The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-10
CLEMENS AFTER STRYKER
Says There are Other PeO-
pIe in Bad Faith.

EX-State Superintendent William B.
! Stryker, editor OF the Wellington Voice,
lately paid his respects to G. c. Clemens
as follows:
1T may be interesting to note in con-
nection with G.. c. Clemens nomination
of himself for governor and of certain
others to make up the state soc alist tick
ct that his paper, the state organ of his
party, is printed in the office of the Mail
and Breeze, and that Clemens does not
deny that republican money is paying for
the printing of it. Clemens is simply do
ing for the republican party what Abe
Steinberger and others have attempted to
do in former campaigns. He and his
scheme will fall Just as hard and just
as fiat as they
Mr. Clemens addressed the following tel
egram to Stryker:
L demand immediate retraction of your
republican money libel Answer.
&c. c. CLEMENS"
Il propose to put aneverlasting end to
this sort OF thing at the very beginning
So far I have never been accused OF in
sincerity, and lido not propose TO have
my integrity assaiIed by any populist edi-
tor that lives without RAISING rough
house.
Two months before I cult the fusion
lists, this very same William 3. Stryker
and had conversation in front of the
old city building one evening. The state
committee was here. and I said: As sure
as fate the committee is going TO divide
the state ticket He replied. with
warmth: won't stand that: if they do
that 1 viii cult them
Yet today he is a candidate for a
place on a fusion state ticket said
would quit and stuck % it; and, notwiJh-
standing the course I felt CompeLed TO
take, 1 am on the friendliest terms with
all my old associates. They have recog-
nized that am but following duty as
see 1t. But suppose I must be irritating
some of the brethren in some way and
that L may expect more of this sort OF
thing. Let it come The more they abuse
me the more they viii make my old popu-
us- friends adhere TO me. But I propose
70 make the mud-throwers stay within
th- law.
II I am doing only what Abe Stein
berger did, ana if am 70 fall Just as
hard and just as fiat why should Mr.
ot4N AtL, Hl' WIS my oIlrla< associate
for TWO years and who has pretended un-
I'll this very hour TO be my friend. deem
ii necessary to disregard friendship an
forget 20 DC a gentleman because OF my
harmless course?
Just after my expansion speech at The
soldiers reunion last fan he came TO my
Office for the express purpose of lab0ring
with me- Is others had already done:
and even at that early date I told him
I would not longer follow Bryan. and TIA
the populists must begin 70 resume bust
ness as an actual political party instead
Of flying across the prairie trying 10 hang
on 10 Mr. Bryan's democratic coattaIs. /
or I would 20 70 the socialists
with al this knowledge OF my deter
months before Quit the fu-
sionists. what shall be said II his malice |
in accusing me OF dishouorable notivesg |
There are voters in his own ranks who
VIII repudiate his candidacy because OF |
this outrageous breach Of 6eceacy
Dave Leahy now has a cinch on sixty
four delegations Of the las TO the fusion /
state convention for secretary q state.
and none 81 the o,he-s oppose him.