The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
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fraud is apparent. win be recorded in
the result
Give US fair, sensible tax law, and
make it a penitentiary offense for either /
assessor or the assessed to evade it.
a new road law is a long felt want
We mention these three because we |
do not believe it possible to make them
worse than they are, and there is a pos /
si5ility that they might be improved.
Be economical. but not penny wise
and pound foolish
Abolish all those offices made for
the sole purpose of rewarding political
strikers
Make a new committee and appoint
on II the most muscular men in the
BODY, the duty of which viii be to keep
an eye on the lobby for grafters with
schemes to rob the state. and hustle
them cut OF the state house and tumble
steps where Mort Albaugh fell and
broke his leg.
1t is all right to advocate temper
ance and prohibition when occasion
requires but for Heaven sake do not
go from the state house direct to your
rooms at the hotel. I'LL yourselves and
boon companions up on joint whisky
and hold orgies that will disgrace tine
people you represent. Wait until your
eloquent appeals for prohibition cease
to reverberate in the law-making
chambers
If you should happen to introduce
ana advocate a measure which you
c0nsclentiOusiy believe to be right and
after returning to the bosom of your
constituents some one should criticize
your action do not try to get out of 1t
by denying your responsibility and try
to throw the blame on somebody else
DO your duty to the people as YOU
see it, and let future results to your
political career take care of themselves.
Above all do not get it into your
heads that you are statesmen of such
ira a ability rsaf fc do.
mand for you to step up higher into
some more responsible and more lucra-
tive office There are not enough
United States senaforships, governor
ships supreme judgeships and Indian
agencies to go around. There has been
many a pretty fair business man, me
ctanic or farmer utterly spoiled by
germs of this kind whom, if the whole
population had been out shooting
statesmen. would never have had a cap
snapped at him.
When the postofrice fight was on at
Fort Scott last spring Geo. J. Barker.
acting Tor Congressman BOWersOck,
went to Fort Scott and proposed a
compromise by allowing one man to
serve half of the new term and his op-
ponent the other half. and this agree
ment was effected Recently Mr.. Bar
Bourbon countyss legislative members,
and asked for his support In the speak
ership fight. Campbell replied:
Barker, I want to fix it as YOU did
the Fort Scott postoHice matter. I
viii vote for Pringle for speaker this
winter and for you next winter when
there won't be any legislature"
Tip from the Holton Recorder: Gov
ernor Bailey hasn't fooled anybody in
this neck o'Woods with that story that
Mrs Bone is to be mistress of the ex-
ecutive mansion 1t is too thin.
Morton Albaugh's paper. the Kingman
Leader, publishes the following com
ments on the senatorial fight. in which
1t is conceded that Mr.. Curtis will prob
ably lead on the first ballot in the legis-
lative contest:
These are busy times at Topeka. The
senatorial contest, which has been at
tracing more than usual interest III
the state for year past. is now aD
preaching the critical stage. It prom
iSes to be with few exceptions the most
interesting contest that has ever been
had in the history of the state The
candidates are men well known in the
state, men of strong personalities, men
with friends intensely anxious for their
success, and it is probable that it will
take many ballots in caucus for the
winner to secure a majority.
+Of the forty members of the senate
the Republicans h9Ve thirtv-four in
Guiding Tapp of Sedgwick county. who.
though elected as a Po9ulist. declares
this winter. Of the one hundred and
twenty-five members of the house. the
Republicans have ninety-6ve. The Re
publican caucus viii be COMPOSED Of
one hundred and twenty-nine men. pro,
vidiug dea tn or serious illness should not
be the occasion for absentees. Senator
FullingtOn of Clay county has been Sc
riOusly III for a number of months, and
1t IS more than an even chance that he
VIII not be able to be present during
the session.
''Of the one hundred and twenty nine
members. Of which the caucus viii be
composed. it IS probable that Congress
man Curtis VIII have more on the first
ballot than any other candidate Con-
gresham Long and Governor Stanley
viii probably have few less than Mr.
Curtis. Congressmen Calderhead and
Bowersock Will probably have ten or a
dozen votes each. They will try to hold
these votes in the hone that in case OF
inability to agree upon any one of thu
leading candidates. they can inherit
their strength.
1T is apparent that the Long, Stanley
end Calderhead strength IS opposed to
Curtis. He can hone for little outside
of his own and Of Bowersock's strength
EXCEPT what he may get by deals. like
promising Jobs or soft snaps in the
Indian Territory. There are few who
are posted on the situation who believe
he can win. yet all admit that he viii
put Up a strong and telling fight
Highly Protectionist.
Vienna. Jan 2-Inereased tariff duties
on both grain and manufactured articles
are the important eatuTes Of the new