The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

roads was actually deere : If the
railroads had been comp to pay
even their proportion of t crease, It
would have cost them mo $780,
| 900. Is it any wonder the rail-
roads would like to see \. Kelly re-
elected state treasurer? Or is it any
wonder that they can afford to con-
tribute literally to a fund which has in
view the denomination of the officials
who aided them in saving this $1So,0o0?
OBSERVATION ABOUT KELLY
Coffeyville Journal: Democratic pa
pers in the state are trying to educate
the people to believe that Hoch and the
Republican party are supporters of Sen
ator Burton and Tom Kelly. There may
be a few individuals in the state who
will back these gentlemen up but Hoch
is eminently too fair man and Of too
much honesty to enter into such
thing.
Graham County Recorder: With Ed
Hoch at the head and T. T. Kelly elini-
mated the Republicans will have q
strong state ticket. With Kelly left on
the reform proposition is too bald q
proposition to receive notice.
Overlook Citizen: Our idea of purity
in politics is that the nominee for treas
urer as well as the candidate for gevcr-
nor shall be an honest man.
Pleasanton Herald: Governor Bailey
has withdrawn as candidate for gov.
ernor. This leaves the field clear to Ed
Eoch of Marion. Mr.. Hoch is a, gentle
man who will make a governor all win
be proud of. Now If Tom Kelly will
show the good judgment displayed by
the governor. all will be harmony in the
ranks of the Republican party VIII he
do it, or will the Republicans have to
kick him out?
Efingham New Leaf: E. w. Hoch is
stumping Kansas in the interest of Pure
Politics. He was in Miami county yes
terday helping get that county in line
for Tom Kelly, the Republican boss
buster who was convicted of embezzling
money while he was county clerk of
Miami county. Did you hear Good Ed
Hoch condemn Senator Burton in his
Atchison speech? Have you ever heard
of him demanding, for the good of the
party, that Burton be laid aside?
Troy Chief: The man who breaches
WHO ldlkS against gratis anu
against machines with one breath and
with the next urges you to line up for
Tom Kelly is a twin brother to the
scarlet woman who breaches virtue and
good morals. Honest Ed Hoch?
Coffeyville Independent: Butler and
Pawnee county conventions could swal-
low Hoch Saturday, but Tom Kelly
made them sick. Poor Tom. Only the
clique running the "anti-machine" can
save the defaulter-for denomination.
Shawnee County News: Kelly was
convicted of forgery and embezzlement
| by the commissioners of his home
county. Kelly beat the people out of
at least $1,000 a year interest on the
state deposits when he defeated the
Goebel bill in the senate last winter,
and it is alleged that this $1,000 finds
it's way into Kellys pockets. He beat
the counties of the state out of a large
amount of interest in the same way
when he killed the Francis amendment
to the state tax bill. He raised the
taxes on farm property many hundred
i thousand dollars and not cent on the
railroads. And yet the pushers behind
the purifying political lawn mower are
trying to get this man nominated and
expect him to sneak into office under
the coat tails of the righteous Mr..
Hoch.
Jewell Republican: State Treasurer
Kelly has no more right to the interest
on half a million dollars of the states
money than he has to the money
itself When he appropriates this big
sum to his own use he pockets money
I hn1 IN of
Other men have done just what Kelly
is doing, but no honest man ever did it.
Honest men do not take money that
belongs to other people simply because
they get chance.
Holton Recorder. When the late
Senator ingalls, said that "the purif-
cation of politics was an iridescent
Dream" he possibly had had pro-
phetic vision of Ed Hoch yoked with
Tom Kelly going forth in the purify
ing business.
Belleville Telescope: We are getting
reports from all parts of the county
which indicate that State Treasurer
Kelly will have mighty few friends in
the county convention next Saturday.
Arkansas City Traveller: We cannot
understand how the people will uphold
man like Tom Kelly and turn down
a man like Governor Bailey. The for
mer has admitted that he was guilty
Of forgery in the county records while
he was clerk. Against the latter there
never was a charge of dishonesty
Really the only charge that can be
brought against Bailey is that he stood
by his friends.