Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-10

!. things which We did not then nor d
not now approve. Individual member
Of that body did things which we d.
not believe to DO right, patriotic, o
party helping. Criticism now can
not help the matters. They canno
3 BE- undope. The less said about then
. the better for tho party and the state
. ; There 70 no danger about party sue
cess In this state at the next election
1t will be the presidential year, Thu
opposition in this state 10 disorganizet
and II cannot reorganize in time q
affect anythingi In the election Of 1904
1t 10 the election In 1906 that the Re
! publioans in this state should CON
stantly keep in mind. A repetition
OF some Of the actions OF the last
Legislature, by the one which meets
In January, 1905, may defeat the
party OF the election In 1905. After
the election next November, and be-
fore the meeting Of the next lsgisla-
lature, every Republican paper in the
state, and every loyal Republican
should give 1t out cold that the mis-
takes Of the past, whether by the
legislature Or by individual legisla-
tors, must not be repeated. That
repetition means eternal political
death. During the interim between
the election and the meeting Of the
legislature, Is the time to point out
the mistakes Of the past and warn
against repetition, Iieyery Repub.
lican paper and good Republican will
do this there will be no repetition Of
the past blunders or what 10 worse,
criminal acts"
This remarkable utterancs Is re-
viewed by the Kansas City Journl In |
such q complete manner that we quote:
"This article has more than little
significance In Kansas where the New
ton Republican has been known as o
staunch reporter of the Leland-Al-
baugh ring! First and foremost, 1t
Is q confession OF everything charged
against the last bossridden legisla-
ture! Hitherto, the machine organs
In Kansas have defended the legisla-
ture, alleging that is was as good as
any legislature the state ever had,
and charging that all the criticism Of
II was predicated on false charges or
misstated facts. But certain 1t 10,
after this confession by Judge Peters,
hat the legislature was not only
7icious, but "criminal," there will be
little more heard in excuse or extern
lation Of Its miserable record.
ut will be observed, however, that
Judge Peters calls on the Republican =
'apers Of Kansas to cease their ortiz
isms and say nothing more until
fter the next election. In another
art OF the article from which we a
ave quoted he emphasizes this call q
,r cessation Of hostilities, declaring
hat criticism, ''if made during or .
ist preceding the opening Of the :,
lmpaign," 10 "illtimed, unmanner- i,
and accomplishes no good pur- T
ose." IN, ,as "a u,a a. g
"This Is In effect cool suggestion "A
lat the Kansas machine be allowed :,
go on and dominate the next con- :,
'ntion. 1t is plea that those who b.
I'VE misused power should be allowed K
continue In power. II Isl request pl
the Republican voters Of the state
at they shall refrain from purifying :
ID cleaning their own party in the be
lly possible manner In which that m
a be done. In effect Judge Peters Nj
VS. "L't everybody keep still on
out the lapses Of the legislature; !.
the Leland ring remain In power;
there be no attempt at reform In oh
Q primaries and conventions, and mi
} will guarantee that after the alec 90
N, Il the honest papers scold hard ~ ~
cugh, the ringsters will do no y,
rther wrOngi" =,
The whole trouble with the lsQls. sti
ure was that Il surrendered its In