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THE ADVOCATE.
October 28,
HE ADVOCATE.
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NATIONAL BEFOBS PBESS ASSOCIATION.
PEOPLE'S PARTY H0H1MEES,
For President,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
For Tire President,
THOMAS E. WATSON.
For Congressmen.
At large ...,J. D. Botkln, Neodesha
First district 11. E. Ballon, Seneca
Second district M. S. Peters, Kansas City
Third District E. R. Rldgley, Pittsburg
Fourth district John Madden, Emporia
Fifth district W. D. Vincent, Clay Center
Sixth District. .N. B. McCormlck, Phllllpsbnrg
Seventh dlst ..Jerry Simpson, Medicine Ledge
For Presidential Electors.
Morris Cliggltt Pittsburg
Albert Perry Troy
O.T.Pitts Wellington
Sidney Hay den Holton
J. B. Goshora Iola
W. II. Linton Cherry vale
Earl M. Blackshere Elmd&le
C. A. HUler, at large Sallna
James R. Logan, at large Lincoln
II. J, Boetzel, at large Elllnvrood
For State Officer.
Governor John W. Leedy, Leroy
Chief Justice Frank Doster, Marion
Lieutenant Governor.... A. M. Hsrvey, Topeka
Attorney General L. C. Boyle, Fort Scott
Secretary of State W. K. Bosh, Mankato
Auditor W. II. Morris, Pittsburg
Treasurer David lleflebower, Buoyrus
Superintendent Wm. Stryker, Great Bend
For Judges of the Coarts of Appeals.
Eastern division, northern department,
J. P. Ulndman, Olathe
Central division, northern department,
John II. Mahan, Abilene
Western division, northern department,
8. W.McElroy.Oberlln
Eastern division, sonthern department,
Manford Sohoonover, Garnett
Central division, southern department,
A. W. Dennlson, Eldorado
Western division, southern department,
B.F. Milton, Dodge City
Shawnee County Ticket,
District Judge L A. Stebbins
State Senator William II. Gonitis
Representative 86th district W. T. Pence
Representative Sth district.... C. K. Ilolllday
Representative 37th district Wilson Keith
County Attorney J. 8. Ensmlnger
Probate Judge William R. Hazea
District Clerk C. E. Purviance
CountykSuperlntendent J. IL Stevens
The next edition of the Advocate
will be issued forty-eight hours later
than usual, in order to enable us to
give readers a fair idea of the result of
the election.
Watch the count and take every
precaution against frauds.
Colonel Norton wisely says,
"Turn the guns on the enemy."
A savlnq of $205,443 in one year's
administration of State affairs is not a
bad showing for the late Populist administration.
The idea of the Republican manage
ment is that votes enough must be
secured for the gold Democrat and
"Middle-of-the-road Populist" tickets
to nullify the silver Republican vote,
cr McKinley will lose the State.
The charges that Leedy is promis
U g places, getting money from whisky
men, and all such things are false. Mr.
Leedy will go into office absolutely free
from any entangling alliances.
ECONOMY NEEDED IN STATE AFFAIRS.
After all that has been printed in
these columns from Republican news
papers, tending to show that the pres
ent Republican administration is weak,
vacillating, dishonest and extravagant,
it would seem unnecessary to submit
anything further on that line. Begin
ning with the Governor helping him
self to several hundred dollars out of
his contingent fund to pay clerk hire
and expenses incurred prior to his in
auguration, and ending with the steal
ing of carpets by employes who are
still retained on the pay-roll, the "busi
ness" features of this administration
seem to be failures except for the
few people who happen to te in office.
It has been charged openly that old
soldiers have been killed at Osawat
omie Insane Asylum, yet not even an
Investigation was made. Oust Mauer
was sent home from the Topeka Insane
Asylum with two black eyes, a broken
noBe and a broken neck, his body being
accompanied by a certificate from the
Superintendent that he had died of
apoplexy, yet no effort was ever made
to right the wrong, and the Superin
tendent is still in office. Similar cases
are being brought to light, but the
"business" administration lacks time
or disposition to look after the poor
unfortunates who are being brutally
treated. The expenses of State Insti
tutions have been permitted to steadily
increase, yet the poor inmates com
plain of lack of good food. Police
Commissioners are named in the first
class cities, who, with one or two ex
ceptions, are fining joints, or, rather,
in effect are nullifying the prohibitory
law and putting into operation a high
license system. No effort is being
made to enforce the law as the statute
and the Governor's oath of office con
templates. Corruption is permitted
to creep in everywhere. Public affairs
are handled as if public office was a
private snap.
All these things have been repeat
edly placed before Advocate readers.
The evidence of Republican news
papers has been submitted to a great
extent. There can be no doubt but
that this is the moot extravagant and
reckless administration the State has
had in years. The table given on an
other page proves this. And in this
connection the Advocate desires to
state that these figures are absolutely
correct, without any juggling or at
tempt at misrepresentation, and are as
shown by the records. Any other
statement of conditions is juggled so
that the true figures are not shown.
Now It is no use to turn these men
down unless better are named in their
stead. But voters have a People's
party ticket before chem, made up of
careful, plain, honest men, committed
to an economical administration of
affairs. They are from the ranks and
are acquainted in their every day life
with the full meaning of the word
economy. With one exception they
are men with a very small amount of
this world's goods to their credit. They
are not used to high or luxurious liv
ing. They know the condition of the
common people, because they come of
that class. They can be relied on to
give to the State an administration
which will make the heart of the over
burdened taxpayer glad. Their elec
tion should be aasured by a safe
majority. .
