The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
Wanted to Know What Our
People Would DO''
WHEN MAN WITH GALL
Asks Republicans to Send Him
to Congress
With Authority to Sell Philip
pines, Oppose Taft,
Destroy Party Lines, Retire Can
non and Deny Majority Rule.


Ewing Herbert has just sent to the
| State Journal a communication where
in he debates T. A. McNeaIs posi-
| ton.
He says: 'I could not draw pen
ny as a Republican officehoIder. as
| McNeal is, and speak of the party as
| meanly as he has,
Believes in the wisdom and patriot
ism of the majority
Believes in the leadership of our
president. If L did not agree with him
would not aid the enemy. If a man
comes to the point where he is against
the Republican majority and the Re-
publican president he should enlist
with another party more acceptable"
Il do not think McNeal should be
permitted to become a republican can
didate as long as he advocates principles
at variance with those accepted by the
majority of the republican party in con-
gress.''
THE same abuse was heaped en- Sher-
man and Calderhead as is now heaped
on Cannon. Time proved that Sherman
was perfectly sane, and may prove Cal
derhead and Cannon and Congress are
right now
But here is the letter: read it for your
selves, gentle readers:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
May L say to Mr.. McNeaI that his
| naughty words in refusing to stump
with me have hurt me most dread
| fully. / did not ask Mr.. McNeal to
change his habits, or mode of life,
| in order to associate with me on the
| platform, or elsewhere.
would not ask too much of any
one. And yet despite the wide So
clai gap between us mentally. socially
and politically. L want Mr. McNeaI to
always be comforted with the thought
that he can go as far as he can with
me. l do not wish at any time to
crush anyone with disregard as Mr.
McNeal has sought to crush me-
yearn to serve and save my fellowmen.
l mad hoped to meet Mr.. McNeaI and
do him good. I wanted to show him
to our people with the assurance that
although wandering he isn't violent.
To Show Gall of It,
1 wanted to see what they would
do when they saw a man with the su-
preme gall to ask Republicans to
send him to congress with authority to
sell the Philippines, oppose the wishes
OF Republican president, destroy
party lines and retire Speaker Cannon
for doing his duty to preserve them.
l wanted to see how the people stood
up under the nerve of a man who
pretends to think that he could make
the one framed by the majority in
congress and approved by the presi-
dent. And then when he had COM
pletely exposed himself-uncovered
his head as it were-I merely wished
to excuse his malady by explaining
that it is not new.
Abused Sherman. as Cannon.
Several kansans had it when they
heaped the same abuse on John Sher-
man that is now heaped on Cannon
and Aldrich. But time proved that
Sherman was perfectly sane
Time was years ago when Congress-
man Calderhead stood almost in a class
| by himself in Kansas, favoring the gold
standard. This when even President
| Mckinley was wavering and wheel
| Senator Plumb was looking askance on
monetary affairs: when Kansas was
| rampant for free silver. Calderhead
was abused then as Cannon is being
abused now, but time proved that
| Calderhead was right then. Calderhead
| thinks Cannon Is right now. Maybe
| Calderhead and Cannon are both right,
now Who knows; not McNeal, appar-
emily?
Time will prove that Cannon, Taft
and the tariff are all right. All the
people need now is little sense
Can't they remember just a little
while back? They are doing over
again the fool things they did then.
To take money for speaking as Mr..
McNeal speaks would be mortifying
| " iie- Anu Siidll never uTdW q
penny while Republican office hold
er-as Mr. McNeal is-and speak as
meanly of the Republican party as he
| has. l believe in the wisdom of the
majority of that party. 1 believe in
| the patriotism of the majority of that
party and 1 believe in the leadership
of our president. Even if 1 did not
entirely agree with my officers and
fellow soldiers 1 would not aid the
| enemy.
| "a Traitor to the Party
The man who turns traitor to his
country isn't much worse than the
come to the parting of the ways-if
| he is against the Republican majority
and Republican president, then it
looks as if he was in honor bound to
| ask for a discharge with freedom to
| enlist under the flag of some party
| more acceptable to him. And I do
not think Tom McNeal, or any other
alleged Republican candidate for Of
flee, should be permitted to become a
advocates principles at variance with
those accepted by the majority of the
Republican party in congress.
/ What difference is there in what he
offers to the offerings of Bryan and
other Democrats2 OF course Mr.. Nc
Neal can loftily say that he is a
Bryan Republican-that the party
has left him-that he hasn't left the
party, But the facts are that the ma
jority of the representatives of the Re-
publican party in congress make the
policies of the party: and honest.
objection to the rule of the majority
can only mean as the Pops used to
Isay, "Good BY, Old Party. Good By
EWING HERBERT.
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