The Advocate and news., 1898-12-14

I polntees in the direction of the peoples
interests.
WhoOp TOmlinson wants to save S10,.
900 on the State printers fees and spend
it on the Governor by increasing his
salary and giving him residence in To-
peka.
If they did not know that he was play
ing to the grand stand the fellows who
spent time and money hustling for Stan
ley would be in frst-class fighting
humor.
There is trouble ahead between Jim
Simpson and Cy Leland. Jim wants to
be national committeeman, while Cy
thinks that a change would be great
mistake.
Marshall county Republicans will not
be at all modest in their acquisitions on
Stanley because their delegation started
the stampede to Stanley in the State
convention.
Republican politicians who are afraid
they won't get their Sheer" candidly
admit that If they had known that Stan
ley was that kind OF man they would
have fought him.
Billy Morgan wants to know why the
government should continue the stamp
tax when it fools away money running
fast mail train for the benefit Of Kan
sas City daily newspapers.
Jake Schall thinks that Doniphan
county ought to have a new courthouse.
That county is bonded for railroad aid
almost as much as the assessed valua-
tion Of the roads and few more bonds
would not count
Dave Leahy figures that nobody but
proofreaders, telegraph operators and ed
itOrs read the Presidents message care
fully Perhaps Dawes impression that
the reading clerk in Congress don't read
ii that way is correct.
A Johnson county man thinks that the
stay-at-home Popullst vote was caused
by Riddle, Leedy and others favoring the
expansion idea. That would be interest
ing information If it were not for the
fact that they do not favor any such
thing.
The Twenty-frst Kansas was mustered
out OF the service last Saturday Hardly
any of the boys are ready to enlist in the
regulars. Almost without exception they
say that they have had enough of SOL
diering and are contented to remain in
civil life.
The janitors who wanted to be as
signed to Governor Stanley's floor are
wondering If he intends to abolish their
position and assume the duties himself
They don't seem to understand that Stan
ley don't know any more about the duties
Of any State position than the man in
the moon.
The election commissioner law ought
to be repealed Only two cities have this
expensive luxury now. They are To-
peka and Kansas City. The duties can
be easily performed by the City Clerk
with the help of $50 deputy. This
would save $100 month to each of the
cities named.
Boyle's motion to dismiss the stock
yards suit Is not q backdown. II 1t is
sustained it will be a victory. The suit
was brought by a stockholder to pre-
vent the company from complying with
the law II the case Is dismissed 1t leaves
the company no excuse for failing to put
the new rates into effect.
Marion Watson, of the Hutchinson
Bee is a candidate for Secretary of the
Senate at the coming session. Mr.. Wat
son served in that capacity in 1897 and
made creditable record. During the
past summer he has been chief musician
of the Twenty-first Kansas and was just
released from service Saturday. AS a
candidate for Representative in the hope
lessly Republican Hutchinson district in
1896 and 1898 he made good showing,
which speaks we'll for his standing at