The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
j. n. DOlley Makes Some His
tOrical Observations.
Insurgents Always Those Who
Started Things.
HIS IDEA OF THINGS.
Choice Between Old Order and
the New.
Says Question OF Taxes Is Not
an Issue.
HIS IDEA OF THINGS.

In his speech at Independence
Tuesday night, Senator Lamb of Yates
Center plunged deep into history and
dug up the fact that the first insur-
gents were the devil and his angels.
and that they were elected from para
disc as result OF their tendency to
insurge. Commenting on this fact to-
day, State Bank Commissioner Dolley
made a few historical observations in
connection with the insurgents of 9th
er times.
According to Joseph N, the twelve
apostles were the first insurgents when
they organized the Christian church
at Rome and Antioch in the face of
Roman mythology. Then came Mar
tin Luther, the second insurgent and
established the Protestant church in
the face OF the mother church at
Rome.
Dolley calls the Magma Charter
knights insurgents, and George Wash
ington, and Ben Franklin and Glad
stone, and the Pennsylvania Quakers,
and the South Carolina Huguenots.
The Hon. ]. n. talks very entertain
ingly about Instructions, past and
present. AS he understands it, an in
surgent is revolutionist if he sue
ceeds, but is nothing but a common
rebel in the event of failure. Dolley
advances the opinion that the insur-
gents of Kansan represent a principle
and that the state leaders of the move
ment gained their high places by 10y
atty to that principle and courage and
energy in preaching its doctrines in
the face of the old established order of
things. Dolley declares that the issue
in the present campaign is not
question of Stubs and anti-Stubbs, or
Wagstaff and his machine managers,
but rather a proposition of whether
the people want to continue the new
order of things established only a year
or two ago with the anti-pass and
primary laws, or go back to the old
order of things in vogue before the
election of Hoch. In other words, the
real issue is not Stubs and high or
low taxes or business administration
so much as it is a choice between the
old order of things and the new.
Stubs stands for the new order of
things and uncompromisingly against
the old. All the charges made against
him by his enemies are side issues, ac-
cording to the astute Mr.. Dolley.
The Hon. J. n. is wise and his OBJ
servations and deductions go to make
the best dope for the administration
yet prepared. The old order of things,
or the new? That would make good
campaign slogan to offset the cry,
Revision of the Taxes Downward"
Dolley has fought through so many
campaigns that he now has the knack
of placing his hand on the heart of the
trouble without bothering about the
minor ailments or allowing himself to
be misled by indefinite symptoms of
vague diseases.
The Belleville Telescope booms
Cpat. r. T. Stansfield for representa-
tive from Republic county to succeed
H. N. Boyd, Democrat. According to
the Telescope, Stansfield will leave all
competitors tied to the starting post.
Stanfield is an old soldier and settled
in Kansas in the early seventies. He
has held many local offices, is now
mayor of Belleville and man re-
markable for accomplishing we'll de-
fined purposes with energy and sue
cess.
An old soldier of Wichita, name not
given is sending out a circular letter
in which are set forth seven good and
sufficient reasons for his opposition to
Governor Stubs for a second term.
This old veteran. who also subscribes
himself as a life long Republican,
argues that Stubs could not be elected
if nominated. He sums up his first six
reasons in a closing argument, labeled
No Z, which is as follows:
These words are not written with
any personal feeling against Governor
Stubbs, for aside from his politics he is
a warning to the Republicans of Kan
sas of the ambitions. the methods and
the Vaccinations of one who is bring
ing their party close to the brink of
political suicide. The time has come
when plain words must be used, no
matter whom they hit or hurt. The
time to settle this question is at the
primary in August, and upon the votes
of the Republicans at that time will
depend whether our party shall go on
in continued triumph. or shall suffer d
defeat from which it will take us long
years to recover
A letter received today from Hamil-