The Globe-republican., 1908-07-16
WHITE ON SENATOR
Chief Opponent to Long HAS Always Been
for Him. What do You Think Of Bill
White ANY Way7

for Him. What do You Think Of Bill
White Any Way7
VI all the men who have made spec
tacles Of themselves in Kansas politics,
William Allen White leads the rest.
After making up bis mind that he was
smart enough to elect United States
senator VI his own he began series Of
Representations about Senator Long.
All through Longs public career White
has kept track Of him In his paper, the
"Emporia Gazette'. One Of his first
attacks was on Longs position on the
Rate bill. TO avoid making himself
ridiculous, he apologized to his readers
for the first attack rs follows, in his
paper OF Nay 10, 'Oe.
"Senator Long seems to have come
out Of the rate bill now considerably
better than when he went into it-which
is the way man should do things.
In the furry that has come up In the
last days the position Of Long has been
entirely consistent and entirely tenabe."
In an editorial In the Gazette, Nov. s,
1905, Mr.. White said:
"The Gazette has been and is an
ardent supporter Of Senator Long. Two
years from now 1t expects to be whoop-
Ing 1t up for him and trying TO persuade
the voters Of this county to send three men
to Topeka to vote for Longs reelection. :"
On December 9Th, of 1908, Mr.. White
after learning that 1t was no use to try
to "bandle" MIR. Long, apparently
started to register little protest, but
changed to praise, In humorous way
as follows:
"The Gazette has been panied to OBJ
serve that In tho past few months
Chester |. Long has been dominated
by boss, but don't scream; his
name is Chester l. Long. II politician
must have boss, and that il settled
fact, be ought 10 have one who will be
ruthless. II a man isn't his own boss,
some one else will boss him."
On November II, 1908, Mr.. White said
editorlally:
"The Gazette has the greatest admir-
alton for Senator Long. He is the sena-
tor. No one is accused of running him.
The man who wants anything of Long,
goes to Long 10 get it and no one else.
He has no kitchen cabinet He has the
respect of both sides the polital hair pull.
ing. He is his own master. 1t took
sand to be this and to do this. But he is
the biggest figure in Kansas today for
doing ii. There is nothing that pays
like sand-back bone. The world has
fame and glory and eontentment and
money and all Its gifts to give to the
brave man. Senator Long is brave
man. He has shed bad advice as snake
sheds Its skin. He talks to all the fell
lows who made promises for him-and
they we're legion-but he fills only those
he made himself. There is not an am
bilious young man In Kansas who may
not we'll consider the career of Senator
Long" ...
And then back at the beginning of
Senator Longs term, Mr.. White de-
clared: "Kansas has chosen one of her
best aud most representative sons and
an almost ideal man for the place; one
who will meet fully every requirement
of his high office. With the exception
of John J. Ingalls,, Long Is probably the
ablest man Kansas has ever sent to the
senate. He is gentleman and scholar,
a statesman In the most thoughtful and
intelligent acceptance of that term, de-
voted husband and father. In public
sense and In personal sense he Is ab-
solutely free from any faint whatsoever.
But for some personal reason, whether
because Mr.. White could not personally
influence the Kansas senator, or because
be thought Mr.. White would be bigger
man If be could send senator of his
own making to Washington, Mr.. White
began an onslaught on Senator Long,
after first haying decided TO make SEN
ator Of Mr.. Bristow. Since then his
statements have been pitiful conglomer.
alton of charges, apologies for them, fresh
charges, and repeat, until he has retered
out finally and is employing the help of
other writers to continue the campaign.
A careful reading of the editorials from
Mr.. White, printed above, ought to be
enough comment on the matter he Is
sending ont now to convince any fair
person Of Mr.. Whites lnsincerily In the
present campaign.
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