The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY.

IN speech at EmpOrla this week
Ex-Governor Stanley, who made a
good record in office, uttered a senti-
ment which reflects the greatest credit
upon the speaker. The remarks be-
ing part of a Republican campaign
address, are still more pertinent and
praiseworthy. This is what Stanley
said:
"Often just because a man hap
pens to represent them politically, rep
resent them in one thing, in party
politics or utilization, Republicans are
told to vote for man who is a de-
bauche, who is a deadbeat, who is
ignorant and stupid. Why should a
Republican be asked to vote for a
man who misrepresents him on three
important things and represents on
one thing?
II hope the time will come in Kan
sas when Republicans will have cour-
age and sense enough to vote for men
as candidates for the legislature who
represent them most thoroughly, even
if they have to get over into the DEM
ocratic column to do it. 1 hope the
time will come when the Democrats
will quit voting for men who misrep-
resent them and be brave enough to
vote the Republican ticket when good
government requires them to do so.
Party loyalty is a good thing; I am a
party man, but loyalty to country is
better thing and should be first con-
about the corruption uncovered by the
Missouri legislature, but / am standing
here to tell you that if Kansas had a
man as brave and honest and shrewd
as Joseph Folk, corruption just as bad
as that in Missouri would be brought
out in another state which 1 need not
mention. We need men like Folk.
am a pretty good Republican here in
Kansas. love the old party; but, say,
L don't know how it would be if I lived
over in Missouri"
The governors talk along these lines
referred more particularly to candidates
for the legislature.
It is unfortunate that he did not re-
fer specifically and definitely to one
man on the Republican ticket whose
corruption has been proven, and who
forced his name upon the state ticket.
Had the governor come out squarely
and urged his hearers to be brave
enough to vote for the Democratic can
Dolan, for state treasurer, in
stead of mis- own party's candidate,
Kelly he would have clinched his fine
sentiment and carried it into execution.
good theory was expressed when
Governor Stanley in this same speech
implied that if he lived in Missouri he
would vote for Folk, the brave and
honest and shrewd Democratic candi-
date for governor.
What a fine practical illustration Gov
ernor Stanley could have given his
audience by turning mis- splendid theory
into prompt practice by meeting the
condition that stares him and all cam
paign speakers of his party in the face
by saying: you should not only re- |
fuse to vote for T. T. Kelly, candidate |
FOR treasurer, on our ticket, but you |
should refuse to vote for I. L. Dayhoff, |
the man at the. head of the state school |
fund commission, who has in his charge |
me great educational interests of this |
state and who betrayed his Republi- |
IAN friends and all the people by the |
part he played in the outrageous Co
nanche county bond transaction, a deal
which has been thoroughly aired in
many of the best Republican papers in
Kansas and shown to have been one of
he most disgraceful affairs in the
states history
The governor could have been
brave and honest and shrewd to a high
1egree and punctured a number of
frauds on the Republican state ticket,
men who do not represent this great
md good state and who were not hon
sstly chosen as the representatives of
he big Republican party which ought
o be as strong under Hoch as it is
lnder Roosevelt.
Think of the clean cut emphatic
and actions of Roosevelt in
connection with corruption in his
'wn party, bound to exist in any party
o a greater or less degree, and the
hitting, evasive and ignoring policy
If many of the party's state leaders
md state newspapers!
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