The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
AS HERBERT SEES
Hiawatha Editor Gives Ideas of
Political Conditions.
Insurgents Found in East as
Well as West.
PATHFINDER LEAGUE
Says Gov. Stubbs Is One OF Its
Great Leaders.
People of Kansas Overwhelmed
With Material Prosperity.

Washington, May A.-"There are as
many insurgents in the east as in the
west" declared Ewing Herbert. editor
of the Hiawatha (Kan.) World, and
postmaster at that place, to the repre-
sentative of the State Journal. "if by
an insurgent one refers to those who
are dissatisfied without sufficient reason
with things as they are.
The ideas Of the downtrodden and
| oppressed farmer of ten years ago now
appear in the minds of town and city
men who pay more for necessities.
When the farmers had to sell their pro-
duce at low prices they were sure some
| thing was wrong. Now that produce
trings high prices, the consumer says
something is wrong. In self-defense'
the farmer finds fault with the prices
of the articles he buys.
IF both producer and consumer are
satisfied that something is wrong, why,
then, something will be wrong. The
many can't stand the pressure of dis
content. The many can't weigh the
theory of supply and demand.
The people Of Kansas are over
Whelmed by material prosperity. But
there is some confusion in a political
way because a few Select Angels of
Light. assuming to possess most of the
intelligence and honesty of purpose in
public affairs. insist that might and
wrong prevail, instead of the weak and
right. Neither the weak nor mighty
are infailible.
THE governor of our state is one of
the great leaders of the Fault Finders
league. William Allen White is his
press agent. The governor finds fault
with the president of our country and
with the federal courts. The alleged
reforms he stands for are his own and
not those of his party.
Mr.. White dared those who dis
agreed with the nonpartisan governor
to oppose the governors candidacy for
a second term with a Republican party
candidate. The dare was accepted. A
great conference was held at the state
capital, attended by at least ten Re
publican delegates from each of the 100
counties in the state. Thomas Wagstaff,
a Repu bl1can, was nominated to oppose
the nonpartisan governor. and the Re
publican national platform WAS indorsed
and the president of our country upheld
by resolutions adopted with cheers.
THE governors party perfidy was de-
nounced and the waste and extrava-
gance of his administration exposed
and attacked. He is held accountable
for the opposition to the reelection of
Republican candidates for congress.
He is a man of great wealth, and is
supposed to have operated his barrel to
pay the cost of the campaign of those
opposed to the supremacy of the Re-
publican party organization in state
and nation.
1.-The result is certain to be that
Kansas will continue to be Republican
or it will become Democratic. Any
loss to the party organization means
gain to the Democratic organization.
In each congressional district there is a
Republican candidate and a fault-find-
ing candidate.
I'm the districts of Congressman
Murdock and Congressman Madison
Republican candidates have not yet
been announced. 1t is possible that, in
response to the invitation of William
Allen White, Mr.. Murdock will have
opposition. Mr.. Madison has not yet
been given up as totally against a con-
tinuance of Republican power, but if he
should so declare himself doubtless a