The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-14
In State Politics
THEY SEE CHANCE
Democrats Must Convince the
Farmers of Kansas.
Place All Recent Troubles on
Republican Shoulders.
By A. L. sHULTz

If hypnotics and a bit of slight or
hand works we'll in the rural districts
the Democrats see a chance in the
November election If the farmers can
be convinced that the Republican state
and congressional candidates are re-
sponsible for the car shortage the lII-
ability of local banks to loan more
money and the uncertainty OF gram
market it looks like BOURBON chalee
next month.
There won't be much Democrat
campaigning in the towns during tne
next few weeks. A few celebrities may
stop in the railroad centers TO tell OF
the iniouities of a Republican congress
and the shortcomings of the Harolhs
administration. But the real hunt lot
converts will be out in the wheat Deiis
and down in the COW country
Apparently the democrats 80
thoroly convinced that the labor vote
is nailed down tight for the BOURBON
ticket II it should be necessary TO
trim the postage stamp approprlatlohS
the shop workers and the coal IllheIs
will be the first to be dropped lIoIh
mailing lists at Democrat state heau-
quarters. But every bit OF hteratuIe
that sounds like a clincher VII! go 70
the folks out on the farm II eALLH
pressure should be necessary IN tlc
labor precincts during the flnal Gays
of the campaign. Democrat leaders are
certain that IL will merely be necessary
to mention the industrial court OF tIie
Daugherty injunction to stir up the
old fire of hatred of Republican candi-
dates.
Depends on Farmer Vote.
1t is out in the country that the
science of hypnotism must not fali'
tho, if the Democrats are TO MAX
gains in November Unless the farmer
vote comes in strong the cause hash
a chance ,,r,,
There is where slight of hand work
counts. The farmer isn't exactly WHO
about the labor union thing. He had
a big consignment of experience WIN
the l. w. w. and the radical Iapor
union leaders who wanted 10 chaIse
him a dollar an hour for gathering ms
wheat crop. 1t won't help the bourDom .
campaign to explain to the FARMER
that slap at the Republican ticket
would be playing the labor union
game. So the Democrat campaigners
are out to show the crop growers tnaI
IT was a Republican president, a ne
publican congress and a Republican
governor that caused the car shortase
and the present slump in many rural
banks. 1t isn't at all likely that any
of the Democrat literature Will piace
the blame on the railroad shop strlhe-
Republican leaders will make
straight Harding endorsement cam
paign and will advocate the industrial
court idea They hope to show the
farmers a few of the Democrat bugs
under the little political chips. In the
next two weeks the Republicans Will
probably dive into req hot publicity
campaign. On the other hand the
Democrats are relying on the Still
hunt system to win the election.
In order to retain their normal ma
iorities the Republicans must con-
vince the farmers that influences and
interests hostile to the Republican
party have been responsible Tor the
trouble on the farm. The Democrats
must play an entirely different sys-
TEN to WIN 1t is up to them to con-
vince the farm voter that his Ills will
be cured by the election of a Demo-
crat governor or a few Democrat
congressman. In performing the feat
the Bourbon state headquarters will
tackle the delicate task of magnifying
the farmer woes without permitting
him to secure an introduction to the
counter town interests with which he
has so long been on hostile terms.