The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-31
ANDERSON'S LOGIC.
The Republican Candidate for Senator
Gives Reasons for His Belief and
Scores Pension Commissioner
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There was Il Republican meeting in
Rossville Saturday night. Major T. J.
Anderson, Republican candidate for
senator, was the principal speaker. He
kept his hearers in good humor by his
flow of wit.
He said in part:
GAS the Republican candidate for state
senator, I think the voters of the county
have a right to know where I stand. OF
course, the state. senate is Populist by
large majority, and my election would
mean nothing politically, but resident
of the county for many years, with
years Of association with the public men
of the state who come up to the state
capital every two years to make our laws,
l think 1 can fairly claim as much ca
pacity for legislation directing our county
IT am a Republican and have been ever
since the formation of the party, and was
a Republican because it is the party of
the people; because it gave US the home
empire west of the Mississippi river has
been made to blossom as the rose and pro-
Vlded homes Tor mllhonS or people; be
cause it has given US a magnificent pub
because it struck the shackles from four
million bondsmen and made them free
men; because it extended the right of
franchise to the black man and has al
ways insisted upon his right to vote and
have his vote honestly counted; because 1t
has provided liberal pensions for those
who saved the nation. In this connection
with the actions Of the present commits
sioner of pensions 1 think his rulings
working an absolute hardship to the aged
and decrepit. He ought to be removed,
and it is one of the unaccOuntable things
in politics that the president should ignore
the demands of the old soldiers as express
ed in more than twenty departments of
the Grand Army of the Republic and by
the national encampment of the 6. A r.
in unmistakable language. / believe in
for protection to American labor and be-
worth 100 cents in every country on the
face of the globe and 204 cents in Mex
leo. I do not believe. however, that all
of the nation are confined to the Repub-
lcan party. Neither do I believe that all
the bad men are in the P9pulist or Dem
the Republican party has come nearer
the statute books more laws in the inter
est of the great mass of the common,
everyday people than any of the oppos-
'7Recent events have demonstrated the
capacity of a Republican administratiO ton
to successfully grasp the great questions
OF the war. ana While 1t mas no monopoly
on patrlotlsm; ITS members never falI 70
take off their hats to the old flag and spell
whole lot of politics in Kansas in the last
ten years. Reform has been the watch
word and stock in trade of a great pOliti-
cal party I am reminded of the Hebrew
who was converted and was about to join
one Of his own race. and a Connection in
business, called out: Better go a little
church. If he's got, religion, it's in his
Wife'S name We all know that there is
room for reform in all parties, but when
you hear of man who does nothing but
talk reform, you want to keep an eye on
him, because a good deal of it is in his
Wife's name.
1.-The RAM! and file of the Populist party.
the men who carry the muskets and do
the fighting, are al right. but somehow
or another they don't seem to get to the
front when it comes to filing many of the
important positions Of honor and trust in
the. state If Populist officials are to be
believed. there Is something wrong at the
Topeka asylum for the insane. There
seems to be sPmething a little off with
the chairman bf the state board of chart
ties according to Populist authorities. 1t
is said of this chairman that when he first
came to Topeka as a member of the state
senate that he dropped into a barber shop
on Kaasns avenue and fell into the hands
do business in Washington, who said he
used to shave Daniel Webster, and, by
the way, senator, you remind me some
what of Mr.. Webster. The senator was
very much fiattered and, rising up in the
chair and drawing his hand across his
forehead, exclaimed: Is it my brown
No, boss it's your breath The senator
had forgotten his cloves.
in a speech at Riehland the other night
my opponent found fault with me because
worked for railroad twenty-five or