The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-19

ity, then the blacklist political crimes
may hope to go unwhipped. Already,
we observe, those Republican news
papers which were saying two weeks
ago that the people would rebuke the
Republican recreants at the polls, are
changing their tone, as of course they
We're bound to, and remarking that the
issue will be, after ALL whether the
policies for which the Republican par
ty stands shall be wrecked But how
if your chief wreckers are in that par
ty? How can a party be trusted to
keep any pledge if it would not redeem
its pledge to Cuba? The real ISSUE we
should say, is whether a party shall or
shall not be made to smart for acting
in what its own president has affirmed
to be dishonorable manner. Will the
people renew vote Of confidence in
confessed double-dealers?"
THE WORLD FOR BAILEY.
Ewing Herbert hoists the Bailey flag
this week and there can be no doubt
entertained by any reasonable man that
the Hiawatha World will support the
nominee for governor selected by the
second Wichita convention-for the edi-.
tor boldly declares that any one who
says he has bolted, ever bolted, or in
tends to bolt, any man on the Republi-
can state ticket is not only liar in the
a absolute sense, to use the Brown county
language, but will find himself with
first-class libel suit on his hands.
''Of course, the Curtis men will be
loyal to Bailey. but they expect recip-
rocity." Now before we get any fur
ther into First district politics it should
be made plain just what Mr.. Herbert
means by reciprocity" Does he accept
President Roosevelt's definition of the
term, or does he adhere to Senator
! Burtons construction of the word?
Does he mean reciprocity that recipro-
Gates" or merely reciprocity that diff
ferentiates.
The only inconsistent statement the
hat
manner of doubt upon Mr.. Herberts
sincerity in wishing that Mr.. Bailey re-
ceive majority Of the ballots to be
cast in November is the clause in black
| type which reads: Hard words do not
make votes"
Now if our friend Ewing will soften
| his uttersnces he will, according to his
own theory. increase the chances of
! his candidate for a heavy vote.
| Mr.. Herbert's idea of soft words that
make votes for his ticket may be gath
| cred from the following list taken at
| random from some leaders printed this
| week on his editorial page primarily ad-
| vocating Curtis for senator-Mr. Curtis
! is on Mr.. Herberts copy of the state
| ticket for United States senator, in
stead of For Congress from the First
| District-and incidentally Bailey for
| governor.
Here is an expurgated list of the
gentle words and phrases: lie" III
asoaat soah it." ,dands flandero1s
|
Mount Anthony in violent state OF
eruption whine" ''squan," cross and
akrs, Knocked % OUT STANLEY and f Long chat hate
each other tumble him over, "
| abuse" nine times in one short para
graph. shut up" ''treachery."
| The scandia Journal, which has here
| tofore been standing up for Tom Kelly,
| contains the following:
| 'T. T. Kelly has settled up the re-
! mainder of his shortage or alleged
shortage in Miami county. Does this
mean that he is guilty? If so he might
| as we'll quit for he won't get votes
enough in Kansas to line a thrush s
nest. 1t may not be politics but if we
were innocent of charge like that we
| would see the whole outfit in hades be-
| fore we would pay a dollar to close it
up"
Abilene people will tender reception
to Senator Burton next week and he
| will make another speech on Cuban
| reciprocity.
Clarence c. Rolfe of Emporia, who has
| been nominated for congress by the
Socialists in the Fourth district. hat
| filed his nomination papers with the
secretary of state.
A report comes from Wichita tina,
Congressman Curtis is to establish
| DftlncH HedQQudTteTS III tudI COWA lOl
his senatorial boom-sort of going into
| the enemy's country" as it were.
In commenting on some remarks o1
W. A. White about Congressman Cur
| tbs. the AtchiSOn Globe says: "A wei
| informed Topeka man says the secret
| of Curtis popularity in Topeka is thai
| he is a friend of the railroads, and To
] peka is railroad town; it is said that
one third of the population is support
ed by the Santa F'e alone. The Sants
| F'e has important interests in the south
| west; Curtis is powerful with the In
| dians end useful to the Santa Fe. The
Santa Fe is useful to Topeka, and To
peka supports Curtis.' If this doesn
convine the Leavenworth Times tina
/ Mr.. Curtis is in favor of reciprocity
what sort of proof does the Time:
| want?
Since Conner Davies bolted the actor
of the Populist state convention in sur
three tickets at the head of his edi
torial columns. the PopuIist, Republ
can and Socialist.
The Republican editors of Kansas are
SO uniform in their denunciation OF
Senator Burton's attitude on the sub
ject of Cuban reciprocity that it is {
novelty to find comment out of the
ordinary. Here is one of that kind from
the Washington Post-Register:
When Senator Burton made his To
peka speech he made great mistake
in yielding to the present popular will
of the people. Senator Burton is maj
who has an unusual amount of informa
~tion on all political questions, and hi.
Judgment on the Cuban reciprocity
measure should be and is far abov,
that of any other member Of the Kan
sas congressional delegation. Beint
right, as he positively alleges he is
then it is certainly wrong for him t.
yield to the popular clamor, and vot,
the wrong side nf
measure. When VIM. Mckinley wa,
president at one time the popular will
demanded that he recognize Cuba bu
Mckinley knew it was not the righ
thing to do and he refused to do it, evel
when both branches of congress wer
clamoring for it. Senator Burton wa
right and no amount of abuse from
biased party press should cause him t,
waver, but he should have rebuked hi
| assa ssins and proclaimed in his Topek;
| Sneech that he would rather be rieh