The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
ABOUT
KANSAS.
Chicago Blade: Matan-
zas may rhyme with Kan

guessing aS our SlSlcf otale mas DccH
doing for years.
Wichita Beacon: Now let the Kansas
political patriots give it to Governor
Black in the neck because the Brooklyn
guards have refused to go to war because
they could not dictate the whole thing.
Chanute Blade (Dem) One notice
able feature in the appointment OF majors
and brigades by the President, and
even in the appointment OF COlOneIs by
Governor I4eedy Is that it did not become
necessary for either to call for sealed
bids
Hiawatha Democrat: We notice that
some Of our exchanges comment on the
fact that all the Kansas volunteers can
read and write. There Is nothing strange
about that 1t would be strange If the
average young Kansan didn't read and
write.
Columbus Modern Light (POp): Gov
ernOr Leedy has been unduly criticised
in some quarters for reOrganizng the
National Guard Of the State. The Gov
ernOr desires the organization to be
something more than a political ma
chine and he Is right.
Topeka Journal If Kasas could be
represented in Congress by John }. In
gals, j. X. Hudson, David Overmyer,
John p. st. John and few more like
that, Congress would be much more in
teresting place. II the people run things
instead OF the politicians what great
changes would be made.
Abilene Chronicle (Rep) Now that
the War department has shown Gov
ernor Leedy to have been right in his
interpretations of the orders relative to
the enlistment of militia companies, we
wonder how many of the partisan papers
that have unfairly abused him will be
honest enough to acknowledge they were
ih the wrong. No honest or fair journal
will refuse to do so.
Barton Beacon (Pop): w. NJ GoOdner
was one of the first men in the State to
enter the field Of POpulsm and has done
many days work for reform. He was
true to his convictions, plain and rea-
sOnable. The people of Larned will miss
him, and his writings will be missed
from the State papers. He was an old
soldier and was highly esteemed by those
who knew him best.
Manhattan Republic (POp): Webb
McNall Is not exactly POpulist, but he Is
good enough officer to be one. He has
kept the toes of the insurance corpora
tlOns on the line as no man before
dreamed could be done. He has had
many a fight, but in the end always
proved to be right and a winner This
is what 1t is to have an officer who is
without fear or favor
El Dorado Advocate (Pop): Other
States have ordered their militia mObl-
lied at some central point and have then
discovered that an examination was nee
essary and that the members must en-
list as individuals. This places the eX-
pense of returning the rejected members
at the expense Of the State. Governor
Leedy avoided this and has shown his
care of the peoples interests.
Lawrence World (Rep); If there have
been desertiOns from organized cOmpa
nies before each man was sworn In, even
after they have enlisted and taken the
examination, what would have been the
result II Leedy had take the National
Guard as organized? The large majority
vi ANdNluAcl Nuttl NolllNi dAC VI uC uluN
and patriotic to the core, but there are
few who weakened and dropped out.
"Horatlo" is writing pieces for the
papers in Stanley's interest. He says
that he is a combination Of Plumb, In
gals and all other strong men except
Dewey and John L. Sullivan. "Hora-
tio's" compositions lead the reader to
suspicion that he is related to Con
stant Reader" and "One Who Was
There" "HoratiO" is no match for Fred
Vandegrift, whose campaign for SeatOn
is showing results.
Barton county Populists adopted res
olutions commencing the legislative rec
ord of Representative Wright and Sena-
tor Armstrong, commencing the State
administration for enforcing the good
laws passed by the Legislature, demand