The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
POPULIST EDITORS
Will Use Utterances of Gen. Hudson
in Plate Service

The Populist editors, comprising the
Kansas Reform Press association.
which met in conjunction with the Pop
ulist state committee last night in To-
peka, talked about a lot of things but
the only record which was made con-
sisted of resolutions denOuncing Cyrus
Leland. This association seems to have
Joined issues with the Republican asso-
citation to down Cyrus and were he
like IaylOr Riddle, subject TO hearC
failure, his political demise might be
mOmentarily expected
Leland was trimmed" because some
of his friends have been pursuing Pop
ulist editors with libel suits. Frank FL
lott of the Troy Times and Pool Grin
stead of the Wathena Star are being
prosecuted for libel in Doniphan coun-
ty and before Judge Stuart from whom
they expect no justice. As a bracer,
which by the way viii not pay fines in
cases Of conviction the press assOcia-
ton adopted these resolutions:
"First-That we hereby commend the
said editors for their vigorous and
manly campaign against Lelandism,
which has in thirty years
affairs in Doniphan county in
tOlerable to free men and indefensible
in any community.
"SecOnd-That we condemn Cyrus
Leland and his political machine for
the unfair, unjust and unmanly attack
upon the independent press of DOni-
phan county in which damage suits
the editors of said independent press
without ground. and for the sole pur-
pose of their financial ruin and TO drive
them from the field.
"Third-That we believe this attack
upon the press Of our state should be
met firmly by every editor, irrespective
of party politics, with an earnest and
vigorous protest.
'FOurth-That we as a, press assocfa-
ton call upon every fair-minded citizen
of Kansas to contribute financially and
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these editors against these infamous
and unjustifiabIe attacks Of the boss OF
Kansas Republican Politics upon the
peoples forum
The association also paid its respects
to the Kansas City Times which poses
as the representative Of the party in
Kansas The correspondents OF the
Times IN Kansas were, by members or
the association, charged with being
either goldbug Democrats or Repubil-
cans. I'VE get no Populist news in that
paper" said one Of the speakers, "and
unless the attitude of the paper
changes in some respects I think we
Should not boom the paper"
w J. Babb, Z. j. Westgate and A. g.
Waite represented the association in a
conference with the state committee
which viii adopt a weekly plate service
such as the Republicans have been us
ing in their WeektcS for several years
Some Of the recent editorial utterances
Of Gen. J. x. Hudson viii be features
of this plate service at the opening OF
the POpulist campaign.
The next meeting Of the association
viii be held some time during the win
ter at Great Bend. Editors present
were: Frank W. Elliott Of the Troy
Times; James Lewis of the Kingsley
Graphic; d. 7. Armstrong of the Great
Bend Beacon; L. J. Westgate Of the
Garden City Sentinel; James p. EsterIy
Of the Eureka Union; ". =. Morrison
of the Sterling Democrat; Judge Babb
of the Wichita COmmoner; A. p Shaw
Of the Usage County Public Opinion;
A. z. Uric OF the Lyndon Herald: j. s.
Orr Of the HOltOn SunfiOWer: J. G. Cox
Of the Independence Star and Kansan:
H. n. Gaines Of the Salina Union. and
VIII Stryker Of the Wellington Voice