Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-24
PoPULIsT MANAGERS CANNOT UN-
DERsTAND 1T.
FAVOR REPUBLICAN TICKET
ADMIRATION FOR PRESIDENT M'KIN-
LEY AND HIS DEEDS.
German Voters Remember the LeGis-
Iative Record of PopuIists on
Resubmissfon Bill and Will
Vote for Republican
Candidates.

TOPEKA, Oct. 2S.-(Special) The Popu-
list campaign managers cannot understand
why the Germans are not with them this
year and they have sent out missionaries
10 find out When they put constitution
al convention plank in their platform this
year they did so with the view of catch
ing the German vote on the theory that a
constitutional convention meant resuhmis-
sion and the Germans were for it Had the
Pops given much thought TO the question,
however, they could have discovered why
the Germans are against them this year
and thus saved the expense of sending a
lot of hired agents around over the state
10 tell the Germans how TO vote.
The Germans weII remember that the
Populists voted down resubmission in the
legislature two years ago and now they
will not swallow that same bait again.
The Pop managers evidently have forgot
ten the record of its party on that issue.
Resubmission was a pet hobby with Cap
tain John Seaton, OF Atchison, and the
first day of the "a session he introduced a
resubmiss:on resolution. It was known as
joint resolution No. !. Captain Seaton suc-
ceeded in getting favorable report from
the committee of the whole. When the re-
port of that committee came up for con-
sideration before the open house Barkley,
Pop, of Elk, moved that the report be dis
agreed with. His motion lost by a vote of
G2 to 61. The resolution then went or the
house calendar for third reading. 1t was
reached on March 2. When the question
Shall the bill pass2" was put 1t received
56 ayes, 60 nays, and nine were absent.
The Populists had sesenty-six members
of the house. A resolution 10 submit 4 con-
stitutional question TO the people requires
a two-thirds vote, or eighty-three votes.
The Republicans gave the resolution thir-
teen votes. Had the Pops voted for it SOL
idly the resolution would have received
eighty-nine votes, or six more TIM was nee
essary 10 pass it. But the Pops did not
vote for it solidIy. On the other hand,
twenty-nine of them voted against it.
Twey were: Barkley, Brown of Cowley,
Brown of Pratt, Carr, Clark, Conger, Dali
ton, Dingus, Epperson. Feighner, Fell, Fo-
ley, Fulton, Gray, Harbaugh, Hibner. In
gle, johnson of Labette, Mott, Montgom-
cry. outcalt, Stevens. Tapscott, Trueblood,
Richards, Turner. Wallace, Williams and
Speaker Street.
With this record against them the Pops
certainly have no claims on the resnbmis-
sion element of the Germans.
The Populist administration cannot ex-
pect support from the Germans on account
of past patronage, for no class of people
has received less consideration at the hands
of Leedy. Only one important place was
given to the Germans. That was the chair
manship of the Kansas live stock sanitary
commission. Frank Weinschenk. OF King
man, was appointed. He became disgusted
with the Doodle outfit and resigned several
months ago. He said that he did not care
TO associate with men whom he knew of
his own personal knowledge were boodlers
of the first water.
The Germans voted the Republican ticket
pretty generally in 1886 on account of the
money issue. They favor an honest dollar.
This year they will not cast their votes for
a fiat, cheap money outfit that will revive
tie money question should they happen 10
secure control of congress. The Germans
will vote to make IS TO l stay dead.
One of the chief reasons, however, why
the German-Americans will stay with the
Republicans this year is that they are in
tensely patriotic and fully indorse President
Mckinley and his conduct of the war and
his policy as outlined. They will do what
they can to uphold him by voting for con-
gressmen who will stand by him instead of
for those who will place Instructions in his
path.
H. f. Richter, Republican nominee for
lieutenant governor, a German himself,
says the German vote is absolutely safe for
the Republicans.