The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
srANLEY's "UNKNowNs."

1t is interesting to note how easily
q Republican governor can displease
those newspapers which have made
mp their minds in advance to be dis
pleased with anything a Republican
governor may do.
One of these papers printed long
diepatch the other day from Topeka,
making note of some new appoint
nents just made by the Governor,
nuder the head line "Stsnley's I'm
knowns
If the Governor had appointed some
more conspicuous men this same pa.
per would have reported the appoint.
ments under the head line "rhe Old
Gang In the Saddle"
1t is true that "A number OF Gov.
Stanley's appointees are men who
are unknown" in the ranks of pro-
fessional pie.hunters and among the
"smooth thing" politicians. But
there is not n man among them who
Is not known as u man who has
managed his own affairs successfully,
and who has been patriotic, law
abiding citizen, OF good repute in the
community in which he lives. There
10 Grant Hornadsy, for example, the
new Chairman of the Board of Char
tiles. We do not know that he ever
sought or held an office in hie life;
but every body in this section of the
State knows that he is clean, keen,
successful business man. And there
- Henry Allen, the Governors pri.
vate secretary. He too is unknown
rs an Office seeker, but he Is no
stranger to energy land hard work
and his pen and voice have for years
Kansas and in defense of the princi-
pies and policies of the best kepub-
licanism. :. O. Spencer, the new
coal oil inspector ~ also unknown to
copeland county" but lie seems to
have been well enough acquainted
elsewhere to have secured the en-
dOrsement of all the railroad labor
organizations in the state. NJ. V.
Church, who will succeed Webb Nc
Nall AS insurance commissioner, is
another unknown who seems some
how TO have been able to command
the endorsement of some of the very
strongest and worthiest men in the
Republican party.
1t is of course too bad that Gov
stanley's app5Iiit ments should not
be satisfactory, even to hostile news
paper correspondents. But 80 long
as the only objection that even these
critics can find is that they are "un-
known" the rank and file of the Re-
Publicans of the State will not be
plain and frank about il, the rank
aud file Repu blicans rather expected
that Gov. Stanley would do just this
thing. He was nominated and elect
cd largely because the people had
confidence that he would give the
State a new deal" that under his
administration character and capac.
ity would count for more than a
pull" The people were neither
surprised nor displeased when the
new Governor remarked in his III
Augural message that "the statesman
who plies politics as a trade is more
in evidence than in demand" They
even chuckled a little when he said
it. And so they are not worrying In
the least because the Governor oc-
casionallY announces the appoint
nfent of man whose name has not
been familiar to them as an office
holder or an Office seeker for the past
thirty years. All they care to know
is that the man has brains enough
to do II honestly; and they are rapidly
settling down to the belief that Gov.
Stanley can be trusted to make sure
of these two qualifications In all his
appointees
The people are not losing any sleep