Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-27
KANSAS REPUBLICANS DO
NOT PROPOSE TO BE
ELIMINATED ON
LOYALTY PLEA
NEEDED TO PROTECT NORTH
Country Now in Control OF
Southern Democrats Who
Discriminate Against
Northern Farmers

Republican conferences held in five
congressional districts in Kansas dur
ing the past week prove one thing con-
clusively: The motion made, seconded
and put" by the Democratic admins
tration in Washington, that politics be
adjourned" has been overwhelmingly
voted down. These meetings in the
Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and
Eighth districts but emphasized the
sentiment of the voters that the mo-
tion to "adjourn" politics is out OF
order until Kansas sends to Washing
ton Republican United States sena-
tor and eight congressman, and in
stalls in the state capitol the splendid
Republican ticket chosen by the vot-
ers in the recent primary by 10000
majority.
1t was shown in the conferences in
these congressional districts that the
Republican voters of Kansas resent
the movement at Washington to lad
journ politics." which is but an at
tempt to make the support Of Demo-
cratic candidates test of loyalty. At
all of these meetings the fact was
brought out and the proof submitted
that sc per cent of the Republicans in
Congress have supported President
Wilson's war measures, as against 56
per cent of the Democratic members,
who have, supported him.
Chairmanships to South
It was also shown that northern
Democrats in congress had been
shelved and that osuthern Democrats
held the chairmanships of nearly all
of the important committees. "lf you
want OF vote to keep southern Demo-
Gratis at the head of these committees,
vote for q Democrat for congress; If
YOU wish to see the chairmanships
represent northern and western states,
then vote for Republicans for con;
gress." That was the message to the
party leaders and workers at Ottawa,
Emporia, Manhattan, Hutchinson and
Wichita, and it struck home. Every
Democrat sent to congress from Kan
sas will enter the Democratic caucuses
and will help elect a Democratic
speaker, who in turn will again fill up
the committees with southern Demo-
Gratis.
This is not sectionalism; it is stat
ing an actual truth. 1t is condition
brought home to every Kansas farmer.
the price of whose wheat has been cut
from S2.75 a bushel to 50 by the gov
ernment and who is now receiving
about double the price in normal times,
while the cotton raiser Of the southern
states is receiving four or five times
the normal price for his product and
until recently has felt reasonably as
sured that no effort would be made to
fix prices as long as southern Demo-
Gratis dominate and control congress.
Here's How They Do 1t
Here is a concrete example Of south
ern Democratic control that was
brought out at the conferences Of Re-
publican workers during the past
week: The state of Virginia has $780,
600 voters-about the same as Kansas.
About 10000 of these go to the polls.
okthis number 100000 are Democrats.
Therefore, 100000 Democrats in Vir-
gina not only control the state poll
tics, but thru their national represent
atiTes, control the rest of the country
as we'll. The way to stop this mis-
representation by southern states is to
elect Republicans to congress, and
Kansas the great food-producing
state that has led in every way the
work of helping to win the war, will
record its verdict for a solid Repub-
lican delegation in congress at the
November election.
The Republicans in the eight con-
Rressional districts in Kansas have
this year presented to the voters a
list Of candidates who are worthy of
and should have the earnest and act
i've support of every good citizen.
They are men who viii stand sOlidly
bshind the president and his admins
tzation in every measure that viii aid
n winning the war for America and
.fls aIlIsa, and they will truly r1prs-