Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-12-24
WHO ARE nocH,s FRIRNpsa


quotes from the Herald, of this city
and says that three-fourths of the PEG
pie Of Phillips county are for Hoch fo
governor. He might have safely made
1t fOur-fourths. We do not know of
single man In Phillips county who Il
opposed to Ed Hoch for governor, mol
anything else he might want. That
is not the question, Mr.. Mcbride, but
rather the question is whether this is
he time for Mr.. Hoch, to make the
race. His good close friends think IL
is not, while those who want to lick
Bailey, and don't care anything about
the sacrifice Mr.. Huch would have to
make, are pushing him into the race
against his own better Judgment.
Neither the editor of the Beloit Times
nor of the Philllpsburg Herald are es-
pecially good friends OF Mr.. Hoch. but
they are bitter'enemies OF Bailey be-
cause he don't ask them to help him
run the ate.-Phillipsburg Dispatch.
Mr. Royce says we are not Mr.. Hoch's
special friend. How does he know
this? Ever since 1884, when we bad
the pleasure Of entertaining Mr.. Hoch
several days at our home In Cawker,
we have been his friend and admIrer
because of his frank sociabllIty, I'm.
bred honesty and superior ability, and
we would be the last man to Knowing
ly advise Mr.. HOch to do anything
that would be antagonistic to bis pres.
ent or future best interests.
Mr.. Royce says his, H0ch's, close
friends think this is not the proper
time for him to make the race for gov
ernor. Close friends, indeed! Who
are opposing Hoch's candi dacy for
governor? We answer, Leland, Bailey,
Albaugh, Allen and a lot of lesser
lights who do the usurpipg gangs
bidding-the same old crowd who
shamefully and through bribery and
corrupt means defeated over rs per
cent OF the peoples choice for state
printer last winter Mr.. Royce, 1t re.
quires an unusual amount OF gaul aud
brazen effrontery to proclaim such a
conglomeration Of political rOttenness
as is embodied 10 the list above as the
"close friends" of Mr.. Hoch.
Who are asking Mr., Hoch to be a
candidate for governor? the Republl.
cans Of Kansas who have the best IN.
terest OF the state and party at heart.
1t Is no movement Of clique or fac
tion, but a spontaneous outpouring of
the rank and hle Of the republican
party who realize the terrible and un-
popular condition In which the party
has been placed by the self.appointed
machine gang leaders. And Ii is the
belief with the best element OF the re-
publican party OF the state that E. W.
Hoch's nomination and election as
governor would be the partys redemp-
tion and restore 1t Into the con hdence |
of the people.
Unlike you, John Royce, we never
have been candidate for office, have |
never asked Bailey to allow US to help
run the states affairs; we are not
enemy OF the governors aud
have never written line nor uttered
word against the personal character
Of Governor Bailey, hut we do object
To him being q mere rubber stamp
govern0r-an INSCRIPTIONS, revenge
full faction debating bis admlnistra.
tlen and afiixing his signature at the
demand Of political gang who will
not hesitate to destroy both state and
republican party to accomplish their
ends. We are a republican but, thank
God, not that kind. We were a re-
publican when General Fremont was
It's first presidential candidate, and
voted the republican ticket since 1860.
ind we are TO good a republican now
% be dictated tn by the leland Bailey.
Albaugh'Allen gang, the worst pollti
,al adventures Kansas has ever bad
% contend wlth.-Belolt Times.