Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-24

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, But the Industrial court question i
. nailed up tight as the big issue thi
year. 80 q
Jonathan Davis will tits YEA
+ peddle much the same wdres whici
he offered in 1920. His speeches o.
, two years ago, the record of thu
places which gave. him strongest sup
port and the present Industrial sit
uatiOn In Kansas and In the nation
have fixed the fighting lines for this
year. Neither Davis nor Billy Nor.
gan nor anyone connected with the
i campaign will be able to make q
change. 1t doesn't make much diff
ference Just what goes into the plat
FORMS Mr.. Average Voter has de-
termined in his own mind the occa-
sion for dispute.
Political observers will devote a
good deal of time to the campaign
activities of Mr.. Davis. Already
there Is lot of curiosity as to just
how he will do 1t. Almost any can
didate with grand opera tempera-
ment and high powered emotions
might sob on the neck Of the shop
striker. But maybe 1t won't be such
simple matter for Mr. Davis to go
into the country the next day and
corral all the farmer votes by mere
Iy showing the callouses on his good
right hand.
The farmers are having lot Of
trouble getting their hogs and pro-
duce to market just now. For some
reason they are disposed to blame
the strikers. On little matter
which interferes with his own bus
mess the farmer has the memory of
an elephant.
There is an element Of town
voters to consider, too. A good
many people in incorporated COM
munities are wondering about next
winters coal supply. Then, too, the
rail strike has already played. merry
hob with certain lines Of business
activity. SO the rather kindly dis
posed town man who carries neither
union labor card nor voting per-
nit in the N. p. L. may take a sud
den interest in Mr.. Davis and his
warm sympathy for the strikers.
Two years ago when Davis was
the Democratic nominee for COVER
nor Alexander Howat and his follow
ers showed their appreciation Of Mr..
Davis sympathy by giving him L.
500 majority in Crawford county.
Washington county-with fewer than
half as many votes-and interested
only in agriculture and nominal pro-
duction of all essentials. kicked a
hole right through the Crawford
county vote. 1t gave Governor Allen
400 majority.
The. labor union vote skidded
somewhat two years ago. This year
1t went completely in the ditch. All
Of which is another matter for Mr..
Davis to consider. Some Of the big
labor counties went to Allen in
1920. He carried all except four
counties--Bourbon, Crawford, Sedg-
wick and Shawnee. Aliens major
ity two years ago was just shade
under 100000.
This year the labor slate was
cracked from the day the campaign
started The state federation Ell
dorsed Fred w. Knapp. That ell
dorsement stopped Knapp in his
tracks In every crop growing coun-
ty in the state. He ran bad fifth
in the Republican primaries and
carried but one county-Saline, his
home. He won second In but one
other county-Cherokee. in the
mine union district.
Always in the old days the labor
forces gave the politicians goose
nesh whenever they spoke. The re-
cent primary returns put some new
color In the picture. The politicians
have learned that the labor leaders
cannot deliver their own vote.
Davis, perhaps, learned this lesson
two years ago when Cherokee, Leav- !
enworth. Montgomery. Neosho and
Wyandotte turned against him.
IL B pretty certain that the Re
publicans are going right into the
campaign advocating the principles
OF the industrial court law. A mat
ter Of a little patch work here and
there won't be considered That, Is
q question for the legislature. And
on this issue Davis win take over the
little task Of pleasing the strikers
who want the railroads to stop until
their grievances are; settledg; Il holds
aaheaft interest for the farmers who
want to get their hogs and corn aud
whest TO the market centeYs> = .
'7' ti7 gp- ~ -EZs - b
~ Assurances have been given that
Frank p Walsh Is. coming to the
state 70 campaig1 Tor, the Democrat
Eticket,s Walsh went before the spec
ial session. 0f the clegislatpre to ,op-
nppqsec passage OF the labor court act
The -hnraen of sexen- hours Of ora
ttory was ran sappeai 10 uphola lthe
ft0ed given right to strike
IaU9 f.;s ~Yd---~ ct oste
Representative. -Jolllfre Of Marion
county sat as long into the afternoon
OF that January day in 1920 listen
Ing to Walsh's appeal. ,eHeek, :" ne
said to a state senator who had
come over to the house side Tor fhe'
debate, that felIer would sing 4 iif-
ferent tune About God GIVEN rfrhts