After returning from a recent
Western campaign tour, Senator Lodja
of Massachusetts said: "I was sur
prised when I noticed the class of
people who were against the single
standard. They are not foreigners, as
I had understood, but .good native
born Americans, typical Yankees.
This Is especially true of Kansas, a
State settled by New Englanders.
There the old settlers and their descend
ants are almost solidly against us, and
I must confess that they cannot be
called anarchistic or unpatriotic"
STATE EXPENDITURES COMPARED.
In another column appears a de
tailed showing of the juggling of figures
by Republicans in their leaflet in which
they give an alleged comparison of the
expenses of the Populist and Republi
can administrations. This shows a
balance of $73,757 In favor of the Pop
ulists in the departments compared.
If all the departments were included
in the comparison this balance in favor
of Populists would be increased to
$159,135. They are not all included,
as this is a comparison of these depart
ments only whloh are referred to in
the Republican leaflet. There is no
account taken of the earnings of de
partments aid institutions. These
show a net Populist income of $162,
920.59 and a Republican income of
$116,607.70. These figures are taken
from the same Treasurer's and Audi
tor's reports from which all the figures
given by Mr. Semple are taken. This
gives a balance of $48,312.89 in favor
of Populists,which, added to the above
figures, gives a total balance in favor of
the Populists of $205,448.76 if all the
departments are compared, or $119,
869.89 if those departments only are
compared which are shown in Mr.
Semple'a table. This showing is abso
lutely correct. The figures are taken
from official reports. They show the
actual amount of the taxpayer's money
paid out and the actual returns made
in the way of incomes and earnings.
It is a record to be proud of , and an
even better record will be made If the
present Populist candidates are elected.
INSIST ON A FAIR COUNT.
It must be admitted that a free bal
lot and a fair count is not so popular
with Kansas Republicans as it ought
to be. Men, whose dally walk in life
is exemplary in every particular, are
not always men who can be safely
trusted in election matters. There has
not been an election in the State in
years in which the Republicans have
not taken advantage of opportunities
afforded In some localities to practice
frauds which have swelled their vote
beyond that to which they were enti
tled. The only safe way 3 to watch
every point. Silver men should not
only watch, but should in all cases and
under all circumstances insist on hav
ing the letter of the law carried out.
Proper representation on the election
board is an important matter. In most
precincts the board should consist of
one Republican, one Populist and one
Democrat. The clerks should be of
different parties representing the two
leading ones. Two election officers,
usually one judge and one clerk, of
different political parties, shall be
named in the morning to assist illiter
ate voters. It is their duty to see that
the ballot is marked as the voter di
rects. In challenging, the vote may
b sworn In, but must be marked with
the number of the voter's name on the
poll list. Extreme care should be
taken that no official ballot Is permit
ted to get out of the polling place. If
a briber can get a ballot he can mark
it his way, give it to a voter, who gzta !
a ballot in the regular way, goes to the
booth, and returning, votes the ticket
the briber gave him. Then he returns
the ballot the judge gave him to the
briber, who knows he has voted his
way, and pays him. Watch all these
things.
When the count begins, have the
Populist or Democrat judge read the
ballot. A Republican is apt to read
the names of his own candidates where
ours appear. If a Republican reads,
see that he is closely watched. Have
a friendly judge take the ballots from
the box and inspect each before he
gives it to the reading judge, in order
that be may know if it is properly
read. Each candidate is entitled by
law to have present a representative to
witness the count. Whether you are
a judge or clerk, take down for your
own use the footings for every candi
date. Then, if the figures are subse
quently changed, you can testify as to
what they were originally. If you
have a copy of the ballot law, read it
carefully.
Insist on your rights as a member of
the party. Do not be bulldozed. The
only way the gold crowd can win is
by fraud. Don't hesitate aboui spend
ing all day and half the night watch
ing after these things. A few hours
so spent may save the State and may
save the Presidency. Let us have a
free ballot and an absolutely fair count.
LET US HAVE GOOD LEGISLATION.
While the duty of electing a United
States Senator is an important matter,
still there are other good reasons why
a Populist Legislature should be
chosen. It is important that legisla
tors should be chosen with due consid
eration of their ability and desire to
assist in enacting legislation of value
to the people. A maximum freight
law similar to the Iowa law should be
adopted. Farmers should no longer
be required to give an unreasonable
portion of their products to railroads
to get the remainder to market. Tax
ation laws should be more equitable.
Useless and unnecessary expenses of
State government should be cut off.
Appropriations should be made with
more care and with a greater view to
public economy. A large number of
other things which are in line with the
demands of the people may be done by
a Populist Legislature.
A careful examination of the bills
passed by the House in 1890 and by
the Senate in 1893 and 1895, when those
bodies were controlled by Populists,
shows that a Legislature entirely con
trolled by that party would do the
State material service. In almost all
cases the Populists and the other silver
forces have 8greed on candidates who
are representative citizens, men of
mature ability tfnd character; and who
can be safely trusted on questions of
State legislation and in the election of
a United States Senator. These can
didates should in all cases receive the
united votes of all silver men. Let no
feeling of any sort interfere with any
silver man giving them cordial sup
port. We are warned by gold standard ad
vocates that financial distress will fol
low free coinage. Can conditions
become any worse? Can a man sink
ing in quicksand be induced to give up
efforts to get out?
The charge that the old war horses
of Populism are being Ignored this
year Is untrue. Every loyal Populist
speaker whom it has been possible to
get into the field has been sent out by
tha committee.