The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
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are Just common every day measly Re-
publicans and when an important vote
| is taken they all line up together. In
Kansas we have very peculiar brand
| of insurgent; they are all right, they
are in the right church but in the
wrong pew, they are advocating the
same principles and policies that have
| been advocated by the Populists and
the Democrats for the last twenty
years. The only thing wrong with them
| is they are masquerading under a
wrong name, they are not Republicans
and have no business in the party II
Mark Hanna could arise from his
grave and listen to the kind OF dope,
the Kansas insurgents are handing out
as Republican policies. he would cry
out with a mighty exclamation in the
| language of old Cicero. % Tempore.
o more. o hell,' 1t is our duty to get
| these misguided fellows set Alright and
get them into the Democratic party,
where they properly belong"
| George A. Nicely of Hutchinson
spoke on t'Karsas Issues as follows:
"There are a great many people in
this state who think that kansas be-
| gins with Kansas City, Kansas, and
ends with the west corporate line of
the city of Topeka, but we beg to re-
mind those people that such is not the
! trict is the largest in the state and
i contains 80 counties. The people of
this district are getting tired of con-
gresham who talks anti-Cannon in his
district for election purposes, and who,
when he gets to place where his vote
| will count, votes with Cannon to be
with the gang They want a congress-
man who has fire. and who has both
the conviction and the. courage to de-
mand that his district receive the con-
| sideration to which it is entitled, re-
gardless of party lines
H. G. wierenga of cawker told why
he was Democrat. He said:
"There is no hope whatever of any
change for the better so long as the
Republicans control this government
| They have had control of every depart
ment of the government for the past
| thirteen years and during that time
| many evils have originated which the
| Republican party has proven itself in
| capable of controlling. 1 know there
are some soca led Republicans in Kan
States senators by a direct vote of the
people. These men though are not
| Republicans They are imitation
| Democrats, who are carrying the
Democratic platform under a Republi-
| can banner. The unadulterated Re-
publican party has drawn to itself all
| that is aristocratic and p1utocratic: it
is a party of special privileges and
private monopolies. Under the Re-
| publican party we do not have "a gov
eminent of the people. by the people
and for the people, We have a gov
eminent of the people all right, but it
is by the monied interests and for the
| monied interests.
ST am a DEMOCRAT because the
Democratic party stands for democ-
racy, because it is the champion of
equal rights and opportunities to all.
Therefore, 1 believe it is my duty to
In1 tn he 1-+x
Senator Hodges Platform.
Senator Hodges of Olathe, Democratic
| candidate for the gubernatoriaI nomi-
nation, gave out his platform as fol-
| lows:
LAS I shall become a candidate for
! governor, 1 want my party and the
| electors of the state to know my exact
attitude on certain questions. I would
not permit repeal Of the anti-pass
| law, the primary election law, the re-
| duction of freight rate laws, nor any
| other progressive reform measures.
would endeavor to have the insurance
law passed by the last legislature re-
pealed. 1t legalizes the charging of
agreed rates by the insurance COM
| panieS of Kansas. It takes from the
/ people OF the state over 81 600 900 more
for the same service this year than
! charged for a like service last year. I
wish to repeat and emphasize the state
ment | made as temporary chairman Of
the Harris convention. The Democratic
party has done with resubmission for
ever We stand for the strict enforce
ment of all laws, and more particularly
| the prohibitory law. We are commit
ted to no policy that advancing civil
Zation can not commend or reason JUS
tify. If / was the governor of Kansas
backed by the prohibitory law passed
by the last legislature, I would drive
the jointists from the state and keeE
them out. I would not threaten to cal
out the militia to enforce a law, nor dc
1 think it would be necessary to cal
upon the president to invoke federal aid
the governor the administrator of the
prohibitory law"
At the business meeting held just be-
fore the banquet the following officers
were elected by the club for the next
| year:
Presi. lent-J w Howe of Abilene.
Secretary-G- B. Barnaby of Topeka
| Vice Eresidents-First district, George
Harmon. Valley Falls: Second district
r. ]. Higgins of Kansas City; Third
district, T. r Morrison of Chanute;
Fourth district, TAYLOR Riddle of Mar
| ion; Fifth district. w. D. Vincent OF
of Russell; Seventh district H. S
Thompson of Hutchinson: Eighth dis
trict, Jesse Napier of Newton.
John r. Connolly editor of the Colby
Free Press. has announced as a candi
date for congress in the Sixth distric
| gainst Mr.. ReeGer. MIR. Connolly made
( was only beaten 277 votes. His friend:
believe that he will be able to turn
IL the trick this time in the event tina