The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22

produce. So long as community will
measure the value of It's police services
by that standard, SO long will It be at
q minimum of value. The lack OF re-
spOnsibllity to the people makes 1t al
most impossible to secure an enforce
ment OF ordinances other than those
providing for the arrest OF persons re-
corded as drunk" and "disOrderly."
There are many ways in which a po-
liceman might become useful as a fac
tor In preserving order and peace, but
to do so he must eliminate from his
mind the idea that he was appointed
for the purpose Of taking up "drunks"
and "disorderlies" only. It is his duty
TO enforce the city ordinances.
G. G. Clemens II the courage Of the
Popullsts was grand in renOuncing the
metropolitan police patronage at the
very beginning Of campaign, SO was
the nObly unselfish conduct Of the Dem
ocrats and the free silver Republicans
In refusing spoils. The Democrats, hav-
ing been offered an Office which might
mean the highest, magnanimously re-
fused to displace a man absent In the
defense of the flag, and in It's generous
rivalry to nominate him before his own
party could propose him. tell you 1t
was nobly done. II shows that we are
all thinking Of something more than
spoils. Let other parties prate their
cOmmOnplaCes and rattle the dry bones
of prehistoric issues. The POpulists,
Democrats and free silver Republicans
OF Kansas are the party Of elevated
sentiment, which leads to noble acts
and stirs the latent souls of I'm. This
weeks experience make my heart swell
and burn within me. We shall win. All
that is good and great in humanity is
pledged to 1t that such political party
shall win. God, and the hoping hearts
Of Gods poor, are on our side. We can
not be defeated.
David Overmeyer: II the Democrats
had one nomination upon the ticket they
would have been taunted with the idea
that their support Of Governor Leedy's
administration had been procured by a
paltry nomination to a single Office. AS
1t is, they occupy the high ground of
having indorsed and nominated for
ONCE a faithful public servant purely
because Of their fidelity to the public
interest. Again, this course Is entirely
consistent with the course pursued by
the Democracy in the last election, for
they have now nominated for Office in
this State every one OF the men for
whom they voted before. These men
are now no longer POpulistic nominees,
pure and simple, and the various anti
fusionists who staid In the convention
10 vnytkh hn Nyiavr ~ Ano
mischief, and who got themselves on
various committees to do devilment, and
who made motions and voted In the
conventions until the very last, are now
precluded from making any objections to
anything that was done in the cOnven-
ton. They are bound by Its action, and
as honorable men they can do nothing
else but give their support to the ticket.
To do anything else would be dlshon-
orable,
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs: I am In q state
Of ecstacy over the outcome Of the Pop
ulist convention. The platform exceeds
my highest hopes It's generalizations
express the most advanced thought of
the new time, while its specific proposi-
tions are practical and within the reach
Of attainment. The stock yards meas
ure will appeal to the common business
sense Of the Kansas farmers and will at
the same time pave the way for the
acceptance of other ventures in the line
OF that systematized industry which
alone can perpetuate our great common
wealth and secure conditions favorable
to the development of high character
and noble citizenship The State insur-
ance plank is similar measure; it Is
practical and also based upon the ideal
theory Of social economics. The over
whelming determination to engage in
bold, affirmative, educational cam
paign has awakened the enthusiasm Of
thousands Of lukewarm Populists. The
reputation Of the Metropolitan police
system leaves no temperance Populist a |
shadow Of excuse to give his vote to