The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-03
POOR DEMOCRAT

Here he is with astateand congress
sional campaign right on him and
still no well defined issue. He is
becoming nervous and cratic.
Bryan, the God of Democracy,
persists in staying in the Old World
hobnobbing with aristocracy and
has announced that he will not be
home till the last of August. And
till then the poor Democrat will be
without an issue and without key
note. Bryan always carries the key
in his britches pocket and now he
persists in staying away, key and
all.
Some time back it was thought
that the tariff would furnish the
issue, but since the Democrat has
investigated little he has found that
the big end of Democracy, that
south of Mason and Dlxon's line, is
pretty well shot up on the tariff
issue.
The idea has at last gained foot
hold in the south that that section is
becoming a manufacturing region
and that manufactures are likely to
increase greatly if they are but en-
couraged by protection. Hence a
very large element among the south
ern Democrats contend that the tar
if cannot be the issue in the south.
Then again the Democrat finds
that quite an element among his old
enemies, the Republicans, is in ia
vor of tariff revision and are out
mounting the Democrat in demands
for something to be done. He can't
turn to his old slogan "Down with
the trusts for the Republicans
have outpopped the Pops on the
cry and the great Republican leader
Roosevelt is showing the courage of
his convictions by encouraging pros
ecutions of trusts and combines on
every hand. So the Democrat is
entirely at sea for an issue and only
waits for Bryan to come home and
tell him what he does believe.
The Kansas Democrat, distrust-
ing every citizen of his state, sent
away to Chicago and imported
candidate for governor, and has
pinned his faith to Harris and now
every loyal Kansas Democrat hies
himself out to the timber as often
as possible and practices on that old
rebel yell that was so familiar to
the boys in blue during the war of
the rebellion, in order that his can
didate may hear something familiar
during the campaign to warm up
his sluggish blood and inspire him
to greater deeds of valor as Of old.
The Kansas Democrat seems to
think that because Kansas people
went crazy during the years of short
Ecrops and adversely and allowed
themselves to be carried off their
feet by the siren voice of demagon.
cry that they can be stampeded
again in these years of prosperity
and rapidly increasing wealth.
Now. my good Democratic friend
don't be deceived by elusive visions
of Office into the idea that because
the Republicans of Kansas hava.
concluded to have a little party
publication and root out an unworthy
candidate, here and there, that has
disgraced has party aud dishonored
the name OF Republican by the
basest OF political tricky and fraud
or by his personal conduct proven
himself unworthy Of, public trust.
That the party has gone to smither-
Gems. ~
The Republicans of the state are
not yet ready to turn over the man
agement of the state to, its worst
enemies any more than they are
going to allow the corporations or
political tricksters and bosses In
their interest to dominate party at
fairs and control legislation.
We have but little consolation to
offer our Democratic. brother this
time He ill dro, ;,eo o.. --