The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-29

ests in the Republican party against
him. That is why he was driven from
the conflict for denomination for gov
ernor by such influences, and that is
why the said agents of those interests
in that organization are so vicious
against him and those who. knowing
his worth, and the reasons for their OPP
position, saw fit to align themselves
with him.
Look at your delegation to the ma
tional convention, nominated by the
Hoch convention. and you can see that
power exemplif1ed.
1T has been charged by Mr.. Hoch
and his friends that Governor Bailey
forced retirement was juStiiable, be-,
cause of the great number of useless
employees in the house last winter.
And yet it has been charged by Mr..
Bailey and his friends, and never de-
MED to my knowledge, that the last
legislature in legislative expenses cost
this state only $3.50 more than the
preceding one. and that $1,6 COS of that
was expended by the senate with only
forty members, while s35 only of it was
expended by the house, with one hum
dred and twenty-four members
Whether this last statement is true 1
have no present means of verifying;
and whether true or false, the fact re-
mains that both factions of the Re
publican party in Kansas. state Off
GERS as we'll as representatives and
senators. were responsible for the ex-
trava gance of the last legislature, and
the faction which controlled the re-
cent Wichita convention is wholly re-
sponsible for the extravaganza of the
next preceding legislature.
LAS Republicans we will be met in
this campaign by the foregoing facts,
which cannot be denied by anybody.
And it is not worth while to deny
them. but far better to concede 1t and
promise reform and show by our con-
duct that we mean it.
The last legislature was extrava CANT
to the point of criminal recklessness,
and every Republican of intelligence
knows it. And what is true in regard
to the last legislature is equally true in
regard TO the preceding one, and every
man knows that. As a sample of such
extravaganza, leaving out the merciless
useless employees in both the senate and
house. I cite the case of The Lawrence
State University located in Douglas
county and in the representative district
represented by Chairman Stubs of the
Boss Buster organization. and like wise
chairman of the late Republican con-
vention at Wichita In the last legisla-
ture he wanted $3.50, 600 for that institu-
ton. He was chairman of the commit
tee of ways and means of the house, to
which all appropriation bills must go,
and he succeeded by reason of that posi-
ton in forcing through both branches of
that legislature as appropriations for
that institution. the enormous sum of
$500 00e
When it is remembered that the pub
lie institutions of this state have been
scattered all over the same, and that a
member or senator's popularity at
home is measured largely by the amount
he can get out of the state treasury for
his own institution. ii can readily be
seen that when they combine. as they
always do. to assist each other. that ex-
travagance will necessarily follow I'M
less men Of experience, capacity and
unfiinching integrity are sent to Topeka
by the people TO represent them: men
Of strength of purpose sufficient to with
stand the combined assaults of all Of
those representing districts where such
institutions are located
The railroads appeal to the law for
their organization and construction. and
having them under the law they ought
to be regulated by the law. That they
are unduly extorting from the people
and that the peoples interests are not