Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-20

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clear. unleas those who voted against tb'
endorsements are actually against him. Tn
voters are not likely to take kindly 10 satur
days action and II they do not II may meal
some new faces in the makeup OF the mex
Republican central committee Of this coun
Ity,-l0hronicle.
While several members OF the com
mittee stated openly in the meeting
that they we're for Stubs but did no
think 1t wise to pass the resolution i
seems that they are to be branded 81
liars and their names printed in blacl
letters In Mr.. Stubs organ as II they
had committed capital crime fol
daring TO oppose the orders Of biz
self-appointed lieutenants.
The Chronicle seems inclined to ex
hibit them as candidates for politlcal
punishment because they failed tc
bow down and worship the Stubs idol,
As a matter Of fact, good many
people are getting little tired Of the
posing of Stubs as political angel.
1t has become the fashion Of few ex-
cited leaders who hope to "get some.
thing" thereby, to put up Mr.. Stubs
as the personifcation Of purity, As a
matter Of fact, Stubbs is just a plain
Kansas politician, no better and no
worse than hundreds Of others. He
was q railroad contractor and got
rich. 1t is an open political secret
that he went to the legislature to
further railroad interests. Later, he
found out that he could make more
Roadway as a reformer and he became
reformer. He has traded, snapped,
dickered and schemed to get Office and
to make capital for Stubs. In this
be has done no more than other pol
itiCians have done and has been no
better than the rest Of them.
Just now he is playing a game for
the governorship. 1t is all in the in
terest Of Mr.. Stubs and nobody
should blame him for trying to get
all that he can; but when he is her.
aided as being great friend Of the
"dear people," more SO than thouS-
ands Of other men in Kansas, it makes
people tired because they know better.
He is the friend Of Stubbs, and that
about covers the ground.
1t has become the fashion for some
men to hitch Taft on to Roosevelt,
and Stubs on to Taft, and then tie
themselves to Stubbs' cOattail in the
hope that they may thus be
waited into the political heaven from
which they have for some reason or
other become separated.
They demand that oil Kansans
should bow down and knock their
heads on the floor three times when
aver Stubs name is mentioned, and
become very indignant when citizens
refuse to do this and insist ON little
American independence for them
,elves.
So the members Of the Republican
central committee who refused to
EOw-tOw had perfect right to vote
70 they did, and it comes with bad
srace from the Chronicle to attempt
%. discredit them as citizens Of Dick
usOn or as Republicans because they
lave some ideas Of their own.
Mr. Stubs may be nominated for
.0wernor-but it is not SO certain that /
b is necessary for you to have heart
allure if you can't get in the band
wagon before tomorrow night. Down
n Mcpherson county where they have
,een having Stubs meetings galore
nd sending specials by the dozen
bout the enthusiasm, the Republican
onvention endorsed Bailey and Long;
p in Clay last Monday the square
callers were wiped off the earth and
delegates were elected.
he Kansas City Star quit booming
I'm and that means good deal in
Urinary fight.
But il he is nominated, he will
be elected and he will make
s good governor as any Of the rest
1 them, but it will more and more
evelop as time goes on, that he is
My plain, human being like Others;
nd all Of this ciap-trap about bis be-
ng an angel descended on earth for
he especial purpose of reforming
lansas politics, is the veriest tommy