The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-16
BURROWS ADVICE.
Says Principles Are Everything
Men Nothing.
Admits That He Will Vote for
Man He Doesn't Like.
HE DIDN'T TELL WHO.
His Meeting in North Topeka
Not an OutpOuring.
DovOfoS Mueh AffontiOn fO Gro.
HE DIDN'T TELL WHO.
DevOtes Much Attention to Gro
yer CleYeIand's Utterance.

There has been some wonder why Sen
ator Burton was sent to small nall In
North Topeka to make the opening
speech of his campaign instead of being
allowed to make it in the Topeka Audi
forum. One would naturally expect
that the first speech in campaign by
United States senator would bring
forth a big crowd especially when Civ
en- in the caDital of the state. As an
actual fact there were less than 300
people in Lukens' Opera House last
night to hear Senator Burton open his
campaign. The main floor OF the opera
house was perhaps two-thirds full when
the meeting opened and 80 or 40 people
came in later. The balcony is used Tor
storing buggies.
Senator Burton was accompanied by
D. w. Mulvane and Frank Grimes, who
acted as his body guard and sat on the
stage with him. Captain Philips, chair
man of the county central committee,
J. Is. Belts. who acted as chairman or
the meeting, and two or three North
Topeka Republicans also sat on the
stage. Back in the audience Doc"
Newman acted as chairman of the com
mittee on applause Superintendent
Frank Nelson was in the audience but
other than those mentioned there was
notable absence of Republican leaders
Professor George Washington Jackson
and his military band furnished the
music at the opening of the meeting AS
Professor Jackson stood with his beck
to the audience on the edge of the
stage. waving his baton ma jestically in
the air, he was very much a la SOusa.
And as the opening selection came to a
close with a mighty finale there was an
outburst of applause as a sudden jerk
of his head, made to emphasis the mus
ic, sent the leaders cap sailing off to
one side.
Senator Burtons speech was devoted
largely to the subject of tariff reform,
with Grover Cleveland's recent inter-
view as a text. In closing he also re-
ferred incidentally to the local fight,
urging Republicans to vote the straight
party ticket.
In a prepared interview in the news
papers, began Senator Burton. "a man
whom some of you may remember nav
ing heard of, but whom a good many Of
you have probably forgotten, a man by
the name of Grover Cleveland, says: 1t
seems to me that if the Democracy is
really in earnest it cannot fail largely to
increase it's representation in the next
congress. In order to do SO I think
that there must be a constant and stall
wart insiStence upon the things which
are recognized by all to be true Demo
cratic doctrine OF course, by far the
most important of these is tariff re-
form
Mr.. Cleveland belongs to the extreme
end of the gold wing of the Democra tic
party and his utteranceS might not be
taken as conclusive evidence of the at
titude of that party as a whole. but ]
understand that Senator Harris, who
stands at the head of the-the-let's see,
what is it they call it now? Democratic
or Populist party? You see, have been
away, and don't know just what they
do call it now-perhaps I had better say
opposition to the Republican party
Senator Harris, who is the leader of the
opposition, is also arguing for tariff re-
form in the speeches he is making. Sen
atOr Harris, elected as POpuliSt, might
be regarded as belonging to the extreme
Of he sill I0 T0of1 In
party. If there were no other signs
than these perhaps it would not be suf-
ficient on the part of the Democrats to
drop their contention about the money
question and unite in an attack upon
our tariff law.
Senator Burton also quoted ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland again to show that the
Democrats are afraid that the Republi
cans will crowd them from their posi-
ton on the tariff question unless they
show more regard for the subject. He
also showed that Mr.. Cleveland de-
clared that the Republicans had crowd
ed the Democrats from their position
on the sound money question
Il have called attention. to this inter-
view, said Senator Burton, Ito show
that the i'll timed tariff talk of some of
the Republicans is tending to unite the
Democratic party. The confusion that
has arisen upon the subject of reciproc-
ity has caused the most of this wild and
Incorporate talk about the tariff If
we VIII OILY IOlQ last 10 lie QOClIIIC
that reciprocity is never to be invoked
except as an aid to the principle of pro-
lection. the confusion will disappear.
The opposition has noted some friction
within the Republican ranks growing
out of a mistaken idea on the subject
of reciprocity. 1t seems to me that it
is wisdom on the part of Republicans
to stand fast by the principle of protec-
ton and define clearly the relation that
reciprocity bears to it and never permit
any confusion or conflict between these
cardinal principles of Our party
Senator Burton then went into the
history of the present tariff law, blamed
the hard times of 1893-97 to the Wilson
law, ascribed the present prosperity,
unparalleled in the history of the
world" to the Dingley law. denied that
the tariff is in any way responsible for
trusts, said that both capital and labor
have a right to combine but have not
the right to be oppressive and tyran-
meal that great combinations of cap
ita1 are absolutely necessary to carry