The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-08
CRUELTY T0ANIMALS."
What Chairman Ryan Says Of Over
myeFzJaclzson Debate-


w H Ryan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state central committee. says re-
garding the proposed sOvermyer JaeksoD
debate that he has not received any Of
fetal repIy to his letter from Mr.. Crum-
mer. Il did receive letter" said Mr..
RYAN s'signed by Messrs. Miller and
Brown, the secretary of the Republican
state committee and the chairman OF
the speakers bureau, saying that this
is not a campaign in which men are the
issues and from looking over the per-
sonnet of their ticket. l am inclined to
Mr.. RYAN gave out the following
statement today concerning his sugges-
ton for a joint debate between the can
didates for attorney general:
From the records and reports 1t IS
an undeniabIe fact that the attorney
generals office with which Mr.. Jackson
is connected, has been used in past
years for furtherfng the interests of the
school book trust The court records
show the Office was used IN looting the
Kansas school fund and the Comanche
county bond deal. 1t was used in dis
missing a case against the Standard OIL
company, that Mr., Monnett of Ohio had
we'll under way with good evidence. and
the best antitrust law in the country to
back his position when 1t was dismissed,
for reasons that are unknown to the
people of Kansas. and every independ-
ent oil dealer in the state is asking the
reason why. IN a similar case, Mr..
HadIey of Missouri showed to the world
the 1n1qu1t1eS OF g the OH trust IN tnde
state. The Office was also used in
bringing the Katy railroad suit in the
United States court, the attorney gem
eral appearing in behalf of the railroad
company. while drawing pay from the
people Of Kansas, and not one of his
Constituents outside a corporation at
torney and the governor of Kansas
thinks that such q suit should be
anxious to know. Il the attorney gen
erals Office viii be continued and oper-
ated in favor OF a corporation or in be-
half of the people Of Kansas. And in
my judgment the way to find out, was
to have the candidates who are put up
against each other for this responsible
position who, when elected, will be the
head of the legal department of this
state to appear before the people, at the
same time and at the same place, and
let the people judge which one of those
gentlemen they would employ II they
had a case in court. OF course It is Dor
derfng on cruelty to animals to put
man like David Overmyer against Mr..
Jackson, to discuss the questions OF the
day. However, Mr.. Jackson is the NOM
inee of the railroad convention; whether
he was nominated for the purpose of
playing fast and loose with the people
in different counties, regarding. the en-
f0Tcement Of law as has been the Gus
tom Of the attorney generals office and
the executive department as well, is
question the people want to have set
tied
LAS to Senator Harris, the people
know him personally and politically
They have known him for more than Al
years as a citizen of this great state
His every promise. personally and Off
cially, has been kept and he is recog--
nized today as one Of the great men of
this nation. His platform, his letter of
acceptance. and his personnel speak
for themselves. No wonder our Repub-
ncan friends say, Men are not an is
sue in this campaign
LAS to Governor F96ch's promises be-
ing kept. I win refer you to the lead
ers Of the boss busters of two years
ago who placed hinF in the governors
ONCE. and each ana every one Of
them now. is apoIogIzins to the peo-'
pie for the mistakes they made after
he referred to them IN the late Repub-
lican state convention, as demag0gues
being more dangerous to the state than
the railroad corpora lions. Arrangements
have now been perfected for Senator
Harris. Judge Overrnyer, Mr.. FarfeIly
and other candidates on the state ticket
including the candidates for railroad
commissioners, for visiting all parts OF
the state from now until election day
and then let the people decide whether
or not men are an issue in this cam
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