The Topeka state journal., 1901-03-07

forward. busInesslilxe way. Characters
tic Of the man. In comparing records and
standing past and present Of the Two
candidates think Mr.. Warner has the
advantage BY Tar on the side OF the
greater good, . consequently must
conclude that we would naturally ex-
pect the greater good to result to the
city from his administration Of public
analrS- 4 90 not endorse his position IN
the case Of Chief Stahl. at the same time
do not condemn hiTa as a wet
because OF that position. can not see
as yet that such position has or viii in
the future seriously hinder or help the
enforcement Of law. Should a majority
Of his constituents petition him to vote
for confirmation of Mr.. Stahl no doubt
he would willingly do so.
Mr.. Warner relies on his record and
standing. public and private, for endorse
u1ent at the primaries and if elected on
his oath of Office as a pledge to do his
ers sufficient and more binding than pre-
election promises
Is this not a many. positon2 Did we
ask more OF our present loyal and bravo
executive who is soon to retire?
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow voters Of
Topeka, If you have any other good rea-
sons why we should support Mr. Hughes
tnan ms promises, let US have them be-
fore the primaries. We cannot afford TO
make mistake at this time.
G. H GRIGGS.
FROM A WOMAN VOTER
To the Editor Of the State Journal:
In Wednesdays issue Of the Topeka
Capital I read a short editorial under
the headline stand Together" Per
init me TO thank that kind editor
through your paper Voting is a priv
nege very rarely accorded to the women,
hence election day is the great day Of
the feast" in our estimation. So again
I say thanks for the timely advice and
kindly enlightenment BY the editor re-
garding that eyentful day. He says that
all who are opposed to joints should
vote for Colonel Hughes. / can't thank
the good editor enough for telling US
how TO use our little grain Of common
small voice keeps saying to me, VIII
you be OF that number who, having
eyes, see not, and ears, hear rot, and
noses, smell not2 Take heed unto thy
and follow in her peaceful paths. and
vote for the man of upright heart,
which being Interpreted meaEs the clean
man. RUTH SHARP.
FROM MR. NEWELL
To the Editor of the State Journal:
With your permission I wish to say a
few words on the mayor" question.
Eleven years ago came to Topeka
and cast my first vote for r l.. COfran
Tor mayor and have supported the can
didate backed by the State Journal ev-
cry election from that time until this
both by voice and vote. Not simply be-
Journal, but because II has always stood
for principle and integrity and put par
ty prejudice in the back ground
In the coming campaign / am glad to
see it maintaining the same principle. I
have always been a friend and advocate
Of woTan's suffrage, especially in munt-
cipal elections, because believed our
greatest and best reforms would result
men, some OF whom were mothers Of
young men. to vote for a man ike Col.
Hughes for mayor, felt like repenting
in ''sackcIoth and aShes's
Right at the time, too, when 1t is a life
and death struggle between law and
laWleSsness, when Sobriety and decency
are arrayed against purity and the
home How can a young mans mother
support for ruler of our beautiful city a
man who permits these iniquitOuS dens
in his own property? Young wife, how
can you afford to support for ruler OF
our city man who has been an avowed
friend and supporter Of that traffic
which would ruin your home? Oh. but
you say he promised to be good If we
would support him for mayor.
One of the arguments have heard in
favor of Hughes was that he married
a good mans daughter- God bless the
good mans daughter, but give us
clean man for mayor.
With every appeal for a vote for Mi.
Hughes comes an excuse or apology for
his past record. If in our city Of 10000
people we are compelled to support
man for whom apologies must De InaQe,
let US change the name of Topeka to
SOdOrn or GOmorrah-
I have been a neighbor of Mr.. War
ner's for ten years and in that time I
know Of not one act either public or pri-
vate for which an apology need be |
made.
The one straw which his opponents
are endeayoring to make break the |
camels back is that he voted against
the confirmation of Mr.. Stahl. In so /
doing he used good business-like CON- |
mon sense. a characteristic of his With |
due respect to Mr.. Stahl, he has not one |
single qualification for chief Of police !
Mr. Warner voted against Mr.. Stahl |
because he believed Mr.. Stahl was in
competent for the position Since our |
new chief has taken charge crime and |
lawlessness have attained a footing in
our city stronger than for many years |
previous. Not because the chiefs In
tentions were not good, but because he |
was inexperienced in dealing with the |
criminal element
Mr.. Warner stands on his past rec
ord as councilman business man, prf- /
vate citizen Col" Hughes stands on |
pledges made since his recent flop,
by that little mayorite bee buz- |