The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-14

attempted to get himself elected gov
ernor of Kansas on Do Right pat
form. l do not think the editors in this
state ought to hesitate to remove the
Sleeps clothing and disclose the real
wolf. If the people understand the
character of this blatant demag ogue, it
will thoroughly discredit him in any
matter that he attempts to discuss be-
fore the people. Surely the people of
this state will not take advice from u
man Of this kind.
Thanking you for what you have al
ready done and what you are doing III
this campaign, / remain,
" ours fraternally,
r. C. RANEY. Secretary.
Mr.. Craddock held in his hand a small
slip on which was written his reply to this
letter, and it is this that is ascribed espe-
cially to John H. Atwood. This reply was
as follows:
90. men of Kansas is it possible that
the brute instinct has so developed among
this people of boasted- intelligence thai
hopor and decency are. at a discount? Has
the party in this state who boasts that
Lincoln and Mckinley. are their ideals
sunk to the low plane occupied by the
staggering blackguard and cantng hypo-
critic, whose initiated tastes demand its
disgusting morsels of scandal, vTIlification
and abuse as thero only palatable food dur
ing a political campaign? 1s@the light of
reason and argument otos be. obscured by
the vonlit, of buzzards who have been
gOrged the carrion of profits arising
from non-enforcement of law, violated
oaths of office and confidence betrayedg
Are you ready to subscribe to the mon
strous doctrine that the intelligent farmer,
mechanic, citizen who dares exercise
his God given intelligence and constitu-
tional right of voting as his conscience
dictates is a bushwha cker? When every
intelligent man knows that the Republican
party owes its existence to the indepen
dent voter Mr.. Bailey now condemns?"
The fusionists, Craddock asserted, do not
believe in campaign of personal abuse.
"Our platform, To Do Right he asserted,
will not admit of the villification of in
dividuals."
Then he made a defense of his own rec
ord mayor of Kansas. City, Kan, say
ing that he could give Governor Stanley
two points to his in the appointment
Of old soldiers to public positions; and the
failure to enforce the prohibtory Law in
Kansas City was due to the fact that a
Republican city attorney dismissed the
cases as soon as they reached the district
court at the expense of the city
Talk about poor old Missouri" exclainl
ed Craddock- ''Who wrote your Republ-
can state platform? What corporation at
torney got in his private car in St Louis
and went down to the Republican state
convention at Wichita and demanded as
his right to see the Republican platform
before it was presented to the convention,
and what parts he did not like he changed
to suit him, and not q Republican paper
in the state thought of obtectins?'
AS Craddock closed ne was cheered en-
Enthusiastically, and the indications were
that the crowd was coming his way, but
when Bailey got started in his reply he
spoiled Craddoek's advantage to great
extent AS Craddock closed, however, a
good many people thought that ended the
debate and several hundred started out,
but took their seats again when Bailey
started in on his twenty-minute reply
1.-The trouble with my honorable oppon
T90f1o N
many things which are not So 1 hold in
my hand list of all the appointees which
he has made as mayor of Kansas CITY
Kan. and the whole list OF over two
hundred there are only five old soldiers
| Don't say that. 1t is not true, cried
Craddock amid the applause which came
from the Republicans.
eff Governor Stanley has laid himself
liable for not observing the ola soioler
law" continued Bailey. the mayor 81
Kansas City. Kan, has laid himself liza
BILE to fifteen punishments. A man may
get up here and pretend to stand on Do
Right platform and disparage personal
attacks but then turns around and makes
personal attacks on his opponents but 1t
does not sound well when in the court
records of Missouri that man stands tried
and convicted of wrong doing.
The Republicans greeted this with vocl-
ferrous applause. while the fusionists cried,
Shame, shamer
Mr. Bailey then proceeded to answer
| some of Craddoek's arguments, saying
that his figures for the total value OF
Kansas railroads do not represent the
truth; that he took the total capital of the
entire systems running through Kansas
instead of only that portion which would
represent the Kansas portion of each road.
He also called attention to the fact that
Craddock did not attempt to reply to the
questions which Bailey had furnished him.
In fact Mr.. Craddock old not refer to them
in any way except to say that the debate
1e al <1f A.
tional questions.