The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-26
BACK AT STUBS.
Grant Hornaday Attacks the
Chas. Scott Camp.
Asks Stubs to Defend the
Record Of His Candidate.
MIR. SCOTT IN SENATE.
Says Wife Collected Pay for
Taking Care of Her Baby.
Charges Scott With Grating
While in Congress.
MIR. SCOTT IN SENATE.

Grant Hornsday. of Fort Scott picks
up the gauntlet thrown down by Walter
Roscoe Stubs. and in a long open let
ter to Mr.. Stubbs, tells a few tales about
Charles f. Scott.
Some interesting events may now he
looked for. Stubbs seems to be the Of
fetal representative of Scott and Horn
aday assumes the same role for Allen.
These are the men VINO viii throw
things while their principals stand in
the background and make the speeches.
The following is Hornaday's letter to
EtEbbs-
Fort Scott. kan, Feb. %, 1905.
"Hon. w. r. Stubs, Lawrence, kan
My Dear ROscOe:-We notice that
great many letters are being written by
yourself and others who desire to de-
feat Henry Allen in the present congress
siOnal campaign. Every body seems to
be getting the writing habit, and it is
an unusual thing nowadays to pick up
a newspaper which does not contain an
effusiOn from YOU or some syn1pa Sdetic
Individual, making violent attempt to
express utter dissatisfaction with the
manner in which Henry Allen is get
ting along with his campaign.
"SinCe the DOolittle incident which
you pulled off with such COnsummate
skill at Mr.. SCOTS Lawrence meeting,
the writing fever seems to be spreading.
We begin to understand the literary
fervor which has sustained you in your
glorious career during the last six
months, and cannot resist the tempta-
tiOn to take our pen in hand and write
YOU good long letter. Just to see how
1t would look in print. If this effort Of
q beginner should seem cruel to you,
we hope you Will remember that we
have not had your practice, and are
probably not imbued with the high ideas
of civic morality and virtues enjoyed by
YOU
eve have followed with considerable
interest. Mr.. SCOTS campaign for con-
Eress. We notice that he has acquired
the habit of entrenching himself behind
someone when he wants to sling mud,
and has from the very beginning assum-
ed that Henry Aliens candidacy for
congress is wholly improper, and that
he. Scott, is entitled to the nomination
because of his pre-eminent fitness. high
character and lady-Hke accomplish
ments. Lately he has not been content
to run for congress upon his own merit.
but has been giving attention to his
claim of Mr.. Aliens unfitness for the
position. We think he rather Overdid
the matter at your Lawrence meeting.
So did his friends. They are now even
accusing you of having put up a Job on
your credulOus candidate.
AT the Lawrence meeting Mr.. Scott
would haFesl7is hearers believe II inn to
be the only real and genuinely piOus
man in Kansas. and in a most bump
uOus way charged that Mr. Allen was
OUT Oh MS sphere III the congressional
race. IF that were true, the same re
mark with much more force and truth
fulness could be uttered concerning
Mr.. SCOTS career in congress It. how
ever. needs no discussion There's
nothing to discuss.
''In your desperation YOU have tried
to stir up fight on Mr.. Allen in his
own county. and as evidence of how
we'll you have succeeded let US refer
to the figures. Figures are your long
suit.
There are 1875 Republican business
and professional men in Ottawa. Mr..
Aliens home town OF these III are
signed members Of the Henry Allen
Republican club Haven't you as
great proportion of political enemies
in Lawrence If you haven't, you
amount to less than I think The man
who has lived in Kansas for ten years
or more without accommodating some Op-
pOne0ts does not amount to much, and
never will.
"The insipid opposition to Mr. Allen
In Franklin county has been worked
up through correspondence by Mr..
Scott. who has written numerous let
ters to the disgruntled saying to them
that ordinarily a man should have the
support of his own county. but that the
rule should not apply where the can
dtdate is not the proper person for the
position to which he aspires. and that
the Republicans in such cases should
not be bound by home pride and county
ties.
This for the purpose of the argu-
ment we Will admit. but we do not ad-
init that Mr. Allen is not a proper man
t. represent this district in congress.
This is especially true when we com
pare the personal records of the two
gentlemen who are asking the suf-