Olathe Republican Tribune from Olathe, Kansas • 2

cation. Plumb whs nlever a congressman ment would rec THE SENATORIAL CONTEST. i buildings while 01 Ingalls had not serveiU in the lower house. Qlathe Repablioan Tribisner Successor to Olathe Trillium. i the account would PefTer had not been a i-ongressman.

which it would bo Tho same argument, might bo made in Topeka is a busy town now and the attraction centers around tho Cope-land. One of tho best politicians In tho state and ono who is taking no part in tho content rotimrked to the age on its mail mi ORGANIZATION OF THF LEGISLATURE, The people have gained a decisive victory in the recent election. They have a safe majority and wo may expect somo excellent legislation if those who really sympathize with the pending reformatory measures will not permit themselves to be out generaled by the "interests." support of a president ial condidate, that is, the amount of Go itK Whxtnky Richardson Co, Vuhushkhs. tor would lie rtHlu(ltinal that experience in conjgress was necessary equipment for tho presidency, The fact JOHN RICHARDSON, Editor. writer when asked for an unbiased opinion us to tho outlook, that those who are watching tho senatorial contest particularly tho 'export in such ex are, there are but few tives who have boon of our chief congressmen.

There is now a deep laid plan to organize lliingH, are commenting with some sur Ilutiroil at tliu iMiKtotl'nt nt Olmlio, Kiumi, mimiuil cUnh mail nmtlUT. the legislature in the interests of the cor prise upon tha way the Stubb's boom tho new conditions.1 of the fact that 1 other reform in tl evidence nowudu projected transfer tho rwto moving spirit they BoU.ttgffi appointment of a Tho commission slmilaij j0 Commerce Commls ofltl.8fan-"It is pointed outit Qam Rf). ont men have been ft, wjt( u. 11... 1 is guintng' ground: porations and at the dictation of political machine bosses.

They will succeed, too, Mr. Stubbs has been talked of as a $1.00 a year. Hiliiscrlptloil sonatorial possibility every sinco tho unless great care and firmness is exercised Mr. Stannardof Emporia is recognized last legislature met He paid little attention to tho talk for a long time, FRIDAY JANUARY 4 1900. by all parties as a safe man for the people.

present ttrenuous incumbent was never a congressman. In fact somo of oui strongest men have gone to the senate fn-om The man is the main thing. Is he honest and capable? Is he in sympathy with the people in their great strmggle against corporate greed and insolen monopoly? Has he the courage to not onl vote right, but to exert his influence in Whalfof the people? Who are supporting him now for the senate? Is lie in line witlu those who stand and when ha did begin to tako notice He is outspoken, relative to the sort of lie was by no means decided whether OFFICIAL CITY PAPER. to get into tho race. Hut now that he legislation that should materialize this winter.

He is entitled to the hearty sup TO EVERY ONE A SQUARE DEAL, is fully and fairly in tho fight, those who thought tho talk about him meant nothing more than talk, aVe changing their views. port of all members who stand for a square twenty years and it tf() Doyco people that nJme WOK4 can bo conducted tojn UJj age with so many ch It Is to be borne In wftf fc noctlou that tho pij10 geccj. largely routine and oDroji tho same general succeeding administni deal in politics. "There are seven active candidates, Mr. Stannard's election does not affect tho sonatorial contest in any way.

The with the people or is ho supported by cor with two more mentioned. There are porate interests? organization should be effected on lkgisla votes in tho Republican caucus, where tho sonator will bo chosen. tivk grounds, with a view to secure the ability of couductiugnn Ifsf CONGRESSMAN SCOTT ON STUBBS' REPUBLICANISM. instead of at tho 11 Congressman Scott in hlis paper, the Iola depend on some chu oral system rather thtj Register, has the following to say relative Congressman Curtis has some old experienced politicians working manfully, for him. Treasurer Tom Kelly is a most ardent supporter of Mr.

Curtis, is writing fetters, we understand, all over the state in lidraK of his candidate. Tom never forgets lis friends. An exchange gets off the following: R. Peters, who seems to have the authority to do so, has decided that the Kansas grain inspection is unconstitutional. If this turns out to be so, there is another waiting the.

coining legislature. A new of any ono man at the to Hon. W. R. Stubbs' Republicanism: Necessarily it is Popular proposition; the majj "The laborious effort on the part of newspapers to make it (appear that the influence of Honorable W.

Stubbs dur ing- the recent campaign was thrown Tho most sanguino claim for Mr. Curtis, who has most at present, Is that he will have thirty-nine. Others say he has but thirty-one. It is generally believed that he w'll have only about fifty after the minor candidates have been eliminated and tho struggle has bottled down to a fight between tho winner and his strongest opponents. Fifty, they say, Is the utmost strength Curtis can muster, and lifty won't elect.

