The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-01
VINCENT SAYS NO
Another GubernatOrial Bubble
Is Exploded.
Ex-Congressman Will Not Be
Candidate For Governor.
HE TALKS POLITICS.
Believes John Breidenthal Most
Available Fusion Timber.
Discusses Position of Republic
can and Populist Parties.

Ex-Congressman w. D. Vincent, of
Clay Center, by many of his friends, /
has been besieged to become a candi-
date for governor, but he declines to
court the fickleness of a campaign for
that Office. He said to a Journal re-
porter today:
L am not and will not be a candidate
for governor
Since returning from Washington in
March, said MIR. Vincent, Il have been
very busy closing up official business
ana looking after private interests, con-
sequently 1 have had but little time to
think of politics.
John BreidenthaI is unouestiona bIv
the most popular man in the state for
that position and would arouse more
enthusiasm among the rank and file of
the POpulist and Democratic parties
than any man we could nominate But
we can elect any good man next year,
because the present state adminiStra-
ton is making the path an easy one for
us. Governor Stanley is SO intensely
partisan that he is disgusting many of
the conservative members in his own
party. His action in removing the re-
gents of the agricultural college and
ignoring Col. Little was too rank for
even some of the most radical Republic
cans. Most people of all parties are in
favor of at least a show of consistency
and fair play.
There is no doubt when the time
comes that the Populists and Demo-
Gratis will get together upon a fair and
honorable basis for another successful
struggle against the common enemy.
The goldbug, monopoly element in the
Democratic party will go where it be-
longs, with the Republicans. OF course
if that element or the men whose only
ambition is to adopt a platform to get
in on should again get control of the
Democratic party, the possibility of flu
sion would be at an end.
The silver question will be an issue
in the next CamDign. though DerhanS
not quite prominent as in 1896. The
sentiment in favor of free coinage 16
to is as strong as it ever was, but new
conditions have arisen which political
parties cannot ignore, even if they de-
sire to do SO. People will discuss sub
Jects uppermost in their minds.
THE evils arising from the formation
of trusts is commanding much atten-
ton at this time and will continue to
agitate the minds of the people until a
solution is found. The Republican
party is prominently the trust party,
directly responsible for their existence;
will look to them for their campaign
funds but will play double on that as
it did with the silver question.
ITO the silver men in the party it's
orators and speakers claimed to be the
only real friends of silver until the time
came when it was thought safe to
throw off the mask and declare for a
gold standard. In the next campaign
it will no doubt resolve against trusts,
but in the meantime continue to legis-
late for them. In this way it will sue
! coed in hoodwinking the great mass of
it's voters, but many will refuse to be
led to indorse what they believe to be
wrong, which opinion caused many to
| revolt against the gold standard in
( 1896.
There is a great change going on in
| the minds of the people regarding the
/ Republican policy regarding the Phil
/ ippine islands. Everybody was SO en-
thusiastic in favor of Cuban independ-
/ ence a year ago that we were almost
ready to endorse any policy promul-
{ gated by the national adminiStra ton
i but as they come to their sober senses
they see we are doing to the FilipinOS
just what we licked Spain for doing to
the Cubans. They are not quite ready
to repudiate the Declaration of indie
pendence, the Monroe doctrine and ev-
/ cry other doctrine heretofore held sa-
/ cred. They still believe all govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed
Mr.. PETERS flop will have no effect
upon Kansas politics. The Populists
have the advantage of having repudia-
ted him before he repudiated the party.
He fiops so often that very few persons
try to keep up with him. A man who
can be a fusion Populist middle-Of-
the-road Pop, a candidate for governor
on the Prohibition ticket and Repub-
lican. all within less than two years
would create a greater ripple upon the
political surface by cutting off his
! whiskers than he can by changing par
ties Mr.. PETER should have announced
his change when he quit voting the
( Populist ticket"