Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

and malicious assertions of untruth to
prejudice the public mind against the
Republican party and It's candidates,
and find fault with the simple truth
with reference to the legal residence
of the man whom it is seeking to have
elected to the high office of governor
The Star realizes that Kansas people
have habit of giving their suffrages
to those who are identified with them
in interest, and who think enough of
the state to reside here before asking
for office at their hands.
w. AZ. Harris was chairman of the
railroad committee of the Pop senate
in 1897 The railroads helped to elect
him United States senator. He re-
manned in the state senate long enough
after that to kill two-cent passenger
rate bill, an anti-pass bill and a
freight rate bill. He helped pass a
general railroad bill that was SO fav-
orable to the railroads that Governor
Leedy felt called upon to veto it.
When Harris quit the state senate,
Hugh Farrelly and w. III. Ryan be-
came the railroad leaders in the Pop
senate. No wonder Harris wanted
Farrelly for lieutenant governor and
Ryan for his campaign manager.
Demagogues may rant and Demo-
Gratis may cry 'swolf! wolff" in the
hope of deceiving the people, but Re-
publican voters have seen these same
tactics tried oftimes before. The party
of construction and progress was born
in the midst of conflict and Is not
afraid of fight. The present admin
istration has been and is clean and
honest. The last legislature redeem
ed platform promises as never before
in the history of any party in this
state and in addition much beneficial
legislation, not SPECIFICALLY promised,
was enacted into law. Nothing has
been done for which an apology is
| needed Every Republican in the
state can confidently point to the rec
ord of the party's past as an earnest
pledge of its future. The party is not
afraid of fight and will be there
with the goods" in November.
The Democratic managers evident
Ryan's record in the state senate be-
fore selecting him as chairman of the
Democratic state committee, says
Henry Allen. Bill did not pose as an
anti-railroad man. In fact the rail-
roads always trusted Bill. He was
one of the old time reform senators
who got so tame that he would come
up and eat out of a railroad attorneys
hand.
Dell Valentines lesson:
Q. Who sent w. A. Harris to the
United States senate to represent
Kansas?
A. The Populist party.
Q. Who paid his railroad fare be-
tween Kansas and Washington, to
and fro, to and fro?
a. Nobody; he road on a pass.
Q. How long and how often did
w. A. Harris stand for Populist prin-
ciples in the halls of congress.
A. Ask me something easy.
Q. How long did W. A. Harris
claim Kansas as his residence after
his successor was elected?
A. Just long enough to break up
the Populist party.
Q. Who is this w. A. Harris who
thinks he is running for governor of
Kansas?
A. He's the same Teller that knock
ed the wadding out of the Populist
party in Kansas.
Q. How did he get in il again?
A. Bill Sapp and the Kansas City
Star dug him out of a Chicago mail
order catalogue.
Q. What will the old line Popu-
lists do to him?
A. They will lean" him brethren.
Be Mouse or Man.