Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-13
TOPEKA TOPICS.
Many Items of Much Interest From
the Capital of the sun
flower State,

TOPEKA, Nov. 12.-tSpecial) Ex-State
Printer Ed Snow, Populist, says that If
the Populist party lasts much longer it
will be the fault of the Republicans them
selves. IF the Republican newspapers and
orators would quit abusing the Pops" said
he, the Pop party would be dead in two
years. The rank and file of the party see
no future for II and are anxious to get
back into the two old parties again. In
the Republicans. That element would go
back TO the Republican party without a
question Not only that but many of the
oldtime Democrats who went off with the
Pops, are in favor of expansion and they
100, would go with the Republicans. But
1T seems that some, of the Republican
They keep abusing the Pops like pickpock-
cts. IL they would change their tactics and
extend an invitation to the Pops to come
over, they would profit immensely there
by. An American citizen, especially Of the
Kansas brand. can be pleaded with, but
not driven into doing things. The Repub-
licans should take this cue and act ac
cordingly."
Jerry Simpson received such shabby
treatment in the recent campaign In Kan
state. He has always been a drawing card
in past campaigns, and was in demand
everywhere. But during the campaign just
closed he was not wanted anywhere and il
was with great difficulty that he got to
speak at all.
Jerry Botkin received about the same
sort of treatment.
G. C. Clemens, ex-supreme court report
er, entertains some unique views concern
ing the Kansas judiciary. The Pops of
he, claims that the corporations always
dictate the nomination of Republican
judges. That may be true, but notice
that the corporations have no trouble in
getting the Pops judges after they are
elected"
Governor Stanley does not attach as
much Importance to the patronage question
as most politicians. He says that entirely
too much stress is laid on the matter.
What the people want" said he, lis good,
upright, honest men holding public posi-
tions. They don't care WHO they are or
where they came from. l don't take any
stock in the argument that 1t Is necessary
to give certain community a certain job
in order to carry that community People
pay more attention to issues than they do
to office hunters. The resultsaof the recent
election show that the Republicans did not
fare as well in counties where the big jobs
were given as they did in counties that got
none"
The law submitting the question of the
future maintenance of the Sumner county
high school TO vote Of the people was sus-
taiEed by 2 negative vote. Under a piece
of smooth work of Representative Hack
ney law was passed providing that the
school should be maintained unless a ma
jority of the voters of the county voted to
discontinue it. Many of them failed to
vote at all on the question A no vote"
counted in favor of the maintenance of the
school. The mo vote" saved the school.
The fusion leaders are using all the lung
power at their command now trying 10
prove to the rank and file of their party
that the Pops did not suffer any losses at
the recent election. They cite few iso-
lated cases where the Republicans lost in
order to prove their claims. They fail.
however. TO show that for every county
that shows d Republican loss the Repub
licans can show two counties where there
was Pop loss. The Republican leaders
are not doing much talking. The election
returns speak more eloQuently than they
can. The returns from the official count
will show that the Republicans carried the
state by from 1900 TO 1S,ooo and gained
at least twenty offices over ~, when the
Republicans made almost a clean sweep of
the state.