The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-23
their adoption has little more than be-

principles put in as vote catchers, mo-
| by the hot air imitation of minor is
sues, so common during the heat OF
political campaigns, but of the more
modern material, solid concrete on bee
! rock
s'Martyrdom. political and socia
martyrdom, is sometimes the price Of
victory, but it need not be if We will
wisely use our power
THE outlook is encouraging because
of the growing independence of the
honest voter as shown in the last cleo
ton"
THE progress of civilization de
partisan politics"
Upon good generalship depends the
success of all great movements, but
no general can succeed without willing
soldiers"
.'The trouble is that the professional
politician, with his gum shoes and
snic1ersnee, is playing the part of the
Indian rather than that of the pa
| triot''
Let us have no giant Cancellation
| stalking across the country in his Z
league boots. 1t is a long stride from
| Osawatomie to Oyster Bay
IF we will but train against the
| enemies of popular government the
most powerful artillery the world has
ever known, the honest, fearless press
| of the country, and cut their wires and
ropes and fences with the keen blade
| of truth, the victory is ours"
Henry j. E. Aherns, "'Kansas.'
| "Only as the entire nation is pros
| porous can any state be prosperous.
! Only as the entire nation is powerful
can the state be safe from foes, for
eign and domestic
Young men of today are not the
heirs Of the provincial idea which has
hindered SO much of the real progress
of the people, wasted so many of the
resources. shed so much of their blood
''The young men of today are the
heirs of all the victories which states
men and heroes have won for the gem
eraI welfare"
Now the danger has not been so
much that the nation will interfere
with the rights of the state as the
state will interfere with the rights of
the nation"
The time has at last arrived when
the Democratic party is again in the
good graces Of that large floating vote
which we call the Independent vote -
Since Mr.. Bryan became the leader
of the party Democracy has set it's
face steadily toward the rising sun of
progress and reform
THE Democratic party is as old as
our constitutional history and having
survived all of it's defeats is now not
only vigorous but confident
THE Democratic party leans toward
the people. The Republican party
away from the people. The Democratic
party has faith in the people; the Re
publican party has not. The Demo-
Gratis look back to Jefferson as the
founder of their political faith; the Re
publican leaders are the admirers of
Hamilton. When one knows the diff
ference between Jefferson and Hamil-
ton he knows the difference between
the dominant thought of those who adj
mire Jefferson and those who admire
Hamilton"
Il. F. Morrison, kansas Democracy"
Kansas Democracy is, indeed, a
pleasing theme; there is sweet music
in the sound of the words; there is re-
lief for a long suffering public in the
crystalization of its principles into
statutory law"
For half century Kansas Democ-
racy has taught, voted and lived for
the principles of Jefferson. Jackson and
Bryan, and if Coming events cast their
shadows before we shall continue to
adhere to these principles
LAS Democrats, we owe debt to our
party greater than the emoluments of
Office"
THE Democracy of Kansas is mil
liant, progressive Democracy
1.-The rank and file of insurgency is
only Democracy writ small
1T is of little moment to Kansas De-
mocracy what the 'Standpatters' of
Kansas may or may not do, In this
state, like the American buffalo, they
are a vanishing race
Democrats of Kansas take heart;
Democracy is the history of your coun-
try, Democracy was the politics of the
fathers; Democracy will return to it's
own The day when the political
mountebank could steal a few planks
from your platform to lend respecta-
bility to his own has passed and gone
forever. The day Of the Democracy of
Jefferson, Jackson, Bryan and Champ
Clark, is at hand, and through it and
by it Kansas will be redeemed and the
republic of the United States will be
saved
1.-THE Republicans say the tariff
board will DO away with all the tariff
difficulties. They say it will cut the
Gordian knot of all our tariff troubles,
but alas! Every Eden must have its
Satan and every land flowing in milk
and honey must be visited by Philis-
tines, so let US see the difficulties of
the commission"
1T is to our advantage to make an
article under high cost or is it better
to import it and let the competitors
rule? Common sense tells US which
is better but we know whose inter
ests were closely guarded in the re-
cent tariff law. The second theory
that wages need a high tariff is
wrong
THE Greeks declined in learning
when the national gods were cast aside
for the family worship. This was not
for the want of intellect or natural
resources but rather the substitution
was not of the right sort.
I'VE as Democrats will not do as
they did, tear down the old and not
replace it with a better plan. We are
pledged to the people to enact tariff
which will not be protective but one
which supplies our revenue and which
will bring about a gradual reduction
of the duties without any harm to our
present system of industries
Emmett Kyle Democratic Victories
1.-The principles of the Democratic
party are founded upon the living law
of political affairs, that the largest
liberty consistent with law and or
der. should be every mans heritage"
1.-The Republican party has simply
become disguised with its own prin-
ciples for insurgency is nothing more