Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11
mAKF n A SQUARE DEAL.

The insurgent politicians OF Kan
sas are making mistake In trying
| 10 confuse the issue regarding the
electors on the Republican ticket.
the childish proposition put forth
| by Governor Stubs and the Topeka
Capital that at the August primary
we are 70 decide whether Taft or
Roosevelt shall be the NOMINEES OF
the Republican party, and as sucn
be voted for in the November cleo
Etion, is too silly for any Sensible
citizen to consider.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not claim to be
the nominee of the Republican party.
A number OF electors who have been
nominated as Republicans have de-
clared they will not support the
regular nominee for president, MI
Taft. II they have any honor they
will resign. 1t is unfair and unwise
for the leaders of opinion In the
state so to confuse the issue as to
carry the Roosevelt-Taft fight down
the line from president to road
overseer. It is not fair PROPOSE
ton to embarrass the man who IL
trying to get a little $500 county
office by lining up on presidential
election and possibly losing to the
party hundreds of Republican can
didates who under ordinary condl-
tions would be elected.
IL Mr.. Roosevelt Is a candidate Tor
president he is entitled to have
place ON the ticket where everyone
who wishes to vote for him may cast
vote that will be counted In his
favor. Mr.. Taft is likewise entitled
to a vote from every citizen who
wishes to retain him as president
ANY. plan or system which proposes
to make 1t Impossible for a supporter
OF President Taft to vote for him IN
November is a species of political | n
fairness that the people of Kansas
will not stand. 1t is just as UNFAIR
to make it impossible to vote for Mr..
Roosevelt, provided he is a eandi-
date.
II the insurgents think that iley
can compel such an unfair system of
ballot arrangement as will eliminate
Mr.. Taft or electors favorable to
him from the ticket they are going
to be greatly surprised at the re-
suit of the November election. They
will find that the Taft men OF
which the state has tremendously
large number will simply take their
revenge in voting the Democratic
ticket. They will carry down to de-
feat the Republican state, congress
sional and legislative ticket along
with the rest. Ope thing the people
of Kansas are determined to have
and that is fairness and the kind OF
arguments introduced by Governor
Stubs and some of his supporters
to the effect that the primaries in
August are to decide who is the nom
Iinee of the Republican party for
president will moot go. The Repub-
lican National convention has nomi-
mated william Howard Taft for
president will not 60 The Repub-
Kansas are going to have q chance
to vote for him in November.
Fairness, decency and good will
always pay in politics. The fact
that the party machine in Kansas is
In the hands OF the insurgents Is
not their authority for overriding
the National Republican convention.
They may just as well understand
this now as later. They will have On
the state ticket and on the congress
sional ticket many more candidates
than the standpat faction Of the par
ty. If they think 1t will be good
political judgment in a year when
no Democratic support can be eK-
pected for the Republican ticket, to
eliminate the candidate for president
of the National Republican party 1t
will be interesting to see what will
happen when they try it on. No man
or set of men is big enough to over
ride the Republican party of Kan
sas and any one who tries it always
finds that it brings disaster.
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