The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-30

! cast a vote for Senator Harris, for he
more than any ten men in the state
! except the talented Democratic attor-
ney for the Missouri Pacific Railway
company, who was ever the steadfast
/ friend OF the senator-did the work
/ that finished the Populist party. Yours
/ truly,
HENRY MCLEAN
Dennis Madden. at one time a lead
/ ing Popuhst, and district judge in Lyon
/ county, is out and out for HOch in the
/ present campaign. Mr. Madden has
says:
Governor Folks line up is law en-
4 forcement. His evident motive, how
/ ever. in his Kansas campaign is not
law enforcement but to elect a Demo-
cratic governor for the state of Kansas.
He Is bush whackfng Governor Hoch,
! He IS playing the game Of the early
| day border ruflan. His profiigacy is
suppressio veri- He does not tell the
people the difference between the case
of the governor OF Missouri and the gov
ernor of Kansas, in regard to law en-
! forcement- The Sunday closing of sa-
looms in Missouri is not as difficult a
task as the every day closing of joints
in Kansas. It takes a little more
watch and wait in dealing with the
latter than with the former. A par
tial healing Of a sore does not take as
long as a complete cure; besides the
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to carry out his behests. The Metro
politan police law that gave the COVER
nor Of Kansas a strong hand was re-
pealed by the legislature: and in conse-
quence he has the same power ordi-
narily that any citizen has to bring an
injunction against a jointkeeper. Could
Colonel Harris do more than Governor
HOch under existing laws? Does he
advocate the reinforcement Of the pro-
hibitory law. by the re-enactment of
I ba Of = m w hat
different way from the present way
does Colonel Harris propose to act p
The intent of the Kansas legislature is
TO leave ordinary law enforcement to
/ local officers of each community. This
is an ordinary policy Of state, as old as
] the British and American constitution.
1t is productive of good results PROV
I Ing It to be a wise policy. The law as
/ a rule is well enforced in Kansas, and
there is a growing moral sentiment
/ that will naturally eliminate in COM
/ plete law enforcement Law enforce
ment ought not to be strained any more
! than anything else. and especially not
/ for political purposes only. II Cover
/ nor Folk really desires q specially in
1 the line of law enforcement and he
1 thinks more pressure is needed, why
! does he not advocate the re-ena ctment
/ OF the metropolitan police law. and ad-
/ dress his remarks to candidates for the
/ legislature? That would be the way
i To get at the point No, he does not
want q better method Of law enforce
ment He wants a Democratic COVER
i nor Of Kansas. President Lincoln de-
fines j 'pettifogger as q lawyer who
/ conceals the other side of the case
/ Is not Governor Folk within this def1ni-
/ ton. political sDetttfogger?' As a
/ governor of a state, campaigning
against the governoCpf another state,
/ courtesy requires thsSee ne should be fair
and candid and state tn eA Facts at least,
I before ne drawA his con@usions.
DENNIS MADDEN
| Wichita. Kan. Oct. 3o.=Governor
/ HOch spoke at the Auditorium here
/ Monday night to q. crowded house. He
was met at the train by a large dele
CATION of old soldiers and escorted to
the auditorium, where the old soldiers
| occu pied places on the platform Most
of the governors talk was devoted to
/ the work OF the Republican legislature
! of the state during his administration.
/ In conclusion Governor Hoch invited
/ the most careful investigation Of all
/ his official acts and said he was will
/ ing to have the light turned on every
act Of his since he became governor
mo boss or corporation or machine
ever had, now has or ever will have
any strings on your next governor, E.
". Hoch," said he in conclusion.
Mcpherson. kan. Oct. 3O-six print
/ ed questions, mostly concerning his
railroad and tariff views. were brought
i to Senator Longs attention here Mon
/ day. but he did not answer them in his
! speech at night. The questions were
printed on hand bills and placed on the
4 billboards and walls of the town. Sew
/ eral found their way to Senator Long.
! He ignored them. The questions fol-
low
Do you use free railroad transporta-
ton?
Do you use a Pullman pass2
Do you use an express or telegraph
frank?
Is it a fact that you are not in favor
Of strict governmental regulation Of
! railways?
Are you or are you not in favor Of
l the immediate revision Of tariff SEIZED
ules along lines suggested by Mckinley
and Roosevelt?
Are you in favor of direct primary
/ law whereby the people may vote di-
/ rect for candidates for all congression-
al, state and county officers?
Are you in favor Of primary law
that will give the people the right to
nominate candidates for United States
I sena5 tor?
Atchison. Kan. Oct. s0.-WilIiam
A. Harris stood before an audience
said plainly that if he should be elect
ed governor he would enforce all the
| laws of Kansas including the prohibi-
ton law. There was no beating about
the bush. It was a plain declaration
and showed clearly where he stood
| And when he told of his position he
was not received in silence, but by en-
| thusiastic applause.
The fact that a person, candidate for
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