The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

-the-road Populist convention to
be held in three weeks. He says: THAT
the boasted Republican security in
Kansas Is all wind is demonstrated by
the arrangements being made by Mort
Albaugh TO hold middle-Of-the-road
Populist convention in Topeka to nomi-
nate state ticket. This plan of SUBJ
sidizing few malcontents to run a Re-
publican side show is not new in Kan
sas. 1t proved to be failure in 1896
and will fall with the same thud this
campaign"
Mayor Craddock did not meet w. ].
Bailey at the Circleville log rolling yes
and he went to Paola instead Bailey
expressed himself because Craddock
was not present to debate with him.
In his speech Mr.. Bailey said.
In his address, recently y-issued Grad
dock says If you will elect him gov
ernor he will reduce your taxes half;
if you pay SO now you will only pay
IS; if you pay 500 now you will only
pay $50 when he gets in. He is going
to make the corporations pay it. He
says: Tax the railroads of Kansas as
they are taxed in Democratic Missouri
and they will pay twice the taxes in
comparison, taking jerk water branches
of the Burlington in Kansas and the
main line of the Burlington in Missouri
Why was he not fair? Why did he not
in Kansas with main lines in Missouri.
He con pared a third rate line In Kan
sas with a first rate line in Missouri.
For instance. why did he not compare
the assessment of the main line of the
Santa Fe in Missouri with the Santa Fe
main line in Kansas. Had he done so
he would have found that the Santa Fe
pays 1892 taxes mile on it's main line
in Kansas, as against 1924 per mile in
Missouri.
The Rock Island pays $1S1 taxes per
mile in Missouri and $275 per mile in
Kansas. Now what kind of an
arithmetic does he use when he pro-
poses to increase the railroad taxes in
Kansas by making them the same as
Missouri, which are lower than ours
are now. How is he going to reduce
the taxes Of the people one half by re-
ducing taxes on railroads to conform
with the railroad taxes in Missouri? BY
his own declarations he is pledged to
reduce the railroad assessment of Kan
sas to the same basis as that in Mis-
souri, instead of increasing then.
But what has a governor to do with
the levying and collection of taxes any
how? Where does Craddock find any
authority that will enable him, as gov
not be, to do anything on the tax cues
ton anyway? He Is not member of
the state board of railroad assessors
nor OF the state board of equalization
Other officers are elected to look after
those matters, and the leRisla ture. an
Independent branch of the government,
makes all the laws. Does Mr. Craddock
propose to be the whole thing?' Does
ne propose to usury the power not only
of the other state officers, but also Of
the legislature?"
The Howard Courant calls on "Bill'
Morgan to hand down some figures on
the senatorial situation.
The following are w. J. Bailey's dates
for the next month
August 2!Holton. G. A. R. reunion.
fLeavenworth, Emancipation ad-
dress. s-s.~
sLKansas City. Kan. county conven-
ton.
14-Halstead, Old Settlers reunion,
15-Oswego, G. A. r. reunion
16-Wathena, Chautauqua
19-Cawker City, Chautauqua. D. m.
Stockton, 8 p. m.
20-HiH City. D. m.
21-Hoxie. D. m.
22-AtwoOd, afternoon.
23-St. Francis, afternoon.
25-Marion, afternoon educational
meeting. Peabody, evening
27-Abilene, Woodman log rolling.
2S-Randolph, G.. A. r. reunion morn
ing.
29-Garden City. fair, morning and af-
ternoon. Cimarron, evening"
30-Syracuse, afternoon. Lakin, even
ing.
September kansas City, Kan, La
Dor Day.
2-Coldwater.
3-Ashland.
dodge City, G. A. r. reunion.
5-Oskaloosa. fair.
6-Strong City.