The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27

entail factors, was at that time in alb
tatives. and they defeated this senate
bill Henry Allen himself. as we'll as
several other persons came to me on the
floor of the house of representatives and
urged me rot to make a fight for the
passage of this bill. While they did not
fear defeat IN the house. it was such
notorious graft, that they did fear pub
LEFTY, and among other things, Allen
said to me that he hoped they would
not hear any red headed oratory when
the bill came up for passage. They all
knew that I was outspoken, and openly
in favor of the bill. and for this reason
a great deal of pressure was brought to
bear on me to keep me from making an
active fight for it on the floor Of the
house. When they found that such an
arrangement was impossible, they re-
sorted to practical politics, and waited
until I was absent from the house
few hours, when the bill was rushed
through without my knowledge.
Mr.. Allen was not orly a party to
passing the bill in this way, but he
bOasted to me personally about how
they had outwitted me, after the bill
had been passed. His utter lack Of sin
certify and willingness to deceive the
public was never better Illustrated than
when he rushed off to Topeka and pre-
tended to hunt through the records and
find that did not vote on this bill, and
has made a special point of that feature
many times since.
Every time Henry Allen denies that
he lobbied and worked against this
stitching and binding bill he makes q
false and wholly untruthful statement,
and his face should blush and burn
with shame. Here is a picture seldom
witnessed in public life. A young man
employed by the state in one of the
most trustworthy Offices in the com
monwealth, at a salary of $4,000 q
year, at the same time a secret partner
in one of the biggest and most IN
/ wholesome crafts that was ever per
petrated on a civilized community,
working and using all his energy,
strength and influence, which by every
/ law Of honesty decency, loyalty and
j patriotism, belonged doubly in this
case to his employer. to defeat a meas
ure which would save his employer,
! the state, many thousands of dollars.
and place those same dollars in the
/ pocket of himself and his partner.
have asked many of our ablest
+ lawyers and best citizens wherein Mr..
+ Aliens working and lobbying against
i the interests of his employer, the state,
and for his own benefit, was morally
different from Senator Burtons work
ing against the government While in
/ the employ of the government. I have
i the first man to meet who can suggest
any material difference. Would it not
be the extreme irony of fate and a
travesty on justice to send Burton to
the character and kind of public serv-
ice that Kansas people wish to en-
+ courage and foster and build up? Is
this the example in public life which
our young men should be encouraged
to enulate2 Does Henry Allen repre-
sent our noblest manhood. our high
est ideals. our best citizenship can
/ the Republican party hope to com
4 mand the respect. high esteem and
public confidence Of our state and ma
/ ton by nominating men for public
once whose public records must be
continually defended at the poIls2
Aenry Allen IS making a campaign on
the sympathy racket He claims that
he was entitled to the nomination for
congress last year Let US INQUIRE for
a moment If Mr.. Alien has been abused
and sat upon. and his rights trampIed
under foot by the people of Kansas. He
/ fecelVed $4,000 salary as private seere-
tar to Governor Stanley. 5000 as
chairman Of the state board Of charities.
and approximately $4,000 as state
printer S37 600 in all. that we know
about. Henry may have had other Sc
cret deals which we know nothing of.
He is certainly very thrifty. Kansas is
certainly a limited field for the opera
tons Of such fertile brain. Is it any
I wonder that Henry conceived the idea
of a neWspa per syndicate with a view 0f
peTpetuating his power and influence
Is it any wonder he looks with scoru
and contempt u10n any man sfho at
rempts to place the public business OF
Kansas upon a business basis2 Is ii
any wonder that he las employed all his
newspapers and all his personal inf7u-
ences against the movement and tbs
men Who have been instrumental in
eliminating from cur political system
in Kansas over $100 600 of graft in two
years. in addition to placing upon tbs
statute books more wholesome ant
beneficial fundamental laws than have
been passed in the preceding ten wears