The Goodland republic., 1906-12-28
SAYS HE'S CANDIDATE HOW
W.R. sTUBBs OUT FOR THE SEN
ATORSHEP.
Makes Announcement Under HIS Own
Signature, and s'SOlicffs Patron
age TO That End.

with interest viii now be put at rest
on one question that has been pulling
some Of the politicians and a good
many people outside Of the political
rings. The possible candidacy OF W.
R Stubs, speaker Of the last Kansas
legislature, has come out in a signed
statement in which Mr. Stubs de-
clares his candidacy for the United
States senate, giving reasons for enter
ing the race and outlining a sort OF
senatorial platform Mr.. Stubs was
the originator OF the Kansas ques-
TONS" and in the face Of a rather un-
satisfactory state platform sought to
have the counties Of the state direct
the state issues by declaring them
selves pledged to certain reforms. This
method was the laboratory in which
was crystalized public sentiment for
definite legislative action in Kansas
against the free pass; for a maximum
passenger rate Of cents q mile; for e
more equitable taxation law; for
direct primary system OF nominating
officers and for the assessment Of
railroad property in the state on the
same basis as private property. It IS
quite likely that the legislature which
begins its session in January will pass
some laws upon these questions.
p, at Lawrence, reads as follows:
In fairness to my friends, and NY
self as well, make the following
statement with reference to the sena-
tOrial situation. I have during the
past year stated openly, in public
print and private conversation that
was not candidate for the United
States senate, and have not directly or
Indirectly attempted to nominate or
elect one single member Of the legis-
lature in any interest OF mine. Ny in
clinatiOn has been to assist in COM
pleting the work which was inaugu-
rated at the last session Of our legis-
lature, together with the enactment
OF some other important laws at this
session I find, however, a large ma
jOTity Of my best political friends
throughout the state are decidedly in
favor OF my being a. candidate at this
time and 1 have decided to do so. Any
man who seeks an Ofhce Of trust and
L responsibility should state publicly his
views on important public questions
Il am strongly in favor Of using the
federal constitution and the federal
law making power to protect the
masses Of the people and competitive
] business against combinations and
mOnOpOlies rather than to protect the
/ unlawful methods by which a few
men have obtained, or are seeking
Il control OF practically all the railways,
all the steel, coal, iron, lumber, for
4 ests, mines, oil, sugar and every other
necessity OF life, and are thereby levy
ing an unjust tax upon the earnings
OF every labOrer and the income Of
every family in America
i I believe that il IS one Of the most
sacred duties OF government to secure
to the men and women who labor,
whether they be engaged in farming,
stock raising, railrOading, mining,
manufacturing or any industrial or
other pursuit, their proper share and
division OF the results Of their labOrs-
These classes OF our people produce
the necessities. comforts, IuxurieS and
] in a measure the wealth OF our cOun-
/ try they comprise nine-tenths Of our
population and are. therefore, the
foundation and support Of our nation,
and am in favor OF fostering to the
fullest extent their rights and OppOr-
tUnities and their protection from un-
/ just and unnecessary burdens. This
may be done and should be without
/ taking from the man OF business geni-
Us and the man who performs exclu-
s1yely mental labor, one single com
| fort or luxury which civilization just
/ " owes to him. The relations Of the
/ independent manufacturers and the
1 merchants Of the country, as I see it,
/ are the same as that Of the masses OF
4 our people to these all absorbing, gi-
/ gigantic combinations and trusts, and
1 their independence, and the business
/ they have given a lifetime Of labor
/ to build up is threatened with absorb
u
i ton which effectually protects them
/ The whole system Of competitive bust
ness is menaced by the growing pow
| er Of monopoly in the hands Of a COM
/ paratively few men. I am in favor
| Of federal control Of the railroads and
/ all corporations engaged in interstate
/ commerce, and II elected I propose
I to frame a bill that will place them
under the same control which the gov
1 ernment now exercises over national
banks with beneficial results to both
1 the banks and the people.
| such q bill would provide that no
| corporation can engage in interstate
L or foreign commerce without a federal
| charter. The charter would provide
1 in part that the corporations could not
1 issue stocks, bonds or securities with
L out the consent. OF the government;
1 that in no case could these stocks and
i bonds exceed the value Of the prop
/ ETY.. This last provision alone in a
1 federal law would have prevented
4 practically all Of the combinations and
4 consultations that have ever been
4 consummated by competitive corpora
4 tiOns engaged in interstate commerce.
It would also provide that any rail-
L way Official, or agent, who attempted
Il either directly or Indirectly, to use
/ the property OF the corporation 1o[
political purposes would be guilty OF
/ a crime and punished by imprisOn-
ment 1t would also provide that No
| railroad could charge a greater sum
Il for a short haul than for 2 longer
1 haul, in which the short haul IS in
1 cluded, without the consent OF the
I government It would also provide
1 that in case the charter provisions
i were violated the charter would be
/ revoked, and the postmaster general
4 instructed to issue fraud orders deny
ing such corporation the use OF the
| United States mails. If you viii elect
representatives to congress who viii
enact such a bill into law the rail-
roads will be under as perfect control
as the banks are today.
Il do not believe in attacking cor
i pOratiOns as such. I believe it is just
as much the duty Of the government
| to protect every right OF the corpora
ton as the individual citizen, and ]
recognize their importance to the
commercial world and their immense
/ value to society when under proper
and reasonable restraint It IS their
unlawful and unfair methods to which
I am opposed.
II am in favor OF a revision and re-
Il duction OF the present tariff schedules
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