Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

once holder IN Kansas at this time Ii
W. w. Rose, mayor of Kansas City,
Kansas Mr. Rose has been forced in
to the limeight by the attempt OF
the state authorities to close the joints
in his town. The authorities sue
ceeded for a time, but the mayor ana
police of the city seemed against the
state authorities and the places re-
opened Since then the state has been
fighting to keep the mayor from hold
ing the ONCE. So close was the state
to ousting him at one time that he de-
cided to resign. He-is now before the
court for contempt and the remarkable
thing about the case is that the 210
jointists in Kansas City, Kan, con-
tinue to pay from $50 to 800 month
TO Somebody and continue TO do
business There could be no object
in Mr.. Rose continuing to hold Office
were it not for the immense revenue
which is going to the mysterious
somebody" The joints continue to
run and the representative of the
state government appointed to close
them is having all of the trouble the
police can make for him. 1t is
rather remarkable case, especially
when it is remembered what an inn
portant part Mayor Rose took in the
democratic convention which nomfn-
ated Col. Harris for governor, and
which declared for law enforcement.
S. c. drummer, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee, has
issued a statement based on reports
from nearly every county in the state.
In it he says: TT is my candid opin-
ion that the republican ticket will be
elected by between 10000 and 10000
plurality.
Returns from practically every coun-
ty in the state, and in many cases
from a majority of the townships in
the counties, would indicate every
thing in good condition. The facts
are that 55 900 votes cast by demo-
Gratis, populists, socialists and pro-
hibitionists, who could not stand Mr..
Parker and the other presidential
nominees, voted for Mr. Roosevelt.
Many of these s., 900 are now pro-
claiming a life long membership in the
republican party, and saying they can
not vote the republican ticket this
fall. There is absolutely nothing
alarming in this talk. These voters
are merely going back to the party
from whence they came, a condition
which you would naturally expect in
an off year. The people are beginning
to realize that the imported candidate
for governor, the nominee for Heuten-
ant governor and the chairman of the
democratic central committee are the
three leaders of the democratic party
which forced through the railroad law
of 1897, which was SO Infamous from
the stand point of populism that the
fz1l -
the veto message was necessarily sent
to the legislature in an asbestos mail
sack.
The people fully realize that they
can expect no relief or benefit by
electing these men to Office, knowing
as they do their insincerity. When
November rolls around democracy will
take its accustomed defeat regardless
of the fact that they were making a
great race during the month CT May.
They always run better in warm
weather.
A farmer named Quier, of Cowley
county, recently put a board roof on
his cattle shed. His democratic
neighbor quizzed him about it.
what did that lumber cost you."
asked the democrat.
'-On, ABOUT 5l0U, SAID fdT1Ilef s(uieI.
Highway robbery said the demo-
crat fsWhy under the Cleveland adj
ADMINISTRATION when the tariff on lumber
was low you could have bought that
amount of lumber for S75'at least
st know that" said Mr.. Quier, Abut
I want to call your attention to the
fact that under the Cleveland admin
istration I was forced to cover that
chad With
Bale Waggener. general attorney
for the Missouri Pacific railroad, may
not take the stump for the democratic
state ticket The democratic mama
gers are afraid it viii! hurt the ticket"
ssThe railroads are not as afraid OF
the democrats as the democrats are Of
the railroads. said Waggener.
| There's Overmeyer, for instance He
makes a lot of wind Now the rail-
roads are rot afraid of wind. 1t blows
a car out of the train occasionally but
never tears up any track
w. H Ryan. chairman of the demo-
| cratic state committee, IS gadding
around over the state on railroad
passes, trying to lire mp republicans
for an anti-rai1road rass platform
Ryan is running regular bupco
game He and Hugh Farrell-- were
| the railroad representatives in
the pop senate after Harris was
boosted into the United States SEN