Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-11-17
THE LATE ELECTION.

The late election settle no question. Re
publicans seem to claim that the late vote sus-
tain the administration. The claim can hardly
be conceded. The fight in Kentucky ives over
lad man, and the vote there is rebuke to
RINGS and bossism Massachusetts,, Pennsyl-
vauia and Iowa are Just in the same position
they were three years ago. The Republicans
are still "voting 'er straight" Nebraska and
Colorado evince no intentions of returning to
the old fold. The greatest fight was in Ohio,
and there interest was greatest In OHIO, some
thing new has appeared in politice. That new
thing is promising. "Golden Rule" Jones ran
as an independent. He announced his own
candidacy, formulated his own platform, had
no money and no organization, and polled
very large ,vote-polled large vote in the
face OF the strongest appeals of the bosses in
both parties. large number OF voters were
held in line by the old cry of the politicians,
that vote for Jones was half vote tor the
other fellow, or vote thrown away.
We have no means of knowing what party
lost most IN the Jones vote, but we do
know that the men who voted for Jones are the
most intelligent and patriotic of all of Ohio's
citizens. The men who voted for Jones place
home and country above party, and clean adj
ministration above spoils, and corruption and
principles above clap-trap and falsehood
We cannot see how the administration can
derive any comfort from the vote in Ohio Not
a vote cast for Mclean or Jones approves OF
Mckinley Hannaism, and only the barrel saved
Ohio to the Republicans.
The reader OF the independent daily papers
will have observed that up to a few days OF the
election, Republicans conceded that Ohio was in
doubt. There was very sudden change from
doubt to confidence. Whence the change
Everybody knows that the Republican bosses
collected large siush fund. Postmasters from
all over the United States were called upon to
contribute to the corruption fund. Voters who
could be bought were spotted. The day before
election the barrel was emptied.
The methods used in electing. Mckinley,
were used in electing Nash.
Public sentiment cannot be measured where
there is no thought, no devotion to principles
and no warning of danger.
To sum it all up, the Jones vote stands for
the advanced thinkers the Mclean vote is
.vcte 'er straight Democratic vote, and the
vote for Nash is the "vote 'er straight Re-
publican vote and the bought-up vote. One
half the Republicans, in any state, have not
an idea of what the presidents Philippine pol
lev is, and nine-tenths of the Republican vot-
ers believe in the infalliblity of their leaders.
It takes miracles to convert Republicans from
blind devotion to their leaders. There were no
miracles, and so there was no change. ma
iority of the people in Ohio do not believe in
Mckinley and Hanna. majority of the vot-
ers in Kentucky do not believe in Goebel, and
Goebelsm. That is about all we are able to
see at this writing but we are OF the opinion
that McKinley's Philippine policy would be
condemned if put to square vote, with no un-
due influence.
The Topeka State Journal (Rep.) has care