Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-12

NO isEaIe in Kansas politics is set
tiled with the majority until William
AIlnn White has expressed his Views
@dsborially says the Saturday Evening
Hsusa- When the editors Of the state
AIp divided and are busily engaged
lin heated editorial debates, the un-
scsrtain public look to WhSte as mode
raior and await his views. He Is OK.
pecfed to hit the nail on the head.
fie IN a native son OF Kansas, and
grw mp in the state during the days
OF Republican supremacy and $4,000
mtaities He developed during the
sxrStlng days OF bare majoritie5,
swung first 10 the Republican then
she Populst side, He bought the Bm'
porta Gazette. In the town waere he
WIS born, and in the midst OF a Popu.
gist community when the political
wave. started bh1 the Alliance, had
snghlfed Kansas he engaged the en-.
eny I'm one OF their strongho!ds and
besan fighting his way out
The oldest subscribers, who threat.
ened 10 stop their subscriptions un.
less ne ceased to rldicule their doc.
srines could not force cessation of
hostihtes. He was the issue. or at
beast one OF the issues. In the county
campaign. The Populists were de.
sermned 10 carry the country con.
tmry 10 his editorial preachings. White
had assumed more important posi-
eion In llfe the Importance that goes
with the name Bill lie had outgrown
the name Of Willie and OF WIN, watch
clung to him in the minds OF many
ol the old settlers In Emporia, who
remembered the day when the local
paper chonicled the birth of the boy
who had grown TO be the editor The
transparencies In the Populist pa.
laales, the banners at the stump
speech gatherings, gave space to ne.
ply 10 Bin White.
Tho editor of the Gazette kept In
hammerlng at the men whom he said
talke OF hard times" of the repudi.
atlon of debts. and OF the rights OF
the user paramount to the rights OF
the owner, white their wives took In
washing to support the family These
curbstone statesmen stopped him on
yhe street one day and began an argu.
menb The editor could not get a
chance to answer them by speech.
They ieer,d az him. White was to
tAl0e the next train west. lie hurried
60 the Gazette office He wrote an
editorial and headed Il What's tho
Man'er With Kansas tie told In plain
language Just what the matter was
Ills diagnosis was correct lie told
Coionel Hucks aud his followers just
what aiiod their political hyers Tie
sent the editorial out TO the compos-
ing r,om aud hurried TO the station
90 catch the train He thought OF
that asplug. satirical blunt editorial
For sood many miles, tie doubted
che advisibiiW ol printing L. he
Wonhl have RECALLED Il but he could
mn The editorial was printed and
copied lilo had hammered the nail
sQuareH on ihe head The editorial
was circulated amoRg thousandfold
moro readers than the writer ever
expected to reaca.
Chairman Hauua OF the national
Republican committee used Il more
extensively than any other document
az ,he campaign Of 1896 II helped
eloot President The rogenolNtlon
ot Colone, lluoks Vas accomplished.
oshers folloWel him back TO tho Re.
hlablioan fold Populsm vas a matter
"a history The e,litor OF the Carette
AAd PASSED lo that dcgree ot import,
Anro watch domands the fun speling
"a an the names used al the cATlstep.
ms lie vas entltled 20 be called
William Ailen White IN nall
since White hoasht tho Gazette he