"All parties admit that it is Curtis against the field, and tho field Is considerably inclined to pool issues to eliminate him. Stubbs, Dristow and Vic. unlock are very friendly to each other, and Unison and Cutty are rather Inclined to Itock with thorn. best result in law making and not with ref-ference to any senatorial candidate. The organization is the first and most important duty to bo performed.

The highest and shrewdest play of the scheme ing political bosses will be made in the organization of the legislature. The llolton Recorder which has never been very friendly to W. R. Stubbs, gives the strongest kind of approvalt'o the Lawrence man's platform, and congratulates him on not attempting to straddle a single issue. The Recorder adds: "Everybody who reads his announcement will kr.ow exactly what he is for.

While the first choice against the Republican Stlite Ticket and that he is, therefore, not entitled to receive liw will have to be made and if it can be postotllue business nu ble, although not nec The revenue ment in the twenty vLincof' June 1 was while the expenses for l-knowa wero ncreatof of eight per cent. rd Dk Will the joint be able to suggest enouj. Shan-make tho department er tb under Government contij, now ists think it could bo nr.fy I management? the support of Republican embers of the legislature in his race for The Senate, is not likely to deceive anybody but it is none fixed so as to pass the courts, all right. But it beats thunder that no law that suits ttbig corporations is ever found to be in friends of Mr. lie less reprehensible.

Tlu; licit. ed imiiH illict with the constitution." Stubbs know that he was si diately after the Republican state ngainst the Talk about Stubbs' Republicanism, but tiou to head an open revol ttl THE POPULIST PARTY of this paper is not Stubbs, we only deem it fair to say ho has set an example of frankness and candor in stating his principles that will please a large number of the rank and file voters and which some of the other candidates will do well to follow. Un State ticket and all the necessiary financial backing was guaranteed, lie 1 not only refused to assume the leadership of this movement but he directed tin? forces behind it into a channel of very material help Chairman Hanna of shri party of Kansas called' Is Uf f.i-hun Iloch would not be governor today. But for the square deal Republicans T-ito modified the very unsatisfactory plat-form adopted by the state convention, there would not have been "one left to tell the tory." It was necessary to convince the people that the Republicans stood for what the people really demanded, so that it for them to go to the Ihesi! live have consul-nioly nitre than a majority, so, should an alliance between them lm formed to give the prize to the one who can mako tho strongest showing on first ballot, the second ballot will bo lik'dy to decide. Hut doubtless a spirit of independence will prevent some of them delivering all of their votes wherever they choose, so there is a chance that this would fail, "Mr.

Stubbs is generally accredited of the populists at Topkytjj.4j wuu a yiew or uisiKinumsj; fulness to the State ticket. llio sneer at After dicussing thc: like some of our aspirants for office in the past, he has attached no strings to his principles and left no bridges over which the "Square Deal" questions asl an attempt to weaken the Republican ticket! by direct followu la length passed tho tions: ing attention to faults in the uikitform is llosolved. That this confer i I. .1.,. iv not only to misconceive the purjjoso but to wholly misjudge the result of toso inter he could retreat in case he thought he saw someway better to subserve his private interests that by going forward on the line he has so plainly mavpcd out.

with having, at present, nineteen avowed supporters. These are 'original Stubbs Mr. Stubbs has been really In the race for less than a week. There can be little doubt that rogatories. The purpose of tlJese questions was to secure pledges- froiln enough Democrats who had adopted such a platform, as the rank and tile of the voters in Kansas wanted.

It was the only remedy and those who are so short sighted as not iu bo able to see it, are very hidebound in--steed. A SPECIES OF BRIBERY. News comes from the state capital that a certain candidate is entertaining members Republican candidates for the legislature in support of certain measures, twhieh all the people in tho state insisted must be uurei muim tut; u'wuaij nijp it tee and press for their prosecution of the campaign funds and under every dls. ment and wo congratulate tho tee upon tho moral effect and of their efforts. Resolved, That tho committee structed to take courage from past experience and that they -r ouslv continue the work of our ot; i station until our cause shall be Resolved, That each voter who his vote for the Populist State THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM.

A recent speaker, discussing the question: "What shall we do with the immigrants?" put the truth very forcibly when he said that "the question will soon cease to be, what shall we do with the immi I th mi? the framed into law to make it certain that such legislation would be enacte'd. The he will gain strength, as the race grows hotter, from the present supporters of those candidates who admittedly cannot win. For instance, Phil Campbell has the entire Third district, twenty-nine votes, behind him, but he cannot gain any where else. Most of these will go to Curtis, constituting about the only gain he will make, but some of them will go to result was to convince Republicans who wanted these measures put into tlile statute books that they did not have to goj outside their party to secure that end. Itlis prob grant? They keep on coming a million a year; the live question will be, what will they do with us? They have already and who desires to co-operate iot Stubbs.

