The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-29
A Somewhat Political Letter.
EDITOR REGISTER:

Now that the nomination for presi-
dent and vice-president have been
made, enthusiastically received by the
entire membership of the Republican
party and most iittingly ratified by |
the people of lola, please allow the
undersigned to make a few remarks |
through your staunch exponent of |
sound political doctrine, to ask for a |
little inform alton from those who adj
vocate the wrong side of the question, |
particularly the would-be political ed !
tors.
For the life of me, cannot compre-
bend why the Democratic newspapers
continually howl about Mr.. Hanna.
1t is Hanna here and Hanna there.
Every act of Congress or action of
President Mckinley, whether of po-
litical nature or not, is laid to Mark
Hanna. They are we'll aware that
Mr.. Hanna is chairman of the Nation
al Republican committees; they know
it is actually necessary to have a foun-
tain head to handle the vast amount
of business involved in the manage
ment of a presidential campaign; for
have they not their own weihty Jones?
Hanna is running for no Office and
asking no favors of the Republican
party further than success. He simply
performs the duties as manager of the
company. Why not assail Mckinley
and his noble staff as political gener-
ais? Why not more firmly pelt the
gold standard for money? Why are
they weak in attacking expansion?
| Why not pay more attention to the
| Standard Oil monopoly? But a few
years ago they paid as high as 40
cents for coal oil, now under that great
trust, they are getting it for about -
cents. Why not kick because every
one who seeks labor finds it, and
heave a sigh that wheat is nearing the
dollar mark and Kansas Republicans
have millions of bushels for sale? |
pause for an answer.
Now let me say word to the great
political Wind-Jammer Bogardus,
who nightly sends forth partizan gush
to a crowd of people seeking to kill
time. This great apostle of pure and
indebted populistic rot told us the
other evening that he was a great pol
itican. Hem. He had spoken to
thousands of people on Alliance pop
ulistic and molasses governmental
economy. AT the same time he blows
his bugle about the Republican party
having men to travel over the country
in different capacities and make
speeches in its behalf. The writer of
this can truthfully inform this bellows
blower that today chairman Jones, of
Democratic committee, has over 500
cyclone people like himself travelling
over the country selling harness oil
for 10 cents bottle insured to keep
the harness soft and pliable for year
and good agricultural paper thrown
in for six months. This paper is pre-
pared and published in Chicago at the
political bureau of the Jones mis-it
party. 1t teens with spleen against
Mark Hanna and the old reliable
party, and tells the farmer that if that
noble patriot, William Mckinley, is
elected, this country will go to rot
They gave us all that bosh in 1896 and
should be a little leary how they
spring it this time.
Then this wind-jammer predicts that
if the Republican party should be
successful in November land can as
sureIhim that it most certainly will an
alliance will be formed between the
United States and England making
the governments practically one. Let
this breezy lick spittle take out his
naturalization papers and become bet
ter acquainted with the forms of this
good government, and he will like it
better.
can assure him that the people of
Kansas read and do not rely upon ref
ugees to furnish them with intelligence
This will do for the first installment.
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