The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-30

man who tacitly admits the truth of
at Mr.. Kelly. Men from the west end
of the state have said to us that they
supported him at the Wichita conven-
ton, because he promised them that he
would make a satisfactory explanation
of everything, and bring libel suits
against his defamers. Immediately after
the convention, and in the absence of
any such defensive action upon his part,
they are growing restive. He has not
brought any such action. nor will be do
SO. He will smooth the matter over by
promising to make his assailants suf-
fer after the election, and after the cleo
ton he will openly and brazenly repu-
date all promises and pledges. This is
our opinion formed from partial
knowledge of his past career. Do you
say if he is removed from the ticket
the party will be defeated at the polls?
If the party has reached the point
where it can no longer protect itself
against its members. who have shady
records, it merits defeat. and it could
better afford to be defeated than to be
successful in such company. The ig-
nominy would lie in knowing we were
even more corrupt and shameless than
our bitterest opponents had ever accus-
ed of being. But it does not mean
defeat. In this county the man that
goes before the people openly declares
that he is an anti-Ke1ly man stronger
who trims. and the Republican party
that has stood for honesty and economy
in office will be stronger than ever be-
fore in the hearts of the people if the
state ticket is purged of Mr. Kelly. 1t
would be sad commentary upon the
honesty of the people at large. to say
that they would go to the polls and
condemn an effort of the party to rec
tify the gigantic mistake made at
Wichita"
NJ ]. Reitz, city attorney of Kansas
City. Kas.. comes back at Mayor
Craddock for saying that when gam
blers were arrested in Kansas City and
fined in police court their cases were ap-
pealed and then dismissed by the Re
publican city attorney. Since the
Democratic administration has had
charge of the police court" he says.
mot single gambler has been arrested
and fined, although it is said that many
gambling dens are running in open and
notorious violation of law in our city.
and not a single jointist has been
brought before the police court and
fined during said administration. al
though we now have more than hum
dred and twenty-five of them in this
city.
THE Hon. Mr. Craddock will remem-
ber when the city attorney went to hiA
office in the city hall and asked him to
compel his appointee, the police judge,
| to issue warrants for the arrest of joint
| lists and gamblers, whose places in
vaded the sanctity of nearby homes
and where women and children were
wont to frequent and spend their time
| and money, upon which occasion the
| following statement was made by his
| honor: I made my campaign upon the
| policy of an open town, and by the gods
we are going to have it as long as I am
| mavor.
| mot a single appeal case has been
| dismissed during this administrator
except cases in which the Democratic
1J~~x.
| the appeals before the appeals were
perfected and in no such case was there
/ a charge of rriolating the ansi-ga1abhng
or liquor laws. The old rule that one
| court is tenaciously adhered to, al
! though frequently no competent evt-
/ dence is produced upon which to base
| a conviction. and more especially when
| a Republican is before the bar. Mayor
| Craddock's pretended attempt to en-
| force any of the laws he complains Of
is on its face blind, for no one can
know better than he the affairs of this
| city, and no one knows better than h.
| of his authority to enforce the laws, ye1
the above condition seems to exist
without any effort on his part to abate
| it."
| You don't often catch Cyrus Leland
| asleep, but according to the Clifton
| News Mr.. Leland was recently asleep
! 1t saws:
| five hours yesterday morning. His visit
| in Clifton was a mere accident. SO was
not of a political nature In fact, 7
| wasn't his intention to be here. He
| was a Missouri Pacific passenger Ell
route to Washington, and was asleeI
while the train was at Greenleaf. Sc
came on to this point and waited unit
the next train"
You remember Clifton is the plac,
| where two legislative candidates live
| the ones from Washington and Cla.
counties, one on each side of the county
line. Now, do you really suppose you
| Uncle Cyrus was asleep?
Colonel Thomas G. Fitch takes it al
| back. He is chairman of the Sedg-
| wick county Democratic central com
| mittee and some time ago he was
quoted as saying that the Republican
state ticket would be elected by ma
jority of fifty thousand. Some of his
| brother Democrats wrote to him about
| it. Now in a letter to a Medicine Lodge
| man he says:
Upon my return from an extended
| trip find your letter and hasten to reply
to say that the interview is entirely
unauthorized and prompt denial of Il
was made in the Wichita Beacon thu
same day that it appeared in the Eagle
l am not nor have I been sufficiently
familiar with conditions in the STATE
to warrant my giving out any sucf
statement, but my opinion is that Mr.
Craddock and others on the ticket will
surprise some OF the QOuDterS IN TN
number of votes they will receive"
1t is reported by the White City Reg
| lister that Robert T. Ray will probabl.
withdraw as Republican candidate TO
representative from Morris county. Ra.
| was nominated after vigorous contes
! in which he defeated both the Curti
| and the Long candidates.. the former b,
an overwhelming majority. The con
vention, however, instructed for Curtis
SO whoever is placed on the ticket vii
probably vote for Curtis for senator.
The Usage City Free Press tells thi
story: "Cy Leland is quoted as havin
no choice for senator, and the Burling
| ton Republican says he has a dislik
and that is sure to make him worl
harder than a preference would. o. E
| McElfresh tells story of two men go
ing to an election One was slowl
moseying along when he met a ma
who asked him where he was going
Going to the election. My friend Jone
' L