The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
Insist They Are Opposed to
Machine Rule.
DISCUSS LEGISLATURE.
Fault Found With Organization
of the House.
Says Machine Has Marked Able
Republicans for Slaughter.
"Entire Party" Considered ia
Distribution of Patronage.


The new boss busters . organiza-
ton is now before the public in a
carefully prepared address to the vot-
ers of the state. issued today byI the
committee selected to prepare the ad-
dress.
The committee was appointed at tha
meeting held May s. The members of
the committee are Ewing Herbert. of
Hiawatha; Clyde Miller, of Usage Citys
f. 3. Dawes, of Leavenworth; George
E. Tucker, of Eureka. and J. c. Sion
ecker, of Topeka.
Mr.. SIonecker today issued the ad-
dress. which is in fun as follows:
To the Republicans Of Kansas:
A number of well known Republi-
cans, from all sections of Kansas, met
IN Topeka for the purpose of comforting
in regard to the welfare of the party.
They unanimously determined to or
ganize a state league. having for its
sole purpose the continued supremacy
of the Republican party, and they rec
ognized the suppression of factionalism
as one of the chief necessities in accom-
phshing that purpose.
If any excuse for this organization
is needed it has been furnished by the
conduct of what is popularity and corr
rectly designated as the machine
It is claimed (by 1.-The machinery that
organization is a necessity. That is
promptly conceded. The state central
committee is such organization. That
committee and its officers, however,
should be the official head of the whole
party and not of a faction It should
not use its power or funds to promote
the personal aim of its officers, OF tne
I a. r,l- SC@ Of fho raD
If the chairman Cf the state commit
+ tee uses for such purpose the power or
funds placed in his hands he IS violat-
ing a sacred trust.
Whenever this party organization IS
made subservient to the viii of the boss
and is used to wreak vengeance upon
Republicans who have the temerlty 70
disagree with the boss it is diverted
from its true purpose Such use OF tne
organization is not only improper ous
in the end will be fatal to the very au-
tbority which gave it existence.
OPPOSED TO MACHINE RULE.
The Republicans of Kansas are intel
ligent energetic, honest, know Wnat
oueht to be done and are able to do ie
without the interference or the dicta-
tion of any party boss or the ma
chine"
The protest against the prostitution Of
the party organization to the uses OF tne
machine is not solely on account OF the
few offices which may be filled.
The Republicans of this state under~
stand that the sole idea of a machine. =
boss. is to FIX things, to manipulate
the caucus. the convention and tne
It is. perhaps. not to the credit of the
better class Of Republicans in Kansas
as elsewhere. that they permit this class
of politicians to take advantage of them
neglect to manipulate the ward and
township caucus and therby the county
convention, and select delegates TO stats
conventions who will be subserVient 70
41,- .,f4 OH inc 1nfnEs
/ the machine dictates the nominees or
the party and determines the platform
1 of party principles
The Republicans of this state know
thst the present boss and his machins
4 in formulating the principles OF tho
party would not hesitate to insert or
omit anything that would serve ma
chine purposes. They know that If this
boss could prevent it he would not per-
nit anybody to be nomfna ted that would
not be subservient to his will There's
/ by the party is not only misrepresented
/ by the officers selected by the machine
but may be misrepresented by the plat
form.
It is important, therefore, not merely
on account of the Offices but on accounk
of the position of the party upon public
1 questions that the machine should not
be permitted to dictate either the nom
inees nor the platform
The Republicans of this state who
have kept watch Of things know that
the party organization has been divert
ed from its true purpose and used to
accomplish the personal wishes Of thu
boss. They know that 1t has been used
/ for the purpose of assisting in the hu-
/ initiation of men high in the councils
and dear to the hearts of the Repuh-
licans of this state. men of high char-
acter, men who have helped to give the
state credit and standing abroad men
who have devoted time. effort and
/ money to the interests of the party.
THE MACHINES RECORD.
At the last session of the legfslat ture
the malignant disposition of the boss
and the total absence of regard for the
/ welfare of the entire party were abund-
the machine had selected a new and
inexperienced member of the legislature
for speaker of the house. Every power
possessed by the party organization was
used to compel his election. The wishes
of experienced and loyal Republican
members of the house were absolutely
ignored. Committees were appointed at
al able and experienced Republican
lawyers in the house. a prominent DEM
ocrat, general solicitor of a railway
company, was appointed chairman of
the committee on judiciary. one of the
most important committees. Thereafter.
whenever necessary the minority party
promptly came to the rescue of the
machine.
The appointive power of the adminis-
tration was used to carry out the wish
es of the boss and to control in matters
of legislation.
one Of the most loyal. able and unsel-
fish Republicans was defeated for
state printer, because at a stat conven-
ton he had refused to go back on his
friends at the request of the boss
No complaint IS made of the man who
was selected to this Office and no COM