The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-07
rHRowTNG Down THE BARS.

For a man who has received the Re-
publican nomination in Sedgwick eoun-
ty for representative. Mr. Charles
Davidson made a very careless state
rnent at the Republican convention IN
Topeka when he addressed the socalleo
anti-ma chine caucus. He said, 4 am q
Republican, and I want to say to you
that in the future I will vote with the
Republican party when 1t promises
what is best for the people. When II
does not I will Do SOMETHING
ELSE This kind of talk is the opin-
ion of ONE NAN and he may be wrong
in his opinion, and 1t leaves the bars
down for others to vote as they please,
and Mr.. Davidson can not make a very
effective campaign Tor the RepuoAcah
party If he gives that kind OF adVlce.
There may be too many anxious Tor
such an excuse to vote for the otner
felIows.-Vy Wichita Star
And. the Star might have added, the
recent Republican convention conduct
ed itself-no, was conducted" would
be more correct-the recent Republi-
can state convention was conducted in
such a manner that great many
voters believe they have the excuse.
Mr.. Davidson was by no means the
only delegate In the convention last
week who felt as he did about it. 1t Is
reported that many delegates said they
could not support the entire ticket as
nominated This weeks Jewell Repuo-
Iican contains the following announce
ment at the head Of its editorial
column:
~. W. Berry, who had announced
his candidacy for representative tele-
graphs from Topeka that the railroads
have captured the Republican state
convention. and nominated railroad
commissioners and an entire state
ticket satisfactory to themselves He
says he can not support the state ticket
and that he can not therefore ask jew
ell county Republicans to give MIN
place on that same ticket. He Is there-
fore entirely out OF it.
7 ". Berry was not only one of the
Jewell county delegates to the state
convention and a candidate for repre-
sentative, but he is one of the regents
OF the state university. He is also
man of high standing and wide 1nflu-
ence in northern Kansas.
When a man like that makes the
announcement he does, that he cannot
ask for a nomination on such q ticket,
what sort of an effect win it have on
the rank and file of the party? Mr..
Berry withdrew from the race for rep
resentative in Jewell county because
he could not conscientiously go before
the people in a way that would lead
them to believe he endorses the work
Of the state convention. The state Of
Kansas needs just such honest men as
Mr.. Berry in the legislature, however
and it is to be hoped that the Repub-
licans of Jewell county will send him
to Topeka next winter anyway for the
very reason that he does not approve
the state ticket. That declaration
should make him stronger than ever
To get back to the statement of Mr..
Davidson Of wichita. He says, In the
future I will vote with the Republican
party when it promises what Is best
for the people. When it does not, I
will do something else"
Why should any man be criticised
for making such a statement as that?
What man could claim to be a good
citizen Of his state and vote against
what he believed to be its best inter-
ests?
II Mr. Davidson is not able to make
"a very effective compaign for the Re
publican party whose fault IS It?
That sort Of talk, when it is meant,
INSPIRES the confidence of the voters,
and it Will help Mr.. Davidson to make
an effective campaign for what he
believes to be right. whether the Re-
publican ticket stands for it or not.