The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-05

the suits could be dismissed without
coming to trial.
# Mr.. Kelly can make 2 DEFENSE
against the onenses with which he Is
charged, he should lose ne time in do
ing SO. Then the case can be tried in
the courts and the public may find out:
the truth or falsity OF his defense. II.
however, he puts of bringing suits for
libel until too late for the cases to be-
tried before election, 1t will be evidence
in the minds Of many people that the
suits would be simply Tor political Ell
feet.
The Republicans Of Parsons do not
seem to take kindly to the appoint
ment of John J. Benz to be postmaster
at Parsons. The report that he is a.
Democrat, as told in the State Journal
at the time of Benz's appointment is
confirmed by the Parsons newspapers.
The Sun Of that place has the following
to say of the appointment:
THE president has appointed John J.
Benz postmaster of Parsons, vice Peter
T. Foley, removed.
1.-The first news of the appointment
reached Parsons Monday evening in a
telegram from Senator Burton to Foley,
but the general public was not advised
of the appointment until the next
morning.
by many the report could not be be-
lieved. Benz is a young man in the
employ of Foley, and while himself Of
good character. he Will simply be post
master in name and Foley postmaster
in fact.
I'm politics, Benz is a Democrat. The
president has been Moefully deceived
by some one or has made mess Of q
bad thing So far as this community
is concerned, he might as well have re-
tanned Foley.
There are twelve or fifteen hundred
Republicans in Parsons, any one of
whom might have been named for this
Office that would have been satisfactory
have been necessary to have followed
the behest of Pete Foley or to have ap-
pointed Democrat.
1.-The appointment of Benz simply
confirms the original sale of the. oftice
to Foley"
The Leavenworth Times says that
Benz formerly lived there and was al
ways known as a Democrat there
The Fort Scott Republican, edited by
F. C. Raney, secretary of the Republi-
can state central committee. in COM
menting editOrially upon the appoint
ment of Benz says:
pete Foley is recommended by Sena-
tor Burton and without Investigation,
is appointed by President Mckinley. AL
though charges are at once filed against
him he holds the office and draws the
salary for a year. AS congress is about
to adjourn Senator Burton withdrew
FoleyS name and recommended new
man, who is appointed and confirmed
with the day. No one had heard of the
man and every one was waiting to
know about him. It is now reported
that he is the foreman in Foley's rail-
road printing Office and is a Democrat
and that no one knew of his being a
| candidate for the place. If these reports
| are true it is a serious reflection upon
Senator Burton and imposition upon the
| president an insult to the people of
| Parsons and is further evidence in sup
port of the position against the present
custom of distributing public patron
age"
| district made up of Wichita and Gree
| ley counties. On account Of local fight
| an Independent candidate for the 1egis-
lature has come out against Fred Friar
the regular Republican nominee, and
! there may be still another one. All OF
| the candidates are for Long for senator
| however.
T. H. Grisham of Cottonwood Falls
| who may be the Fusion candidate. for
| congress in the Fourth district agar
/ this year. made the Fourth of July
| speech at Scranton yesterday.
The Howard Courant takes another
view of the Leavenworth postoffice mat
| ter. 1t says:
Roosevelt did right in honoring Con
gresham Curtis request in the appoint
| ment of the Leavenworth postmaster
Curtis is congressman Of that distric
| and is entitled to dispense the patron
age of the district. If he uses his power
| to punish his enemies as well as to re
| ward his friends, without regard to thu
wishes of the patrons of the offices, the,
have the privilege of taking it out o
his hide the next time they get a chanc,
at him. We had hoped Young DaI
Anthony would be appointed, but Cur
tbs ruled differently, and what Curtis
SAYS goes. Anyway, there are most al
ways generally two sides to the Ques
ton and somebody has to lose"
S. H Dodge of the Beloit Gazette ha.
another guess coming. He remarks:
Conner Davies promises to tell u!
| this week whether he will take his med
icine We are guessing that he will.
M N Butler, Home Rule secretary
an original greenbacker, in solemn ca
| dence, remarks:
sThe Populist party is innocuous des
uetude, thing of the past, a fadinl
shadow, a f1eeting memory, a reminis
| cence an iridescent dream, a politica
ghost 1t suicided like the two bluerac
| ers that tried to swallow each other
tail and tail, and came out one. De
mccracy is now like the young fellow
who got married and declared, an,
my wife are one, and am the one
| The people of Kansas have had an oc
| cular demonstra ton of Jonah and tn
whale performance reversed. Jonah ha
| swallowed the whale"