Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

flag wherever it floats. When our SOL
diers win a pattle, and the stars and
stripes of old glory CLEAN brighter in
the silvery skies of heaven because Of
it, we want to shout-and we'll be dad
burned if we won't shout, even though
lTillman and Carmack should both
take fit The Democracy of Cleve-
land and the Republicanism of Roose-
Welt will be the opposing political
forces in the campaign of 1904; Bryan
or Bryanism will not be in it, in our
opinion. As between the man who
hauled down the flag in Honolulu,
and the man who raised it at Santa
| go, we are for the man who raised it.
As between following the leadership
of Cleveland, who sent substitute to
the defense of his county, and Roose-
welt, who led a regiment up the bloody
slopes of San Juan hill midst a storm
l.ef leaden hail, we are for Roosevelt.
| You say this is sentiment? Well. we
are for that sort OF sentiment in poll
tics.
Cleveland may not be the candidate,
but Cleveland will be in the Demo-
cratic saddle In 1904. Believing as
| we do ON such matters, we cannot con-
sistently join such forces without
committing political harlotry we
shall not do it.
We get special satisfaction in say
ing that we shall support the candi-
dacy of w. j. Bailey for governor of
Kansas. The editor of this paper has
L 1,
him to be man of sterling worth, of
unquestionable integrity-in business
and public affairs-and that he has
breadth of intellect sufficient to meet
the requirements of the office he
seeks. He is familiar with every need
fof the people of Kansas. and is con-
scious of the fact that if he is to
measure up to the full standard of the
requirements of governor lie will have
to harp on more than one string.
We are told that we are making a
business. That very likely is true,
but the editor of the Kansan would
prefer to die In the ditch beggar
with a ray of hope for the future of
his country beaming from clear and
cloudless sky for his reward. rather
than to belong to parcy whose mis-
sion on earth is to becloud and befog
the minds of the people with pictures
of unwarranted misery and unknown
conditions OF despair.
| We are told that the Republican
party has become corrupt. Suppose
that be true. is it not better to make
an effort to purify a live party rather
than to waste ones life trying to in
ject life and progress into party that
has '.neither pride of ancestry nor
hope of posterity"?
All we ask from Republicans is an
open field and fair fight, ana if we
cannot survive in Concordia, may be
somewhere else we may.
| Not dollar has come to US in Cloud
county through politics in the past
we ought to be able to get along as
well in the future without it.
The Individual voter may stake to
the woods" in a campaign, and wait
till the clouds roll by. The live news
paper cannot; the Kansan would not
| If it could.
We want to be where there's some
thing doing-we're tired of snipipg;
our poke is full; we're going home.
| Henceforward the Kansan editor
| asks to be permitted to take part in
| the primaries and conventions of the
Republican party, and to give loyal
support of the paper to the nominees
of that party
We feel as competent to make Sc
lection of party fellowship as any con-
ference committee could. possibly do
for US. We repudiate their choice;
we follow our own inclinatiO l-Our
own conscience.
Gentlemen, do we get the glad hand
extended at the pori of our old
home, as is given ny Tile Democrats
To their returning brothers?
We Ia lnp so