The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-07

existence is mere claptrap He must
make friends and stick to them as long
as they are worthy. Many men are
complaining of his bad treatment and
are disposed to resent it, just as the
Star and its friends resent the yellow
in one befriended. The old adage is
that friend in need is a friend in
deed. Stubs may not know it, but he
is as much inclined to be bossy as any
bosses we've had, and, more, he hasn't
SHOWN the disposition to be as good to
his friends as most bosses have With
most all the odds in his favor he is
losing ground because he has made
tnose who wanted to help him feel
That ne thought himself beyond need
OF help. He may be called, but his
reign will be brief. No one who is ar
rogant and sweeping in his methods
can last long unless he is saved by his
friends. With all he has contended for
obtained the move for Stubs would
be to make friends with even those
who have opposed him. What will he
do If nominated with the men he has
given mortal and unnecessary offense?
They are not the kind who can be
whipped, scorned or shamed. Stubs
will be menace to party success un-
less he changes his tactics. He is
disturber. No one differs with him
as to the needs of reform laws. They
are on the law books. What more is
there to quarrel about? If he is sound
he will conciliate now-will let I'D on
his fool fault-flnding with the past and
endeavor to place all the party on the
progressive platform all good Repub-
licans are willing to stand on. No
good Republican cares to take part in
the quarrels of Mr.. Stubs with Mr..
Mulvane or Senator Long, both of
whom have equal rights with Mr.
Stubs in the Republican party and
before the people. Mulvane has been
| Reimbursed and will be reelected ma
tional committeeman, and, as such will
| be the Kansas spokesman for a Re-
| publican president-will be Mr.. Taft's
abuse of him, calling him all that he
| isn't. Senator Long has agreed to
stand or fall on his record, and we
] believe he will be able to convince
treated. Although Stubs says it
isn't so, Longs record shows that he
has acted for and with the president
something those who are after him
will have to grant-if Long can prove
| his claims. AS a candidate for COVER
| nor Stubs should be kept too busy
to butt in elsewhere. Many who want
to be friends of Mr. Stubs don't like
the way he is acting up and will be in
clined to give him both barrels if he
doesn't get back in his stall and mind
| his own business. Most Republicans
have had a plenty of the one-man Re-
| publican party. They have had enough
| of turning the party over to Big or
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party for three years and has nearly
turned the state Democratic by his
Stiffness And now if Stubs. or any
other one man insists on making him
self bigger than the party we favor
leaving him at the post. Stubs is all
right and as Republican inclined to
be fair to all Republicans and as the
| supporter of Republican principles we
could like hfm-and personally we can
be counted his friend anyhow, but po-
litically he is showing signs of being
Common Scold, and that's weaker
than most old women get. Republi-
cans don't want a Leland party, or a
Mulvane party, or Long party. or a
Stubs party. They want Repubii-
can party-and that can't possibly
mean one-man rule. There Will have
to be concessions made in the interest
of a victorious majority. Doesni't
Stubs know that? Even Lincoln
made concessions. Even Roosevelt hns
made them. If they are clean and ral
the sake of party harmony no harm Is
done. The good goes on. but it carr
all be done In a day."