The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
III. f. Amrine Discusses THE
Coming Conflict"
Will Be One of Ideas Rather
Than Men.
A SQUARE DEAL VIEW.
Question Which Men Shall Con.
troll the Republican Party.
Names Those Who Are PrOmi-
nent in the Opposition.

NJ. F. Amrine. editor of the Council
Grove Guard. member of the legisla-
ture from Morris county and assistant
executive clerk in the governors Of
flee, Is also a square dealer but he is
at the same time a shining light OF
fairness in partisan politics. He writes
political stories every week for his Nor
ris county paper that do not contain a
speck of hate or an ounce of venom
"A machine man reading them might
call the writer a hereto but never a
bigot. These articles are calculated to
boost the square deal, but at the same
time they are broad and fair and even
generous. Therefore they are apt to
do more good for the cause they rep
resent than the ablest of sarcasm or
the most brilliant spear thrust of word
imagery.
The following extracts from an ar
ticle in this weeks Council Grove Rec
ord, headed 1.-The Coming Conflict" will
bear out the above statements:
Next year in Kansas the Republi-
can party must decide a contest in its
own house more fierce and far reach
ing than with avowed enemies outside
TT will be contest of ideas. Men
will figure in it, but they will be sec
ondary considerations. Two definite
leadersnips appear. One must be right.
the other wrong. The Republican house
can not stand divided against itself in
AA1CoC QdJo dLJ AIlOIG IHdll IL COuIU
the memorable days when Lincoln made
this observation a political proverb.
This division Is one of principle There
can be no compromise. because there
should not be, between right and wrong.
"Bristow, Stubbs. Murdoch White,
McNeal and other leaders embody GER
tain definite principles of party policy
which they think progressive and right.
Either the Republican party must be
directed by ideas controlling these men,
entirely different field of thought and
action. 1t is for the people to decide.
The Republican party has had many
good leaders. 1t has also too many
leaders whose thought and training are
inconsistent with the best interests Of
Kansas. This is not personal. These
latter are amiable and pleasant gentle-
men whose private life so far as we
know is above reproach. But by nature
and environment they antagonize the
supremacy OF the common people.
The believe the first care of govern
ment is to promote and protect busi-
ness rather than manhood. They dis
trust and help destroy the foundations
of self government. Net results of their
life work will be to strengthen the DOW
erful against the weak, to help exploit
the many in favor of the few. That
they do not intend to do so is no
apology. Results are facts.
In mentioning the following leaders
We uOp6 we Cast no ToIlocClOnS person.
ally. These men have the right to fol-
low whatever business they like and to
pursue it wherever 1t leads them. If
their ideals of life are constructed
they can give their best thought and
energy to protecting and upbuilding
these great business concerns it is no
concern of the public. It becomes pub
lie concern only when these men serv-
ing their employers try also to handle
public affairs. No man can serve two
masters. Either he will be false to one
and serve the other or serve one and
be false to the other.
''Deve Mulvane, national committee
man has been corporation attorney
for years.
M. A. Low. whose big brain has
made and unmade senators and con-
gressmen. is head of the legal depart
Inent of the Rock Island.
Senator Fitzpatrick, who in 1907 Or
Eanized and voted as one man against
all progressive legislation that invinci-
BILE lodge of twenty-five, is devoting all
his time to legal business for the Stand
ard Oil company.
John Simmons. speaker Ct the
house in 1907. was promoted to be
general attorney for western Kansas
for the Santa Fe soon after the
legislature adjourned.
Charles Gleed. editor of the Kan
sas City Journal, which stands for
everything the standpatters and
machine wants is StOckholder and
director in the Santa Fe Railway
~. W. G1eed. assistant editor of
the Kansas City Journal is attorney
for the Bell telephone monopoly.
the Continental creamery trust
and several other similar concerns.
Mort Albaugh who organized
the machine which made Senator
Long. must not be forgotten be-
cause Senator Long went out of his
way to endorse a Democrat for fed
eral judge. Attorney Cochran of ST.
legal department.
1--WE do not believe men whose
ideals, ambitions and purposes lead
them to devote their brains and
energy to furthering interests of
great corporations, are best fitted
to lead party nor a state. Yet these
and others similarly situated have
said what should go into Republican
state platforms. who should he the
candidates and what legislation
should be enacted.
mot one of the foregoing is in the
least degree an advisor loafer or
hangeron in the Office of Governor
stubbs- In this beautifully. blessed
year not one of them has called for
so much as a friendly visit.
1.-THE Democratic party is no bet
ter Bale Waggener. Missouri Pa
cifc head attorney for Kansas and
Nebraska lines and James Orr.
his partner, have run the poor old
Democratic party for years. Only
last year when Botkin beat Ryan
did these leaders temporarily lose
their grip
Such is fame, Charlie Sessions has
represented the Kansas City Journal
in Topeka for many years and has as
wide acquaintance and as many friends
in Kansas as any man living between
Missouri and Colorado. yet he has built
his reputation upon a foundation of
smoke. The editor of n country ex-
change intended to pay the following
tribute to Mr.. Sessions but the printer