The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-24

time to time, 1 came across this one
which thought should belong to you
in view of its tribute to you. Since it
was written I have come to know you,
and In all my personal relations have
been guided by it as he suggested and
as you know.
Our friend has gone, but his memory
shall not fade away. Yours.
CHARLES G. DAWES,
January %, 1896.
Mr.. Charles G. Dawes, Union League
Club. Chicago, Ill
Dear Mr.. Dawes:-One point in your
letter Of January % seems to require
direct assurance from me.
l became acquainted with Mr.. Cyrus
Leland, chairman of the Republican
state committee of Kansas, during the
campaign of 1894, and from my asso-
citation with him then and all I have
seen of him since 1 believe. him to be a
gentleman of the highest character
and one in whom you or anyone can
place implicit confidence. You can say
this to Mr.: Collins if you like, as well
relations with Mr.. Leland.
Yours sincerely,
WIN. MCKINLEY.
The Lawrence World, commenting
on the different campaign methods
adopted by Stubs and Leland, says:
The result will be decision as 20
the effectiveness of the various
schools Of politics. Do the people like
best to have their candidates come
squarely out into the open. talking
only In open court? Or do they pre-
fer the men who buttonhole them
and whisper in their ears? Next Aug
ust we shall find out For the cam
paign now being made is a fair and
square test of the strength of the
two systems"
The Beloit Call has found another
sandwich. Hoch discovered the ma
tional sandwich: The Call has dis
covered the Sixth district congression-
al sandwich. 1t says: 'tThe Hon. w.
publican congressional sandwich, that
is before the people of the Sixth dis
trict at present for their assimilation
was in Beloit over night on his way
to Randall. Whether Ham will be
smothered between the Reeder crust
at the top and the Young crust at the
bottom we are unable, to say, but If
personal appearance is any standard
by which to gauge a man we rather
fancy that Ham, far from belying the
significance of his name, will prove
quite an acceptable morsel to the
v1vants Of the district which he as
p1res to represent in the classic halls
OF the national legislature
Sheffield ingalls, in the Atchison
champion. urges Henry Allen to get
right into the Stubbs bandwagon, and
forget bygones. He says:
From personal standpoint, which
can never be entirely disregarded,
| Henry Allen could with splendid grace
| come out boldly for Stubbs and stump
the state in his interest The contest
| he had with Stubs in the second dis
trlct some years ago. was a clean cut
pontfcal battle. Stubbs won out and
Allen has never charged him with po-
l1t1cal bad faith. In the contest Allen
had with Leland subsequent to that
| time. or it may have been of an earlier
date, he was the {-fsF.fn of treachery
and deceit. Let Henry Allen forget
these things If he win, but. by all means
let him stand now for the decent, bust
| ness ideas in state affairs and join the
| ranks of those who are endeavoring to
build up the prestige and the reverlast-
| ing glory of Kansas, rather than give
| first aid to those whose course will
wreck the state, by standing mute in
| this campaign.
| "Stubbs will win this battle in spite
OF all the power of the organized po-
| littcal forces in Kansas. Nothing in
| Heaven above or the earth beneath car
prevent him and there never has been
a better chance for good man like
Henry Allen to jump into the fight atd
with his splendid oratorical gifts. put
the Leland orators to fight. He can dc
it, If he only will, and we care not
| what his alliances have been or what
| they are now, he is a free born Ameri-
can citizen and he has the right to dc
what he pleases, as long as he is do.
ing right. His opportunity is here AMI
the masses of the people are hoping
that he will yet get into the fight fol
the principles Stubbs stands for"