The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-22
Hook or Bust

hlSHt. HCIC was Il CT'Wu VI u
100 present and they were bubbling
over with enthusiasm. S. S. Bene.
dict did not show up for some cause
and the ex-Reverend Shawhan made
the principal speech.
Mr.. Shawhan has only been in
the city couple of months or such
a matter, having recently moved
here from Missouri and taken up
the practice of law and politics. He
is a fluent speaker Of the enthusias-
tic style and makes himself heard
1t is entirely right and proper for
every Republican in the state to
have his choice of men for public
office, and proper that he should
devote as much ii me and energy to
further their interests as inclination
and ability will allow. We thoroly
believe IN Republicans exercising
their rights in these matters to the
fullest extent. Yet we do not be-
lieve because a good straight Re-
publican who has voted the ticket
for many years and stood up for it
thru thick and thin and taken his
medicine each time with nothing
more thyn grimace, though it may
have been a little nauseating at
ti'n.,, snru.u - seed De. use
he may not see things as others see
thcm, or, seeing things the san,e
way, believes a conservative course
for the best in,eiesiT Of his party.
We do hot bell, We the radical stanu
the above named gentleman takes
and probably some others with hin.
is the proper stand for earnest con
scientious Republicans who believ,
the Republican party was formec
on the right in 1856. and has con-
timed to stand for the right and for
the best interests of the people ever
since.
Bad as some members of the Re.
publican party may be and as ser
ious mistakes as they may MAKE,
We believe them to be infinitely bet
ter from political standpoint than
the best Democrats that ever lived.
Why, the errors of the Republican
party are superior to the best wis.
dom of the Democratic when il
comes to the general interests Of the
people of this country.
We think any good honest Re.
publican makes a serious mistake
in allowing enthusiasm for any candi-
date to lead him into saying he will
not support the ticket if his favorite
is not nominated and is deserving
of the slur cast upon him by the
Democratic paper Of the city, ia
viting him to become Democratic
speaker during the coming cam
paign.
We have been as strenuous in our
criticism of the action of the late
lamented legislature as any man.
We think there was no excuse for
the extravaganza of that body in
the employment of a large surplus
of men and women assistants in the
various positions about the state
house, nor for the looting of the
building at the adjournment How
ever these are practices that have
been growing in the state for years
and the late lamented only raised
the anti.
We do not think for a minute that
those men intended to do wrong but
the spirit came over them and they
allowed their desire to be good fel.
lows and help their friends to run
away with their judgment aud they
unwittingly committed this great
wrong. Yet We believe a Demo
cratic legislation under similar cir
cumstances would have committed
greater wrongs on the people.
We believe Gov. BaiIeyus a good
and loyal man at heart and wants
to do that that is right and for the
best interests of his stale. We do
not clRiln him infallibIe. He has
made mistakes. hut probahly vould