The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
SOME KELLY COMMENT.
Many Republican Papers Refuse to
Support Him.

Support Him.
A good many of the Republican
newspapers that fought T. T. Kelly
before his nomination are continuing
the night on him now Two years ago
very few Republican newspapers
bolted kelly's nomination, but there
are many boilers this year. Here are
a few comments concerning Kelly:
Mcpherson PREGNANT: The Lindsborg
News came out with the Republican
ticket last week and we noticed that
the name of Kelly for state treasurer
was not on the ticket There will be
many papers who viii join US in doing
the same thing. The News Joined the
boss busters early. and this is a pretty
good evidence that they are already
tired OF the boss buster methods.
Jewell Republican: If the Republican
party would carefully use its good
sense when 1t is in power it would stay
IN power: but the nomination of such
men as Burton and Kelly weaken the
faith OF the people in it. Some papers
which acknowledge that they have no
more respect for Kelly than we have
swung in for him although they be-
lieVe him dishonesty because he is the
nominee, and they refer to this paper
as a bOlter. We believe however that
we are better friend of the party in
opposing such men than they are in
supporting them. We want the Re
publican party kept clean and decent.
You can never depend on the poll
ticians to do this in any party The
rank and file of the party must see to
that. If man of unsavory reputa-
ton is put up the voters ought to
give the ffxers to understand that he
won't go with them. When the poll
uclans know 1t takes a straightfor-
ward. honorable man to win. they VIII
see TO 1t that such men are nominated:
but If any old thing can win, then any
old thing Will be nominated. The lat
ter kind of man really suits them
/ better as they can use such men to
Z better advantage br1f the ma a 1Vx-1T Va
suffers for 1t. 1t does not hurt us any
to be called a bolter. We do not pose
as leader or a paper Of any special
influence We simply plug along doing
what seems to US to be the right thing
in a matter and expect other people
to do as they please, according to their
own judgment and convictions. 1t is
much more agreeable to US to be in
harmony with the band wagon and
whoop it up for the whole ticket, which
we would certainly do if we did not
think We had substantial reasons for
doing otherwise.
Cawl1er City Record: We cannot help
4 feeling that the naming Of state
Treasurer Kelly was a mistake. and
IN this opinion we will be upheld by
a large number of loyal Republicans
throughout the state. There are plenty
OF good men. competent for the posi-
ton, whose characters are above re
proach and whose name would have
added strength to the ticket.
Rocks County Record: Thos. Kelly
will probably be elected treasurer of
Kansas again this fall but it will not
be with the help of one vote we know
of.-Jewell Republican.
Nor OF another we know of.
Beloit Call: Ed Carroll of Leavsn-
worth may possibly be nominated for
state treasurer by the Democrats
/ against Tom Kelly, Carroll is a Catho-
nc to which faith Kelly also belongs.
OF course a mans religious belief is
/ not supposed to cut any ice in politics
/ but as matter of fact it does, AMI
/ the only way to find out how deep the
1 sentiment is against Kelly, is for the
/ opposition to nominate one of the old
| faith against him. Things in this &c
/ spect being made equal we believe that
/ Catholics will choose to vote for a man
like Carroll than for one like Kelly.
Emporia Gazette: The objection is
made that though the Gazette does not
support Tom Kelly it contributed 500
/ to the state Republican committed
4 which will try to elect him. When Noah
I built his ark to take in the animals
/ he was greatly abused for not sitting
around and letting his family drown.
1 because under his contract with the
Lord he would also have to save the
| hyenal
Salina Journal: In discussing the
/ probable successor to J. r. Burton
1 and commenting on his conviction the
/ Topeka Capital says THE anti-ma-
chine movement has come none too
/ soon in Kansas if it is to bring with it
a change in this respect" With the
same men in control of the anti-ma-
chine movement who are responsible
I for Burton's election to the United
! States senate, and who at the time
that his case was pending in the fed
! eral court were laying their plans for
his reelection, what change can the
/ people of Kansas expect this anti-ma-
chine movement to bring about? The
+ leaders in the present anti-machine
movement, as it is called, are only
I leaders Of the old machine which Bur
ton built up and upon which he rode
are the men whom the Topeka Capital
and the Missouri Journal would again
I have given the power to select a Uni
/ ted States senator to take the place of
Burton whom they elected to the posi-
/ ton which he has disgraced. The same
machine which elected Burton Unit II
/ States senator nominated Tom Kelly
for state treasurer two years ago ana
/ renominated him at Wichita last
1 month Two years ago Burton was a
Wichita using his entire influence and
i the patronage of his office to secure
! the nomination of Kelly. and he only
/ remained away from the last state
/ convention because his friends who
were in control of that convention re-
/ allied that they dare not go too far
4 and that his presence there was liable
to disclose the true object of the anti
machine movement" which was the
1 denomination of Kelly and the re-elec-
ton of Burton The old machine is
not ashamed Of the election of Senator
Long and never will be, but can the
Burton machine, which has been re-