The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-01
MR.. REYNOLDS HEARD FROM.
Wen known Western Democrat Dis
cusses Mistake of Managers.
Grainfeld. Kan.. May q. l9O6.


To the Editor of the State Journal.
We read in your issue of the 25th.
the crowning act of our Democratic
state committee which makes the es-
innate of General Grant still applica-
Bile. namely that Democrats can al
ways be relied upon to make fools of
themselves in political campaign.
While no one was disposed to protest
against the choice by the committee of
Senator Ryan for its chairman; very
many, in no disparagement of MI.
Ryan did think that since Col. W. f.
Sapp had brought the organization or
the party. by the assistance Of that
queenly little Democrat. up to the most
compact and harmonious condition ever
reached since the administration OF
lamented Col. W. c. Jones, and so much
Of it accomplished by Col. Sapp's sac
rafces in both time and money, that
the graceful. not to say wise thing TO
have done was to re-elact him chair
man Of the state committee Then
with the matchless ticket we have, and
| the workings of the campaign begin
ming with the plans SO well mdtured
by Gel. Sapp. and his best aid, the
battle at least as to arrangement OF
forces. was ours for victory. And IN
the stated interest of economy, the
daughter of Democracy, the sister of
every Democrat in this state is hu-
inflated.
Her invaluable services her brains
If you please. her grace, her lovely
greetings. to all, her political tact and
diplomacy are dispensed with in name
of economy Ga raw case of penny wise
and pound of foolish) the old, but re-
pudiated and exploded idea that some
thing may be had for nothing, is to
be applied to the management of the
campaign this year
The guns worked without ammuni-
tion, except lip
Why sir in our little county. ar
l.
nish the funds to compensate that sis
ter for one months services
Twenty months until another
campaign viii be upon us so we were
ready to do four times our part toward
maintaining this one great adjunct to
our party machine. Methinks I hear a
I certain cry go up against this protest
and its writer. but not its author, for
I simply voice the sentiment of all
whom I have talked with.
Indignation scarce expresses the
feeling of those Democrats who desire
to win, by election of our ticket COM
/ perbly fitted for the positions they have
been nominated to I'LL; when measured
( by the Thomas Jefferson rule, of hon
estly and competency.
And so foolish the idea to go out ask
! ing Republicans to sign any paper to
vote against their own party ticket.
! Why do they want to do that? Thou
sands of Republicans can be induced
and Will vote for Col. Harris But takes
4 a Col. Bill Sapp plan Of personal appeal
/ by earnest Democrats in each precinct
with their neighbor Republicans to get
many OF them. Any plan Of political
I organization that disorganizes, like
swopping horses in midstream, is dan
! gerous If not unwise. That Mrs. Cooper
! was so uneermoniOusly dismissed from
| the place she filed SO exactly is dis
! couraging to earnest working Demo-
| Gratis of the rank and file, none need
| question And the humble Democratic
! voice is raised in vehement protest. All
OF US wish to uphold the hands of the
4 new chairman, and support him in ev-
cry rational effort in his conduct of the
campaign.
But il our commander-in-chief is so
/ impotent as to jump on to the little sis
ter of democracy as his first act to in
spire US with his powers of generalship
| we do fear his orders.
Squelch the little one and make all
afraid. may win. and for certain, If we
win, that is the way we must win.
It is not what little Mrs. Cooper has
lost IN this great stroke for economy
not the act of dispensing with her SER
! vices that hurts, if IS the principle tram
pied upon that makes Us protest Yet
what we can't cure. we must endure IS
so with protest and all, we go in to win
against greater odds, win against rank
mistakes within, and vicious foe with
out our party. On behalf of thousands
| of Democrats. and your humble sub
scriber as we'll this protest is made.
am in humiliation. respectfully,
s. s. REYNOLDS.