The same will be true when n1mnr rninnd tho Americanism of cause hereafter be requested to ably not extravagant to say that teij thous the dissolution of the strength of other minor candidates occurs. Stubbs will some sections of the country." Senator Ingalls, twenty-five years ngo of the' legislature at dinners and theatre parties and that numerous 'courtesies' are lining extended to he members. Such act ions are a brazen insult to honest Eien. It is saying in so many words, "I propose buying you Reubens before you fcnowit." There are too many sensible, Iionest men elected to represent the people in the Kansas legislature this year to hit fooled by this poorly disguised scheme. The people are on guard.

gain a few, every time. Thus, when postal card with his name and ad! to K. C. Fowler, secretary, Static! Topeka, Kansas. I The committee on resolutions! and votes were thus saved to the lopubh-can ticket which but for the assurance of the pledges called forth by tho Square and more, sounded the warning, lie called the combination between Murdock, Dristow and Stubbs ha succeeded in attention to the fact that this country had Deal" questions, would have bocVn cast composed of the following gentlej eliminating the others and comes to decide upon one of its own members with wonderful cordiality, invited foreign against it.

Mr. Stubbs is generanu cred immigration to our shores, with the spirit as winner, Stubbs will likely have more votes than either of the others of Yankee Doodle we had thrown open out ited with having framed these questions and suggested this method of meeting the emergency which then confronted the. and be chosen senator. doors to tho world and had invited the op "Stubbs is admittedly a man of the people. The tendency nowadays Is to pressed of the earth to enter and become citizens but the time had long since come party.

If that is true Governor Iloch owes his election to W. R. Stubbs. I "It should not be forgotten either! that the work of the last Legislature in cutting popularize politics. The people are assuming more and more power and when a halt should be called.

Albeit Griffin of Topeka, Jo? Wright of Smith Center, and Wiley of Topeka. National Chairman Jas. H. sent the following telegram to th ference which had a good etTe, those in the consultation: "Joliet, Illinoh "Horace A. Keefer, Topeka, Kan.

"Our cause prospers. Be kindlto 4 friends and keep straight ahead." 1 Jas. II. Ferns, I National ChainAaDi The Capital says, relative to Hanna's attitude: Chairman Hanna has roadej sit flattering remarks, concerning Roo! consequently are gaining more and Of course we have room plenty, for all good people who are in sympathy with our more inltuenco with those who make senators. It will not surprise many APPROVES OF MR, STUBB'S CANDIDACY, Elsewhere will be found an article from from Hon.

D. P. Johnson touching the enatorful contest. Another farmer writes the Tribune, but not for publication, using among other things this language: I am heartily" in sympathy with the Stubbs movement I not believe there is an- ether man in the race that can or will do as much for the people at large as Stubbs, 'therefore I am for him." That is the pre-itoiinating sentiment among the farming form of government, and those who are enterprising and able to assist in the development of our wonderful resources, but people if the next legislature selects W. It.

Stubbs for United States Senator. Things certainly are xhaping in that way at present." we have no room for the pauper or the down expenses and in passing good laws had a great deal to do with Republican! success in the late campaign. Indeed it isj not too much to say that had this Legislative record been less satisfactory than it was Governor Iloch at least would defeated. The Governor made the record of that Legislature the principal part of his campaign speech and it constituted a mjost effective appeal to the voters. If there 1'iad anarchist or for those who would change PRIVATE POSTAL SERVICE.

"lt that there has been some suspect li-i Ul.lin our form of government or our American customs to conform with those of the old There is much talk now relative to communities. There is not a bit of doubt tvinong me popuiisn titan uo mvi, to bolt the party and line up with Republicans, but Hanna says Ni! country. Most of us proudly boast of our Irish thai Stubbs would carry Johnson county, firtlte matter was submitted to the people. He stands for the people, is battling now "I am going to stay right mm Dutch, or English ancestry and we claim old party," he said last night1, been nothing in that record to boast of1 it would certainly have taxed even Govern or Hoch's oratorical ingenuity to have made! a to be good American citizens, but that the ontted strength of corporate interests private postal service and while the government is not likely to turn over this important branch of the service to private parties, still it is interesting to observe the sentiment of the country on the subject. In view of the recommendation of Assistant Postmaster General Madden to increase the newspaper postage 400 per cent in oi'der to make the deficit, Oie proposition of the Chicago syndi admire Roosevelt and I admire Bryn 1 but that is because they advocat er- tain things that have ever been a art there is a dangerous element coming to our agumftt the things that the people demand.

shores which no good citizen, whatever may winning campaign speech this yea'1. That it was a record to boast of is due fst of of the populist creed. The old 'dirty in be his native ancestry, desire, to see landed. The miserable grasping spirit of is good enough for me. My ide tnV Kt.nhlv.

