Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
EXCHANGE EDITORIALS.
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The last legislature spent 100000
more upon itself than did the legisla-
ture Of 1901, and that one spent a
DECENTRALIZATION Record.
Mort Albaugh comes out with an
other explanation, and right quick
State Treasurer Kelley shoots it all
to pieces. Albaugh may as we'll throw
Dup the sponge. He is out-claSsed as a
tignrer when he goes up against Tom
Kelley.-Lawrence Gazette.
'The condition is just this" notes a
western Kansas paper. "a wrong
has been committed against the tax
payers. One crowd Of politicians says
the other side did it, and vice versa.
What we have got to do is to kick out
all of the quarreling factionists and
take no chances''-K. @. Journal.
The Albaugh- Kelly scrap on at To-
peka just now reminds us of the fight
between "two cats of Kilkenny. And
they fought and they fought, these
two cats of Kilkenny, till instead of
two cats, there weren't amy" If
two factions in the Republican party
come this game very long, instead Of
two factions there won't be fanny"
party.-Junction City Republican.
The tide of morals among the al
legged leaders of the Republican party
must be at very low ebb, when two
Of them boast in public print that
they tried TO use $4,000 of party mon,
ey for the purpose of buying Populist
influence. Why in the name of COM
mon honesty do the straightforward
republicans Of Kansas allow two such
fellows as Leland and Albaugh to lead
them around by the nose ? Is the whole
party as rotten as the leaders ?-Scan-
dis Journal,
The Republican machine is begin.
ming to realize that there is some
thing doing among the high priyateS
Of the Republican party of Kansas
1t is shown by the defense they are
attempting to put up. At first the
DULLES laughed, Sneered and said it
was a tempest in teapot. Later on
this coterle of self-aSSumed leaders
will bump up against the fact that
there is general inSurrection in the
Republican party Of the state which
will not cease until the last vestige OF
boSSlSm is wiped OUT 3elolt Times.
4 coterie of ripald, pot house, polk
eF playing blackguaEds by virtue Of
their positions as Self.constit uted
managers Of the dominant party in
state have formed close corporation
for the division Of spoils of Office now
and for a decade to come. The PEG.
pie are In the humOr now to break up
their nefariOus schemes and the
newspapers, the respectable news
papers, should come to the defense
and aid Of the people-do it now, OF
give up hope Of doing it when tht
gang are further encouraged by vic.
tory apd entrenched by the control Of
every office In the state capitol and
every courthouse in Kansas. That is
the design of the machine and every
effort will be bent in its elimination.
-Kansan.
The quarrels Of the machine men
and the anti machine men will be
convincing proof to the public that
they have a mighty emery set Of
public officials over them, pro-
Vlding they believe quarter Of the
charges and counter.charges that are
flying about so freely. The outlook
for republican victory Ia the nexl
years state campaign is anything but
cheerful. The rank and file OF the
party cannot be expected to vote with
much enthusiasm for men who cal
each other liars and thieves, and ap
parently prove all their assertions.
The republicans deserve defeat until
they can learn to live at peace Will
each other. The breach between The
factions is SO wide now that we CAM
see how they can get together for q
campaign.-Rooks County Record.
In an interview in Topeka a few
days ago Gov. Bailey is reported a,
making this somewhat remarkable
statement:
lin my opinion there will be a fight