Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-01
J. B. Burton on State Issues.

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subject Of state politics:
zine terms boss and leader" MI
Burton said, ''are often used inter
changeably and In the same sense
they are entirely different. The Dos
is q sutler; the leader is a soldier
The leader has to do with politics
principles and ideas. The bos
trafiics in offices. With the leade
principles come frat. With the bos
expediency comes first. To the lead
er patronage is burden; it is th'
sole capital stock Of the boss. To b.
sure the leader as well as the Dos,
must give considerations to th,
offices; but while the Offices are tn,
all important thing with the boss
with the leader they are OF secondary
Importance.
1.-The highest types Of leadership ii
this question are found in Mckinley
and Allison heard an Iowa con.
gresham telling the other day Of ALI.
sons leadership in that state. He
said that when an officer is to be Sc.
lected and to be chosen upon the en-
dorsement Of the senator, the con.
gressional delegation, state officers,
and each member Of the state com.
mittee are consulted and the one
question asked is, which Of the ap-
plcants for this office can best serve
the party9' The answer to that
question controls the action of the
senator. Iowa, of all states, under
the splendid leadership of Allison, has
the model Republican party The
party throughout the country under
the splendid leadership of Mckinley
has grown stronger than it has been
since the war. am opposed to boss
ism | believe in leadership"
Asked whether he favored federal
officials representing the Republican
party as delegates to the national
convention Mr.. Burton said:
"That depends; il the official is an
appointee Of the administration, and
especially If the president has advised
against it, | should be inclined to
respect the wishes Of the president in
that matter and should say it is not
wise to select the appointee as a dele
gate. This, at least, should be the
rule. There might be conditions
that would furnish an exception to
this rule. II, however, the federal Off
clal is a congressman or a SENATOR or
held any elective office where he is
special representative Of the people,
can not see that his being chosen as
a delegate would be Objectionable. 1t
is of the first Importance that some
of our greatest leaders should be dele
gates to the national convention. 1t
will be remembered that we could
never get away from the embarass-
ing fact in the campaign in 1892 that
it was his appointees who renomi-
mated Harrison at Minneapolis
"Do you hear any talk about Kan
sas in Washington"
81 find that in Washington Kansas
is now looked upon as a safe Republi-
can state, y state that is in perfect
harmony throughout the country.
They think our marvellous prosperity,
under this administration, in striking
TO the condition that existed
lnder Demo-Pop rule, will appeal
strongly to the people and cause
hem to support the national, state
md congressional tickets this year. !
The uppermost thought in the mind
II every Republican should be how
BEST can we meet these expec tationsp
"The twentieth century opens with
/ new era for our country" Mr.. Bur-
on continued. 1.-THE greatest COM
nercial opportunity that has ever
'ome to us presents itself as a result
If the Spanish.American war. This
$ to be the paramount issue in the
coming campaign. The only party
hat has the courage and the genius
% grasp that opportunity is ours.
Bryan is cross between Democracy
md Populism. Organism combines
ne most vicious ideas Of both parties.
'ryan is to be the leader of the oppo-
'ition. Bryan and Organism have
planted themselves in the pathway of
'ur splendid progress. 1t is to be
he work Of the Republican party to
'efeat this opposition and to carry
he nation forward toward its great
lestiny,"