He not onlv dreanizuid is no division among those interests. Cartis is their man, and if not Curtis some wht will be passive and accomplish atothing for the people. he Legislature as Speaker with a view in commercialism has so captured our people nue giving the voters a chance to whether or not they wished to con the organization is simply the of conversations I have had with suit knen getting good work done, but he followed up the important measures and saw that the work was done. It was Wf in various lines that we take too many chances with the things that are dangerous to our country. The steamship com whom we consider party leaders It R.

Stubbs who made the way straight fojr success in the late campaign. cate is causing the country to sit up ard take notice. Of course such a change would bo a back set to the federal ownership advocates. The Buffalo, N. Y.

Press says: "The proposition made by interests presented by W. D. Boyce of Chicago to the joint committee of Congress investigating postal abuses and expected to recommend reforms, a proposition panies have a vast amount for which they will be required to answer in this regard. They are continually striving for trade Of course the attack on Mr, Stubbs parti THE PASS The railroads say in their circular letters to newspapers that they cannot issue interstate transportation, for that would be in violation of the rate law and that if they issue transportation, limited to the state that it might be used in interstate travel. Of course all that is very logical for conductors not know enough not to allow record is merely a pretext and does not constitute even in the slightest degree the1, with the insolent disregard for the interest of this country.

The miserable politicians are now afraid to utter a word, real reason of the opposition to him on the1, part of those who made it. They would have been against him just the same if he much less pass the right kind of an immi appeared to me that there was a sentiment in that direction and as cliair-man of the committee I considered it my duty to give the yoters and committee a chance to express At the meeting today they decided unanimously to continue the organization and that is perfectly satisfactory to me." I Those who attended the meeting are Horace A. Keefer, Leavenworth county; Joseph A. Wright, Smith county; E. C.

Fowler, Topeka; H. C. Root, Topeka: W. R. Eyster, Topeka; Robert Houserman, Riley county: W.

W. Wiley, Topeka; Harry Grai, Osborne; J. A. Jordan, Riley ejnunty; to take oyer the postofllce business of the country, will come as a radical gration law, against the abuses herein dishonest newspaper editors to use such departure from the settled progress of had ifaade three speeches a day for the Re named. It is high time that all good citi transportation.

current thought, though something of zens of whatever nativity should take a But the usual transportation is being the nature has been hinted at on sev flofisivo stand relative to this serious era! previous occasions. If anything sued to legislators. What for? question. There is important railroad legislation the' public was more prepared for an announcement that the Government iivasl contemplating the adoption of NOT NECESSARY 'ending and a United States senator is to Ik' elected. Of cou rse this wholesale issue of pusses to those who will determine these publican ticket from the time the campaign opened until it closed.

They are against him because he can be depended upon to fight machine politics, to oppose graft in business as well as in public life, and to legislate in the interest of all the people and not for just a few of them. These are tho feal reasons why the most conspicuous opponents of Mr Stubbs are lighting him and they are the reasons why a large lie Railroad business, which has been The writer heard a Curtis man say in rojocted for years. Dispatches irom in tho last Tow weeks have told mutters, has nothing to do with it. Topeka Monday that a man should have served us a congressman to be given a seat o. waioroury, iMiipona; u.

x. Shinn, Ottawa: Albert Griflin, Topeka; Geo. W. Hanna, Clay county; C. A.

Southwick, Clay Thus failed another attempt to bury the party In thU stale. t. in v.nnnd. that there 'are er.ough in tho railroad service there YT: in the senate. Tho gentleman's argmn the the Government took over ont wns made to influence a vote for Mr.

irt uvi "-v, i jw ttini elected to this legislature wli will nol i i his evident intention of the railroads to "mlluence their action. enndidato who "roiuem- 'iTIH 1 if embraces Curtis. tt'rhe Boyce proposition Farm lands for at low rates. A. sale.

Fa riu loans H. Lott, olllce in at people hoiievetnat.noou,uni oe sent, irRnlco to give better service 41 While having served in. the house is no be the United States Senate. tfod rates. Under it the Govern- Miller Building.

Umh" his friends" in this way shou'd -defeated. 'detriment still it is not a necessary qualifi 11.