The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-21
"On Stanley, On"

"On Stanley On,
Valley Center Index: The Index has
never been, under its present proprietor
ship aggressively partisan, or even specif
ically political. believing it best for loca
paper 70 maintain eschew politics; but the
work Of the Republican convention last
week meets our hearty approval.
In nominating w. E. Stanley for gov
ernor the Hutchinson convention perform
ed q notable work II selected a man al
once strong and honest. man who, in
the gubernatorial chair. will honor the
| great state over whose interests ne pre-
/ sides as chief executive by his virile men
/ tally and his dominant morality. known
far and wide throughout Kansas he has
the respect Of its intelligent people for
his strength of character and his upright
ness of soul. Known intimately 10 thous-
| ands in his home city. ne is there as high
! ly admired by everyone for his ability
and noble manhood.
The writer has questioned many people
/ in Wichita and elsewhere IN SedgwlciI
! county. relative to Stanley's standing as
/ man where he is best known. and the
/ reply given, coming from individuals Of
/ all phases of political bias, has invariably
! been: He is both an able and honest
/ man" No doubt this is the truth. as Il
| as attested gladly by hundreds who have
! known the man familiarly for years. and
1 who are not at all likely to be mistaken
under the circumstances. The praise thus
| given could scarcely be excepted and was
/ never more sincere
II is not always that even a Republi-
cas- convention selects the very best man
available, but in this instance che choice
made promptly. with all the pleasant &C
cessories of enthusiasm and harmony, Is
one which meets every requirement in
vowed.
AS a result of this happy choice, one of
Kansas most eminent citizens, one Of
royal endowment both in head and heart.
will. in November next, by the suffrages
of his fellow citizens, be officially deputed
to occupy and discharge the onerous and
responsible duties of the executive chair
for the coming biennial term.
Lawrence Journal: The Pop platform Of
Kansas is the funniest thing on earth,
save and except the Democratic plat
form. Taken together they are so ridic-
ulous that 1t does not seem possible any
man, or one in his right mind would
either endorse them or vote for men who
would endorse them. The Democratic
platform denounces the administration for
issuing bonds in time Of war, ignoring the
fact that its own party issued them in
time of peace. 1t makes the senseless
and ridiculous charge that the Republl-
cans are issuing the bonds to cover up
the deficiency caused by the DIngley law
and not in good faith to pay war ex-
penses. This is almost as bad as the
Copperheads talked during the Civil war.
The Democrats of Kansas, who have had
some degree Of respect given to them in
the past, will, If they continue in this
strain. deserve the contempt of every
patriotic citizen of the country. The
one thing that is most absurd about the
Pop platform is the demand that all
public utilities be owned by the state.
What does the platform mean by a pub
lie tItility?" The Journal will wager a
ten dollar bill that no two of the men
who got up the Pop platform will give
the same definition for the term. A saw
mill is a public utility" Just as much
as a railroad. A dry goods store, a gro
Gerry store, a blacksmith shop, a telephone
line, a creamery, an omnibus, millinery
store a laundry, a steamship line. each
and all are public utilities" to say moth
ing of the thousands of other industries
that are essential to our modern civiliZa
ton. Does the Pop party believe the state
or the government should own them all?
That is what 1t says. The fusing Of such
materials as the Democratic and Populist
platforms are made of Is likely to cause
so much kissing and sputtering that when
the fusing is done there will be nothing
left of the two but big fizz.
New York Sun: The platform adopted !