The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-25

than hold any elective office"
This is the declaration made by Mr..
Taylor who is the attorney for the
railroad board of the state of Kansas.
And yet the rumor that he viii be in
the race for governor will not down.
No one knows exactly where the ru-
NOR started Possibly it was with the
enthusiastic pencil of some country
editor who liked the way Taylor was
going after the railroad companies and
forcing them to reduce rates. Possibly
III drifted into town with some Of the
statesmen from interior jobbing CEN
At any rate. the rumor is in exist
euce. and Taylor knows about it.
How would you like TO be COVER
nOr2" was asked.
"I don't want any office; 7 am not
bothered by ambitiCn," said Mr.. Tay-
l0r. "Au I am trying to do is to do
my duty here as attorney for the rail-
road commissioners. have seen
enough of office holding to take off all
the glamour, so far as / am personally
concerned When ] was a boy 1 used
to regard this old state house with awe,
and wonder what sort of people work
ed i'm here. Once my father introduced
me to Governor ST. john 1t WAS a
great event. for me. But ] have dis
covered that it isn't all it is cracked up
to be. holding one of these offices"
Carr Taylor has made a reputation
for himself by his energetic fight be-
fore the board of railroad commission
ers. for a reduction i'm freight rates ON
various commodities. He went into
office convinced that Kansas is paying
too much freight. His investigations
further showed him that he was cor
rect i'm his convictions. He started a
suit to reduce rates on hardware ship
ments ta interior jObbers. This he fol-
lowed with suits to reduce rates on
grocery shipments to interior jObbers,
to reduce the rate for shipping grain
and salt and coal from the points of
production to points within the state.
In each of these cases, Mr.. Taylor was
successful i'm securing reductions
though opposed by the com bined legal
talent of all the railroads in the state
of Kansas.
A well known lawyer, formerly en-
ployed as railroad attorney, but now
engaged in other practice, said this
morning.
''I don't know Taylor exceYt by repu-
tauOn but I know that the railroads
hate him. and that is sufficient evidence
for me that he is doing his duty. No
man can do his duty On that board of
railroad commissioners and stand in
with the railroads ar the same time 80
Carr Taylor is one of the young
crowd in Kansas politics. He believes
in playing politics according to the
f'neW rules. In speaking of the DO
1itical situation he said not long ago:
What is needed is some new blood
fra politics. agree with Senator col
by's speech at the Y. NJ. c. A mass
meeting in New york We want to
change the rules of the political game.
as the football people are changing
their rules We must make radical
changes. These old time methods of
running politics ought to be displaced.
and new men with new ideas should
be elected to the Offices This can
only be brought about when the best
people Of the community take an in
ferest i'm politics.
Taylor's opportunity to run for gov
ernor may come sooner than is gen
era1lv antfciDated Things happen
Unexpectedly sometimes. OF course