The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-03
COMMEND THE GOVERNOR
For His Course in Regard to Kansas
City Affairs.

The action of Governor Bailey in in
structing Attorney General Coleman to
represent the state in the Doodle in
vestigations and prosecutions in Kansas
City Kan, is meeting with the hearty
approval of those who wish to see cor
ruption rooted out in Kansas politics
and municipal affairs. 1t is now ac-
knowledged, too that the governors
course in bringing the matter about was
more satisfactory. and it was certainly
fair than If he had gone ahead without
giving County Attorney Gibson a hean-
ing.
William Allen White was one of the
most insistent that Governor Bailey ap-
point the attorney general to take a
hand in the investigation, and he now
comnends the governor for his course
In an editorial in the Emporia Gazette
Mr. White says:
Governor Bailey has directed Attor-
ney General Coleman to go to Kansas
City, Kan, and assist the county at
torney to prosecute the boodlers- This
action was taken Saturday night after
the governor had heard both sides of
the controversy. The boodIers and their
friends of course wanted no outside
interference and they managed to get
lot of weak-minded 'good-citizenS,
down the petition to retain Gibson, and
as a result the showing Gibson made
before the governor was more than
the real merits of the case warranted.
Gibson is one of the best attorneys at
the Wyandotte bar. He is able as q
practitioner to take charge of the
Doodle cases, but he is to be investi-
gated as one of the boodlers and he
had about as much business investi-
eating the boodlers before the grand
jury as Captain Kidd would have as one
of board of bishous.
"The public did not know the strength
of Gibsons petition, however, and could
not know the pressure that was brought
on Governor Bailey TO do the wrong
I11f % q he
right thing, he deserves the gratitude of
ali the people. He has taken the fair and
in the face of political advice to the con-
trary. He has acted as a governor should
friends and has confounded the suspicious
of his enemies. The case is now checked
Coleman. # an officer of Kansas ever
had great opportunity he has it. He
can make a name for himself. If he IS
brave and wise. that may make him the
inevitable candidate for governor of the
Republican party IN 1906. Kansas is look
ing for man who VIII stand for honesty
heart and soul into the fight for clean
politics. If he succeeds it Will be be-
cause he believes that the people are be-
hind him.
IAN the forces of graft and, iniquity will
try to convince him that courage is use
less. The thing for every honest citizen
to do who desires to make his private
sentiment ReDG is a To "rss re
him that III his fight against Doodle and
graft in Kansas honest citizens are with
him and that they will be with him at
the primaries and at the convention when
he is attacked by the enemies his honesty
makes
THE people of Kansas should rally to
their public officers who are fighting cor
rupsion II offiee The , only way to make make
favorfng ii. If men who have been
abusing Governor Bailey, bH who are
now convinced that in this MAI ter he has
acted wisely and bravely, woad write to
MIN and thank him for sending the at
/ torlsev general to Wyandotte county. they
worid do theirspart towards making Kan
sas honest