The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

(CONr1nue0 from First PaEe.)
last night and confirmed the report that
he had refused the Populist nomination
for county attorney in Smith county.
What do want to be county attor-
ney for?" he demanded. L wouldn't
be county attorney if / could have the
job by having notary public swear me
and let somebody else pay the fee. I've
got too much business to look after to
be county attorney"
who are you for for PRESIDENT" he
was asked.
I'm not for Parker" he said.
Who are you for?"
I'm not for Parker"
How about governor"
I'm not for Dale
Here is what Barney Sheridan thinks
OF Colonel Dan Anthony's sickness:
Colonel D. r. Anthony, of Leaven-
worth, took very sick the first of this
week and his family. along with the
physician, declared death was near at
hand Weak as he was. the old fight
er whispered to his attendants. DIE?
Not by a d-n sight till 1 get even
with that Indian Curtis
Concordia Blade: The statement by
President Roosevelt that he has fire.
quently scratched his ticket and that
he believes il to be the duty of voter
to scratch" when man of bad char
acter has been nominated, will justify
n good many Kansans when they vote
u
that the king can do no wrong the
precedent established by Mr.. Roosevelt
will be followed by many.
Whats the matter with the Kansas
Republican newspapers" queries Bent
Murdoch. Then he continues: Seems
to US about every other Republican pa
per received at this Office is betting into
one or more of the Republican nominees
in the state. congressional, county or dis
trict tickets. We have opened 20 Re
publican papers this morning and are
dead sure that ten of them snort about
one or more of the Republican nOnt-
nees- What is the matter with these
papers? Have their editors gone daft?'
The sage of the Walnut valley is
looking for trouble in the wrong place
The trouble is not with the Republican
editors but with some of the candidates
that have been put up for the Republi
can editors to spend a lot of good ink
in trying to elect.
Wetmore Enterprise: Of the newspa
pers who take part in the Republican
politics of the First congressional dis |
trict 20 are opposed to Curtis and about |
is ere for him. Among the latter are
four editors who are held in line by |
having postoffices, six others are viz |
tually owned and are absolutely con- |
trolled by Curtis politicians who are |
paid for whooping it up for him; an |
other has been waiting for an appoint |
ment from Curtis for three years Ito !
do not amount to much. We would
like to hear of a newspaper in the dis
trict who is supporting Curtis because
he really thinks Curtis and his hackers |
acted fair in the last contest
Barney Sheridan, the old time
Democratic editor of the Paola Spirit,
SAYS that resubmission is a back num-
bcr as an issue for the Democratic
party in Kansas and that it keeps a
lot of good men out of the party. He
writes a long editorial advising the
Democratic state convention next
week to steer clear of resu omission.
Iuch of what he says ought TO be
taken with a grain of salt, perhaps
two grains. but it is interesting as
coming from Democrat like Barney
Sheridan. He says:
Democrats of Kansas have had
enough Of 'resubmission.' 1t is a has
been. and burden to the party from
the start Anti-prohibition elected
Click in 1882. but it has been a dead
weight to Kansas Democracy ever
since Resubmission is a delusion-
it will not come in this generation
In localities where intoxicating liquors
are openly sold contrary to law, Re
publicans have for twenty years
profited by the agitation and come
out winners.
LAS far back as 1885, when Colonel
Moonlight made the best anti-prohi-
bition campaign ever put up by any
Democrat in the state since 1882. the
RepuDllcan state committee went into
deal and got twO-thirds of the whis-
ky vote for Colonel John A. Martin,
the nominee for governor. Hum
phrey got it in 1888 and in 1900;
Smith in 1892, Morrill, in 1894 and
1895. In 1898 Sunday School Super
intendent Stanley, through Cy Leland,
made a dicker with the liquor inter-
ests, so when he spoke in Leaven-
assuring the town of a liberal policy
the 500 saloon men and bartenders
present nearly raised the roof off the
opera house with yells of ON, Stan
ley: on, Hoon.. n.narar. nav.
made a deal with the breweries and
distilleries-
Sweet Springs Distilling company and
all the rest that supply Kansas sa- I
looms and drug stores, are for the Re
publican ticket. Every two years since
1882 the whisky and beer interests
to the Republican campaign fund
have already done so in 1904. The
only exceptions were in 1892, 1896
and 1900. when they put up a slush
fund to both sides.
Brewers. distillers and wholesalers
always go with the party most likely
to win, and they know the Repub-
leans have the big odds in Kansas. |
Liquor interests play to keep In with
the winning party in every state )
they go with the crowd. In Kansas
the rural voting population prefer
things as they are to taking chances
on getting a stringent license system:
they are against resubmission. In
towns where saloons run the temper
aace element is set against resubmis-
sion. and liquor sellers. running at
less cost than where high license pre- I
walls. are opposed to it. too. So there I
you are: the prohibitionists have their !
law and the drinkers have their {
liquor. A few 'joint men who think {
hey would have more protection !
high license are really for l
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