The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
MORGAN TAKES 1T.
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at Smith Center. He predicts an un-
usually sweeping Republican victory
in Kansas this fall.
''Of course these little factional diff
ferences still come up in the party
once in a while" he said, but 1 do
not think that they will have any eff
feet on the rank and file
Mr.. Burrow seems to regard his
recent tilt with Morton Albaugh quite
good naturedly. Discussing the mat
ter he said:
Il hit Mr.. Albaugh pretty hard in
the letter, but he had given me some
pretty hard raps just before that. 1t
looks as though a newspaper man.
who is accustomed to this give and
take style of combat, and who says
as many hard things as Mr.. Albaugh
does, ought to be able to take a few
shots like that, but 1 guess that he is
still rather sore"
It is evident that the Hearst boomers
have been counting on David Overmyer
as Hearst man without warrant Mr..
Overmyer has issued a statement of his
choice for the Democratic presidential
nomination, and he does not even men
ton the name of Hearst. Mr.. Over
myers choice is General Miles, and as
he is not only delegate from Kansas
to the Democratic national convention,
but also chairman of the Kansas dele
considerable weight. For vice presi-
dent Mr.. Overmyer suggests the name
of Senator w. A. Harris.
After a general discussion of the stu
alton Mr.. Overmyer says in his state
ment:
"Of all the men who have been men
toned I believe that General Miles
more nearly fills the requirements of
the situation than any other. He is
known to the country and to the world.
He is famous, he is renowned, he is
admired and loved by his countrymen.
He has attained to that serene age at
which the sages tell US men no longer
have illusions. To the highest place in
the army, he rose from obscurity by
his merits solely. Though most of his
life a soldier, he realizes the horrors
of war and is one Of our staunchest
champions of peace. He has had ex-
tensiVe experience and is at home in
contact with great affairs. He is big
enough to meet the biggest men of the
nation or the world equal terms.
While at the same time he is tender
and compassionate enough to hear the
smothered vail of distress, and just
enough to right wrongs that are within
his reach.
Born and reared in the east. his
long service brought MIN in contact
with the west for more than a quarter
of a century. No man knows more of
the west, its needs. its sympathies its
aspirations. and no man knows the
whole country any better than he A
born Democrat, he is in full sympathy
with the Democratic party and its
principles. An anti-imperialist and
anti-mOnopolist, heroic patriot, with
no organization, no interest, no fund
no Doodle behind him he stands forth
the peer of any man of this age Clean
and pure of heart. upright ard honest
of purpose, with ability of the highest
order, he would certainly be an ideal
candidate upon his merits and upon
principle.
aAs to a1raiIa ti1t+x belia,-a he no &
no equal, certainly no superior. He
would be the candidate of no faction,
but the candidate of the whole Dem
ocratic party and all patriots. Every
man who ever called himself a Demo-
crat could vote for him without any
feeling that he was the nominee of an
opposing faction or element of the
party, and could without reserve or
qualification support him. Those who
have been opposed to the last two
platforms of the Democratic party
would be far more easily reconciled to
their principles with Miles as a candi-
date than with any other man who
could be trusted to adhere to those
principles. for the reason that he has
not been associated with the past con-
trOVersy within the party. That con-
troversy has reached a stage at which
no man who has been a party to it, or
who represents it, can be elected. That
the sO-called reOrganizsrs are moved
more by the rancOT of personal politics
and the animosities engendered by the
long quarrel within the party, than
they are by principle, is evidenced by
their acceptance of the Kansas City
platform without protest in the con-
vention of 1900. The principles of that
platform have been justified by time
and events, and with General Miles as
our candidate and all personality elm
mated from the controversy, the true
principles of Democracy can and will
be triumphantly asserted and pro-
claimed.
"Of the former Populists, Miles car
DOll as many as any other man stand
ing on a Democratic platform. His
candidacy would express the protest
of all fair-minded men against the
scandalous attempt of Roosevelt &c
degrade him and dishonor him, and tC
degrade and dishonOr other illustriOus
men who have earned the just praise
and lasting gratitude of their country
men. It would express also the ma
tons censure OF Roosevelt's lawless-
ness and tyranny.
without military education, young
in years, first rejected as too young &c
be a captain, in three years thereafter
Miles was a major general. civil
fan warrior, he proved a hero against
whose stern, unyielding front of stee
and flame the flower of a foe as brave
as ever bore arms was hurled again
and again in vain. His name viii