The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-05

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other leading towns of the state. The
expense involved in either method is so
| immense that a man would need to be
a capitalist to run for Office. The
state offices pay small salaries, and it
would be out of the question for man
of moderate means to attempt to Sc
cure party nomination.
LAS to the antipass law, I believe
that it is a good thing, and I should
not be sorry to see the passes taken
away from every public official. 1 do
not believe that passes are given as
| brides, or with expectation Of any
obligation on the part of the recipient,
but it would be just as well not to have
Mr.. Fairchild thinks that the po-
! litical conditions in his part of the
state are very favorable to Republi-
can victory this fall. There are no
| ct that were not kicking two years
ago. says Mr. Fairchild.
The following are the resolutions
Popunst county convention, held at
Lincoln, the county seat of Lincoln
/ county:
1--WE. the delegates of the joint con-
vention of Democrats and Populists of
Lincoln county in convention assem-
bled, do hereby adopt the following
i resolutions:
I'VE favor thorough tariff revision
in the interests of the people
I'VE favor either the government
control or government ownership of
railroads.
ave demand the enactment of a law
! by congress that will prevent the over
capitalization Of railroads and other
I'VE are in favor of graded income
I'VE favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
ave favor remodeling of our pres
ent Ubiquitous tax system.
1--WE favor a state tax for the com
mon schools.
I'VE are In favor of the strict en-
forcement of all laws.
I'VE approve the law passed by con-
gress prohibiting the use of passes on
we commend that peerless leader
and statesman William Jennings
Bryan, for his answering and fearless
fight for the rights of the people and
call attention to the fact that the
principles he enunciated have since
been carried out by congress. we
favor his nomination for the presi-
we especially commend to the
voters of Lincoln county the candidacy
of the Hon. w. A. Harris, the man who
as United States senator, did more for
] kansas
other ever chosen by the legislature of
this state. We believe that his cleo
ton as governor will restore the pres
tiRe of the state and bring about much
the other members of the state ticket
and especially A. b Carney, candidate
for state superintendent Of public in
struction
I'VE endorse our nominee for con-
gress. the Hon. John B. Rae, and com
mend him to the voters of the Sixth
district as a man who will represent
them in every way in the halls of con-
gress."
Leavenworth, Kan. Sept. Sd. R.
Anthony, a Republican of this city, has
been requested to become a tariff re-
vision Republican candidate for con-
gress in the First district. The re-
quest was accompanied by a tender of
the Endorsement or nomination of the
Democrats of the First congressional
district. The tender was made by H B.
Kelly and others in Topeka Mr..
Anthony refused on the ground that
he did not care to disrupt party har-
mony.
". R. Stubs has written a defense
of his federal charter platform, which
defense seems to be intended especially
| for the benefit of Bale Waggener. MI
Stubbs says he expected all the rail-
road and corporation attorneys to ridi-
Guile his scheme, but he insists that 1t
is constitutional and valid. He says:
What special privileges. what par
ticular and exclusive rights do these
monster trusts and public service cor
porations claim for themselves under
fhe Tinted States constitution that does
not apply to the banking institutions of
our country7 If this law which re-
uuires the bank to own property equal
in value to the par value of its capital
stock Is fair and just for banking in
stit1ltion why is it not equally just for
the railroad corporations, the express
companies, or any other great corpora
ton which is engaged in interstate COM
mercer If these corporations were re-
CURED to take out q federal charter and
issue their stocks, bonds and securities
under federal supervision. as does the
national bank, what would be conf1sca-
ted and what property would any cor
! cess of law except the water in its
stock and its fictitious capitalization
Where is the lawyer, merchant, banker,
or citizen who IS not employed by the
corporations or has not been subsidized
with passes, rebates, or special faVorS
of any kind, who viii contend that the
unbridIed license, unlimited, unreStrict-
ed rights Of corporations to issue stocks,
bonds, and securities regardless of the
value of their property, regardless of the
purposes for which they are issued, is
/ calculated to promote the general well
fare?'
s4rThe main question involved in the
federal charter is not a constitutional,
( question of whether you want direct,
4 actual positive and absolute control of
/ the corporations along sound, honest,
! fair business lines, or whether you want
/ to talk and buster, and deliberate
without going to the heart and root Of
the matter and leave the corporations
I still in control Every corporation in the
/ United States can be controlled as eff
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