The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23
WHAT THEY SAID.
Pithy and Pertinent Extracts From
! Democratic Speeches.

tracts ana eptgramS from the speeches.
made by the Democratic speakers at
the banquet Friday night:
Rev. Father j. w. Gormley, Garnet
Three years ago the Republicans of
doctrine of various atonements.
Scrupulously they unloaded their sin
on the broad shoulders of w ]. Bailey.
and religiousIy they drove him from
public station. even as the ancient He
brew were wont Ito drive the scape-
goat out of the Holy City. Thereupon
they proclaimed themselves regenera-
TED and sanctified. They nominated E.
w. Hoch for governor, and pledged his
record as a Sunday school teacher for
the enforcement of the proh1bitory law
They placed the resignation of Hon
est Tom Kelly in escrow, and there
by assured the safety of the state
funds. They selected Walter Roscoe
Stubs to be the great High Priest of
the legislature, and thus intimated that
any corporation lobbyist who might
present himself at the state house
would be ushered hence with bell, book
and candle.
What magnificent promises! Verify
here was both milk for the weak and
meat for the strong!
Had the governor been an avowed
enemy of the prOhibitOry law he might
have ignored it. In this case he would
not have fulfilled his oath but he would
have had the unworthy presidents of
his predecessors in office to extenuate
such conduct. But he was not an en-
envy of the law. Instead he was its
self-proclaimed champion. He was
bound to enforce it by other considera-
lions than his OATH Indeed he was
| bound by this by every phase of his
candidacy from his very nomination.
Therefore. he could not appeal even to
such a shallow subterfuge as the ex-
arnples of his predecessors. Had he
made an honest effort to enforce this
law, and failed from want of power
or lack of popular support, he might
have justified himself on the theory
that he who does the best his circum
stances allow, acts nobly; but the pain
full truth is that where he made an
honest and determined attempt to en-
force the law he accomplished his pur-
pose, and the .weightiest indictment
brought against him is that he did not
enforce the law throughout the entire
state, as he did in Kansas City.
George J. Benson of Ell Dorado,
speaking of Democratic Possible
ties"
"On election day the issues of some
campaigns are settled, right or wrong,
never to rise again.
Il hope and trust that my party will
make the issues of good government
and good citizenship, issues of every
campaign to come.
Man seldom differs from his fell
bowman over principles that are right
and just and equitable
II believe that we can safely trust
the management of our party in the
hands of its present leaders,
IF what they say is true and we
have no principles I would rather
ascribe that fact to Republican greed
and eagerness-they have converted
our principles and issues into Repub-
lican ,legislatio ~
Suggestions from. "a Trust Sugges-
ton, Seward l. Field of Medicine
Lodge. .e
Almost any one can describe a sit
uation and condemn and deplore and
regret; a few may suggest wise and
benef1cent laws to correct the evil"
"Revise and repeal the present pro-
tective tariff schedules so as. to give
every man an equal chance with every
other man. --1c..-
"A rapidly growing sentiment is de-
veloping among Republican voters in
favor of revision" st
''VvhateYers Of otarif revision is ac-
compltshed will be wrested from the
unwilling hands of those in power by
Demo cratic insistepce."
P. J. Deane of Ellis county on CAL |
ways Democratic"
To-day the average Republican |
feels called upon to apologize for not |
being a Democrat
"Had the Democrats of some of the |
strong Democratic counties in the |
state been true to their faith we could |
Democratic governor of Kansas
True Democrats are always Demo- |
Gratis and never. desert their party in |
it's hour of need"
u.
the Emporia State Norma1>
1.-The minority influence is the salt |
of the earth the balance wheel of the |
nation"
Victory is not a true test of worth"
He who can rally shattered legions |
and command wisely in the hour of |
defeat is great leader
Let not the work of the pioneer
Democrat be forgotten
They saw the state that thew had |
builded with their very lives. shine as |
the brightest of the forty-six stars that |
waves with the emblem of freedom"
ideals VS.. Square Deals" Wendell |
kelly had a square deal although |
he dealt from the bottom"
Coleman had a square deal and 1 |
that J. r. Burton is hav-
ing a square DEAL
There are Republicans in our leg
stature who are doing a good work |
but they are in such minority
THE square deal was another at
tempt at reform-you know the Re-
publicans reform every two years"
"One party claimed to be the |
Roosevelt square dealers and another
said they were the square deal Roose-
velters.''
There is nothing more patriotic
than for the veterans of old Democ-
racy to meet and banquet together
The party does not hold the power
over the individual it did in former
times. The day is near when men will |
vote for principle rather than party"
Democracy is original. We en-
dorse those principles which are best
suited for the progress of civiliza-