The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-30
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| ever in favor of the Democrats and S.l
| yer Republicans maintaining their po-
| litlcal organizations, so that We can have
some place co go 20 when driven under the
control OF w;ld-eyed socialism IN the
! Peoples party.
The Burlington Independent, strong
| Democratic weekly. refuses to support
| Leedy, and contains among other aru-
cles, this one: When Johnson and Over
myer reached Topeka after the Atchison
| prize igft, they went direct 10 Leedy 10
! make their report The convention en-
! dorsed your whole thing" SAID Dave. DO
! you believe they were honest and In dead
! earnest IN so doing?" asked Leedy as great
! beads OF moisture stood OUT n bold relief
| on che top OF his badness Then Dave
! drew on one OF those go stand where
! have stood; go smell what have smell
! theatrical looks so customary 70 him and
replied: Yes, John they were In dead
i earnest; you can rest assured on that
! point" And yet after this assurance
from the good and great David. Leedy
walked away with troubled loSA on his
| face and a very grave doubt down deep
| In his bowels.
| ought to make a great difference in the
| efficiency an economy OF the police sys-
tenn, which affects the pockets and the
moral welfare of every citizen The cities
should govern their own police because
they can hold the mayor and council re-
sponsible for the men appointed 30 police
| duty and insist that the appointees shall
be men of appropriate vigilance. energy
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| then for the ninety per cent 70 receive
the protection to which their persons and
| property are entitled and TO keep the city
| free from crime and degrading influences.
| Nothing can be worse than the system
by which the party ring at Topeka is al
lowed to police the cities with political
| ward heelers who think their whole duty
| Is to draw their salaries, in reward for
political services. If the good element
cannot out-vote the curb stone, joint
loafers,' why not abolish popular govern
ment together?-Leavenworth Times.
'Leavenworth and Atchinson and Wy
andotte voted to keep the police commits
| sions. Shame on them. Wichita Eagle.
This voting was done by Populist office
holders and did not reflect the sentiment
of the community. '-Leavenworth Times.
What difference does it make to the great
mass of the people, ninety per cent, say,
who have no use for policemen except
as protection from the other ten per cent,
where their authority comes from? On
the street where we live we have not
seen policeman in years. Coming from
the state his authority is of more force
than If the curb stone, joint loafers, whom
every 10 year old kid in the town has sized
up participate in his selection and ap-
pointment. With the metropolitan sys-
tenn officers can be elected for municipal
business free of the whisky issue, while
with the local system the joint or saloon
will be the main issue always.'-Kansas
City Gazette.
Caldwell News: The good, common sense
of the people of Kansas when it comes
to choosing between Stanley on the one
hand and Leedy on the other will assert
itself in no unmistakable manner Mr..
Stanley is so completely representative of
all that is for the best interests of the
state that thousands Of men not distinct
ly partisan will cast their vote for him.
The people have quite enough of Leedy-
ism, broken pledges. false promises and
leniency to the worst shades of political
corruption.
Hutchinson News: Chairman Albaugh
of the committee will have a conference
July Sth Of the state executive commit
tee the chairman and secretary of the
congressional committees, and the candi-
dates for state Offices and for congress.
The object is to secure harmonious and
effective work from all organizations. 1t
is expected that permanent headquarters
will be opened soon but the speaking cam
paign will not begin until about Septem-
Der 1st.
Lawrence Journal: AS the Journal I'M
derstands the situation, it IS this: Mr..
Stanley, who Is the Republican candidate
for governor of Kansas. never takes a
drink of liquor, and always goes TO church
and Sunday school. but he doesn't con-
slider it necessary in order 10 live an up
right, Christian life, that he hate all his
friends, or enemies, who go fishing on
Sunday and take key with them.
Abilene Reflector: We are glad to note
that a lot OF papers that tried to excuse
the laundering method of enlistment and
differing and bad treatment OF the sol
diers in this state in order to shield Leedy
are becoming enlightened by the San
Francisco press which says Kansas is be-
hind because il has incompetent officers.
The governor uistook politics for patriot
ism, that was all
Lawrence Journal: A large number of
former Pops are coming in out OF the wet
with the declaration that the Pop ticket
will be defeated in Kansas by majorities
going away up into the thousands. With
out any disrespect TO the gentlemen VINO
are getting away from Populism, the
adage about rats deserving sinking ship
may not be inappropriate just now.
Leavenworth Times: Professor Frank
Nelson. the Republican nominee for state
superintendent Of public instruction. has
leased his entire paper TO a friend so that
be can give his entire time to the cam
paign. The school teachers OF me state |
are after Stryker. and with Professor /
Nelson's popularity. Stryker viii run be- /
hind even Leedy.
Greeley Republican: The lola Register /
reio.ces that It's idea was adopted by the I
Republican state convention, when an ora I
tor was nominated for governor. Nj I
Stanley has o-ner good qualities TO recon-
mend hin besides beiag a f-st-ciass ora
tor.
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