. The express companies combina-
tion to compel the public to pay the war
tax is an outrage which will. sooner or
later react on the companies.
Russell Reformer (Pop,): To those
who care more for the triumph Of prin-
ciples than for the success Of party,
the general movement by our larger cit
les toward the municipal control and
ownership Of public utilities is an en-
couraging sign. 1t matters not what
party does the work, just so the prinCl-
pies are carried out; and II the POpulist
party has succeeded in bringing these
matters before the public mind 1t has
succeeded in doing a good share Of the
work.
Anthony Bulletin (Pop.): There Is ev-
identity one branch Of our government
that Is OF an economical disposition, as
a late order from the Postofice depart
n,ent urges the employees to be more
economical In the use Of tw.ne string.
In view OF the fact that the same order
recltes that members of Congress have
been granted additional franklng priVi-
leges, 1t would strike some people that
their economy is to be of the spigot va
riety, while the wasting at the bung still
continues.
Kansas City Times: The declaration
OF the government OF the United States
that 1t will receive no overtures for
peace through a third party has the
hearty approval Of the people generally.
Overtures must come from Madrid direct
or not at all, nor will the United States
take the initiative by hint or insinua-
tion. Spain forced America onto war,
and 1t would show weakness on our part
to pray for peace. When the Madrid