The Advocate and news., 1898-06-08

other on account Of Cy. Leland's pOlit-
iCal methods, have both given John
SeatOn the glad hand for Governor. Old
Dan Anthony can make more noise
about corrupt methods in the Republican
party than any prominent Republican
paper in the State. But Daniel always
goes to bed with the machine he abuses
In time to get his name in the soup dish.
John Macdonald president State
Teachers AssOciatiOn): OF the 5000
Kansas volunteers mustered into SER
vice, fully GOO are school teachers.
base this estimate on information have
received from country correspondence
as well as the personal acquaintances
have with the Kansas teachers. Almost
all the country schools were out about
the time President Mckinley issued his
call for troops, and hundreds of teachers
saw an opportunity to drop into service,
and they did so.
Hutchinson Herald (Rep): There is
no way of computing where this post
Office business will land a man. Jake
Stotler was once partner Of Plumb,
In the Emporia News, was member
of the State Senate and a man Of great
influence. In an unguarded moment he
accepted the appointment as postmaster.
From that moment his descent was reg
ular and rapid. He started daily paper.
He moved to Missouri. His wife kept
boarders, and now he Is running the
postoffiCe news stand in Emporia. Be-
ware of postofices! They are snare.
Pratt County Union (Pop): The SOL
diers at Camp Leedy must beg for old
shoes to protect their feet, and the
United States government at Washing
ton was informed of their condition
more than two weeks ago. What would
the prejudiced press Of the opposition
to our State government say il Gov
ernOr Leedy had so neglected these SOL
dier boys? Governor Leedy would have
gone at the hour Of midnight to render
the boys aid, and that is the measure
Of his greatness above some of the other
fellows.
Kansas City Times: The day will come
when an impartial people will make an
impartial comparison between a Populist
party that would have Kansas hOnOred,
by securing for it Republican brigadier
general and a Republican party that
preferred having the State lose that
honor rather than consent to the ap-
pointment of a Republican too big to
bow in allegiance to a party boss Brig
adler generals should be bigger men
than political machine heelers. The
Populist party has gone far enough
ahead Of the Republican party to un-
derstand that.
Kansas City Times: The present war
will be a source of great contention
among the future historians Of Kansas.
There will be men among them who will
insist that the major Of the Twenty-frst
was son of old John Brown Of Osawat-
Omie and will dig up the sword pre-
scnted to him by the asylum employees
of that town to prove 1t. 1t will be con-
tended that Harvey county was named
after the first lieutenant governor in
the State, who preferred being patriot
to being an officeholder; that Little river
was named after the lieutenant colonel
Of the Twentieth, and Graham county
was named after the lieutenant colonel
Of the Twenty-second.
Wilson county Populist convention:
We demand the repeal of the metro
pClitan police law for the following rea-
sons: it is un-democratic, anti-republi-
can and un-American in principle and
in practice; 1t is demoralizing, degrading
and debauching 1t has subjected every
State administration since it's adoption
to the charge of boodleism and corrup-
tiOn, and to the charge Of being party
to the violation of the constitution and
laws of our State by accepting stated
sums for the privilege Of violating laws;
and for the further reason that it has
absolutely failed to accomplish the pur-
pose for which 1t was enacted. We favor
the election OF the chief of police with
power to appoint all subOrdinates.