The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-08
PIPP'S POINTERS.
Burlingame Editors Interesting Dis
cussion of Senator Burton's Acts.

The present condition of the Republican
party in Kansas calls forth a few peril
the Burlingame Chronicle. which are quite
interesting; Mr. Pipp says: ,.,......,
came into power there were great many
thousand postonices and other places to
president his cabinet officers or their
assistants to know all applicants person
ness or party service the two elements
that enter most in weighing for or
against the applicants.
I'm the more important places the SEN
ator or the national committeeman IS con-
both are or m 5heS aTn S e tSf M
Kinley Mr.. Lelands word went for
one of the first to advocate, McI5inley's
candidacy for president and had done
declaration for him. So when the presi-
dent wanted to know anything about men
quently ask Leland. There was another
thing that led the president to tie TO Lee
land and to consult him often. 1t was
that Leland was always truthful to him.
Men over the state soon learned of LIE,
lands influence with the president , and
them in office. He couldn't land all. And
so it was that he became both leader
I'm politics the man who gets the fell..
low an appointment is a wiSe Ieb ba r. IL
tyrannical boss: Leland was both ad-
Leland had his friends, strong men.
Morton Albaugh, chairman of the Re-
publican state l.. II. Z.
who was United States district attorney;
Frank Brown, clerk of the district court,
But there. We're others who called Leland
and his friends faction of the party.
and proeseded to o Ed re 70 the ds1Iag9
side was Senator Baker and they worked
to displace him with j. R. Burton;
From their standpoint they put out
boss to put in a leader.
Senator Burton gave it out that he
was going to try. to build up a strong
Republican party in Kansas, such a par
ty that would be harmonious and present
vas placed in position WI Whe 6s ne Gouid q
tho nas a @ that 60 With the United
States senatorship. But instead of
hearing of united party, we have in
bitter as the state ever had. Instead of
Burton becoming the leader of the party
he is but the leader of the Burton fac
ton, and some of the best heutenants
driven from that.
'sThe test that Burton has made in
filling appointments has not been SO
much party service nor enough personal
ticular man and that man is ]. r. Bur
Republicans who had. devoted years
to the party success and were making
excellent officers We're hustled out of Of
ty just as though they were Democrats.
His efforts have not been to unity the
prIt IT may be argued ; that this faction won
and had a right TO the offices, all of them.
the faction and repudiate his words When
he said he was going to unity the party:
but it all shows the wrong Of the
present system. Instead of the presi-
dent being obliged to ask some, man from
some other part of the state who the peo-
pie of Burlingame want for postmaster,
the people ought to be allowed to de-
termine that for themselves. Senators
ought to have their time to study the af-
fai IRIS of state, and not be forced to give
most of their energies to pulling some
men up and pushing other men away
from the pie counter. Give the people
the say in the matter as far as is prac-
ticable and the boss system will be
done away with to a large extent"