The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-06

Oh trust mas Deeu Tor the country S
good. He opposed the Philippine bill.
He is opposed to the selection Of
United States senators by the direct
vote of the people and would justify
and continue the present method OF
their selection. He is a stand patter
and has ignored the burning question
which has been put to him in COM
mon with public servants and nomi-
nees for public servants, ssDo you
stand for a square deal2'' I prophesy
that the question of tariff revision will
come before the next congress and
that the president will demand action
IN his message to the incoming con-
gress. Secretary Taft has committed
himself to It. likewise Secretary VII
son. The Iowa Republicans have de-
cIared for immediate revision
Il am for an immediate revision of
the tariff, for a revision Of it that will
be just for one that will promote our
foreign trade by extending our foreign
markets for all kinds OF foodstuffs.
Il stand for a revision of the tariff
laws relating to the Philippines, to the
end that they, a people without voice
or vote, may have some fair measure
of justice, even if the incomes of the
Havemeyers and Dukes are trife
reduced.
q stand for any and all laws that
viii curb the predatory corporations,
the trusts, in their efforts to write the
laws Of this country; that will GUST
their special agents and attorneys from
both branches Of congress- any and all
laws that will enable this country and
It's government to control and regulate
the railroads, and prevent them from
owning and controlling the govern
ment and the country
Il shall support the president in
necessary measures to strengthen the
railroad rate law, and defeat all efforts
to weaken it. That the railroads will
make an effort to destroy the effective
ness Of the new law is to be expected
This contest to see whether the
predatory corporation shall run the
government or the government shall
curb and control tho predatory cor
porations has Just begun. What has
taken place is but a skirmish.
Il do rot believe in confiscating one
penny OF amy ones property. but am
opposed tc the few preying upon the
many through the favor of unjust
laws. / believe that an honest per
sistent, continued effort must be made
to make the railroads give the people
a square deal, and until that shall have
been honestly tried and failed I will
not be for government ownership of
railroads.
Il will support the president for an
inheritance tax law. and I believe in a
reformation of the rules of the house
to the end that it may have its old
voice in the government. that the
speaker thereof shall not be the dorni-
mating influence in it, and believe as it
is run now it is a useless luxury to have
more than the speaker and the COM
mlttee on rules. but 1 believe the
speaker can be shoFn of his autocratic
powers and the house again be made a
responsible part of our government.
I am in favor of the primary cleo
| tions and believe the evil of the con-
vention method of the nomination of
public officers is we'll shown by the
way in which by the use of a machine
of government office holders whom the
: 10 lea. T.-
sive in politics, Mr.. Calderhead secured
his last nomination.
ITO the Republican voters of the dis
trlct say that neither Mr.. Calderhead
nor his friends can honestly ask you to
vote for him on any plea of stand by
the president for he has not stood by
him nor for the people but for the cor
porations, and the cry of party reg
ularity will, If universally followed
make a completeaand- AFFECT surrender
Of the government to the special in
terests. so
Dan B. Dyer, for some time one of
the travelling representatives of the
Kansas. civ star, does NOT believe tI,af
the Stars fight against Hoch is going
to prove to be a winner. Dan Dyer is
one of the best known politicians in
the state. and his home is Smith Cen
ter. He was sergeant at arms of the
last house of representatives.
There's one. thing about this talk
that the travelling men are all for Har-
ris that people want to bear in mind -
said Mr.. Dyer today. THAT is that all
of the Missouri travelling men who
make Kansas are Democrats, and they
are all telling about how they voted
the Republican ticket in the last cleo
ton, but are for Harris now. The fact
is that they have voted for Roosevelt,
/ but they are Democrats just the same.
The Kansas travelling men are not for
Harris. A majority of them are for the
straight Republican ticket
E. f. Ames of Norton county, was in
Topeka Friday on political business,
the exact nature Of which Mr.. Ames
| did not see fit to reveal. He Is very
confident, however, that Norton county
| is going to give a bigger Republican
majority than ever in the coming cleo
1--WE have some fierce nights up there
/ in our section before election - said Mr..
Ames, but when it is all over we set
tie down and are very peaceable. I
really believe that the Republican par
/ ty is in better shape for the election in
/ our county than It was two years ago,
and that Hoch and the Who'll ticket
will get a bigger vote than ever.
The Kansas City Post. the new Dem
oeratie evening paper published at
Kansas City, and suspected Of being
Hearst proposition says:
1.-THE Republican central committee Of
Kansas City. kan, has just finished
thorough canvass of the Thirteenth
precinct in the Third ward The man
! who did the work made the statement
1 that in the precinct there were only
four men among both whites and ne
groes who declared in favor of Cover
! nor Hoch; the rest were for Harris for
governor. It was learned. further. that
/ a majority of the voters in the precinct
were for the straight Democratic ticket.
This announcement has caused a small
sensation among political circles since
/ the Third ward has for several years
/ been strongly Republican.
1T was stated at Democratic head
quarters this morning that the Repub-
licans were making no efforts to have
the voters register since it practi-
4 eally means now that every vote reg