The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-02
The Kansas Campaign.


standing in the party. In Pratt county
the Pops nominated an entire county
ticket of lawyers. although farmer was
a candidate for each Of the Offices 20 be
filed.
The Osborne County Farmer calls at
teDtion 70 the fact that in 1878 the Her
mann family left Liebenthal, Russia, and
settled IN Rush county. That year they
put cut ten acres Of wheat and five Of
rye Not very much, il IS true, but II
was all they could do. But each year
they. have increased the acreage of wheat,
and this year they have in 400 acres,
from which they expect to harvest 5000
bushels. The story of their success in
Kansas would sound like a fairy tale to
the plodding friends they left behind in
the cars dominion. How 1t must make
the Termanns laugh TO hear cheap poll
ticans refer 20 the farmers Of this coun-
Dry as ''serfs.
Ieavenworth Times: Congressman Pet
ers> the fusion nominee IN the Second dis
trict rs in deep trouble. He has been
asked 10 define his position in regard 10
the A. P. As and the Democrats are
threat ening 10 put a straight party nom
inee in the field at once unless his answer
Is satisfactory.
MINNEAPOLIS Messenger: When the cam
paign rs over and Governor Stanley has
commenced TO paste into his scrapbook
the great truths that have been uttered
during the campaign, one that Will occu-
py the place of honor IS the following
from the Clay Center Times: Every
right-thinking man in Clay county is
mighty proud that he is an American;
mighty proud of the American navy and
OF the American army, and he should be
glad of an early opportunity to cast his
vote with a party that makes this pride
justifiable. A Republican vote this fall
will be a vote of confidence, a vote Of
justification, vote Of glorifcation TO the
stars and stripes, the eagle and Uncle
Sam A vote with the Popuhsts means
all the reverse and some mighty mean
things besides" We move TO substitute
the words state of Kansas" for CLAY
county and make 1t unanimous.
Florence Bulletin: A few years ago
Jerry Simpson said IN a speech at Lyons
that the way to ascertain, accurately, the
per capita of the country was to have
each Individual tell how much money he
had on his person. Then he asked a few
of the unwashed TO tell how heavily they
were loaded. One eartheu-Iooking fellow
yelled that be had but so cents, and al
legged that that would be a fair average
of the per capita. The other day the
same duffer lost his pocketbOok, contain
ing about $500 That would make good
average for the most ardent per capiter.
Hutchinson News: The fusionlsts of
Harvey county will concentrate their
fight this year upon two offlceS-repre-
sentative and county attorney-and have
hopes OF securing them. The nominee Of
the fusionfsts for representative will be
ex-Postmaster J. B. Fugate, while tire
mendous force is being brought TO bear
upon Charles Butcher to accept the nom
ination for county attorney. In case the
nominations go to Fugate and Butcher. 1t
will be victory for the Democratic party
Of Harvey county, which for years has
given IT'S vote and support to the Popu-
lists without reward.
Hutchinson News: At the meeting Of
the Populist state executive committee
last week Senator Harris denounced Gov
ernor Leedy because Leedy had abused
Mckinley and called the conduct of the
war ''dilly danying." Governor Leedy was
not present, but Taylor Biddle chairman
of the committee took his part and said
he believed Mckinley was waging the
war for political purposes. Most Of the
committee stood by Harris and it was de-
cided that Leedy should change his style
of campaign.
Harper Sentinel: A man who is mix
er, which means that when you meet him.
YOU like him; a man who is a fluent and
logical orator: a man who is capable;
man who is best liked when best known;
a man who is a Christian gentleman;
man who would reflect credit upon the
state of Kansas as its governor-that' 8
Stanley.
Tom McNeal in Topeka Mail: Young
fellow, If you want to get on the side that
IS going to win this fall. vote the Repub-
lican ticket.
We don't consider the anxiety to be on
the winning side always good reason for
voting certain way. but there are plenty
of people who vote on that theory. and
that kind of people ought to get on our
side this year.
Pop ticket in order 10 win We have bet
ter stuff 10 talk about
The eyes of the people are turned to-
ward Washington and not toward Topeka.
They realize that this country Is in luck
to have a Republican president at this
particular juncture. and they are going
10 vote to sustain him and his policy.
At A time when President Mckinley was
holding the retns of government with
hurried or buIlied into rash measure, Gov
ernor Leedy was striding down the cor
ridor Of the state house with dilated nos
tril and foam-aecked lips. hoarseiy de-
manding war
When Mckinley was quietly restraining
the inpatience OF the people and explain
ing the folly Of recognizing the independ-
ence Of the so-cailed Cuban government.
every Popul.st with possibly one or two
exceptions. were believing like Texas
bull in a clover field and calling Mckinley
a pusElauinlous coward.
In every instance events have shown
that Mckinley was right and the Pops
and Demo-Pops were wrong.
If congress were in session and an f1de-
pendencs resolution were introduced Il
couldn't rally a corporaTs guard 10 its
support. even among the Democrats and
POpuAsts.
Everybody knows now that instead Of
being too slow about going 20 war. we
were hardly ready when we started
II the people Of Kansas should vote 30
re-elect I.eedy and the P0pulgst candidates
for congress Il would be equivalent TO
saying that this state did not indorse Nc
Klnlev and did frTdorse the bowling yaDs
who have criticised nd embarrassed him
q every step.
Kansas isn't going 70 DO this,
There are men on the Populist state
ticket wBa-n the people regardless OF par
~. are inclined 70 think well o. but IN this
case they happen 70 be on the wrong side
We think well OF them. but they happen
20 be situated directly IN the SPOT Which
the hand wagon wil7 pass over this fan
II you ara lingering get down ~ the
fence. Young man. and join the procession
which is heading for the state house night
now.
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