The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Chairman drummer Ignores
Square Deal Republicans"
&" viii Run Themselves to
Death" if Let Alone.
STRIKES SOME SNAGS.
Many County Chairmen Refuse
to Circulate Petitions.
Clay County Republicans Noml-
nate Ticket.
STRIKES SOME sNAGS.

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I'VE are paying no attention to
them is the only comment s Z
drummer chairman OF the Repup-
liean state committee. makes wheh
questioned about the activities OF the
State Republican league SOMETIMES
called the square deal" Republicans
and facetiousIy referred to by some
of the regulars as the Igorrotes. and
then Mr. drummer adds we are iel-
ting them run along until they run
themselves to death.
James A Troutman, chairman OF
the reform organization, is wen
pleased with the progress it is max
ing. and announces that plans have
been made with fourteen Of the chair
men of county organizations for the
distribution of the square DEAF petit
lions in their localities. 4 good many
ehairmen of county organizations
however, have written TO Mr. 1ioue-
man that they will have nothing 10
do with the circulation OF the pell-
tons
Among the Democratic leaders
there is a lot of unallGyed JOY over
the square deal movement iney
can see nothing in it but the creation
III fQiSHEliolOA III tAiE II = bi+e1-Ai
and the agitation being carried on by
the Performers" the Democrats main
tain will maj Ike votes for Harris ana
the rest of the Democratic ticket
In many instances Republicans are
not at all in sympathy with the move
ment. and some of them express the
opinion that "the Igorrotes' are not
acting in good faith.
Francis J. Lynch, an attorney of
this city. is one of the Inter class
Mr.. Lynch writes as follows concern
ing the movement.
The attempt to force what has been
termed amendments to the Repub-<
lican party platform" does not meet
with the approval of the entire mem
bership of the Republican party It
is probably true that If the entire
mem bership of the party could be
heard the few enthusiastic reformers
VINO are actuated to very consider
able extent. to put it mildly, by griev-
ances wholly foreign to the subject
matter of these proposed amendments.
would find themselves in very small
minority.
There is absolutely no reason ap-
parent now why the platform should
demand a two cent fare in this state,
but there are many good reasons why
such stuff should be eliminated. There
is no reason why candidates for Office
should be forced to declare themselves
iu favor of this proposition or OF be-
ing misunderstood by opposing such a
plan
The Republican party owes the
railroads of this state fair and hon
orable treatment and if in order to
maintain It's supremacy it shall be
necessary to decry these institutions,
it would be far more consistent with
the history of the party that it go
down to defeat temporarily on a fair
and hoHOfa bic proposition, but it is
far more apt to suffer disaster if it in
sists upon numbering its platform with
z cOnglOGeraIe mass OF stuff caIcu-
lated to catch the votes of the pref
udtced class who regard public serv-
ice corporation as the arch enemy of
the people.
This is an agricultural state A
two cent fare would even if practical
benefit but com aratively few. Prob
IDLY more than majority of the peo-
pie of this state and certainly more
than majority of q large division Of
the state do not use the railroads for
passenger service except on rare oc-
casions and then very largely when
the rates in force are much less than
two cents a mile, The conditions in
Kansas are still far different than in
eastern states where towns of consfd-
cradle population are located every
few miles The main lines in this
state run large proportion of their
trains for great distances without
ice is not great enough to Justify the
stop. We owe the excellent train serv-
ice in this state more to government
mail contracts than We do to renu-
neratIve passenger traffic and If YOU
will eliminate the income derived
from this and one or two other Items
imagine the present rates Will not
be remuneratfve-
If the Republican party will insist
that the present laws as to freight
rates are fully enforced 1t can be Of
more service to the people Of Kansas
1t viii accomplish more than IT viii
by looking for pot OF gold at +he
rainbows end. The duty Of ENFORCING
the railway law Of recent date is sri
unfinished business. and the partv
will gain favor If it viii continue until
the work is completed
have yet failed to see any facts ar
figures sufficient to convince anv nor
son that a two cent fare is a praefieal
thing in this state VIII not some of
these ardent reformers take occasion ~
produce them? Can they demonstrate
that such q rate can be made and tho
road still make 2 feir profit on this de-
partment Of the business2 The rank
and file of the Republican party demand
that such facts exist before they find
themselves committed TO 4 platform de-
handing such legislation. Before they