The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-02
POINTS AT THEM.
Bale Waggener's Arrangement
of School Fund Commission.
"PRt Feionious Fingers into
Pockets of Posterity.
HE USES NO GLOVES.
Arraigns State Officers for
Their Abuse of Trusts.
Campaign a Question of Men,
Not Measures.
Maj. A. N. Harvey Also ID Discuss
es State Issues.
HE USES NO GLOVES.

| Mayetta, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE state
school fund commission is sticking it's
| long, felonious fingers into the pock-
cts of posterity and is snatchtny the
educational protection of children still
unborn" This was one of the mark
| ed statements which Bale p Wag-
tgener, Democratic candidate for state
senator, who appeared here Tuesday
night in a dual programme with Mai.
A. NJ. Harvey, Democratic candidate
for congress for the First district,
made at Birket's hall. to a crowd, for
which the standing room only sign
had to be put up.
MI. Waggener was accorded tribute
after tribute of applause for his Sc
we're arraignment of those charged
| with misusing state funds. His de-
nunciation and analysis of w. r.
Stubbs was searching and vehement.
Hoch also was put upon his toasting
| fork for his apparent sympathy for
and support of State Treasurer Kelly.
Burton came in for a share of the
''skinning." Mr.. Waggener character
| lied the present crowd under suspicion
at the state house and Burton as of
one and the same ilk and birds of a
feather. He 1auded w. J. Bailey as a
good and honest man. a victim of con-
spiracy and personal revenge. His
tribute to the present chief executive
was a dominant note throughout his
entire speech.
Mr.. Waggener said:
This campaign is a remarkable one.
Usually 1T is a question of measures
and not men. but now 1t is one of men
government. We want good laws, be-
cause we are aided by the good and
injured by the bad. During the past
four years we have had many things
We are entitled according to the laws
of the United States constitution to-
have two men in the senate. but dur
ing the past year we have had but
one. One has not dared to take his
seat in that great legislative tribunal.
! One, J. r. Burton by name, and his
name is familiar to everyone of you,
during the past two years has been
working to keep from being incarcer-
ated in a common county jail in Mis-
souri,. He has not dared to take a seat
with his fellow senator's The falr
name of Kansas has been trailed into
the dust. Today there are men before
us who put Burton into power and
want reelection.
"a year ago the crusade against
the present governor Willis j. Bailey,
was started and a majority of the
state newspapers were against him.
Mr. Hoch got out and presented him
self as a second Joe Folk to save the
state. The members called themselves
the Boss Busters. They were led py
w r. Stubbs of Douglas county he
advertised all over the state that the
fight was organized because or the
great extravag gance of the last leglsla-
ture. 49,. -,
According to an unwritten law, ev-
erv officer is entitled to a second term
That is true nationally, and 1t is true
in the state. 1t can be traced through
from Lincoln. Grant, Harrison and
Cleveland. 1t has become unwritten
law that unless something derogatory
be proven against him, that ne was en-
titled to a second term If he so de-
sired.
But the crusade against Bailey was
nushed Most of you know of him. a
farmer in Nemaha county ana eIecteo
by over 10000 majority. L was IN the
last legislature and / can say from per-
sonal associations that II ever there
was a fair-minded man. 1T is W. j.
formed to oust him. The programme
was to make Barker speaker; Curtis,
United States senator; Hoch, governor
and pass certain appropriation bills for
Stubbs. Barker and Curtis fell down.
Stubbs' bills did not pass. Then the
syndicate formed anew to obtain
Hoch's nomination by misrepresenta-
ton. President Roosevelt says: "A
nomination by fraud binds no one
Then these people went over the state
to create sentiment against Bailey, ana
practlcaIly, InOuSH IuuliSClAy, SAdi 6Oo
him with being a boodler and graf
ter.
'"Then Stubbs came out with a proc
Iamation of harmony. Hoch asked |
RaiIey to take the stump for him. |
Bailey said he would not do that. but
that he would defend his own admin |
istration with might and main The
Topeka Capital, which has published
more mean things concerning Governor
Bailey than any other paper before or
since the Hoch movement, at this time |
personally lauded Mr.. Bailey and gave
him a bill of health which was an hon |
or to any man. If the Capital was |
correct in its statement, why under the |
l1nwritten law, did it urge the defeat |
of Bailey and why was Bailey defeat |
ed? He was defeated because Stubbs, |
Burton and the rest of the gang want !
ed to get into the political saddle. Now |
Long: Governor Bailey made record
so clean and pure that his enemies
have found nothing to criticize. He |
will receive the endorsement which he |
SO richly deserves And right here L \
wish to ask why was he defeated for /
nomination when such men as Kelly, |
Dayhoff and Burrow were elected for |
a second term, especially in view of the |
sensational diScourSeS recently made
Let me call your attention to sew |
eral bills introduced by Stubbs. He |
has printed more interviews charging |
extrava gance against the last Iegisla- |
ture than any other man in Kansas. |
He came out of obscurity-a self con- |
sstituted leader. I say without fear or |
contradiction. and if you consult the |
house journal you will find it true
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