The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-04
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GIVES HIS REASONS.
John Madden, Former Popullst Lead.
err Tells Why He Will Support
Roosevelt and Hoch

Roosevelt and Hoch
John Madden, of Emporia, Populist
leader, and fusion nominee for con.
gress in the Fourth district in 1896, is
out in letter stating that he will vote
for Roosevelt and Hoch and giving the
reasons why. He says:
ITO an old line Populist the nominal
ton of Judge Parker has nothing in it
but disappointment He is confessedly
a candidate of trust interests and while
man of pure personal character he
does not stand for anything the West
ern man demands.
ION the other hand Roosevelt with
his intensely American spirit appeals
to man of the West as being of his
own breed. Such man needs no plat
form. His character and public SER
vice are the guarantees of his integrity
and safety.
Il am not in politics and have not
been for eight years past, but have
been actively engaged in the work Of
my profession, trying to lay by COM
petence for my family. l have refrain
ed all these years from making per-
sonal alignment with the Democratic
organization in local, state and nation
al affairs, as feared just what has oc-
CURED. that it would return to Cleve-
landism. While not actively engaged
in politics have carefully watched the
trend of affairs and have had much
concern for men like myself who have
convictions that ran counter to the
methods that finally prevailed at the
st. Louis convention.
No Fault With Democrats.
81 do not find fault with the Demo-
Gratis Of Kansas. They tried to pre-
vent a reorganization inimical to the
West but failed, and now adhere to
their organization, which considered
from party standpoint is regular The
oopulist is in very different situation.
He has no party, and so, is an indie
pendent voter, who can consistently
vote as he thinks best. In doing so he
is only asserting the old time spirit
that led him to leave the old parties.
II he is disposed to do so, he may re.
Duke Clevelandism by giving Roosevelt
large majority in Kansas where Pop
llism had its greatest success. BY SO
1oing he is not in party sense endors-
ng the Republican party, but is sus-
aiming an honest, fearless chief magis.
rate who stands for progress and civic
purity. He can be an ally, working to
sustain good government, and as such
le can be formidable factor in Kan.
as.
Hoch Suits Him.
81 have known E. w. Hoch, the Re-
publican candidate for governor, for
thirty years. We have worked togeth-
.r, slept together, and starved together
the days that tried mems souls. Per-
laps no two men in Kansas have been
10 closely bound together through all
hese years in the ties OF unselfisn
friendship, and can assure the people
hat few men in Kansas are better
judges of men and motives than E. W..
Ioch. He will make no mistakes in
lis selections. Every fibre of his ma
.ure is honest, and he will find honest
men to aid him. His greatness win
Iot be confined to Kansas. The nation
will know him, for this patient, far-sec-
ng man is intended for greater work
han is now apparent to the clamorcus
Towds that cheer him. OF the type of
ABRAHAM Lincoln, he is gifted with
are eloquence and judgment, and he
will give the people of his state an ex.
ample Of craftsmanship of the good
,ldfsshioned school that will again
Ike the West an important section in