The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
THEY ARE NOT FAIR
Opposition Papers Continue to Mis-
represent Governor Bailey.

Notwithstanding Governor Bailey's
repeated statement that the story that
ne VIII run for the legislature next fall
IN Nemaha county is too absurd for his
consideration and that he hasn't the
slightest idea of such a thing, the boss
buster papers continue to print the
story over and over again, and some of
them go SO far as to ridicule the gov
ernor for it.
In this latter class is the Manhattan
Nationalist The Nationalist is a fair
sample of the fairness which some boss
buster papers display towards Cover
nor Bailey. The word some is used
advisedly in this connection, because
there are not very many papers in Kan
sas which take this attitude now. There
has been a great revulsiOn of senti-
ment concerning Governor Bailey. The
public realizes that it was buncoed by
the boss Luster crowd into turning
down an exceptionally good man, and
only few papers have the nerve to
keep up their abuse of Governor
Bailey. Here is the way the National
ist talks:
How many men after being COVER
nor of the state for term of two years
and failing to get a denomination,
would care to receive the poor consola-
ton of a membership in the lower
house of the legislature? And yet that
is what Governor Bailey is said to be
working for. Will somebody please tell
why Bailey wants that job. Does he
think that it would detract anything
from the llCOlIlDlGI60eSS OF MS unhappy
political career? Surely the descent
from the office of governor to that of
representative is not attended by much
glory.
ITO be a member of the house would
add nothing to his strength as a candi-
date for the United States senate. An
endorsement from his home county by
his election to the legislature would not
sound very loud after the blast of dis
approval that signalized the close of his
gubernatorial career. Perhaps Governor
Bailey's supposed willingness to re-
main on the pay roll in a subordinate
position is due to a laudible ambition
to be where ne can take close observa-
lions of Governor Hoch. and absorb
wisdom thereby. OF course he would
delight to be where his support would
do the Hoch administration the most
good.
Mr. Bailey's gentle disposition. and
his sweet and fOrgiving attitude towards
those who have sat upon his political
frame have been an object lesson to
the heather in every land. OF course
Nemaha county could find a dozen men
who would make first class representa-
tives so far as routine business is con-
cerned; but they might get out of line
with the administration on some i'm
portant matter and cause wild and
other hand, knows how imporuant it is
to have a legislature in harmony with |
the executive office"
That is a good sample of boss buster !
fairness. There is not a word of truth |
in the story on which the Nationalist |
bases its statements and its mOrahz- |
ing but that makes little difference to |
it
Yet the county in which the Nation |
aIist was published was one of the /
worst sufferers at the hands of the !
state board of equaliZa ton, which was |
dominated by State Treasurer Kelly /
It's assessed valuation was largely and |
unjustly increased and caused Il great /
uproar among the people of that county |
so much so that Notwithstanding the .
fact that the work of the board was all |
completed and the result made public, |
the board secretly lowered the Riley 1
county raise several hundred thousand |
dollars.
The trial of Representative Dan
Campbell of Bourbon county on the |
charge of trying to collect one hundred |
dollars from a Labette county official |
for securing the passage of a bill in the /
last house raising the officials salary,
is set for hearing today in the Labette
county district court at OswegO. Secre-
tarv of State Burrow has been sum- /
moned as a witness in the case to pro
duce the original house journal of the |
last house. AS the journal was the !
principal thing that was wanted in |
court Mr. Burrow sent his chief clerk, I
e A Cornell, with it. 1t is so bulky /
that it had to be boxed and shipped 1t /
is supposed that the journal is wanted ]
in order to prove the history of the |
bill.
There is a law which exempts officials
from being compelled to take the rec
ords of their offices more than one
mile from the offices but MI Burrow
did not seek to avail himself of the
exemption.