The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Mr.. Botkfn Replies to Some Re-
publican Charges.
Explains Change of Front. ON
Preacher in Politics.
GUESS ON MAJORITIES.
Republican Correspondent Puts
Stubbs Majority at $1,000.
.. l. Hale Makes Novel PROPOSE
tion to Ed Madison.

| you're another" is the reply vb,ct'
the Rev. ]. d. Botkin makes 80 az
Republican charge that the nsr,a'
cratic party has changed front ~, az
question of having preachers oixad -
in politics. up
The Republicans called atten+,o
.le iact that in 1890 the Democratic
a's piat1orm denounced the Repub-
s ior having as a leader a
preacher politician" and depIored tba
.enaency OF the Republican party to-
"aro ecclesiasticism," and how1ad
about the dangers which tbraata,ea
the country from a union of church
and state. That was when tba Da,,,o-
crdtlc party was red-hot for omen
saloons and re-Submission
When thls enunciation of Democ-
10y on the preacher politician" prom
| osllion was called to the attention of
Mr.. Botkin, who is a former nrasidine
elder of the Methodist church and
VINO mas Deen preacher all his life
when he wasn't in politics. he said:
You must remember that political
parties sometimes change front. The
following quotations from past RE-
| fact: -'S
The Republican national platform
OF 1888 says: The Republican party
1
silver as money, and condemns the
policy of the Democratic administra-
ton in its efforts to demonetise sill
ver.'
The Republican state platform of
1890 says: The practical operation
of the silver act, now in force, recently
passed by the Republican majority,
and opposed by the Democratic minor
| fty, in both houses of congress. is rap
idly increasing the value of silver. is
l q OF tn hA lob 1f-a1 I.,&
we. the Republicans of Kansas, de-
mand free coinage of silver, a meas
/ ure strongly opposed and vigorously
denounced by the late Democratic ad-
ministration, led by ex-President
"A complete list of the names of
the delegates to that convention is be-
fore me, including. among others.
Charles Curtis j. l.. Bristow, w. A.
Reeder and P. P. Campbell.
1.-The Republican national platform
of 1892 says: The American people,
from tradition and interest, favor BIZ
metalism, and the Republican party
demands the use Of both gold and sill
yer as standard money. ETC.
1.-THE Republican national platform
| of 1896 says: We are unalterably op-
posed to every measure calculated to
| debase our currency or impair the
credit of our country. We are there
fore opposed to the free coinage OF
ment with the leading commercial ma
tions of the world, which we pledge
ourselves to promote, and until sucn
agreement can be obtained the exist
ing gold standard must be preserved.
"While the Democratic party has
changed front in some things, the
above selections from Republican plat
forms of recent years Indicate that
there are others
Charles Sessions. Topeka cores
pondent of the Kansas City Journal,
predicts in his paper that Taft VIII
have 21,110 majority in Kansas. carry
ing all but two counties In the state
by the following majorities:
Allen $50, Anderson 1S5, Atchison 400,
Barber 1O0 Barton 100. Bourbon $50,
Brown ZOO, Butler 500. Chase 100, Chau-
tauqua 500, Cherokee $50. cheyenne lfO.
225. Comanche 40. Cowley 500, Craw-
ford 500. Dickinson 30C, Doniphan 1000,
Douglas 1850, Edwards rs, Elk 300,
Ellsworth 100, Finney 200. Ford $50.
ham ESQ Grant 35, Gray i25, Greeley
ITO. Greenwood 500. Hamilton 100, Har-
per 200, Harvey 500, Haskell 90. Hodge,
man 90, Jackson 400, Jefferson 300, Jew
eli $50 Johnson 200, Kearney 10o,. King
man 100, Kiowa 100. Labette 500. Lane
15o. Leavenworth 1000, Lincoln 100.
Linn $780, Logan 200. Lyon 300, Marion
400. Marshall 800, Mcpherson 500, Meade
100, Miami 100. Mitchell 100. Montgom-
cry so, Morris $50, Morton 5. Nemaha
200 Neosho 900, Ness 100, Norton 300.
Usage 400, Osborne 700, Ottawa $50,
Pawnee 10, Phillips $50. Pottawatomie
800, Pratt 200, Rawlins 100, Reno 800.
Republic 400, Rice $50. Riley 500, Rocks
3o0 Rush Is. Russell 3O0 Saline 200.
Scott 100, Sedgwick 375. Seward 20.
Shawnee 900, Sheridan 100. Sherman so.
Smith 400, Stafford 300. Stanton 25, Stew
ems 49, Sumner 300, Thomas 80. Trego
1OO Wabaunsee 400, Wallace 200. Wash
ington 700, Wichita rs. Wilson 400.
80.
Conceded to Bryan-Decatur 100, FL
| lis 700: total. 800.
Taft's majority. 81, ITO.
He also estimates the congressional
majorities as follows:
Anthony in the First, 5,250.
| Scott in the Second, 4,900. i.
Campbell IN the Third. 5,100.
Miller in the Fourth. $500.
Calderhead in the Fifth. 1875
Reeder in the Sixth, $3.50.
Madison in the Seventh. $3.50.
| Murdock in the Eighth, $500.
f. Baxter. one of the Marion county
politicians. has sent to Republican state
| headouarters a sample of a sticker
which he has had printed and is using
| in that county as a companion piece to
| the Democratic sticker which reads.
sI'm Bryan hustler-are you
| Whenever Mr.. Baxter finds one OF tho
Democratic stickers fastened to any
wall or other place Of display, he pastes
| lust below it this sticker:
(which means Pm trying to fool Re-
pubiicans TO vote the Democratic ticker
ARE your"
A Topeka newspaper man who has
| lust returned from a visit to Wichita
| oo,-,p,apts aa follows on the change of